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
Samantha Sabo
Researchers publish Health Start Program Evaluation Impact Report for AZ Dept. of Health Services
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
CHER partnerships build capacity to address American Indian health
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
In the news: CEAL community health workers program
A tribal health care model that works
National Institutes of Health, Community Engagement Alliance
Spotlight | July 30, 2021
The way Samantha Sabo, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., sees it, community health workers in Arizona and community health representatives in tribal communities move mountains. Throughout the pandemic, they helped thousands of residents, including many American Indian community members, access health resources… Read more
Sabo named president of AzCHOW Board
Samantha Sabo, community engagement core lead for the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative and associate professor for Health Sciences and the Center for Health Equity Research, was appointed president of the Board of Directors for the Arizona Association of Community Health Workers (AzCHOW). Established in 2001, AzCHOW is a statewide… Read more
July 2021 CHER/SHERC newsletter
Learn more about Community health workers’ positive impact on the Arizona Health Start program and other stories from our center in the July 2021 newsletter:
July 2021 CHER/SHERC newsletter
