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Developing future Diné public health leaders starts with early, culturally significant exposure

Posted by ld583 on April 7, 2022

Successfully guiding Diné youth toward health and public health professions begins with two important ideas—start students in a program in high school and cultivate in them a love and understanding of their own cultural, strength-based assets.

Researchers from Diné College and Northern Arizona University explored these findings and other lessons in their recently released publication, “Read more

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CHER partnerships build capacity to address American Indian health

Posted by ld583 on November 18, 2021

From its beginnings in 2016, the Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) has been working with community partners on long-term health equity projects that improve health and wellbeing of American Indian communities of the U.S. Southwest, Southeast and Great Plains. During National American Indian Heritage Month, we highlight a few… Read more

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Resilient teamwork: partners adapt summer program during COVID

Posted by ld583 on July 20, 2021

ISEP members pose for photo in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

When the COVID-19 pandemic closed businesses and eliminated most summer programs in Arizona last year, a team from Diné College and Northern Arizona University’s Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) quickly pivoted to an online… Read more

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Authors examine the implications of the Navajo Maternal and Child Health Needs Assessment at May 6 workshop

Posted by ld583 on May 3, 2021

For the first time, the Arizona Department of Health Services included the Navajo Nation in their 2020 Arizona Maternal Child Health Needs Assessment report, which is produced by the Bureau of Women’s and Children’s Health every five years.

On May 6, 11a.m.–1:30 p.m., in an online workshop, the authors of the first Navajo Nation-specific Maternal and Child Health Assessment that… Read more

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Summer public health program successfully prepares Diné students for public health careers

Posted by ld583 on March 19, 2021

Photos courtesy of Carmella Kahn

Twenty years ago, Diné College Professor Mark Bauer started a Summer Research Enhancement Program (SREP) to provide Diné students with a hands-on public health research experience in their own hometown communities across the Navajo Nation.

Since that time, Diné College has expanded the successful program, with Heather Dreifuss and Jamie Wilson from Northern Arizona University… Read more

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November 2020 newsletter highlights CHER and Coconino County attorney partnership through NARHBA grant

Posted by ld583 on November 23, 2020

Learn more about the CHER and Coconino county attorney partnership through a NARBHA grant:

November 2020 newsletter

 

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