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ABRC, NAU, and CHER

ABRC Programs

• The ABRC Research Grant Program
• The ABRC Science Education Program
• The ABRC Cord Blood Program
• THE ABRC Bio-specimen locator program

Executive Director, Victor Waddell, Ph.D. Program Director, Jennifer Botsford, MSPH

NAU/CHER/ABRC Workshops and Programs 2019

Check our website for dates and details as they become available: cher.nau.edu/events

November 9, 2018 Community Action Report – Improving Health Equity Through Collective Community Action NAU - Yuma, Regional Center for Boarder Health February 15, 2019 The New Common Rule NAU’s Human Research Protection Program April 19, 2019 Collective Impact Networking and Dialogue Workshop Center for Health Equity Research April 27, 2019 Partnerships for Training Future Healthcare Providers NAU – College of Health and Human Services May 17, 2019 Next Steps in Achieving Meaningful Results North Country Healthcare June 7, 2019 Interface of Criminal Justice and Public Health Coconino County Public Health Services District June 14, 2019 Strategic Approaches to Research Northern Arizona Healthcare Foundation

Center for Health Equity Research

Julie A. Baldwin, PhD, Director

Our strategy to end health disparities in Arizona:

• Diversify and strengthen the health workforce in

key areas

• Build strong partnerships and community

engagement around health

• Strengthen NAU’s infrastructure and ability to

engage in meaningful research in health equities

• Translate the results of research back to

communities, in a way that is meaningful to them, so that research provides direct benefits to

• ur citizens

Center for Health Equity Research

Research & Evaluation

Biomedical, Clinical & Behavioral Research Socio-Cultural & Behavioral Research Environmental Health Research

Public Engagement

Public Health Workforce Development & Training Community Advocacy & Policy

RCMI Grant: Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC)

Research Priorities

• Chronic Disease Prevention:

– Cancer, Diabetes, Obesity

• Behavioral Health:

– Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Suicide Prevention

• Environmental Health
• Infectious Disease Prevention:

– HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C

• Oral health
• Maternal & child health
• Disabilities

Arizona Research Initiatives

• Regional Health Needs and Resource

Assessment

• NIH Intervention for Native Americans:

Oral Health for Pregnant Women and Infants

• Patient Centered Outcomes Research:

Chronic Pain Management and Opioid Addiction

• Pilot Study to Address Health Disparities

in Jail Populations

• Evaluating the impact of Arizona’s Health

Start Program on maternal, neonatal and child health outcomes

• Navajo Native American Research Center

for Health (NARCH) Partnership: Summer Research Enhancement Program (SREP) Evaluation

Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative

Northern Arizona University

Overall Goal To increase basic biomedical, clinical, and behavioral research at NAU to address & promote health equity among diverse populations in the Southwestern United States.

Nicolette Teufel-Shone, PhD Associate Director, CHER Nicky.Teufel@nau.edu Suzie Martinez Program Manager, SHERC Suzie.Martinez@nau.edu Marcelle Coder Project Director, CHER Marcelle.Coder@nau.edu Julie A. Baldwin, PhD Director, CHER & SHERC Julie.Baldwin@nau.edu