Jan. 29, 2021 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The main objective of the one-year project is to explore the potential for soft robots for telehealth monitoring of older adults An increasing number of older adults live independently but have health conditions that must be managed—both chronic and acute. A grant awarded to an interdisciplinary team including KCH […]
Month: January 2021
Wearable tech being used to assess healthcare worker stress
Jan. 25, 2021 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo A pilot grant is helping a Health and Kinesiology professor to track healthcare workers’ anxiety Kinesiology and Community Health Professor Manuel Hernandez is among the researchers across campus who recently received funding through the Jump ARCHES (Applied Research for Community Health through Engineering and Simulation) research and development program. […]
Public health training gives chaplain a different perspective
Jan. 19, 2021 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Systematic reviews have found that religion is associated with decreases in depression, faster recovery from depression, less drug dependence, less drug abuse, better physical health, longer life, and an increased sense of purpose, well-being, hope and optimism Kristin Godlin is an ordained Presbyterian minister and a chaplain at Carle […]