Category: News

SHERC renewal features 3 projects focused on health equity

ld583 | October 12, 2022

Investing in innovative research by early-stage investigators is an invaluable contribution of the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC)… Read more

Emily Cope working in the Pathogen and Microbiome lab at N A U.

SHERC: 5 years of growth, synergy and collaboration

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What began as an innovative, ambitious project more than five years ago, the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative has now grown into a strong, effective team of faculty, staff, students and community organizations—all working together with a singular purpose—to increase basic biomedical, clinical, and behavioral research at NAU to address health disparities among diverse populations of the southwestern United States… Read more

Emery Eaves discusses a project with a team member.

SHERC’s advisory committee: invaluable experts that offer SHERC indispensable advice

ld583 | October 10, 2022

Behind every effective health equity research center is a strong advisory committee. To form an effective advisory team, Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) leaders brought together experts from across the country to assist the center in reaching its specific aims, milestones and evaluation benchmarks during the next five years… Read more

SHERC featured in AZ Big Media

ld583 | September 29, 2022

A groundbreaking research collaborative at Northern Arizona University received another $21 million grant to continue its work to promote health equity and study health disparities among diverse populations of the American Southwest… Read more

Ending oral health inequities starts with dedicated partnerships

ld583 | September 6, 2022

When a group of collaborators wanted to eliminate early childhood caries on the Crow and Hopi reservations in Montana and Arizona, respectively, they began by bringing together all of the people most important to changing oral health outcomes in children—community leaders, local dentists, hygienists, nurses, community health representatives and caregivers… Read more

Latest Fairness First podcast examines history of the Black community and health equity in Flagstaff

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In the latest Fairness First “Health Equity Voices” podcast, Deborah Harris told host Alexandra Samarron Longorio that a friend had given her a pendant engraved with, “For such a time as this.” … Read more

Deborah Harris speaks at Black Lived Experience.

Reducing H. pylori in Navajo Nation tribal members through testing and education

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How can you eliminate a pervasive, yet undiscussed, bacterial infection from the Navajo Nation? For a collaborative group of researchers, it requires dedication, hours of travel, and unfailing commitment to present information in a respectful, culturally relevant way… Read more

Priscilla Sanderston and three other members of the Navajo Healthy stomach program pose with bags of lunch.

NAU researchers receive SHERC funding to present their work at conferences

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One of the keys to successful research is having an opportunity to present your work at conferences and other important meetings to disseminate your results… Read more

More resources are needed to assist detention center officers, according to study

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One important, frontline workforce affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is detention officers—much-needed personnel who are responsible for the confinement and care of individuals who are incarcerated, yet who are often overlooked as vital personnel… Read more