About 40 community health workers and university faculty members from around the state attended a recent Community Health Workforce Assessment Webinar online on June 24.
The event was sponsored by the Arizona Advisory Council on Indian Health Care (AACIHC), the Northern Arizona University Center for Health Equity Research and the Arizona Community Health Representative (CHR) Workforce Coalition.
Speakers included Kim Russell, executive… Read more
The Center for Health Equity Research and the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative are proud to welcome our two newest faculty members—Dr. Linnea Evans (left) and Dr. Amanda Pollitt.
We look forward… Read more
By Mark Brodie
Published July 22, 2020––The Show on KJZZ 91.5
The Arizona Department of Health Services recorded another 1,926 new cases of COVID-19 on July 22, pushing the total number of cases over 150,000.
The state is also reported that 56 more Arizonans died due to the virus, meaning that in total, 2,974 Arizonans have died because… Read more
Dr. Ricky Camplain was recently featured on Radio Bilingüe, the National Latino Public radio Network in California, in a story on poor conditions and overcrowding leading to COVID-19 outbreak in Avenal State Prison written by Maria Esquinca.
Camplain, an assistant professor at NAU’s Center for Health Equity Research and the Department of Health Sciences, is also an… Read more
Melinda Smith, a doctoral student in the Interdisciplinary Health program, was selected to participate in the Tribal Researchers’ Cancer Control Fellowship Program (TRCCFP).
Smith is a graduate research assistant for the Center for Health Equity Research in the Interdisciplinary Health doctoral program and a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
As a… Read more
Would you like to learn more about infectious disease epidemiology and key skills for disease investigation? Register today for the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Bootcamps in July.
All Bootcamps are free, but you must register. First event is July 7, so register today!
Dates:
Tuesday, July 7, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Infectious Disease: Epidemiology Basics
Tuesday, July 14, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Infectious Disease: Screening and Testing
Tuesday, July 21, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Infectious Disease: Measures… Read more