Indigenous Youth Health Camp | AZ Family
Northern Arizona University (NAU) collaborated with the Colorado Plateau Center for Health Professions and the regional Arizona Health Education Center (AHEC) to host an interactive Indigenous youth health camp on June 24. Native Americans are underrepresented in the healthcare workforce. This camp aims to address these disparities in healthcare through an engaging educational experience, inspiring students to explore future health careers in Arizona.
Eighteen high school students interested in health careers from the Navajo and Hopi Reservations traveled to the NAU Flagstaff campus for an overnight camp. This experience included hands-on activities from different NAU health programs including physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and nursing. Students had the chance to utilize ultrasound technology, practice with adaptive equipment, and tour the College of Nursing Simulation Lab.
See the feature on AZ Family News.
