Understanding the factors that drive cancer inequities for Native Americans in Arizona
Structural racism—discrimination and marginalization experienced by Native Americans as an ethnic group–is an upstream factor that underlies cancer risk.
Improving cancer screening rates among Native Americans, increasing education about tribe-specific cancer trends, and addressing disproportionately high exposure to carcinogenic environmental contaminants are just a few aims of the Center for Native American Cancer Health Equity (C-NACHE).
C-NACHE goals
- Collaborate with tribal communities to develop a community advisory board to address cancer prevalence trends.
- Create an Arizona Intertribal Cancer Prevention Forum.
- Build and maintain an Arizona Intertribal cancer website and newsletter to inform Native Nations leaders and other collaborators of determinants influencing cancer risks and to educate communities, organizations and Native Nations about ways to reduce cancer risk.
C-NACHE is funded by the American Cancer Society, award number CHERC-MSI-22-183-01-CHERC-MSI.
C-NACHE forum in September
The Center for Native American Cancer Health Equity (C-NACHE) is delighted to announce our annual '2023 Arizona Intertribal Cancer Health Equity Forum' taking place Tuesday, September 26th in Flagstaff, Arizona. To ensure we create a positive and meaningful forum experience for…
Focus areas of the forum include: Understanding Current Native American Cancer Data and Health Trends in Arizona Informing Cancer-related Health Policy and Advocacy Strategies for Native American Communities in Arizona Network-building and -strengthening opportunities for attendees
C-NACHE social media accounts
The Center for Native American Cancer Health Equity (C-NACHE) is excited to announce the creation of our Facebook and LinkedIn accounts! While we are able to post announcements here on our website, we look forward to interacting with our readers and viewers further through these social media accounts.