According to Samantha Sabo, getting the COVID-19 vaccine to people who need it most requires a team approach with key experts in rural… Read more
Center for Health Equity Research
Williamson awarded two $50,000 grants through the Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Heather Williamson, assistant professor in NAU’s Department of Occupational Therapy, Center for Health Equity Research, and Institute for Human Development recently received two $50,000 grants to assist adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities through the Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council Grant… Read more
Community-Campus Partnership Support applications now open
The Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative’s (SHERC) Community Engagement Core has opened the sixth round of its Community-Campus Partnership Support (CCPS) applications for funds of up to $5,000 per year — funding is dedicated to developing partnerships between NAU faculty and community organizations.
Applications are due by May 15 at 5 p.m. Partners must spend the funding on… Read more
Successful telehealth conference draws more than 150 attendees
Telehealth, according to Ellen R. Cohn, editor, author and professor, University of Pittsburgh, is going to become “the rule rather than an exception.”
More than 150 local and national nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech language pathologists attended the virtual conference, Telerehabilitation and Telepractice: An Interprofessional Conference to Build Connections and Best Practices, on March 4 and 5.
“It’s going to be taught in all universities,” Cohn said of the… Read more
Faculty spotlight: Linnea Evans
Time is typically something that is elusive. But to Linnea Evans, quantifying the use of time is one of the keys components in identifying structural racism.
Through her innovative research, Evans, an assistant professor at Northern Arizona University’s Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) and Department of Health Sciences, is proving how racial and ethnic minoritized teens are often socially or financially… Read more
February 2021 newsletter
Learn more about the Great Beginnings for Healthy Native Smiles project in our February 2021 newsletter: