Category: College of Health and Human Services

NAU joins statewide project to provide free hearing healthcare

Andrew | March 21, 2024

NAU’s Communication Sciences and Disorders Department has partnered with the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing to expand the Hearing Healthcare Assistance Project, which provides free hearing healthcare for eligible people 21 and older without insurance… Read more

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Speech Language and Hearing Clinic.

NAU launches pathway to Arizona Physical Education Teaching Certification | The NAU Review

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Northern Arizona University is now accepting applications for a new, fully online program that offers a pathway to secure the Standard Arizona Physical Education teaching credential for those who already hold a bachelor’s degree in another field. The program was approved in December by the Arizona Department of Education and is the only alternative pathway to a physical education certification available in the state. … Read more

Students play in N A U's pathway to Arizona Physical Education Teaching Certification.

36+ jobs you can get with a degree from NAU’s College of Health and Human Services

Andrew | March 7, 2024

Jobs in health and healthcare are in high demand, especially as the state of Arizona faces a healthcare worker shortage—one of the greatest shortages nationwide. As you consider your path in college and beyond, explore some of the rewarding and meaningful career opportunities the College of Health and Human Services can offer… Read more

Delivering extreme care, from the lab to the slopes

Andrew | February 23, 2024

Ian McLeod is often in the field using his medical expertise to treat, train, and rehabilitate some of the biggest names in professional sports—including world-champion skiers and snowboarders… Read more

Someone riding a snowmobile riding down a snowy hill.

Northern Arizona University joins project to bring free hearing healthcare to uninsured Arizonans | AZ Daily Sun

Andrew | February 20, 2024

Northern Arizona University’s Communication Sciences and Disorders Department has joined the Hearing Healthcare Assistance Project (HHAP), a statewide initiative to provide free hearing healthcare to Arizonans without insurance. NAU will now be offering free hearing aids, fitting, and testing, as well as follow-up care and its aural rehabilitation classes to qualifying individuals through the program. … Read more

Workshop held at the PBC | Increasing Awareness of Burnout Through an Interactive Workshop for Allied Health Profession Students

Andrew | February 3, 2024

Dr. Oaklee Rogers, the College of Health and Human Services Associate Dean, and Zac Baker, Academic Success Coordinator, hosted an inter-professional workshop for all first-year athletic training, occupational therapy, physician assistant, and physical therapy students. … Read more

Arizona Athletic Trainers Association Winter Symposium 2024

Andrew | February 1, 2024

Recently, NAU Flagstaff/PBC CO 2025, 2024, and alumni from CO 2023 took on the Arizona Athletic Trainers Association Winter Symposium 2024… Read more

Community health worker/representative visioning: Extended an impact in Arizona to improve health and well-being

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Collaborating with partners across NAU, the College of Health and Human Services and the Honors College organized a visioning session for a Community Health Worker certification program at NAU. … Read more

Community health worker/representative visioning event.

PT professor wins national teaching award

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Northern Arizona University professor John Heick was recently honored with the prestigious American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) national teaching award, the Dorothy E. Baethke-Eleanor J. Carlin Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching. We asked him to reflect on his career and what this award means… Read more

P T Professor wins national teaching award.

NAU physical therapy students march together in service

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A group of PT students marched together through volunteerism during their first year. They volunteered with Special Olympics, Boys and Girls Club, the American Parkinson’s Disease Association, and now, Community Assistance Teams of Flagstaff (CATs). … Read more