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Regents’ professor Julie Baldwin inducted into National Academy of Medicine

Beck Thomas | November 15, 2023

In October 2023, Dr. Julie Baldwin, founding and Executive Director of NAU’s Center for Community Health and Engaged Research (CHER), became one of the newest members inducted into the U.S. National Academy of Medicine (NAM). NAM membership stands as one of the most prestigious accolades in health and medicine, acknowledging individuals who have shown exceptional professional accomplishments and strong dedication to service. … Read more
Julie Baldwin alongside her sons Nate and Nick Johnson, mother Jeanne Harding, daughter Isabella Johnson and husband Bill Johnson at the 2022 National Academy of Medicine Class Member Induction Ceremony.

A catalyst for change: Dr. Robert Trotter II

ld583 | May 8, 2023

As the end of the academic year draws near, the Center for Community Health and Engaged Research (CHER) and the Arizona Biomedical Research Centre (ABRC) wrap up their 2022/2023 ABRC Education Series with its final two workshops; May 18, Supporting our Future: School and Community Collaboration for Child Health and Success; and May 25, Fifth Annual Yuma ABRC Forum: Collaborative Partnerships, Translating Research to Practice… Read more

Community partner highlight: the Crow Tribe

ld583 | March 8, 2023

In a collaborative study with the Crow Tribe in Montana, researchers from the Northern Arizona University Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative hope to improve the early detection of dementia in American Indians and Alaska Natives, an important step toward enhancing preventive care in this vulnerable population… Read more

Building a healthy Navajo Nation

ld583 | January 11, 2023

In an unprecedented move eight years ago, the Navajo Nation created the first-ever tax in the U.S. that supports health promotion and disease prevention through a law that collects a 2 percent tax on foods with little to no nutritional value and removes the 5 percent tax on fruits, vegetables and water… Read more

Regents’ professor Julie Baldwin elected to the National Academy of Medicine

ld583 | October 24, 2022

Regents’ professor Julie Baldwin, founding director of Northern Arizona University’s Center for Community Health and Engaged Research, was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Medicine (NAM) for her pioneering research on community-driven HIV/AIDS and substance use prevention interventions for Indigenous youth implemented in school systems and Native communities in the U.S. and globally… Read more

SHERC: 5 years of growth, synergy and collaboration

ld583 | October 12, 2022

What began as an innovative, ambitious project more than five years ago, the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative has now grown into a strong, effective team of faculty, staff, students and community organizations—all working together with a singular purpose—to increase basic biomedical, clinical, and behavioral research at NAU to address health disparities among diverse populations of the southwestern United States… Read more
Emery Eaves discusses a project with a team member.

Ending oral health inequities starts with dedicated partnerships

ld583 | September 6, 2022

When a group of collaborators wanted to eliminate early childhood caries on the Crow and Hopi reservations in Montana and Arizona, respectively, they began by bringing together all of the people most important to changing oral health outcomes in children—community leaders, local dentists, hygienists, nurses, community health representatives and caregivers… Read more

Expanding Native Spirit

ld583 | July 13, 2022

For Amanda Hunter, an Indigenous scholar from the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, empowering American Indian teens to embrace their cultural values and practices has been her mission as a graduate student and now as a postdoctoral scholar for the Center for Community Health and Engaged Research (CHER)… Read more
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