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CHER & SHERC news
CHER partners with ASU, UA, Mayo Clinic and the Arizona Community Health Worker Association to form CEAL COVID Consortium
American Indian, Latino and Black communities have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the United States, and Arizona has been no exception.
In response to the disparate pandemic spread, researchers from Northern Arizona University, University of Arizona, Arizona State University, Mayo Clinic and the Arizona Community Health Worker Association… Read more
Carly Camplain: November 2020 Spotlight
It’s not very often that you come across a person who has a juris doctorate, a bachelor’s in psychology, a bachelor’s in sociology with a minor in statistics, and who is now completing a master’s of public health and a doctoral degree in interdisciplinary health with an emphasis in health equity.
Yet Carolyn “Carly” Camplain not only holds… Read more
NAU researchers collaborate with County Attorney’s Office to determine diversion program needs
In Coconino County, individuals are admitted to jail twice as often per year as the national average, with about 3,093 per 100,000 people per year admitted to Coconino County Detention Facility (CCDF).
To address the incarceration rate, Northern Arizona University faculty members are collaborating with Coconino County Attorney’s Office to analyze the most effective methods in creating a comprehensive diversionary program — including housing, behavioral health and job training — to… Read more
Community Health Representatives, who provide critical health care, need more support according to reports
According to Samantha Sabo, Community Health Representatives (CHRs), tribal-based community health workers, are unique and valued members of the healthcare system serving American Indian communities.
Sabo, an associate professor for Northern Arizona University’s Center for Health Equity Research and for the Department of Health Sciences, said CHRs play a critical role… Read more
Diné College partners with CHER and others to produce the first Navajo Nation Maternal and Child Health Assessment in Arizona history
Since 1981, the Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Women’s and Children’s Health has conducted an assessment of the health and well-being of women and children in Arizona every five years.
This year for the first time, the Arizona Department of Health Services partnered with the Navajo Native American Research Center for Health (NARCH) to fund a Navajo Nation Maternal… Read more