The Overall Goals of NARCH are to:

1) Encourage research on Health disparities affecting American Indian people and, in particular, the tribes of New Mexico and southern Colorado.

2) Increase the number of American Indian scientists, students, health professionals, and organizations in New Mexico engaged in health research, who would be competitive in securing funding from the National Institutes of Health and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

3) Build the capacity of both Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board and the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center to work in partnership to reduce distrust by American Indian Communities toward research.