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NAU receives $6.83 million grant to continue community-based Native American cancer prevention program

Posted by Heather Tate on November 22, 2019

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The leadership team of the Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention

Northern Arizona University has been awarded $6.83 million to continue its efforts in cancer research, training and outreach programs serving Native American communities for the next five years.

Since 2002, Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC) have received funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to alleviate the unequal burden of cancer among… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Health Equity Research, Chemistry & Biochemistry, College of Health and Human Services, Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention (NACP) Tagged With: cancer, cancer research, center for health equity research, fernando monroy, health disparities, heather williamson, hopi tribe, Jani Ingram, Julie Baldwin, nacp, national cancer institute, native american, native american communities, Navajo Nation, northern arizona university, outreach, Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention, Priscilla Sanderson, tohono o'odham nation, university of arizona cancer center

New $1.4 million grant supports NAU-Navajo Nation Tribal Epidemiology Center impact study of ‘unhealthy food’ tax

Posted by Heather Tate on October 23, 2018

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The Healthy Diné Nation Act (HDNA) was signed into law in 2014, mandating a 2 percent tax on all “foods of little-to-no-nutritious value” purchased in Navajo Nation retail stores. The law was designed to promote health and combat high rates of overweight and obesity—along with diseases such as heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. The tax applies to high-fat baked goods and… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Health Equity Research Tagged With: Diné Nation Act, Dirk de Heer, Navajo Nation, Navajo Tribal Epidemiology Center, Priscilla Sanderson, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Tim Behrens

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