Learn more about SHERC’s faculty mentoring in our January 2021 newsletter:
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SHERC’s IDC successfully mentors more than 20 young investigators at NAU in 4 years
When new faculty members begin their careers, their first forays in the field can be difficult to navigate, especially when they begin to develop their first grant or to search for initial extramural support.
To mentor young Northern Arizona University investigators, the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC), a grant-funded initiative of the Read more
NAU researchers study changing substance use treatment regulations during COVID-19
Opioid addiction and other substance use disorders have surged to become a major national health priority in recent years.
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), where physicians use carefully regulated medications to help patients overcome their addictions, is one of the most popular and effective treatment approaches, but is often hampered by the need for patients to… Read more
SHERC researchers survey 200 Arizona leaders on health equity issues in their communities
Despite concerted national efforts to create healthier, more equitable communities, health disparities and health inequities still “loom large” in the United States, particularly for people of color and rural communities.
According to the recently released 2020 Regional Health Equity Survey Report (RHES), a way to address health equity issues may lie in cross-sectoral collaboration between Arizona’s top community leaders — those whose individual work, when brought… Read more
Fairness First podcast explores institutional injustice and how organizations discuss and act upon health inequity
How comfortable do you think senior management at your organization feels in talking about discrimination, race and racism?
This is one of the questions included in the Regional Health Equity Survey (RHES) that sparked a discussion on the most recent episode of Fairness First, the podcast produced by NAU’s… Read more
Mihaljevic awarded Pilot Project Program research grant for West Nile virus work
Northern Arizona University’s Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) recently awarded Joseph Mihaljevic a research grant through its Pilot Project Program.
Mihaljevic, an assistant professor in NAU’s School of Informatics, Computing and Cyber Systems (SICCS), will work with Crystal Hepp, assistant… Read more
Fairness First episode 3 explores institutional injustice
How comfortable do you think that senior management at your organization feels talking about discrimination, race and racism?
This is one of the questions included in the Regional Health Equity Survey (RHES) that addressed the social, environmental and economic conditions that impact the health and well-being of communities in Northern Arizona––the topic for
November 2020 newsletter
Read the latest on CHER/SHERC projects in our November 2020 newsletter.
Join in events for Native American Heritage Month 2020
November is Native American Heritage month, which honors Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian people. For NAU events celebrating Native American Heritage Month, please visit NAU News Happenings.
For other events, please view the following flyers from Northern Arizona University’s Office of Native American and… Read more
SHERC researchers win APHA Rural and Environmental Research Award
Researchers from Northern Arizona University’s Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) team recently won the 2020 Rural and Environmental Research Award for the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Aging & Public Health Section for their work with family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
SHERC is a grant-funded initiative of the Center for… Read more