Community Engagement Core

Creating a shared vision of health equity research

The Community Engagement Core (CEC) recognizes the need to engage community members in university research that directly impacts community health. As such, the CEC cultivates and sustains productive collaborations and partnerships with community-based organizations and leaders to address health equity and assists NAU faculty in developing relationships with community leaders to carry out research that is relevant to those communities. We foster awareness and participation in health equity research with communities throughout Arizona.

 Health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be healthier. This requires removing obstacles to health such as poverty, discrimination, and their consequences, including powerlessness and lack of access to good jobs with fair pay, quality education and housing, safe environments, and health care. 

– Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Initiatives and Programs

• Community Campus Partnership Support Program (CCPS) Tab Open

• Fairness First Campaign Tab Closed

• Community Expert Board Tab Closed

Community Campus Partnership Support Program (CCPS) Accordion Open

CCPS funding supports partnership building activities between community practitioners/leaders and researchers to spark ideas for collaborative health equity research. Participants gain skills for carrying out community based participatory research. 

Fairness First Campaign Accordion Closed

Focusing on the Southwest, the Fairness First Campaign shares stories of health equity research and community partnerships from researchers, students, and community members.

Community Expert Board Accordion Closed

The Community Expert Board brings together voices from multiple fields to advise SHERC programming and research. Interested in joining the board? Connect with us!

Our team

Samantha Sabo, DrPH, MPH

Community Engagement Core Lead

Associate Professor, Health Sciences

Social and political context of chronic disease, border health, indigenous community health, Community Health Workers, social determinants of health of vulnerable populations, community-based participatory research

Contact

Email:

Samantha.Sabo​@nau.edu

Call:

928-523-2045

Nicolette Teufel-Shone, PhD

Community Engagement Core Co-lead

Professor, Health Sciences

Building community capacity to address health promotion in Native American communities, chronic disease prevention

Contact

Email:

Nicky.Teufel​@nau.edu

Call:

928-523-2058

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