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Learn more about CHER and SHERC’s response to COVID-19 in our latest newsletter:

Research Infrastructure Core (RIC) of the Southwest Heath Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) recently restructured and created a technical assistance group focused in four areas:

• assisting researchers with project design and statistical assistance
• creating a training program inside Northern Arizona University
• offering external training for investigators and multidisciplinary groups
• developing an assistance with collaboration between institutions

Research assistance

RIC core faculty and staff have a broad range… Read more

Brooke de Heer and her community partner, Kate Wyatt received $5,000 from the SHERC Community-Campus Partnership Support (CCPS) for their work with Flagstaff Initiative Against Trafficking (FIAT).

De Heer is an NAU assistant professor in criminology and criminal justice, and Wyatt, who founded FIAT three years ago, has worked with the Northland Family Help Center in Flagstaff for seven years.

By collaborating with… Read more

 

CHER works to address health equity during COVID-19 pandemic

When COVID-19 reached Arizona in early March, CHER and SHERC faculty and staff reached out into their community partners to see how they could assist.

Enlisting the help of faculty and administrative staff, the team worked nights and weekends to submit a half dozen proposals, totaling more than $6.6 million, now under review, for the southwest Indigenous nations, people facing substance abuse issues and underserved populations.

Regents’ Professor Julie Baldwin, director of CHER,… Read more

Though the COVID-19 quarantine has made it challenging for people to attend conferences and connect with colleagues, more than 100 individuals continued their professional and personal development through a four-part, online Infectious Disease Epidemiology Bootcamp that met each Tuesday in July.

Health care providers, faculty, students,… Read more

Only 1 percent of substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S. allow parents in treatment to keep custody of their children, despite research that proves successful recovery hinges on holding families together.

To address the issue in Flagstaff, Marca McCallie, a licensed therapist and a Northern Arizona University doctoral student in psychology, co-founded Sage Home residential treatment center in 2017 to assist people in recovery keep their families intact.

In 2018, McCallie… Read more

Would you like to learn more about infectious disease epidemiology and key skills for disease investigation? Register today for the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Bootcamps in July.

Dates:
Tuesday, July 7, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Infectious Disease: Epidemiology Basics

Tuesday, July 14, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Infectious Disease: Screening and Testing

Tuesday, July 21, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Infectious Disease: Measures of Disease Frequency

Tuesday, July 28, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Infectious Disease: Getting the Most Out of Your Data

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Sixteen million family members in the U.S. are caregivers for the more than 6 million people living with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD). For many caregivers in rural areas such as northern Arizona, health disparities prevent them from accessing the healthcare and support services they need. COVID-19-related isolation is adding to their burden, potentially contributing to their stress,… Read more

Only one percent of substance abuse treatment facilities in the US allow parents in treatment to keep custody of their children, despite research that proves successful recovery hinges on holding families together.

To address the issue… Read more

For people with diabetes and other diseases, timely wound healing is important for health.

But for geographic areas with medium to higher levels of naturally occurring arsenic in their groundwater, the contamination may result in slower wound healing for residents––a condition that can lead to infection and suffering.

Two… Read more