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Northern Arizona University continues adding, expanding programs through health-focused initiative | Arizona Daily Sun

Andrew | February 18, 2025

Over a year after its initial announcement of an effort to grow its healthcare education offerings, Northern Arizona University (NAU) has added programs and is working on others… Read more

Autism Support, Community, and Education in the Navajo Nation Receives $225,720 Mercy C.A.R.E.S. Community Reinvestment Grant to Support Parents Taking Action Program

Andrew | December 23, 2024

Mercy C.A.R.E.S. has awarded Autism Support, Community, and Education in the Navajo Nation through the Diné Parents Taking Action Program (ASCEND)… Read more

Northern Arizona University College of Health and Human Services.

NAU expert fights fire with research | The NAU Review

Andrew | April 4, 2024

Dierdra Bycura, chair of the Department of Health Sciences and an associate professor in the Fitness Wellness degree program, researches recruitment and retention of Arizona firefighters… Read more

Alumni Career Q + A with Colton Lord, Nurse

Andrew | March 25, 2024

We interviewed Colton Lord, a Northern Arizona University graduate and Emergency Department Travel Nurse, on his career and experience at NAU… Read more

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

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

Andrew | February 1, 2024

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.

NAU researchers start study on encampment resolution strategies in Arizona | AZ Daily Sun

Andrew | January 16, 2024

NAU has received funding from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development for a study on encampment resolution strategies in numerous AZ counties. … Read more

An aerial view of NAU's Flagstaff Mountain Campus.

Everlasting love?

Andrew | October 18, 2023

By Amy Bonomi, associate dean of strategic initiatives and professor of public health in the College of Health and Human Services… Read more

A black and white photograph of a woman's back, with the words, "Love Shouldn't Hurt" written on her shoulder.

AZ Family spotlights NAU Nursing Simulation Lab

Andrew | September 2, 2023

Local television news outlet AZ Family featured our College of Nursing’s simulation lab in a piece titled “NAU takes steps to combat shortage of nurses in Arizona.” Mason Carroll, AZ Family reporter, visited the Nursing Simulation Lab at our Flagstaff Mountain campus to learn all about how our College of Nursing trains the next generation of nurses, with an emphasis on serving rural and underserved communities. Watch the full feature here… Read more

A news anchor interviews a N A U nursing teacher.

Dr. Amy Bonomi on her Journey in Health Professions

Andrew | August 9, 2023

NAU’s College of Health and Human Services recently welcomed Dr. Amy Bonomi as its Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives. Her path through health professions began as a child growing up in a household where both parents worked in the medical field. Her father is a noted oncologist specializing in lung cancer, and her mother dedicated her life to others as a nurse and through art. These two important figures would mark the beginning of her journey through the world of health. … Read more