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Mark.Remiker​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-4295

Health equity among ethnic and rural caregivers of people with ADRD

What was this study about?

This was a one-year study that identified the unique needs and assets of caregivers to persons with Alzheimer’s and similar brain conditions living in Northern Arizona. We were also interested in the health of caregivers in our area, and the resources they use and still need to maintain their physical, emotional, and mental well-being. We want programs that provide support to caregivers to recognize the unique needs and assets of these populations in Northern Arizona. Results from this project can be used to inform culture-based programs for Hispanic/Latino, Native American, and rural caregivers.

Our study combined findings from focus groups and surveys of caregivers with interviews of policymakers and providers, and GIS mapping of caregiver resources in the region. We  produced a report on the healthcare and social support resources that are available to caregivers in Northern Arizona.

Read the full report, “A Mapped Resource Guide for Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Caregivers and Community Members Living in Northern Arizona.”

This study was conducted by Drs. Julie Baldwin, Dorothy Dunn, Yolanda Garcia, Michael McCarthy and Heather Williamson, with the assistance of Mark Remiker, project coordinator, Rachel Bacon, project coordinator, and Morgan Hustead, graduate student.

Study title: A Multilevel Examination of Health Equity Among Ethnic and Rural ADRD Caregivers Specific Aims
Funding: The study is funded by NIMHD/NIH 3U54MD012388-03S1
IRB project number: 1404845-1


About the investigators

Julie Baldwin, PhD

Principal Investigator, SHERC
Administrative Core Lead
Recruitment Core Lead
Principal Investigator, SHERC Administrative Supplements
Director, Center for Health Equity Research (CHER)
Regents’ Professor, Department of Health Science
Email: Julie.Baldwin@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-6566
Research interests: Community-based participatory research, HIV/AIDS & substance abuse prevention, chronic disease prevention, diverse & rural populations

Dorothy Dunn, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, AHN-BC, CDP

Co-Investigator
Associate Professor, School of Nursing (currently, Chair Community Nursing Department, University of Massachusetts Darthmouth)
Email: Dorothy.Dunn@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-6455
Research interests: Geriatric nursing, gerontology, Alzheimer’s disease, community health, community-based participatory research

Yolanda Garcia, PhD

Co-Investigator
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
Email: Y.Evie.Garcia@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-7106
Research interests: Health disparities, health psychology, neuropsychological assessment, multiculturally competent treatment, ethics

Michael McCarthy PhD, MSW

Co-Investigator
Associate Professor, Department of Social Work
Email: Michael.J.McCarthy@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-4237
Research interests: family caregivers, mixed methods, mental health, stroke

Heather Williamson, PhD

Co-Investigator, Community Engagement Core
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy
Email: Heather.Williamson@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-2031
Research interests:Health equity among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, family caregiver support, health & social services research

Mark Remiker, MA

Project Coordinator
Research Coordinator, Senior
Email: Mark.Remiker@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-4295
Research interests: Anthropology, social networks, social epidemiology, mixed methods, behavioral health integration, health information technology

Rachel Bacon, PhD

Project Coordinator
Research Associate, CHER/SHERC
Email: Rachel.Bacon@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-5794
Research interests: Health behaviors, immigration, racial-ethnic disparities, religious communities, GIS and spatial methods

Morgan Lee-Regalado Hustead

Research Assistant
Graduate Student, Department of Educational Psychology
Email: mr2448@nau.edu
Research interests:Psychological Assessment, neuropsychological assessment

The Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative is a grant-funded initiative of the Center for Health Equity Research at Northern Arizona University. SHERC is supported by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number 3U54MD012388-03S1.

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