Tag: Center for Health Equity Research

NAU’s Native cancer research center celebrates an exciting first year

Beck Thomas | February 20, 2024

A dedicated team of health equity experts, community members, and NAU faculty, staff, and students launched the initiative to new heights, raising awareness of the steps to address cancer health equity for Native American populations in Arizona… Read more

Tribal health advocates and experts discuss cancer health equity at the Annual Arizona Inter-tribal Cancer Health Equity Forum.

C-CART orientation snapshot

ld583 | September 15, 2021

On August 17, students who were recently accepted into the Culturally Centered Addictions Research Training or C-CART, met with their instructors for the first time. It was a hybrid experience with several of the students and instructors attending virtually… Read more

Spotlight: Amanda Pollitt

ld583 | July 20, 2021

With an extensive background in LGBTQ health equity, Amanda Pollitt adds a new and important specialization focus to the Center for Community Health and Engaged Research’s burgeoning offerings… Read more

Funding faculty equipment purchases is a little-known but important SHERC mission

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For many Northern Arizona University researchers, the one thing that prevents them from completing groundbreaking research is the cost of equipment or programs needed to capture their data… Read more

Community health workers improve birthweight of newborns through the Arizona Health Start Program, researchers find

ld583 | June 22, 2021

Through a comprehensive study of the last 10 years, researchers from Northern Arizona University and University of Arizona found that pregnant women and mothers enrolled in Arizona’s Health Start Program, which employs community health workers (CHWs) to conduct home visits, have lower rates of low birthweight and preterm newborns than women who did not participate in Health Start… Read more

Native American baby playing with toys from a plastic bucket.

Conference on May 19 examines the impact of COVID-19 on border health

ld583 | May 13, 2021

The impact of COVID-19 has challenged border communities who were already working to improve their region’s social determinants of health — conditions where people live, learn, work, and play that affect their health and quality of life… Read more

NAU researchers expand COVID-19 education and outreach through key collaborations

ld583 | April 20, 2021

According to Samantha Sabo, getting the COVID-19 vaccine to people who need it most requires a team approach with key experts in rural communities leading the way… Read more

Williamson awarded two $50,000 grants through the Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council

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Heather Williamson, assistant professor in NAU’s Department of Occupational Therapy, Center for Community Health and Engaged Research, and Institute for Human Development recently received two $50,000 grants to assist adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities through the Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council Grant 2020… Read more

Community-Campus Partnership Support applications now open

ld583 | March 19, 2021

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