What are the root causes of health inequity and how do they affect the social determinants of health?
According to the recently released 2020 Regional Health Equity Survey Report (RHES), a key component to the root causes of health equity lies in the paths that create the problem — the unequal distribution of power… Read more
Despite 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… Read more
Read the latest on CHER/SHERC projects in our November 2020 newsletter.
When the novel coronavirus came to Flagstaff in March, Samantha Sabo immediately acted to help Coconino County Health and Human Services.
Within a week, she organized two teams of faculty, staff and student volunteers from Northern Arizona University’s Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) and the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) based on the immediate needs… Read more