Tag: Dirk de Heer

Building a healthy Navajo Nation

ld583 | January 11, 2023

In an unprecedented move eight years ago, the Navajo Nation created the first-ever tax in the U.S. that supports health promotion and disease prevention through a law that collects a 2 percent tax on foods with little to no nutritional value and removes the 5 percent tax on fruits, vegetables and water… Read more

$4 million award funds new Center for Native American Cancer Health Equity

ld583 | November 10, 2022

Improving cancer screening rates among Native Americans, increasing education about tribe-specific cancer trends, and addressing disproportionately high exposure to carcinogenic environmental contaminants are just a few aims of the newly funded Center for Native American Cancer Health Equity (C-NACHE)… Read more

Dirk de Heer talking to a student at a table.

SHERC Investigator Development Core serves more than 20 new NAU faculty

ld583 | October 31, 2022

For new faculty members at Northern Arizona University, finding a developed mentorship support team to assist them in their first few years can make all the difference in establishing a successful career, creating effective research and giving back as a mentor to new faculty and students in the future… Read more