The NARBHA Institute
Proud to be of service to the Community since 1967.
Originally founded to conduct community programs, research, treatment, and services in the mental health field, NARBHA became a managed care entity and served for several decades as a state-contracted Regional Behavioral Health Authority. In 2015, NARBHA developed a partnership with Health Choice Arizona, now a part of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, to implement integration of physical and behavioral health and community reinvestment. Anchored on NARBHA’s legacy, The Institute shares its retained funds and broad resources to illuminate and strengthen health equity.
Our aspiration is to use our organizational influence and funds to enhance wellbeing in Northern Arizona through our Strategic Initiatives.
We look at emerging trends and innovative solutions, remaining in continuous discovery and sparking catalytic engagement to inform, transform, and collaborate for meaningful wellness in the communities we serve.
Our Initiatives
As a catalyst and conveyor of transformative solutions to improve health equity, we serve Northern Arizona’s six counties, 6,600 square miles, and twelve federally recognized American Indian Tribes.
Advance Wellbeing
The NARBHA Institute embraces imagination, builds capacity, and inspires innovative solutions by leveraging resources and serving as a catalyst to promote an ecosystem of health, safety, and resiliency.
Integrated Health
Northern Arizona’s health challenges are complex. They are both a cause and consequence of multiple social and environmental factors including mental illness, poverty, housing, educational shortfalls, employment opportunities, safety, food security and health disparities.
Livable Communities
Livable communities builds bridges with innovative alternatives driven by collaborative efforts to find and support promising approaches to housing, food insecurity, education, and justice to advance health equity.
Community Assessment
The NARBHA Institute commissioned a comprehensive assessment of needs and resources in northern Arizona including health, hunger, homelessness, chronic disease, economic development, work force development, and wellness. The discovery, trends and issues identified informs The NARBHA Institute's wellbeing initiatives.