The SHERC Pilot Project Program funded six new pilot projects during the sixth and seventh annual cycles of the grant.<\/em><\/p>\n Jared Duval, PhD, Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Eric S. Cerino, PhD, Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Tara Bautista, PhD, Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Estimates from Arizona indicate that over 10,000 individuals experience homelessness on any given night, with the COVID-19 pandemic and high housing prices exacerbating housing insecurity. People experiencing homelessness have a multitude of physical and mental health inequities compared to stably housed individuals, including increased susceptibility to infectious disease and higher rates of chronic disease, serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and overall mortality. Homelessness is an urgent health and human rights issue across the state, with most research and resources focused on urban areas.<\/p>\n Study Aims<\/b><\/p>\n This study uses a mixed methods approach to investigate how shelter type (unsheltered\/ nomadic, congregate shelter, and non-congregate shelter) impacts healthcare access, healthcare use, and health outcomes for adults experiencing homelessness in Northern Arizona— with a focus on tribal, rural, and border communities. We collect primary data via questionnaire with people who are currently experiencing homelessness, complete interview and\/or focus groups with community stakeholders and people with lived homelessness experience and use statewide secondary data sources to better understand the relationship between emergency shelter type and Medicaid enrollment and use. This research has practical implications for local shelters and policymakers responsible for funding and establishing housing policy.<\/p>\n Investigators <\/b><\/p>\n Colleen Hackett, PhD, Principal Investigator<\/p>\n Sara Shuman, PhD, Co-Investigator<\/p>\n Ricky Camplain, PhD, Co-Investigator<\/p>\n Amanda Pollitt, PhD, Co-Investigator<\/p>\n Julie Roddy, PhD, Co-Investigator<\/p>\n Robert Wickham, PhD, Co-Investigator<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Back to Pilot Project Program<\/a>
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Addressing Speech Health Outcomes in the Southwest US Using a Telehealth Speech Therapy Game Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
Addressing Speech Health Outcomes in the Southwest US Using a Telehealth Speech Therapy Game<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n
The Roles of Daily Stressor Control and Contextual Contributors of Health in Cognitive Aging: Examining Modifiable Contributors to Cognitive Health Differences in Daily Life Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
The Roles of Daily Stressor Control and Contextual Contributors of Health in Cognitive Aging: Examining Modifiable Contributors to Cognitive Health Differences in Daily Life<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n
Mindfulness-based Intervention for Mothers Who Drink Alcohol to Cope Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
Mindfulness-based Intervention for Mothers Who Drink Alcohol to Cope<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n
The Impact of Shelter Type on the Health of Adults Experiencing Homelessness in Northern AZ Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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