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NAU investigators study childhood caries in Hawaii

Posted by ag2827 on June 19, 2020

Julie Baldwin Portrait

For the past three years, Viacheslav “Slava” Fofanov and other Northern Arizona University researchers have been studying tooth decay in 350 preschoolers in northern Arizona to see if they are affected by the acidic bacteria in their oral “microbiome.” They will soon begin working both in southern Arizona in… Read more

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De Heer addresses childhood obesity

Posted by ag2827 on June 18, 2020

Dirk de Heer portraitIn summer, elementary and middle school students seem to have unlimited time for outdoor exercise and exploration––long, sunny days free from classes or cold weather to keep them indoors.
But through three years of research, Hendrik “Dirk” de Heer found that weight gain among the highest risk students is highest in the summer… Read more

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CHER/SHERC Spring 2020 newsletter

Posted by ld583 on May 12, 2020

Check out our spring 2020 CHER/SHERC newsletter!

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KNAU Interviews Julie Baldwin about a Report on Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities

Posted by jmf469 on March 20, 2018

CHER Director, Julie Baldwin, is a member of the Committee on Accelerating Progress to Reduce Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities. The committee authored the Consensus Study Report Getting to Zero Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities: A Comprehensive Approach to a Persistent Problem, which was the topic of KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny’s interview with Julie Baldwin. The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report calls for stricter blood alcohol concentration laws in an effort to reduce impaired driving injuries and fatalities.

 

KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny’s interview with… Read more

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Ricky Camplain accepted as an Indigenous Substance Abuse, Medicines, and Health Research Training Fellow

Posted by jmf469 on February 15, 2018

Ricky Camplain, a Postdoctoral Scholar at CHER, has been accepted as a Fellow in the Indigenous Substance Abuse, Medicines, and Health Research Training program. The program is affiliated with the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute, under the National Center of Excellence. It is a mentorship program that allows scholars of indigenous backgrounds to research in the areas of substance abuse, medicines and addictions within their indigenous communities.

 

 

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New Interdisciplinary Health PhD Program

Posted by jmf469 on January 29, 2018

Julie Baldwin (CHER Director) and Heather Williamson (CHER faculty and Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy), are now serving on the committee of NAU’s new Interdisciplinary Health (IH) PhD Program. Faculty team members of CHER also look forward to opportunities to participate in this exciting new program. The program is a cross-disciplinary collaborative effort between the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) and the College of Health and Human Services (HHS).  This program is designed to educate and train the… Read more

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