Tag: C-NACHE

C-NACHE attends 29th Annual Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day

Beck Thomas | February 21, 2024

The C-NACHE Team heads to Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day 2023. In the photo from left to right: TJ Riggs, Nicolette Teufel-Shone, Lena Fowler, Joyce Tovar, Ann Garcia, Rosemary Sullivan, Carmenlita Chief, and Jennifer Hudson… Read more

NAU’s Native cancer research center celebrates an exciting first year

Beck Thomas | February 20, 2024

A dedicated team of health equity experts, community members, and NAU faculty, staff, and students launched the initiative to new heights, raising awareness of the steps to address cancer health equity for Native American populations in Arizona… Read more

Tribal health advocates and experts discuss cancer health equity at the Annual Arizona Inter-tribal Cancer Health Equity Forum.

NAU advances cancer health equity in native communities with inter-tribal forum

Beck Thomas | November 14, 2023

In a milestone event, Northern Arizona University’s Center for Native American Cancer Health Equity (C-NACHE) convened their first-ever Arizona Inter-Tribal Cancer Health Equity Forum (AICHEF) on September 26, in Flagstaff. The forum hosted 40 attendees from various tribal nations and tribal-serving organizations across Arizona and built the platform for diverse voices to flow freely with the infusion of cancer health data and policy updates. … Read more

Two AICHEF participants gather to speak to each other on the topics they heard.

$4 million award funds new Center for Native American Cancer Health Equity

ld583 | November 10, 2022

Improving cancer screening rates among Native Americans, increasing education about tribe-specific cancer trends, and addressing disproportionately high exposure to carcinogenic environmental contaminants are just a few aims of the newly funded Center for Native American Cancer Health Equity (C-NACHE)… Read more