KNAU interviewed Carmenlita Chief, senior program coordinator for CHER, for Flagstaff Indigenous Peoples’ Day on October 12. Listen to the interview at KNAU “Flagstaff Hosts Virtual Events for Indigenous Peoples’ Day.”
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Chief and Pinn to be featured at Flagstaff Indigenous Peoples’ Day events
The City of Flagstaff designated Monday, October 12, as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Carmenlita Chief, senior program coordinator and Travis Pinn, doctoral student at Northern Arizona University in Interdisciplinary Health, are presenting remotely at 11 a.m. and noon. SHERC Advisory Council member, Candida Hunter, will also present at the 11 a.m. panel.
Registration is embedded in the following flyers:
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Carmenlita Chief named vice president of NACA board
Congratulations to Carmenlita Chief, senior program coordinator for Northern Arizona University Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) and the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC), who was recently appointed as vice president of the Native Americans for Community Action, Inc. (NACA) executive board of directors. The appointment is for a one-year term effective January… 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 for… Read more