Building research capacity regionally, nationally, and globally.
Welcome to the Center for Community Health and Engaged Research (CHER) where our passionate team of researchers collaborate with communities to build foundations and environments that support health and wellbeing.

Explore our research initiatives
CHER actively pinpoints communities primed for health improvements, sparking a variety of impactful research initiatives. Through collaboration and innovative research, we’re transforming health outcomes for all.

SHERC Empowering communities to drive health improvements where they matter most
Advancing discovery through innovative research

Community partnership highlight Diné College
Diné College is the first tribally controlled and accredited collegiate institution in the United States. Established in 1968 as Navajo Community College, it was later renamed Diné College. The Navajo Nation sought to create an institution of higher education that encouraged Navajo youth to become contributing members of the Navajo Nation and the world.
CHER has a standing partnership with Diné College building programs that foster young Native American scholars in their academic journeys. Through this collaboration, we have nurtured dozens of scholars on their paths to public health equity in their communities.