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Looking for the latest news from CHHS? Read on to see how Northern Arizona University is changing the face of healthcare—on campus and around the world.

36+ jobs you can get with a degree from NAU’s College of Health and Human Services

mtf228 | March 7, 2024

Jobs in health and healthcare are in high demand, especially as the state of Arizona faces a healthcare worker shortage—one of the greatest shortages nationwide. As you consider your path in college and beyond, explore some of the rewarding and meaningful career opportunities the College of Health and Human Services can offer… Read more

Delivering extreme care, from the lab to the slopes

mtf228 | February 23, 2024

Ian McLeod is often in the field using his medical expertise to treat, train, and rehabilitate some of the biggest names in professional sports—including world-champion skiers and snowboarders… Read more

Someone riding a snowmobile riding down a snowy hill.

Northern Arizona University joins project to bring free hearing healthcare to uninsured Arizonans | AZ Daily Sun

mtf228 | February 20, 2024

Northern Arizona University’s Communication Sciences and Disorders Department has joined the Hearing Healthcare Assistance Project (HHAP), a statewide initiative to provide free hearing healthcare to Arizonans without insurance. NAU will now be offering free hearing aids, fitting, and testing, as well as follow-up care and its aural rehabilitation classes to qualifying individuals through the program. … Read more

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Speech Language and Hearing Clinic.

Workshop held at the PBC | Increasing Awareness of Burnout Through an Interactive Workshop for Allied Health Profession Students

mtf228 | February 3, 2024

Dr. Oaklee Rogers, the College of Health and Human Services Associate Dean, and Zac Baker, Academic Success Coordinator, hosted an inter-professional workshop for all first-year athletic training, occupational therapy, physician assistant, and physical therapy students. … Read more

Arizona Athletic Trainers Association Winter Symposium 2024

mtf228 | February 1, 2024

Recently, NAU Flagstaff/PBC CO 2025, 2024, and alumni from CO 2023 took on the Arizona Athletic Trainers Association Winter Symposium 2024… Read more

Community health worker/representative visioning: Extended an impact in Arizona to improve health and well-being

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Collaborating with partners across NAU, the College of Health and Human Services and the Honors College organized a visioning session for a Community Health Worker certification program at NAU. … Read more

Community health worker/representative visioning event.

PT professor wins national teaching award

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Northern Arizona University professor John Heick was recently honored with the prestigious American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) national teaching award, the Dorothy E. Baethke-Eleanor J. Carlin Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching. We asked him to reflect on his career and what this award means… Read more

PT Professor wins national teaching award.

NAU physical therapy students march together in service

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A group of PT students marched together through volunteerism during their first year. They volunteered with Special Olympics, Boys and Girls Club, the American Parkinson’s Disease Association, and now, Community Assistance Teams of Flagstaff (CATs). … Read more

NAU physical therapy students march together in service .

NAU researchers start study on encampment resolution strategies in Arizona | AZ Daily Sun

mtf228 | January 16, 2024

NAU has received funding from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development for a study on encampment resolution strategies in numerous AZ counties. … Read more

An aerial view of NAU's Flagstaff Mountain Campus.

Understanding homelessness in Arizona

mtf228 | January 5, 2024

A health sciences researcher at NAU is tackling some of the contributing factors as part of a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) project aimed at eliminating homelessness and saving lives… Read more