{"id":61018,"date":"2020-10-22T13:07:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T20:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=61018"},"modified":"2020-10-22T13:07:23","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T20:07:23","slug":"cher-covid-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/cher-covid-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"NAU\u2019s Center for Health Equity Research receives $1.2 million in funding for multidisciplinary projects related to COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

Researchers in Northern Arizona University\u2019s Center for Health Equity Research<\/a> (CHER) and the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative<\/a> (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.<\/p>\n

NAU Regents\u2019 Professor Julie Baldwin<\/strong>, director of CHER and the principal investigator for three of these projects, said the purpose of the grants is to address health inequities that have become even more evident due to COVID-19 for underserved communities throughout Arizona.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe feel so fortunate to have received this funding from NIH, and we are committed to working with communities that have been hit the hardest by this pandemic,\u201d Baldwin said. \u201cTackling this disease requires interdisciplinary, multi-sector and culturally centered efforts that recognize the multiple levels of impact and the need for community-driven solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through the four grants, CHER researchers are collaborating across eight NAU departments and are partnering with multiple communities in Arizona.<\/p>\n

Understanding resilience and mental well-being: Southwest Indigenous Nations and the impact of COVID-19<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The purpose of this one-year, $370,000 project is for NAU researchers to demonstrate the resilience of Indigenous communities and nations in Arizona and to identify Indigenous determinants of health used during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

“Indigenous nations have suffered disproportionate health, economic, mental wellbeing and cultural impacts from COVID-19,\u201d said Karen Jarratt-Snider<\/strong>, chair and associate professor in NAU\u2019s Department of Applied Indigenous Studies<\/a>. \u201cThis research, in partnership with Indigenous nations, will examine the factors that contribute to the resilience of Native peoples under the exceptionally difficult conditions resulting from this pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to Jarratt-Snider, NAU co-investigators on the project are:<\/p>\n