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Read about the amazing things happening at the Center for Community Health and Engaged Research.

Ending oral health inequities starts with dedicated partnerships

Dylan | 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

View from within a basketball hoop net looking out at gym.

Technical Assistance Group offers much-needed technological expertise to NAU faculty across all 22 campuses

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When Gretchen Bachman needed expert assistance with six of her publications in different technological areas, she turned to the Center for Community Health and Engaged Research (CHER) Technical Assistance Group (TAG)… Read more

Monica Lininger and Mark Remiker sitting on chairs discussing a project.

Student Spotlight: Jeffersson Brasil Pires Dos Santos

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*Dos Santos uses the pronouns they/them/their… Read more

CHER welcomes new C-CART scholars

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The Culturally Centered Addictions Research Training (C-CART) program welcomes its second cohort of nine scholars. The purpose of the C-CART is to educate clinicians, providers, and doctoral students in health professions in research skills that include culturally-centered practices, related to substance use and substance use disorders which can be applied in interprofessional practice and diverse settings… Read more

CHER and SHERC welcome new and current students for fall 2022

Dylan | September 5, 2022

The Center for Community Health and Engaged Research and the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative welcome new and current students to the fall 2022 semester. Read below for more information on them and find out what motivated them to want to earn a degree in public health… Read more