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CHER/SHERC January 2021 newsletter

Posted by ld583 on January 13, 2021

Learn more about SHERC’s faculty mentoring in our January 2021 newsletter:

January 2021 newsletter

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NAU researchers study changing substance use treatment regulations during COVID-19

Posted by ld583 on January 12, 2021

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 visit… Read more

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SHERC successfully mentors more than 20 young investigators at NAU in 4 years

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2019 SHERC poster presentation event at NAU 1899

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

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SHERC researchers survey 200 Arizona leaders on health equity issues in their communities

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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 together,… Read more

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Fairness First podcast explores institutional injustice and how organizations discuss and act upon health inequity

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Dulce Jiménez, left, and Alexandra Samarron, Fairness First episode 3 co-hosts

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

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NAU researchers develop K-12 school COVID-19 transmission tracking protocol

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NAU researchers develop K-12 school COVID-19 transmission tracking protocol
When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, K-12 schools were among the first operations to close in order to prevent community spread in the US.

As schools slowly begin to reopen for in-person classes throughout the country, there is still sparse information about COVID-19 mitigation strategy adherence, including physical distancing, mask wearing, and… Read more

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