When Carmenlita Chief is involved in a research project, you can be sure that it will involve listening and connecting to the community in all aspects of the work—from the initial community consultation, throughout the evaluative research study and especially in reporting the findings back to them… Read more
Representatives from six Latin American countries met with more than 30 people from Northern Arizona University on December 5 for a daylong event at the university to examine human rights issues and challenges they are facing in their countries… Read more
Improving cancer screening rates among Native Americans, increasing education about tribe-specific cancer trends, and addressing disproportionately high exposure to carcinogenic environmental contaminants are just a few aims of the newly funded Center for Native American Cancer Health Equity (C-NACHE)… Read more
Community health workers (CHWs), community health representatives (CHR) and promotores de salud are the pulse of the people—they are the trusted link between community members and health and social systems… Read more
When Janet Yellowhair was young, she spent many hours watching her mother working as a medical support assistant in the Indian Health Service facility in Kayenta, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation… Read more
Shortly after arriving at Northern Arizona University’s Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) a year ago, Amanda Pollitt applied to fund her “dream project” through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on relationship quality and health among bisexual young adults… Read more
For new faculty members at Northern Arizona University, finding a developed mentorship support team to assist them in their first few years can make all the difference in establishing a successful career, creating effective research and giving back as a mentor to new faculty and students in the future… Read more
Regents’ professor Julie Baldwin, founding director of Northern Arizona University’s Center for Health Equity 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
