This approach builds on the strengths of the school’s Aboriginal students, enables students to shape campus culture and enhances strategy,” said Tom Stritikus, president of Fort Lewis College. To combat VOCID, Fort Lewis College adopts the Navajo kinship principle, originally published by Chalkbeat, a non-profit public education organization. Ellie G. of Fort Lewis College witnessed the elimination of the Navajo KOVID-19 and the death of two “their” relatives. Although Newman has been working with Navajo Americans on public health issues since 2009, she says she has no cultural background to find a way to reach students. At Fort Lewis College, about 40 percent of students are Indian, and there are more than 170 tribes on campus, according to the school’s website. By developing a strategy to combat coronary heart disease on campus, Public Health Professor Sarah Newman wanted to create something that embodied the school’s identity. Fort Lewis also signed contracts with hotels to distribute students so they would not be so close to the campus. According to Striticus, the school needs masks on campus, classes are held outdoors, students and staff are randomly checked and contacts are recorded. According to Strictix, Fort Lewis College requires a student-centered approach to health. Off-campus parties are believed to be the main cause of the outbreaks, despite the “Protect Our Block” campaign to promote individual responsibility among students. The public school, which has 3300 students, this fall recorded 24 cases among students, teachers and staff. The 24 cases at Fort Lewis correspond to more than 1500 cases among students, faculty and staff at Colorado Boulder University. “I passionately want to make sure no one loses their life because of this virus,” said G., a 21-year-old public health professional. The dramatic increase in cases at the University of California at Boulder has led to a change in online courses for several weeks, and local health officials have banned youth ages 18 to 22 from meeting. The overwhelming impact of coronavirus on “their” lives has forced them to share the concept of K’é, or kinship, with “their” school in Durango el Diné or Navajo. Inspired by Gee, Fort Lewis College developed a strategy that until now had prevented the spread of K’é.