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Restoring biocrusts to fight Valley fever

Posted by ld583 on January 11, 2023

From left, Bridget Barker, Marieke Ramsey, Anita Antoninka (Photo by Brandon Quester | AZCIR)

Antoninka, Barker and Rowe use PPP funding to prevent disease by healing soil

When it comes to reducing the cases of Valley fever, one of the solutions may lie in the biocrust. Or, more precisely, the wind not blowing the… Read more

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NAU research collaborative receives $21M grant to continue pioneering work into health equity in the Southwest

Posted by ld583 on October 17, 2022

(Feature from the NAU Review by Heidi Toth)

A groundbreaking research collaborative at Northern Arizona University received another $21 million grant to continue its work to promote health equity and study health disparities among diverse populations of the American Southwest.

The Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) received a $21 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to… Read more

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Collaboration and clear communication can improve health equity, researchers find

Posted by ld583 on July 12, 2022

Health Disparities

The differences in health status and disease burden (e.g., lower quality of life, financial costs, and death) exist among specific populations based on social or demographic factors such as race and income.

Social Determinants of Health

The conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age (e.g., air quality, schools, parks, jobs, housing conditions, etc.).

Health Equity

Health equity is when every person has a fair and equal opportunity to be as healthy as possible and no one is… Read more

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Making a difference for good

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Two photos in one. One left is Archana Varadaraj who is adding fluid into a test tube. She has short dark hair and is wearing a white lab coat and white gloves. In the right photo is Narendiran Rajasekaran. He is looking up at a clear test tube with blue liquid. His is facing the camera and is smiling. He is wearing a white lab coat and has short dark… <a href=Read more

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Shaping the future of child oral health

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Misty Pacheco poses for a portrait. She has long, dark hair that is curled and is wearing a black v-neck shirt. She is smiling.
Misty Pacheco, PhD

Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative study hopes to diminish early childhood caries among Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander families

Getting children to brush their teeth daily—let alone properly flossing and avoiding sugary snacks—is difficult for all caregivers.

To assist families in developing… Read more

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Moving research news beyond academia

Posted by ld583 on July 8, 2022

Lisa Hardy smiles as she stands in front of a red building. She is wearing a black blouse and has auburn hair and blue eyes.
Lisa J. Hardy, Ph.D., has one of the Research Infrastructure Core pre-recorded workshops now available.

Hardy’s workshop shows researchers how to get their work published in mainstream media

Have you ever read a news story that you knew, as a researcher, contained inaccurate information?… Read more

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