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RIC creates new technical assistance group

Posted by ld583 on August 7, 2020

Research Infrastructure Core (RIC) of the Southwest Heath Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC) recently restructured and created a technical assistance group focused in four areas:

  • assisting researchers with project design and statistical assistance
  • creating a training program inside Northern Arizona University
  • offering external training for investigators and multidisciplinary groups
  • developing an assistance with collaboration between institutions

Research assistance

RIC core faculty and staff have a broad range… Read more

De Heer receives CCPS funding

Posted by ld583 on August 6, 2020

Brooke de Heer and her community partner, Kate Wyatt received $5,000 from the SHERC Community-Campus Partnership Support (CCPS) for their work with Flagstaff Initiative Against Trafficking (FIAT).

De Heer is an NAU assistant professor in criminology and criminal justice, and Wyatt, who founded FIAT three years ago, has worked with the Northland Family Help Center in Flagstaff for seven years.

By collaborating with… Read more

Health Equity during COVID-19

Posted by ld583 on August 5, 2020

CHER works to address health equity during COVID-19 pandemic

When COVID-19 reached Arizona in early March, CHER and SHERC faculty and staff reached out into their community partners to see how they could assist.

Enlisting the help of faculty and administrative staff, the team worked nights and weekends to submit a half dozen proposals, totaling more than $6.6 million, now under review, for the southwest Indigenous nations, people facing substance abuse… Read more

NAU epidemiologists make infectious disease bootcamp sessions available online

Posted by ld583 on July 27, 2020

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,… Read more

NAU faculty partners with local substance abuse treatment facility to assist families

Posted by ld583 on July 16, 2020

NAU News Feature
July 16, 2020

Only 1 percent of substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S. allow parents in treatment to keep custody of their children, despite research that proves successful recovery hinges on holding families together.

To address the issue in Flagstaff, Marca McCallie, a licensed therapist and a Northern Arizona University doctoral student in psychology, co-founded Sage Home residential treatment center in 2017 to assist people in recovery keep their families intact.

In 2018, McCallie… Read more

Attend our Infectious Disease Epidemiology Bootcamps

Posted by ld583 on July 2, 2020

Would you like to learn more about infectious disease epidemiology and key skills for disease investigation? Register today for the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Bootcamps in July.

Dates:
Tuesday, July 7, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Infectious Disease: Epidemiology Basics

Tuesday, July 14, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Infectious Disease: Screening and Testing

Tuesday, July 21, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Infectious Disease: Measures of Disease Frequency

Tuesday, July 28, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Infectious Disease: Getting the Most Out of Your Data

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