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C-CART orientation snapshot

Posted by ld583 on September 15, 2021

C-CART  successfully combines online, in-person orientation

On August 17, students who were recently accepted into the Culturally-Centered Addictions Research Training or C-CART,  met with their instructors for the first time. It was a hybrid experience with several of the students and instructors attending virtually.

The innovative graduate certification program, funded… Read more

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Spotlight: Amanda Pollitt

Posted by ld583 on July 20, 2021

With an extensive background in LGBTQ health equity, Amanda Pollitt adds a new and important specialization focus to the Center for Health Equity Research’s burgeoning offerings.

Though she only arrived at CHER a year ago, she quickly assimilated and is already working with the data team on collecting and analyzing data for the Community-Engagement… Read more

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Funding faculty equipment purchases is a little-known but important SHERC mission

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Rebecca Bartlett performs flexible nasendoscopy on SimMan 3G to visualize the larynx on the screen.

For many Northern Arizona University researchers, the one thing that prevents them from completing groundbreaking research is the cost of equipment or programs needed to capture their data.

For the past five years, NAU’s Southwest Health Equity… Read more

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Community health workers improve birthweight of newborns through the Arizona Health Start Program, researchers find

Posted by ld583 on June 22, 2021

Through a comprehensive study of the last 10 years, researchers from Northern Arizona University and University of Arizona found that pregnant women and mothers enrolled in Arizona’s Health Start Program, which employs community health workers (CHWs) to conduct home visits, have lower rates of low birthweight and preterm newborns than women who did… 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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NAU researchers expand COVID-19 education and outreach through key collaborations

Posted by ld583 on April 20, 2021

According to Samantha Sabo, getting the COVID-19 vaccine to people who need it most requires a team approach with key experts in rural… Read more

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