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NAU and international group examine ‘Human Rights Across the Americas’

Posted by ld583 on January 11, 2023

Representatives from six Latin American countries met with more than 30 people from Northern Arizona University on Dec. 5 for a daylong event at the university to examine human rights issues and challenges they are facing in their countries.

The NAU discussion, which was sponsored by the Center… Read more

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Arizona moves toward reimbursing community health workers through Medicaid

Posted by ld583 on November 10, 2022

A slide from an Indian Health Service Public and Community Health Virtual Summit show the innovative and collaborative approaches to support community health partners.

Community health workers (CHWs), community health representatives (CHR) and promotores de salud are the pulse of the people—they are the trusted link between community members and health and social systems.

This workforce—estimated at more than 2,000 workers—operates across Arizona, in health and social services,… Read more

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Collaboration and clear communication can improve health equity, researchers find

Posted by ld583 on July 12, 2022

Health Disparities

The differences in health status and disease burden (e.g., lower quality of life, financial costs, and death) exist among specific populations based on social or demographic factors such as race and income.

Social Determinants of Health

The conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age (e.g., air quality, schools, parks, jobs, housing conditions, etc.).

Health Equity

Health equity is when every person has a fair and equal opportunity to be as healthy as possible and no one is… Read more

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Workshop explores the power and promise of community health workers

Posted by ld583 on May 19, 2022

Speakers from the community health workers conference pose for a photo. There are 11 women in the photo at they are all smiling and are standing in a row.

Community health workers conference attendees discuss CHW voluntary certification, fully integrating and financing the CHW workforce

On May 16, through a community health workshop, more than… Read more

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Researchers publish Health Start Program Evaluation Impact Report for AZ Dept. of Health Services

Posted by ld583 on February 15, 2022

For Keri Morrill, working as a community health worker (CHW) at North Country HealthCare  for the Arizona Health Start Program in Flagstaff for the past 11 years has been much more than a standard, 40-hour-a-week job.

Her work brings her into her clients’ lives, where she does home… 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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