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
Learn more about the CHER and Coconino county attorney partnership through a NARBHA grant:
Researchers in Northern Arizona University’s Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) and the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) recently received four grants totaling more than $1 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for projects related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
NAU Regents’ Professor Julie Baldwin, director of CHER and the principal investigator for three of these projects explained that… Read more
NAU News Feature
July 29, 2020
Though the COVID-19 quarantine has made it challenging for people to attend conferences and connect with colleagues, more than 100 individuals continued their professional and personal development through a four-part, online Infectious Disease Epidemiology Bootcamp that met each Tuesday in July.
Health care providers, faculty, students, epidemiologists,… Read more
Dr. Ricky Camplain was recently featured on Radio Bilingüe, the National Latino Public radio Network in California, in a story on poor conditions and overcrowding leading to COVID-19 outbreak in Avenal State Prison written by Maria Esquinca.
Camplain, an assistant professor at NAU’s Center for Health Equity Research and the Department of Health Sciences, is also an… Read more
Two researchers from the NAU’s Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) recently completed an independent study of the Yavapai County Detention Center Reach Out program to evaluate characteristics of inmates after the first year of a three-year program.
Dr. George… Read more