Tag: Carmenlita Chief

CHER staff spotlight: Carmenlita Chief

ld583 | January 11, 2023

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

Reducing H. pylori in Navajo Nation tribal members through testing and education

ld583 | September 6, 2022

How can you eliminate a pervasive, yet undiscussed, bacterial infection from the Navajo Nation? For a collaborative group of researchers, it requires dedication, hours of travel, and unfailing commitment to present information in a respectful, culturally relevant way… Read more

Priscilla Sanderston and three other members of the Navajo Healthy stomach program pose with bags of lunch.

Collaboration and clear communication can improve health equity, researchers find

ld583 | July 12, 2022

Lady Shug mixes health equity talk and drag for a unique community event

ld583 | July 8, 2022

How can we create health systems in rural and urban areas that include the active participation, representation and visibility of Indigenous Two-Spirit, Trans and Queer relatives… Read more

Fairness First Campaign: Bringing community organizations and researchers together through discussions, experiential learning and social mixers

ld583 | October 18, 2021

Carmenlita Chief and Alexandra Samarron Longorio have devoted their careers to ensuring that every person, especially the most underrepresented and underserved, has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible… Read more

Latest Fairness First episode explores advancing health equity in Arizona

ld583 | April 20, 2021

What are the root causes of health inequity and how do they affect the social determinants of health… Read more