Congratulations to Carmenlita Chief, senior program coordinator for Northern Arizona University Center for Community Health and Engaged Research (CHER) and the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC), who was recently appointed as vice president of the Native Americans for Community Action, Inc. (NACA) executive board of directors. The appointment is for a one-year term effective January 15.
Chief has… Read more
Northern Arizona University’s Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) awarded Pilot Project Program research grants totaling $180,000 to four NAU junior faculty investigators conducting health equity research in the areas of biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences.
This year’s award recipients are Naomi Lee, an assistant professor in… Read more
Congratulations to Naomi Lee for being awarded the 2020 Emerging Scholars Award by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.
An assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Northern Arizona University and a principal investigator for a SHERC Pilot Project, she was one of 15 scholars chosen from around the country and was nominated by Dr. Gabe Montaño, a professor and department chair… Read more
Congratulations to Amit Kumar for recent coverage on KJZZ radio station in Phoenix on his medicare claims data study. Kumar, an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, recently published “Social and Health-Related Factors Associated with Enrollment in Medicare Advantage Plans in Older Adults” in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Co-investigators are Maricruz Rivera-Hernandez, Amol M.… Read more
The Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) is hosting a Research Poster Presentation and Reception on December 4, 2019, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the 1899 Ballroom at the 1899 Bar and Grill. To register, visit the Research Poster Presentation and Reception events page.
The event will highlight 16 SHERC researchers who will present posters showcasing their important work… Read more
Family caregivers provide the bulk of care to individuals with Alzheimer’s and similar conditions. These intense responsibilities cause many caregivers to experience high rates of chronic stress, anxiety, depression, and physical health conditions. The symptoms intensify for caregivers of diverse and rural backgrounds who have fewer means to access health and support resources, according to past research.
A multi-disciplinary research team with the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative received… Read more
What is health equity, anyway? Researchers from Northern Arizona University’s Center for Community Health and Engaged Research (CHER) are helping listeners to find out through a new podcast series “Fairness First.”
The podcast is part of the Community Engagement Core (CEC) of the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC), which is a grant initiative under CHER. One of the objectives… Read more
August 14, 2019
The American population is aging, and conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease are on the rise. With those factors in place, the medical community has growing concerns about wound treatment. According to the American Professional Wound Care Association, about 15 percent of Medicare recipients suffer chronic, non-healing wounds with an annual cost of about $30 billion. Andy Koppisch, Robert Keller and Nate Nieto.
July 16, 2019
Insulin, a medication used to treat diabetes, is temperature-sensitive and has a short shelf life. It can be stored unopened for up to a year, but once opened, it must be used within weeks or even days. Because insulin is composed of proteins suspended in a water-based solution that facilitates its delivery and preservation, if it isn’t refrigerated or used shortly after opening, those proteins can break down and become… Read more
Dr. Julie Baldwin is the Director of the Center for Community Health and Engaged Research and a Professor of Health Sciences at Northern Arizona University. Dr. Baldwin earned her doctorate in Behavioral Sciences and Health Education in 1991 from the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. From 1994-2004, she served as a tenured faculty member at Northern Arizona University, with a joint appointment in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman Arizona College of Public Health.… Read more