Active Projects
Active CHER projects are listed below.
| TITLE | INVESTIGATORS | OBJECTIVE | KEYWORDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | A randomized trial of a culturally-adapted colorectal cancer screening decision aid designed for American Indians | Leah Frerichs (PI) | The study’s primary objective is to compare the effect of the decision aid to an attention-control impact on American Indian’s CRC screening intentions. | Decision Support Techniques; Intention; American Indians; Multimedia |
 | Identifying and disentangling social and physical environmental effects on physical activity in African American adolescents | Leah Frerichs (PI) | The purpose of this K01 award is to provide developmental support to Dr. Leah Frerichs to become an independent investigator in youth-engaged research using mobile technology and systems science methods to disentangle and address social and physical environment influences on physical activity. | Environment, Physical Activity, African Americans. Adolescents |
 | HAPPI: Inflammatory Markers, Hazardous Air Pollutants, and Psychosocial Factors | Jada L. Brooks (PI) | In the Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award, entitled Inflammatory Markers, Hazardous Air Pollutants, and Psychosocial Factors (5 K23 ES027026-04), we will examine the interplay among environmental air pollutant exposures, cardiovascular-associated inflammation, and psychosocial factors in a sample of 150 American Indian (Lumbee) women. | Environmental Justice/Environmental Health Disparities |
 | Healthcare Coordination and Transition for Individuals with Genetic Conditions | Gaurav Dave (PI) | This study aimed to examine insurance coverage, use of the healthcare system, satisfaction with care, transition from pediatric to adult healthcare services, and social and emotional support for individuals with genetic conditions. | Access; Care coordination; Genetic condition; Genetics; Transition |
 | Heart Matters | Giselle Corbie-Smith (PI) | This project is a behavioral change intervention adapted by Project GRACE to reduce cardiovascular disease risk among African-Americans in Nash and Edgecombe Counties, a rural region in eastern North Carolina. | Cardiovascular Disease, African Americans |
 | MAPSCorps: Nash and Edgecombe | Giselle Corbie-Smith (PI) | MAPSCorps is an asset mapping and enrichment program that tasks students and college mentors with cataloging community assets in the Rocky Mount area of North Carolina while exploring new ways to utilize local resources for community improvement. | Asset Mapping, CBPR |
 | Clinical Scholars | Giselle Corbie-Smith (Co-PI); Claudia Fernandez (Co-PI) | Clinical Scholars is a national leadership opportunity for clinically active healthcare providers spanning a range of disciplines—nurses, physicians, pharmacists, physical therapists, dentists, allied health, veterinarians, and many others | Leadership Development, Healthcare, Equity |
 | Implementation of EMR-Integrated Referrals to Link Clinical and Community Services to Reduce Health Inequity | Giselle Corbie-Smith (PI) Gaurav Dave (PI) Stacy Lindau (PI) Mary Wolfe (PI) | Through this study, we hope to learn how to better support clinics in rural settings to implement new resource referral technology systems and to improve the self-management and health outcomes associated with cardiovascular diseases among patients. | Cardiovascular Disease, African Americans, Stroke |
 | NC CEAL | Anissa I. Vines (PI) Alan Richmond (PI) Goldie Byrd (PI) Stephanie Baker (Co-Lead) Jada Brooks (Co-Lead) Krista M. Perreira (Co-Lead) | To use innovative qualitative methods to identify factors that contribute to trustworthiness in COVID-19 information, Draw upon community-engaged approaches to improve the COVID-19 messaging and delivery channels targeting communities in NC, and Priority Populations: Hispanic/Latinx; African American/Black; American Indian | COVID-19, Engagement, Community |
 | New IDEAS (Imaging Dementia-Evidence for Amyloid Scanning) Study | Peggye Dilworth-Anderson (PI) | The over-arching goal of the New IDEAS Study is to evaluate the utility of beta-amyloid PET to “exclude Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in narrowly defined and clinically difficult differential diagnoses” in a broad and diverse population of Medicare beneficiaries with cognitive impairment, as described in CMS’ Decision Memo for Beta Amyloid Positron Emission Tomography in Dementia and Neurodegenerative Disease. | Dementia, Alzheimer's |
 | Collaborate and Leverage Evidence in African American Rural Network (Co-LEARN) | Gaurav Dave (PI) Giselle Corbie (PI) | The Co-LEARN project focuses on mitigating the disparate incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in rural African American populations in Eastern North Carolina. | Health Disparities, Rural Populations, African Americans, Cardiovascular Disease, CBPR |