About 170 local and national judges, attorneys, social workers, probation officers, health care providers, community members, and researchers, as well as state, county, and city and officials, gathered at the High Country Conference Center at Northern Arizona University on Sept. 26 for a workshop entitled “The Consequences of Juvenile Justice System Involvement on the Health and Well-Being of Adolescents, Families and Communities… Read more
CHER & SHERC news
Key policymakers gather at CHER event to examine strategies for transforming juvenile justice system
NAU News Feature
October 10, 2019
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Disparities in the nation’s juvenile justice system are prevalent… Read more
CHER researchers use photos to explore wellness among Native Americans with disabilities
NAU News Feature
October 3, 2019
When NAU researcher Heather Williamson wanted to explore how Native American adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their family caregivers experience health and wellness, she thought it was best to let them show her by taking their own photos.
“Having a photo to look at helped create conversation,” Williamson said. “If I asked… Read more
Fairness First podcast is coming!
It’s coming! Look for our new podcast, Fairness First, on health equity by Alexandra Samarron, Carmenlita Chief, Kelly McCue, and Dulce Jimenez . Our thanks to Brian Rackham and Aldric Meints with the NAU Media Innovation Center for their assistance. Take a sneak peek at the opening introduction!
Fairness First is funded by The Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (NIMHD grant # U54MD012388), a grant-funded initiative of the Center… Read more
Full report––Community Health Worker Workforce: Assessment of the Integration and Financing of Community Health Workers within Arizona Medicaid Health Plans
In response to shifts supporting the integration of the Community Health Worker (CHW) workforce into public health and health care systems, the Center for Health Equity Research at Northern Arizona University interviewed leadership of all Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) contracted health plans to assess innovations in CHW workforce integration and financing. Read the full report for more information.
CHER co-hosts national juvenile justice system roundtable on Sept. 26
Of the 850,000 youth in the U.S. juvenile justice system, youth of color account for about 68 percent according to the Children’s Defense fund—numbers that a national gathering of juvenile justice experts is addressing and hopes to eliminate in the future.
The Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) at Northern Arizona University is partnering with the Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) and The NARBHA Institute to host a… Read more