News

04/21/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

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 […]


03/18/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

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 […]


03/18/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

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 […]


03/16/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

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 […]


03/12/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

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 […]


03/12/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

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 […]


03/12/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

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 […]


03/01/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

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 […]


01/28/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

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 […]


01/28/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

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 […]


01/27/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

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 […]


01/26/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

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.


01/26/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

New York Times, January 12, 2021: Tribal elders are dying from the pandemic, causing a cultural crisis for American Indians. Read the article here.


01/26/2021
by Susan McLaughlin

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 […]


12/11/2020
by Susan McLaughlin

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. […]


12/11/2020
by Susan McLaughlin

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. […]


12/11/2020
by Susan McLaughlin

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 […]


11/30/2020
by Deb Strohmaier

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 […]


10/29/2020
by Deb Strohmaier

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 […]


10/13/2020
by Deb Strohmaier

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 […]


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