Through an innovative and dedicated team of faculty, staff, students and community organizations, the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative addresses health disparities among diverse populations in the southwestern U.S. through health equity research.
SHERC’s strength lies in its five organized… Read more
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.
The conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age (e.g., air quality, schools, parks, jobs, housing conditions, etc.).
Health equity is when every person has a fair and equal opportunity to be as healthy as possible and no one is… Read more
May 2, 2022
When Alexandra Samarron Longorio was in her early 20s, as a former undocumented student, she saw that attending college… Read more
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
Q. Can you tell us more about the research you do around wildfire and social science?A. I research how human communities can become “fire adapted” (i.e., live with fire while minimizing impacts and losses) before, during, and after wildfires.… Read more
Join Health Justice Futures in an online conversation on Sept. 29 at 5:30 p.m., MST, with Indigenous visual artists, Liva’ndrea Knoki and Garrett Etsitty, who will discuss the beauty of art in mobilizing Indigenous communities, the power of visibility, and what health justice means in the context of Indigenous sovereignty, gender, housing and… Read more