(A two year project in partnership with UCLA Promise Health Initiative, Ministry of Health, National Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
Funding Agency: UCLA Promise Health Initiative
PI: Varduhi Petrosyan, PhD and Co-PI Lusine Musheghyan, MPH
The National Case Investigation and Contact Tracing Program continued to offer
professional development and training opportunities to the public health workforce by
conducting webinars during the academic year 2022-23.
In addition to targeting COVID-19 and infectious diseases, the program expanded its reach and
focus by conducting a population-based demographic and health survey in Artsakh among 1,000
households, covering all the administrative regions of Artsakh. The primary objective of the
survey was to collect and provide foundational data for a rapid and timely assessment of the
current healthcare needs of Artsakh’s population, including health status and access to and
utilization of health services. The survey included demographic and health questions about
households and obtained information on key population and health indicators such as household
and respondent characteristics, reproductive health, smoking, mental health, and many other
topics. The project team finished the preliminary data analysis and provided summary tables
containing initial findings from the survey to the Artsakh Ministry of Health.
Based on the findings of the survey, the project team developed two abstracts, which have been
accepted by the 16th European Public Health Conference, and will be presented in Dublin in
November 8-11, 2023.
Some relevant stories are highlighted on the AUA website:
AUA and UCLA Host Webinar on Emerging Diseases and Existing Tools