Sonya Shin
Biographic Data
| ID | 3931063 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sonya Shin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sonya |
| FAMILY NAME | Shin |
| SIGNATURE | SHIN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brigham and Women's Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3466-9055 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Water insecurity and climate change
Latin America faces a severe health crisis, where over 150 million people lack reliable access to water due to climate change. We conducted a mixed-methods study to understand perspectives and experiences surrounding water security and its relationship to climate change among predominantly Indigenous mothers in Maras, a rural Andean district in the Urubamba Province of Peru. A verbal survey was administered to 100 pregnant women and/or caregivers…
Water Is K’é
The solutions to health disparities lie within the community itself
Teacher and Caregiver Perspectives on Water Is K’é
The Water is K'é program was developed to increase water consumption and decrease consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages for young children and caregivers. The pilot program was successfully delivered by three Family and Child Education (FACE) programs on the Navajo Nation using a culturally centered curriculum between 2020 to 2022. The purpose of this research was to understand teacher and caregiver perspectives of program feasibility, accepta…
Community-based accompaniment for adolescents transitioning to adult HIV care in urban Peru
We piloted a community-based intervention to improve outcomes among adolescents living with HIV who were transitioning to adult-oriented care in Lima, Peru. We assessed feasibility and potential effectiveness, including within-person changes in self-reported adherence, psychosocial metrics (NIH Toolbox), and transition readiness ("Am I on TRAC" questionnaire, "Got Transition" checklist). From October 2019 to January 2020, we enrolled 30 adolescen…
Success at Scale
This study is a randomized controlled trial of a 12-week community-based group parenting intervention (“CASITA”) in Lima, Peru. CASITA improved neurodevelopment in a pilot study of 60 Peruvian children and subsequently scaled to 3,000 households throughout the district. The objective of this study was to assess intervention effectiveness when implemented at scale. A total of 347 children ages 6–20 months (52.7% male, 100% identified as “mestizo”)…
Implementation of the Navajo fruit and vegetable prescription programme to improve access to healthy foods in a rural food desert
Objective: To utilise a community-based participatory approach in the design and implementation of an intervention targeting diet-related health problems on Navajo Nation. Design: A dual strategy approach of community needs/assets assessment and engagement of cross-sectorial partners in programme design with systematic cyclical feedback for programme modifications. Setting: Navajo Nation, USA. Participants: Navajo families with individuals meetin…
The complexities of selling fruits and vegetables in remote Navajo Nation retail outlets
Objective: Navajo Nation residents experience extreme rates of poverty, food insecurity and diet-related diseases. While many residents travel far to shop at grocery stores, there are small stores closer to home that could provide more healthy options, like fruits and vegetables (F&V). Little is known from the perspective of store owners and managers regarding the barriers and facilitators to offering F&V; the present study contributes to filling…
Integrating community health representatives with health care systems
Trial registration: NCT03326206. Registered 31 October 2017 - Retrospectively registered, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT03326206
Strengthening the role of Community Health Representatives in the Navajo Nation
These findings suggest that CHRs have experienced positive benefits from COPE through training. COPE may provide a useful programmatic model on how best to support other Community Health Workers through strengthening clinic-community linkages, standardizing competencies and training support, and structuring home-based interventions for high-risk individuals
Community-Based Accompaniment with Supervised Antiretrovirals for HIV-Positive Adults in Peru
Matching Social Support to Individual Needs
Food Insufficiency is a Risk Factor for Suboptimal Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence among HIV-Infected Adults in Urban Peru
How does directly observed therapy work? The mechanisms and impact of a comprehensive directly observed therapy intervention of highly active antiretroviral therapy in Peru
From December 2005 through August 2008, we provided community-based accompaniment with supervised antiretroviral therapy (CASA) to impoverished individuals starting highly active antiretroviral therapy. Adherence support was provided for 18 months by a community-based team comprised of several nurses and two types of community health workers: field supervisors and directly observed therapy (DOT) volunteers. To complement our quantitative data col…
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Physicians in Tomsk Oblast Tuberculosis Services Regarding Alcohol Use Among Tuberculosis Patients in Tomsk, Russia
Community-based DOT-Haart Accompaniment in an Urban Resource-Poor Setting
Validation and Abbreviation of an HIV Stigma Scale in an Adult Spanish-Speaking Population in Urban Peru
