Betty Geishirt-Cantrell
Biographic Data
| ID | 282541 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Betty Geishirt-Cantrell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Betty |
| FAMILY NAME | Geishirt-Cantrell |
| SIGNATURE | GEISHIRT-CANTRELL B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Center for American Indian Research and Education |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Experience of Native Peer Facilitators in the Campaign Against Type 2 Diabetes
Context: The use of peer facilitators in health programs has great potential. One important application is prevention and control of type 2 diabetes among American Indians. Purpose: To explore the experience of American Indian facilitators in a culturally appropriate intervention (Talking Circles) on 2 Northern Plains reservations. The Talking Circles offered a forum for educational dialogue on diabetes risk factors and the management of type 2 d…
Participant Experiences of Talking Circles on Type 2 Diabetes in Two Northern Plains American Indian Tribes
The Talking Circle, a culturally appropriate, 12-week educational intervention, was employed on two Northern Plains American Indian reservations to provide information on type 2 diabetes. In a phenomenological study, funded as a minority supplement to the Talking Circle intervention, the authors asked 8 American Indian participants of the Talking Circle to describe their experience of being an American Indian Talking Circle participant. Seven com…
Utilizing Traditional Storytelling to Promote Wellness in American Indian Communities
Utilizing storytelling to transmit educational messages is a traditional pedagogical method practiced by many American Indian tribes. American Indian stories are effective because they present essential ideas and values in a simple, entertaining form. Different story characters show positive and negative behaviors. The stories illustrate consequences of behaviors and invite listeners to come to their own conclusions after personal reflection. Bec…
Participant Experiences of Talking Circles on Type 2 Diabetes in Two Northern Plains American Indian Tribes
The Talking Circle, a culturally appropriate, 12-week educational intervention, was employed on two Northern Plains American Indian reservations to provide information on type 2 diabetes. In a phenomenological study, funded as a minority supplement to the Talking Circle intervention, the authors asked 8 American Indian participants of the Talking Circle to describe their experience of being an American Indian Talking Circle participant. Seven com…
Utilizing Traditional Storytelling to Promote Wellness in American Indian Communities
Utilizing storytelling to transmit educational messages is a traditional pedagogical method practiced by many American Indian tribes. American Indian stories are effective because they present essential ideas and values in a simple, entertaining form. Different story characters show positive and negative behaviors. The stories illustrate consequences of behaviors and invite listeners to come to their own conclusions after personal reflection. Bec…
The Experience of Native Peer Facilitators in the Campaign Against Type 2 Diabetes
Context: The use of peer facilitators in health programs has great potential. One important application is prevention and control of type 2 diabetes among American Indians. Purpose: To explore the experience of American Indian facilitators in a culturally appropriate intervention (Talking Circles) on 2 Northern Plains reservations. The Talking Circles offered a forum for educational dialogue on diabetes risk factors and the management of type 2 d…
Participant Experiences of Talking Circles on Type 2 Diabetes in Two Northern Plains American Indian Tribes
The Talking Circle, a culturally appropriate, 12-week educational intervention, was employed on two Northern Plains American Indian reservations to provide information on type 2 diabetes. In a phenomenological study, funded as a minority supplement to the Talking Circle intervention, the authors asked 8 American Indian participants of the Talking Circle to describe their experience of being an American Indian Talking Circle participant. Seven com…
Community Health and Development (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Diabetes Management and Education (2 works) · Diabetes mellitus (2 works) · Type 2 diabetes (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work) · Art (1 work)