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Kristan Elwell

Ending oral health inequities starts with dedicated partnerships

Posted by ld583 on September 6, 2022

Stephanie Hyeoma, community health representative for the Hopi Department of Health and Human Services, practices motivational interviewing during a training on the Northern Arizona University campus.

When a group of collaborators wanted to eliminate early childhood caries on the Crow and Hopi reservations in Montana and Arizona, respectively, they began by… Read more

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February 2021 newsletter

Posted by ld583 on February 18, 2021

Learn more about the Great Beginnings for Healthy Native Smiles project in our February 2021 newsletter:

February 2021 newsletter

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Researchers at NAU join with Hopi and Crow tribes to tackle early childhood tooth decay

Posted by ld583 on February 16, 2021

Early childhood caries (ECC), or tooth decay, has been linked to serious chronic health conditions like premature or low birth weight in infants, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and stroke, according to the Arizona Healthy Smiles, Healthy Bodies Survey conducted by the Arizona Department of Health Services.

Researchers from Northern Arizona University’s Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) and other institutions are working to… Read more

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Faculty Spotlight: Kristan Elwell

Posted by ld583 on January 12, 2021

Kristan Elwell, right, shows educational materials for a project to Christine Kirby.

Since Kristan Elwell began her work, she has dedicated her life to health equity. She joined NAU’s Center for Health Equity Research four years ago after earning her doctorate in sociocultural anthropology from Michigan State University.

Elwell also has a master’s degree in applied cultural anthropology from Northern Arizona University and a… Read more

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Recently Funded Project, Great Beginnings for Healthy Native Smiles

Posted by hp286 on April 10, 2019

Great Beginnings for Healthy Native Smiles: An Early Childhood Caries Prevention Program

American Indian children are four times more likely to suffer from untreated dental caries when compared to white children.1  High rates of Early Childhood Caries (ECC; one or more decayed, missing, or filled teeth in a child less than 6 years of age)2 in American Indian children impact the wellbeing of their families and communities because of the associated problems that result from untreated ECC such as infection,… Read more

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Highlighting the work of CHER Faculty Researcher Kristan Elwell In Observance of the 30th Anniversary of World AIDS Day, December 1, 2018,

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In observance of the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day on December 1, 2018, we are highlighting the work of CHER faculty member, Dr. Kristan Elwell:

Kristan Elwell, Ph.D. has dedicated many years of her career conducting research on access to HIV/AIDS treatment. As a doctoral student at Michigan State University, Elwell worked with HIV-positive women in Malawi to identify social and structural factors affecting their access to  health care programs and services to prevent mother to child transmission (MTCT).

Now,… Read more

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