Community-based treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Lima, Peru
Community-based treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Lima, Peru
Validation and Abbreviation of an HIV Stigma Scale in an Adult Spanish-Speaking Population in Urban Peru
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Physicians in Tomsk Oblast Tuberculosis Services Regarding Alcohol Use Among Tuberculosis Patients in Tomsk, Russia
Community-based DOT-Haart Accompaniment in an Urban Resource-Poor Setting
Matching Social Support to Individual Needs
Food Insufficiency is a Risk Factor for Suboptimal Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence among HIV-Infected Adults in Urban Peru
How does directly observed therapy work? The mechanisms and impact of a comprehensive directly observed therapy intervention of highly active antiretroviral therapy in Peru
From December 2005 through August 2008, we provided community-based accompaniment with supervised antiretroviral therapy (CASA) to impoverished individuals starting highly active antiretroviral therapy. Adherence support was provided for 18 months by a community-based team comprised of several nurses and two types of community health workers: field supervisors and directly observed therapy (DOT) volunteers. To complement our quantitative data col…
Strengthening the role of Community Health Representatives in the Navajo Nation
These findings suggest that CHRs have experienced positive benefits from COPE through training. COPE may provide a useful programmatic model on how best to support other Community Health Workers through strengthening clinic-community linkages, standardizing competencies and training support, and structuring home-based interventions for high-risk individuals
Community-Based Accompaniment with Supervised Antiretrovirals for HIV-Positive Adults in Peru
Integrating community health representatives with health care systems
Trial registration: NCT03326206. Registered 31 October 2017 - Retrospectively registered, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT03326206
Implementation of the Navajo fruit and vegetable prescription programme to improve access to healthy foods in a rural food desert
Objective: To utilise a community-based participatory approach in the design and implementation of an intervention targeting diet-related health problems on Navajo Nation. Design: A dual strategy approach of community needs/assets assessment and engagement of cross-sectorial partners in programme design with systematic cyclical feedback for programme modifications. Setting: Navajo Nation, USA. Participants: Navajo families with individuals meetin…
The complexities of selling fruits and vegetables in remote Navajo Nation retail outlets
Objective: Navajo Nation residents experience extreme rates of poverty, food insecurity and diet-related diseases. While many residents travel far to shop at grocery stores, there are small stores closer to home that could provide more healthy options, like fruits and vegetables (F&V). Little is known from the perspective of store owners and managers regarding the barriers and facilitators to offering F&V; the present study contributes to filling…
Success at Scale
This study is a randomized controlled trial of a 12-week community-based group parenting intervention (“CASITA”) in Lima, Peru. CASITA improved neurodevelopment in a pilot study of 60 Peruvian children and subsequently scaled to 3,000 households throughout the district. The objective of this study was to assess intervention effectiveness when implemented at scale. A total of 347 children ages 6–20 months (52.7% male, 100% identified as “mestizo”)…
Community-based accompaniment for adolescents transitioning to adult HIV care in urban Peru
We piloted a community-based intervention to improve outcomes among adolescents living with HIV who were transitioning to adult-oriented care in Lima, Peru. We assessed feasibility and potential effectiveness, including within-person changes in self-reported adherence, psychosocial metrics (NIH Toolbox), and transition readiness ("Am I on TRAC" questionnaire, "Got Transition" checklist). From October 2019 to January 2020, we enrolled 30 adolescen…
Teacher and Caregiver Perspectives on Water Is K’é
The Water is K'é program was developed to increase water consumption and decrease consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages for young children and caregivers. The pilot program was successfully delivered by three Family and Child Education (FACE) programs on the Navajo Nation using a culturally centered curriculum between 2020 to 2022. The purpose of this research was to understand teacher and caregiver perspectives of program feasibility, accepta…
Water Is K’é
The solutions to health disparities lie within the community itself
Water insecurity and climate change
Latin America faces a severe health crisis, where over 150 million people lack reliable access to water due to climate change. We conducted a mixed-methods study to understand perspectives and experiences surrounding water security and its relationship to climate change among predominantly Indigenous mothers in Maras, a rural Andean district in the Urubamba Province of Peru. A verbal survey was administered to 100 pregnant women and/or caregivers…
Medicine (15 works) · Psychiatry (9 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Family medicine (7 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (7 works) · Nursing (7 works) · Public health (7 works) · Gerontology (6 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (6 works)