Alexandra Samarron

Collaboration and clear communication can improve health equity, researchers find

Posted by ld583 on July 13, 2022

Health Disparities

The differences in health status and disease burden (e.g., lower quality of life, financial costs, and death) exist among specific populations based on social or demographic factors such as race and income.

Social Determinants of Health

The conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age (e.g., air quality, schools, parks, jobs, housing conditions, etc.).

Health Equity

Health equity is when every person has a fair and equal opportunity to be as healthy as possible and no one is… Read more

Samarron featured in NAU Review

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MPH graduate ‘a transformative public health leader’ in focus on Latina immigrant health

 

Alexandra Samarron Longorio sits at her desk in the ARD building of Northern Arizona University. She has long, dark, curly hair, is smiling, and is wearing a green velvet short-sleeved shirt.
Alexandra Samarron Longorio, MPH

May 2, 2022

When Alexandra Samarron Longorio was in her early 20s, as a former undocumented student, she saw that attending college… Read more

North Country HealthCare serves underrepresented people throughout COVID-19 and beyond

Posted by ld583 on April 11, 2022

When COVID-19 first began spreading in Arizona communities, North Country HealthCare (NCHC) was ready.

The healthcare center was one of the stellar organizations that quickly responded to the crisis and assisted in guiding people to health and safety, and they have continued their much-needed care throughout the long pandemic.

“NCHC is an extremely valuable health resource in northern Arizona, providing accessible and culturally competent care to diverse communities… Read more

Fairness First podcast hosts deliver first ‘Health Equity Chitchat’

Posted by ld583 on February 17, 2022

The founders and co-hosts of the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative’s Fairness First podcast, Carmenlita Chief and Alexandra Samarron Longorio, are venturing into a new podcast format called “Health Equity Chitchat.”

In the span of about 30 minutes, the co-hosts discuss and unpack a critical scholarly publication produced by people identifying as queer or women of color, while also highlighting how the scholarship and knowledge can be applied to… Read more

NIMHD news features SHERC’s Fairness First Campaign

Posted by ld583 on December 30, 2021

Northern Arizona University’s Fairness First Campaign: Promoting Community Health Equity

Bringing community organizations and researchers together through discussions, experiential learning, and social mixers

December 30, 2021

Carmenlita Chief, M.P.H., and Alexandra Samarron Longorio, RDN, have devoted their careers to ensuring that every person, especially those from the most underrepresented and… Read more

Fairness First Campaign: Bringing community organizations and researchers together through discussions, experiential learning and social mixers

Posted by ld583 on October 20, 2021

Carmenlita Chief and Alexandra Samarron Longorio have devoted their careers to ensuring that every person, especially the most underrepresented and underserved, has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible.

It was this commitment to health equity that sparked the senior research coordinators at the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative’s Community Engagement Core to create their recently released Fairness First Campaign.

Through… Read more

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