Learn more about CHER and SHERC’s response to COVID-19 in our latest newsletter:
CHER & SHERC news
CHER summer 2020: hikes and pets rule
Despite quarantining, several of the CHER and SHERC faculty and staff managed to renew themselves in the outdoor and spend time with pets for a fresh perspective.
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CHER works to address health equity during COVID-19 pandemic
When COVID-19 reached Arizona in early March, CHER and SHERC faculty and staff reached out into their community partners to see how they could assist.
Enlisting the help of faculty and administrative staff, the team worked nights and weekends to submit a half dozen… Read more
NAU professor tracks the treatment of unaccompanied minors fleeing to the US
In 2019, US Customs and Border Protection apprehended 73,235 unaccompanied minors attempting to cross into the United States from Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. While their path was fraught with danger last year, their journey has become even more dangerous in a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has reached global… Read more
CHER offers Community Health Workforce Assessment webinar
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,… Read more
CHER welcomes new faculty
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… Read more