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IREACH Statement on the Fight for Racial Equity Following the Chauvin Trial Verdict
Please read IREACH’s statement on the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, as drafted by our Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee: Yesterday marked an […]
La Dra. Anna Zamora-Kapoor de IREACH será la oradora principal en una discusión virtual sobre el impacto de la vacuna COVID-19
Dra. Anna Zamora-Kapoor, Profesora Asistente en los Departamentos de Sociología y Educación Médica de WSU, será la oradora principal ESTA NOCHE el Jueves 18 de Marzo a las 7 pm […]
IREACH’s Dr. Anna Zamora-Kapoor featured speaker in virtual discussion of COVID-19 vaccine impact
Dr. Anna Zamora-Kapoor, Assistant Professor in WSU’s Departments of Sociology & Medical Education, will be the featured speaker TONIGHT Thursday, March 18th at 7 pm in a virtual discussion of […]
A Conversation with Dr. Gary Ferguson, IREACH Faculty and Director of Outreach and Engagement
Formally trained as a Naturopathic Physician, Dr. Ferguson is passionate about promoting healthy communities using a population health approach. His past positions include providing clinical services to his home region […]
IREACH neuroepidemiologist, Dr. Astrid Suchy-Dicey is awarded pilot funding to study biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in American Indians
Dr. Astrid Suchy-Dicey, Assistant Professor at WSU’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, has received pilot funding from the University of Washington Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center to further her long-term […]
Incentives can reduce alcohol use among American Indian and Alaska Native people
FROM WSU INSIDER, by Judith Van Dongen, WSU Health Sciences Spokane Office of Research A low-cost, easy-to-administer intervention that uses small prizes and other incentives to reward alcohol abstinence can […]
Center for American Indian Health resource tool to protect Native youth from suicide
IREACH and other university centers focused on Native health such as the Center for American Indian Health at Johns Hopkins’ Bloomberg School of Public Health are partnering with communities to reduce […]
IREACH scientist Ka’imi Sinclair honored with WSU Faculty Excellence Award
Dr. Ka’imi Sinclair, Associate Professor in the Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH) and WSU’s College of Nursing, has been announced as the 2020-21 recipient of […]
IREACH scholar Dr. Cheryl Ellenwood co-authors Washington Post article about Deb Haaland, Native American nominee for Secretary of the Interior
Dr. Ellenwood, who works jointly with IREACH and WSU’s Center for Native American Research and Collaboration (CNRC), served as the lead author of “A Native American may be taking control of […]
Dr. Gary Ferguson of IREACH featured on radio segment about indigenous approaches to meeting the challenges of COVID
Dr. Gary Ferguson, IREACH Director of Outreach & Engagement, was interviewed by Alaska radio station KTOO for “Alaska Native traditions: lighting the way through the darkness of COVID.” The segment […]
IREACH scientist Dr. Ka’imi Sinclair receives grant to track COVID-19 in high-risk Marshallese community
IREACH and Washington State University want to find ways to better identify and reduce COVID-19 infection in vulnerable minority and rural groups. Marshallese Pacific Islanders living in the United States […]
Dr. Fauci and Dr. Wilson of the NIH Tribal Health Research Office discuss COVID-19
Dr. Anthony Fauci and NIH Tribal Health Research Office Director Dr. David Wilson discuss the importance of COVID-19 research, clinical trials & vaccines within the American Indian & Alaska Native communities. Watch here.
Pandemic deaths cause cultural crisis for American Indians
New York Times, January 12, 2021: Tribal elders are dying from the pandemic, causing a cultural crisis for American Indians. Read the article here.
Conversations That Matter: The COVID-19 Listening Sessions Series
Based on the high level of engagement and enthusiasm for the two listening sessions that IREACH held December in partnership with the COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Project, we will be holding […]
IREACH Director Dr. Dedra Buchwald heads multi-center project to stem the spread of COVID-19 among urban American Indians and Alaska Natives
Due to the prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, obesity, multi-generational households and poor living conditions, American Indian and Alaska Native people living in urban settings may be dangerously vulnerable to COVID-19. […]
IREACH scientist Dr. Anna Zamora-Kapoor featured on podcast about effects of COVID-19 on women
Dr. Anna Zamora-Kapoor shares her expertise on women and health in a podcast about women’s invisible labor, as part of the WSU podcast series, Cougarosities. Joined by WSU sociologist Dr. […]
IREACH post-doctoral fellow Dr. Cassandra Nikolaus awarded KL2 career development grant
Dr. Cassandra Nikolaus has been awarded a KL2 Scholar in the Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Program at the University of Washington’s Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS). Dr. Nikolaus’s […]
Native American scholar Dr. Cheryl Ellenwood to expand the Tribal Nation Building Leadership programs at Washington State University
Dr. Ellenwood will join WSU’s Center for Native American Research and Collaboration (CNRC) and the Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH) tasked with the mission of […]
WSU’s Lonnie Nelson evaluating COVID vaccines for impact on indigenous populations
From WSU INSIDER Lonnie Nelson’s work improving the health and well-being of indigenous peoples has earned him grant funding, awards and citations as an academic researcher at Washington State University […]
Centenarian study suggests environment may be key to longevity
When it comes to living to the ripe old age of 100, good genes help but don’t tell the full story. Where you live has a significant impact on the […]