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Community partner highlight: the Crow Tribe

Posted by ld583 on March 8, 2023

 

A photo in Montana of cows grazing at sunset.

Building better opportunities for American Indian/Alaska Natives with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

More than 6 million individuals in the U.S. live with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), which is projected to increase to more than 15 million by 2060.
Approximately 35%… Read more

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NAU researchers receive SHERC funding to present their work at conferences

Posted by ld583 on September 6, 2022

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One of the keys to successful research is having an opportunity to present your work at conferences and other important meetings to disseminate your results.

The Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative’s Community-Campus Dissemination Support funded six Northern Arizona University researchers with up to… Read more

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Invaluable Partnership

Posted by ld583 on January 10, 2022

NACA officially partners with NAU’s CHER and College of Education in culturally centered research training program for health professionals

Northern Arizona University’s Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) recently received a $100,000, one-year supplemental grant to collaborate with Native Americans for Community Action, Inc. (NACA) as part of the Culturally-Centered Addictions Research Training, or… Read more

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Conference on May 19 examines the impact of COVID-19 on border health

Posted by ld583 on May 13, 2021

The impact of COVID-19 has challenged border communities who were already working to improve their region’s social determinants of health — conditions where people live, learn, work, and play that affect their health and quality of life.

On May 19, the one-day, online conference, “COVID-19 and Social Determinants of Health: Impact on the Border,” 8:30–11:30 a.m., will bring… Read more

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CHER receives almost $1.4M grant to develop culturally centered graduate certificate for health professionals focusing on substance use disorders in underserved communities

Posted by ld583 on April 21, 2021

Northern Arizona University’s Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) recently received an almost $1.4 million grant to create a graduate certificate training program for practicing clinicians and doctoral students in health professions.

The certificate, called Culturally-Centered Addictions Research Training or C-CART, will address substance use disorders, specifically in underserved American Indian, Hispanic, and rural populations.

The innovative graduate certification program, funded through the National Institute on Drug Abuse, fills a critical… Read more

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Baldwin, Kumar project featured on Newswise

Posted by ld583 on September 3, 2020

From left, Julie A. Baldwin, Amit Kumar

Newswise — Researchers have long found that general mortality estimates for whites and African Americans have consistently shown that Black death rates exceed white rates. However, there is limited information on historical trends in mortality rates between older black and white adults living in urban societies compared with rural communities.

A Read more

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