College of Health and Human Services

SHERC researchers survey 200 Arizona leaders on health equity issues in their communities

Posted by Heather Tate on January 12, 2021

RHES report coverDespite concerted national efforts to create healthier, more equitable communities, health disparities and health inequities still “loom large” in the United States, particularly for people of color and rural communities.

According to the recently released 2020 Regional Health Equity Survey Report (RHES), a way to address health equity issues may lie in cross-sectoral collaboration between Arizona’s top community leaders — those whose individual work, when brought together, directly affects… Read more

NAU researchers develop K-12 school COVID-19 transmission tracking protocol

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When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, K-12 schools were among the first operations to close in order to prevent community spread in the US.

As schools slowly begin to reopen for in-person classes throughout the country, there is still sparse information about COVID-19 mitigation strategy adherence, including physical distancing, mask wearing, and hand washing, among students in school.

Ricky Camplain and Nanette “Gigi” Lopez, both assistant professors with Northern Arizona University’s Department… Read more

NAU report finds community health reps, who provide critical services to Native Americans, need more support

Posted by Heather Tate on December 15, 2020

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In Native American tribes, community health representatives (CHRs) are unique and valued members of the health care system serving their communities. New research out of Northern Arizona University shows that despite their critical importance to the community, CHRs lack the support needed to do their work effectively.

Samantha Sabo, an associate professor for NAU’s Center for Health Equity… Read more

NAU researchers publish new consensus report, recommendations to increase concussion disclosure in athletes

Posted by Heather Tate on November 2, 2020

Heidi Wayment, Ann Huffman, Deborah Craig, Monica Lininger standing by NAU football helentsA major consensus report co-authored by Heidi Wayment, chair of the Department of Psychological Sciences at Northern Arizona University, provides recommendations for increasing concussion symptom disclosure in collegiate athletic departments and military service academies. The report was recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM).

The report, pending co-publishment in the Journal of Special Operations… Read more

NAU’s Center for Health Equity Research receives $1.2 million in funding for multidisciplinary projects related to COVID-19

Posted by Heather Tate on October 21, 2020

Julie Baldwin standing inside the ARD buildingResearchers in Northern Arizona University’s Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) and the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) recently received four grants totaling more than $1 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for projects related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

NAU Regents’ Professor Julie Baldwin, director of CHER and the principal… Read more

NAU researchers receive grants for health equity work in the local community

Posted by Heather Tate on October 2, 2020

Emery Eaves, Catrin Edgeley, Regina Eddie, Olivia Lindly collageNorthern Arizona University’s Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) awarded research grants through its Pilot Project Program totaling $240,000 to four NAU faculty investigators conducting health equity research in the local community.

This year’s award recipients are NAU professors Emery Eaves, assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, Catrin Edgeley, assistant professor in the School of Forestry, Regina Eddie, assistant professor… Read more

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