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

mtf228 | February 1, 2024

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

Illustration of a silhouette next to a tent on the street.

NAU receives accreditation approval to launch a hybrid Doctor of Physical Therapy program

mtf228 | December 18, 2023

The hybrid DPT program joins NAU’s two residential DPT programs which are based at the Flagstaff campus and at the Phoenix Bioscience Core. … Read more

How PAs are closing the healthcare gap in Arizona

mtf228 | December 11, 2023

In another step aimed at closing the healthcare gap in Arizona and becoming a leader in rural healthcare, NAU is expanding its Rural Health Professions Program, which will place physician assistant students into severely underserved communities throughout the state… Read more

Adaptive Kayaking | NAU TV

mtf228 | December 5, 2023

NAU’s Doctor of Physical Therapy students collaborated with High Country Adaptive Sports to host an adaptive kayaking workshop for northern Arizonans with disabilities. It is a truly inspiring partnership that highlights the power of community coming together, making adventure accessible for all… Read more

How NAU is helping one student give back to his community

mtf228 | December 4, 2023

Through speech pathology career goals, Eli Bergstein plans to help people of all abilities with speech, communication, feeding/swallowing, and more. … Read more

How one fan’s love of the Diamondbacks grew on the field

mtf228 | November 7, 2023

Megan Mulready is an assistant clinical professor and assistant coordinator of clinical education in the Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training at NAU. While she was a student, she did an internship with the Arizona Diamondbacks, currently playing in the World Series against the Texas Rangers… Read more