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Is rapid online ethnography effective in studying telehealth during the pandemic for people who use drugs? Researchers say yes and no

Posted by ld583 on January 12, 2023

When the COVID-19 pandemic began in January 2020, many health providers of people who use drugs shifted patient visits online as the U.S. adjusted its medical policies to accommodate a virtual environment.

From August 2020 to September 2021, researchers from Northern Arizona University studied how COVID-19 telehealth policies impacted people who use drugs. They published their results in Frontiers in Sociology in an article titled “Possibilities and… 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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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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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… Read more

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NAU researchers receive SHERC grants for community work

Posted by ld583 on October 6, 2020

NAU News Feature
Oct. 9, 2020

Clockwise, from top left, Emery Eaves, Catrin Edgeley, Olivia Lindly and Regina Eddie

Northern Arizona University’s Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) awarded Pilot Project Program research grants through its Pilot Project Program… Read more

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Demographic Trends in Vigorous Physical Activity in College Students

Posted by jmf469 on May 4, 2017

CHER Assistant Research Professor, Dr. Emery Eaves, is first author on an upcoming article co-authored with Dr. Tim Behrens and colleagues. The article presents analysis of a large-scale survey of college students that shows relationships between meeting vigorous physical activity recommendations and key demographic, lifestyle, and personal characteristics.

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