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.”
Posted by ld583 on October 13, 2020
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.”
Posted by ld583 on October 12, 2020
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:
Posted by ld583 on September 2, 2020
Stomach cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death globally. Helicobacter pylori infection is a major known risk factor for stomach cancer.
In Arizona, stomach cancer rates are 3–4 times higher among the Navajo population as compared with the non-Hispanic white population. In the foundational study, “Nobody Is Talking About It”: Diné (Navajo) Communities… Read more
Posted by ld583 on January 29, 2020
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… Read more
Posted by ld583 on October 4, 2019
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