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Partnerships for Native Health Washington State University

Our pursuit of understanding transcends place

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Our quest for knowledge goes beyond borders to find the seekers who, with us, can make a positive difference in the lives of others. Washington State University and the University of Colorado Denver collaborate on the Center of Excellence in American Indian and Alaska Native Health Disparities. Read about its vital work in this latest newsletter from the Community Action Board.

Call for Applications for the Pilot Project Program

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We are pleased to share our Call for Applications for the Native Center for Alcohol Research and Education (NCARE) Pilot Project Program. Letters of Intent will be due May 29th, 2020.

This Call for Applications is aimed at promoting innovative research projects that focus on reducing the burden of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) in American Indian and Alaska Native communities (AI/AN) and that will subsequently lead to future external funding.

While preference will be given to junior investigators, mid-career and senior researchers who have not conducted alcohol intervention research in Native communities are eligible to apply.

Please refer to the Call for Applications page for eligibility criteria, full application details, and application forms.

Hypertension: History, Impact, and Interventions (webinar)

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February 25th from 12:30-1:30pm PT. The event is free, but registration is required. 

How and why do we measure blood pressure (BP)? Does it matter? How do we decide if BP is too high (a condition known as hypertension) and whether that is a result of aging, bad luck, or a disease? If it’s a disease, when and how should we treat it? How does hypertension interact with other diseases, and does race or ethnicity increase (or decrease) the risks of high BP?

This presentation will provide a brief history of our developing understanding of hypertension’s central role in cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and stroke. In particular, it will include a selective review of the research results which have driven diagnostic and treatment guidelines and public health policies over the past century.

The presenter, Dr. Umans, is Director of the Biomarker, Biochemistry and Biorepository Core and of the Field Studies Division at MedStar Health Research Institute Over the past 14 years, his primary research focus has been on the staggering disparities in cardiovascular disease and related disorders that affect American Indian and Alaska Native populations nationwide.

This free webinar is part of the Native-CHART Webinar Series. Native-CHART (Native-Controlling Hypertension And Risk Through Technology) aims to improve control of blood pressure and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease in American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders with diagnosed hypertension. The research center is housed within the Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH) at WSU.

Native Center For Alcohol Research And Education Call For Applications

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The primary intent of the Native Center for Alcohol Research and Education (NCARE) Pilot Project Grant Program is to fund and foster innovative research projects that focus on reducing the burden of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. The secondary intent of the Pilot Project Grant Program is to support and provide mentorship to junior investigators during the development of their novel approaches to improving the lives of AI/AN people.

This call for grant applications is to promote research projects that focus on reducing the burden of alcohol use disorders in AI/AN communities that will subsequently lead to future external funding. Preference will be given to junior investigators, although mid-career and senior researchers who have not conducted alcohol intervention research in Native communities are also eligible to apply. Please refer to the NCARE website for an overview video, full application details, and application forms.

Initial application materials must be submitted for first review by September 30, 2019, at 4:30PM PST.

If you are interested in learning more about the NCARE Pilot Project Grant Program or the application process, we invite you to join Dr. Michael McDonell on our next webinar, Wednesday September 4, 2019 10:30-11:30AM PST. Dr. McDonell will review applicant eligibility as well as requirements for the letter of intent and the grant application, and will answer webinar attendees’ questions. Please Register Here

Prevention Of Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy (AEP) In American Indian Communities: A Pre-Conception Approach Webinar Available

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In this webinar Drs. Michelle Sarche and Jessica Hanson explained the importance of a preconceptual approach to alcohol-exposed pregnancy prevention, detailing efforts to prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancy in American Indian communities in particular. They discussed how these efforts have informed the design and implementation of a new randomized controlled trial of Native-Changing High-risk Alcohol Use and Increasing Contraception Effectiveness Study (Native CHOICES) (an adaptation of CHOICES) with one Northern Plains American Indian community.

The webinar was presented on May 13th as part of the Native Center for Alcohol Research Education (NCARE) Webinar Series.

Presentation slides can be viewed and downloaded here.

Research Center Update: NAD-RCMAR

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NAD-RCMAR funds social and behavioral pilot studies that advance the field through its Research Education Program, a career development program that provides early- to mid-career investigators the skills and mentorship to better advance Alzheimer’s disease research. » More ...

Upcoming Webinar: Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy Prevention in American Indian Communities: A New Randomized Controlled Trial of a Preconceptual Approach

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Join us Monday, May 13th, 2019, 12PM-1PM PDT for the next webinar in the Native Center for Alcohol Research and Education (NCARE) Series, Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy Prevention in American Indian Communities: A New Randomized Controlled Trial of a Preconceptual Approach with Drs. Michelle Sarche and Jessica Hanson.

This presentation will explain the importance of a preconceptual approach to alcohol-exposed pregnancy prevention, detailing efforts to prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancy in American Indian communities in particular. It will illustrate how these efforts have informed the design and implementation of a new randomized controlled trial of Native-Changing High-risk Alcohol Use and Increasing Contraception Effectiveness Study (Native CHOICES) (an adaptation of CHOICES) with one Northern Plains American Indian community.

This webinar is free but registration is required.

Please register here.

 

Research Center Update: Native-CHART

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In November, Native-CHART held its 3rd Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington. Center investigators and staff, community action board members, and Satellite Center leads met to discuss the study’s progress. All field work and outreach has begun for the three community-based interventions, with the support of the Cores and the modifications that were discussed at the Annual Meeting. Native-CHART has launched its fourth year with new momentum, ready to tackle research questions and publish new data.