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HTQL students awarded the HHS DEI award
Congratulations to Layla Claure and Mrithula Suresh Babu, Ph.D. students, for being awarded a $5000 HHS DEI research grant for their research on women’s cancer prevention among Hispanic populations in Tippecanoe County! The HHS DEI research grants program is dedicated to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusivity by supporting research. With a focus on underrepresented minority
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HTQL student presents on Cervical Cancer Screening at International Papillomavirus Society Conference
Graduate student Layla Claure presented at the International Papillomavirus Conference (IPVC) in Washington, D.C., on Friday. During her time at the conference, Claure said she was able to learn about the innovative research being conducted around the world as well as the future work that needs to be done for HPV vaccination, cervical cancer screening,
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HTQL students share research at Purdue’s Spring Undergraduate Research Conference
Three students presented posters with their research on approaching health equity at Purdue’s Undergraduate Research Conference Tuesday afternoon. Easy-to-use HPV Tests Francesca Hamacher presented her research on a new rapid test for detecting HPV, an extremely common sexually transmitted infection that can cause cervical cancer. Her project aims to develop an affordable and easy-to-use test
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Nick Nagel awarded Peer of the Year at Tippecanoe Recovery Rally
Our very own Nick Nagel, CHW at LTHC Homeless Services, was named Peer of Year at the 2022 Tippecanoe Celebration of Recovery Rally. Congratulations to Nick for being recognized for his great work at LTHC, helping people not only in addition but with general life care. The Recovery Rally began in 2018 to bring together
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Presenting insights from CHW led COVID-19 intervention for people experiencing homelessness
Becca Ziolkowski will be at the American Public Health Association conference on November 7th presenting preliminary findings on our RADxUP study, Community Health Worker Led COVID-19 Education and Rapid Antigen Testing for People Experiencing Homelessness
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Community Health Workers in the United States: Time to Expand a Critical Workforce
Our Director, Natalia Rodriguez, writes about the importance of expanding the CHW workforce. Read the full editorial published in the American Journal of Public Health. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306775
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New publication on challenges and opportunities for workforce development of Indiana Community Health Workers
An interest in, and the need for, Community Health Workers (CHWs) in the United States is growing exponentially. CHWs possess a unique ability to relate to and build trust with communities in order to improve clinical outcomes, while building individual and community capacity. Given their critical role in addressing social determinants of health, expanding the
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New NIH RADx-UP funded study on rapid COVID testing in a homeless shelter
Our project, “Community Health Worker Led COVID-19 Education and Rapid Antigen Testing for People Experiencing Homelessness” has been selected for funding under the NIH Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics for Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) Rapid Research Pilot Program grant.
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