The Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine was awarded approximately $2.2 million in first-year project funding to participate in a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) program designed to support Indigenous communities in leading culturally grounded research on substance use and pain.
The IREACH team distributed a health needs assessment survey and signed people up for their registry to be contacted about future research.
A growing population of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) over 55 face unique challenges and opportunities for healthy aging, according to a study led by researchers at the Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH) in the WSU College of Medicine.
Cole Allick, PhD, MHA, research assistant professor in the College of Medicine’s Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH), will work to help ensure that the unique dementia care needs of Native communities are integrated into the Washington State Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias.
WSU College of Medicine researchers won three of nine 2024 New Faculty Seed Grants. The WSU Office of Research grant program supports research and scholarly or creative programs that lead to sustained professional development and external funding for junior faculty.
Amanda Boyd, PhD, and Denise Dillard, PhD, have assumed leadership of the Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH) following the retirement of Founding Director Dedra Buchwald, MD, in March of this year.
Each spring, the WSU Spokane campus community recognizes incredible faculty, staff, and students who go above and beyond their normal duties, demonstrate outstanding leadership, and serve as outstanding ambassadors for WSU Spokane, both on campus and within the community.
The WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine is credited with finding long-term solutions to providing access to quality health care for all Washingtonians in a new PBS Crosscut article.
Getting dementia diagnosed can be a long and difficult process for anyone, but some may face additional challenges based on race or ethnicity and where they live, according to a study led by WSU IREACH researchers.
Exposure to several combinations of toxic atmospheric pollutants may be triggering asthma symptoms among children, a recent analysis suggests.
