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Read about the amazing things happening at the Center for Health Equity Research.

C-CART scholar Melissa Wheeler featured in Arizona Daily Sun

ld583 | June 10, 2022

Northern Arizona University (NAU) student Melissa Wheeler was recently named one of 10 Rising Graduate Scholars nationwide by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education… Read more

Lived Black Experience examines state of black health in Arizona

ld583 | June 9, 2022

How does racism embedded in policies, practices and interpersonal interactions influence the well-being of Black Arizonans… Read more

Two Black Lived Experience presenters standing at podium.

Workshop explores the power and promise of community health workers (CHWs)

ld583 | May 19, 2022

On May 16, through a community health workshop, more than 175 people from across Arizona and throughout the nation gathered both online and at the High Country Conference Center on the Northern Arizona University campus to discuss the future of the vital community health worker (CHW) workforce… Read more

Adolescent Health workshop focuses on best practices to support youth

ld583 | May 18, 2022

The Center for Health Equity Research held a hybrid Adolescent Health workshop on May 12 at the North Country Conference Center in Flagstaff with about half the attendees participating online. Speakers included Amanda Pollitt, PhD, and Linnea Evans, PhD, assistant professors with the Department of Health Sciences and the Center for Health Equity Research (CHER), and Amanda Hunter, PhD, postdoctoral scholar with CHER… Read more

Congratulations to CHER/SHERC spring 2022 graduates!

ld583 | May 3, 2022

The Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) and the Southwest Health Equity Research (SHERC) Collaborative congratulate spring 2022 graduates who each assisted on a variety of CHER and SHERC projects… Read more

Samarron featured in NAU Review

ld583 | May 2, 2022

May 2, 2022… Read more

Developing future Diné public health leaders starts with early, culturally significant exposure

ld583 | April 7, 2022

Successfully guiding Diné youth toward health and public health professions begins with two important ideas—start students in a program in high school and cultivate in them a love and understanding of their own cultural, strength-based assets… Read more