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

‘We Are Resilient’ project explores the wellbeing of Native American youth

ld583 | March 19, 2021

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, Native American school aged children are represented among three high-incidence disability categories, which include specific learning disabilities, speech and language impairment, and other health impairments… Read more

CHER/SHERC’s statement against anti-Asian hate

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We write today to express our solidarity and shared grief for the loss of eight people killed in a deadly shooting at three Atlanta-area massage parlors on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Six of the people killed were of Asian descent and women… Read more

Summer public health program successfully prepares Diné students for public health careers

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Twenty years ago, Diné College Professor Mark Bauer started a Summer Research Enhancement Program (SREP) to provide Diné students with a hands-on public health research experience in their own hometown communities across the Navajo Nation… Read more

Community-Campus Partnership Support applications now open

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The Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative’s (SHERC) Community Engagement Core has opened the sixth round of its Community-Campus Partnership Support (CCPS) applications for funds of up to $5,000 per year — funding is dedicated to developing partnerships between NAU faculty and community organizations… Read more

Successful telehealth conference draws more than 150 attendees

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Telehealth, according to Ellen R. Cohn, editor, author and professor, University of Pittsburgh, is going to become “the rule rather than an exception.”… Read more

Faculty spotlight: Linnea Evans

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Time is typically something that is elusive. But to Linnea Evans, quantifying the use of time is one of the keys components in identifying structural racism… Read more

More than 20 recorded research methods workshops now available online

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Over the last four years, the Research Infrastructure Core (RIC) of the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative has been bringing timely and relevant research methods workshops to Northern Arizona University faculty, students, and the local community. So far, RIC has produced more than 30 workshops attended by more than 600 participants… Read more

Pivoting due to COVID leads to project’s success

ld583 | February 16, 2021

A mere six months before the pandemic, Amy Armstrong-Heimsoth, associate clinical professor, NAU Department of Occupational Therapy, and her community partner Shevaun Sullivan, director of group home relations for OCJ Kids or Opportunity, Community and Justice for Kids, in Phoenix, received funding from the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative’s Community-Campus Partnership Support (CCPS) for their project… Read more

Researchers at NAU join with Hopi and Crow tribes to tackle early childhood tooth decay

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Early childhood caries (ECC), or tooth decay, has been linked to serious chronic health conditions like premature or low birth weight in infants, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and stroke, according to the Arizona Healthy Smiles, Healthy Bodies Survey conducted by the Arizona Department of Health Services… Read more

Telerehabilitation and Telepractice conference for health professionals, March 4–5

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COVID-19 may present opportunities for improving healthcare delivery. According to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, telehealth visits with healthcare providers increased 154 percent between March 2019 and March 2020 primarily due to limitations of in-person interactions due to COVID-19… Read more