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Looking for the latest news from CHHS? Read on to see how Northern Arizona University is changing the face of healthcare—on campus and around the world.

“The world needs more people like you.”

ol25 | May 8, 2023

OTs are health care professionals who work with people to help them find ways of participating in the activities that are most meaningful to their lives, such as bathing, driving, dressing, feeding and mobility… Read more

Two Athletic Training students practicing on another student.

Casual Conversation Leads to Meaningful Interprofessional Research

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This project highlights the importance of interprofessional collaboration, whether formally organized or through casual conversation between friends… Read more

Students learn how to use the dental x-ray machine.

NAU receives $6.4M grant to train nurses in effort to address statewide shortage

ol25 | February 1, 2023

“At NAU, we are committed to ensuring students are prepared to enter the nursing workforce our state so desperately needs,” said NAU President José Luis Cruz Rivera… Read more

Three nursing students sit at a picnic table at N A U's Yuma campus.

NAU Professor and UA Med Student Team Up for Stroke Research

ol25 | January 27, 2023

Our research gives, for the first time, an understanding that if a patient has better mobility and better self-care, there is a correlation with their likelihood of returning home… Read more

Outside of the building at one of N A U's statewide campus locations.

Yuma Grown | New NAU Program Created Through Grassroots Advocacy

ol25 | January 25, 2023

While school districts nationwide face a similar shortage of SLPs, Kaste says Yuma’s needs were particularly desperate… Read more

Three students walk and talk around the N A U Yuma campus.

Dr. Corey Oshikoya Featured on 3TV

ol25 | January 23, 2023

Dr. Corey Oshikoya, Instructor Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, was recently interviewed by 3TV regarding Northern Arizona University’s Athletic Training Program… Read more

A trainer points to the tip of someone's shoe.

Dr. Anna Sosa Featured on ABC 15 and AZ Parenting Magazine

ol25 | January 19, 2023

Communication Sciences and Disorders Department Chair, Dr. Anna Sosa, PhD, CCC-SLP, spoke recently to ABC 15 about the best toys for children’s development… Read more

Dr. Anna Sosa and a toddler sit facing each other on a play mat.

Excellence on Display as NAU’s Occupational Therapy Program Receives 10-Year Reaccreditation

ol25 | January 13, 2023

The OT program at NAU is Arizona’s only public and nonprofit graduate OT program, which means reaccreditation is particularly valuable to the healthcare system and communities served statewide… Read more

Students conversing at a desk in an N A U classroom.

Evelyn Goes to Washington

ol25 | January 3, 2023

When Evelyn turned 16, the impacts of being undocumented became more apparent. She couldn’t legally get a job. She couldn’t drive. She navigated those challenges and persisted, and laws changed… Read more

“Go Baby Go” Gets Going

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Analu cannot walk and like most children with such physical limitations, she does not have a power wheelchair… Read more