Tag: Diné College

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

CHER partnerships build capacity to address American Indian health

ld583 | November 18, 2021

From its beginnings in 2016, the Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) has been working with community partners on long-term health equity projects that improve health and wellbeing of American Indian communities of the U.S. Southwest, Southeast and Great Plains. During National American Indian Heritage Month, we highlight a few of our treasured partnerships… Read more

Resilient teamwork: partners adapt summer program during COVID

ld583 | July 20, 2021

When the COVID-19 pandemic closed businesses and eliminated most summer programs in Arizona last year, a team from Diné College and Northern Arizona University’s Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) quickly pivoted to an online curriculum for Diné students in two longtime summer education programs… Read more

Authors examine the implications of the Navajo Maternal and Child Health Needs Assessment at May 6 workshop

ld583 | May 3, 2021

For the first time, the Arizona Department of Health Services included the Navajo Nation in their 2020 Arizona Maternal Child Health Needs Assessment report, which is produced by the Bureau of Women’s and Children’s Health every five years… Read more

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

ld583 | March 19, 2021

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