Getting children to brush their teeth daily—let alone… 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
Regents’ Professor Julie Baldwin, director of the Northern Arizona University Center for Community Health and Engaged Research, was elected in June to serve on the board… Read more
Have you ever read a news story that you knew, as a researcher, contained inaccurate information?… 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
Amanda Hunter is the first NAU postdoc to receive an NIH Pathway to Independence AwardFor Amanda Hunter, an Indigenous scholar from the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, empowering American Indian teens to embrace their cultural values and practices has been her mission as a graduate student and now as… Read more
Learn more about C-CART’s partnership with North Country HealthCare, C-CART scholars first conference and other stories featured in our April 2022 CHER/SHERC newsletter.
2022 C-CART… Read more 
When COVID-19 first began spreading in Arizona communities, North Country HealthCare (NCHC) was ready.
The healthcare center was one of the stellar organizations that quickly responded to the crisis and assisted in guiding people to health and safety, and they have continued their much-needed care throughout the long pandemic.
“NCHC is an extremely valuable health resource in northern Arizona, providing accessible and culturally competent care to diverse communities… Read more
Successfully guiding Diné youth toward health and public health professions begins with two important ideas––start students in a program in high school and cultivate in them a love and understanding of their own cultural, strength-based assets.
Researchers from Diné College and Northern Arizona University explored these findings and other lessons in their recently released publication, “Engaging Native American High School Students in Public Health Career Preparation Through the Indigenous Summer… Read more