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
CHER welcomes our Masters of Public Health and Doctorate in Interdisciplinary Health students who started in fall 2020. Missing are Tressica Johnson, Ashley Lazaro, Janet Yellowhair, Angelica Alvarado, and Brandon Whiterock.
Jaime Begay
Hometown: Tuba City, AZ
What is your program of study? Master of Public Health – Indigenous Health
When will you graduate? December 2021
Why are you interested in your program? My… Read more
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.”
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:
Melinda Smith, doctoral student in Interdisciplinary Health and a graduate student with the Center for Health Equity Research, discussed her experience as a contact tracer with KNAU reporter Melissa Sevigny in a feature on Sept. 17.
Read or listen to the full interview …
Newswise — Researchers have long found that general mortality estimates for whites and African Americans have consistently shown that Black death rates exceed white rates. However, there is limited information on historical trends in mortality rates between older black and white adults living in urban societies compared with rural communities.
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