We write today to express our solidarity and shared grief for the loss of eight people killed in a deadly shooting at three Atlanta-area massage parlors on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Six of the people killed were of Asian descent and women.
The violent event has deepened the fear of the historical racial and gender violence against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in the U.S. We recognize that the loss of life creates a chain of shared… Read more
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:
RIC core faculty and staff have a broad range… 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
More than 6 million people in the US live with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD), and more than 16 million family members provide the bulk of their care. In rural areas, where caregivers already have difficulty accessing health and support services because of health disparities, COVID-19-related isolation is exacerbating the intense responsibilities of these unpaid caregivers and potentially contributing to their stress, anxiety, depression and physical health.
To address… Read more
Nationally, rates of early childhood caries, or tooth decay, among Hispanic, American Indian, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander children are almost double those of white children, making it the most prevalent chronic disease among these populations—occurring five times as frequently as asthma.
Researchers at… Read more
Are you an NAU researcher who has a community partner or would like to expand on a relationship with a potential community partner to improve health equity? SHERC’s Community Engagement Core, through its Community-Campus Partnership Support (CCPS), is offering up to $5,000 to assist community-campus partnership projects. Applications are due by May 15, 2020, at… Read more
To assist partnerships between NAU researchers and community organizations with funding, the Southwest Health Equity Collaborative’s (SHERC) Community Engagement Core has opened the fifth round of their Community-Campus Partnership (CCPS) applications for up to $5,000 per year. NAU investigators and postdoctoral researchers may apply between March 13 and May 15 at 5 p.m.
For more information, please visit… Read more