Shawndeena George
Biographic Data
| ID | 7905704 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shawndeena George |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shawndeena |
| FAMILY NAME | George |
| SIGNATURE | GEORGE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Diné College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Diné (Navajo) Traditional Knowledge Holders’ Perspective of Covid-19
From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Navajo Nation, Diné (Navajo) traditional knowledge holders (TKHs), such as medicine men and women and traditional practitioners, contributed their services and healing practices. Although TKHs are not always fully acknowledged in the western health care system, they have an established role to protect and promote the health of Diné people. To date, their roles in mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic have…
Engaging Native American High School Students in Public Health Career Preparation Through the Indigenous Summer Enhancement Program
Native American 1 populations are systematically marginalized in the healthcare and public health workforce. One effective approach to reduce health disparities and improve health care delivery among Indigenous populations is to train more Native American health professionals who integrate academic and cultural knowledge to understand and influence health behaviors and perspectives. Diné College partnered with Northern Arizona University to devel…
Diné teachings and public health students informing peers and relatives about vaccine education
Introduction/background: On 9 April 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that only 19. 9% of United States (US) adults were fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In that same week, the Navajo Nation (NN) reported that 37.4% of residents were fully vaccinated, making the NN a leader in the uptake of COVID-19 vaccines. Despite high vaccination rates, vaccine hesitancy exists within the NN. The Diné (Navajo) Teachings and…
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Engaging Native American High School Students in Public Health Career Preparation Through the Indigenous Summer Enhancement Program
Native American 1 populations are systematically marginalized in the healthcare and public health workforce. One effective approach to reduce health disparities and improve health care delivery among Indigenous populations is to train more Native American health professionals who integrate academic and cultural knowledge to understand and influence health behaviors and perspectives. Diné College partnered with Northern Arizona University to devel…
Diné teachings and public health students informing peers and relatives about vaccine education
Introduction/background: On 9 April 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that only 19. 9% of United States (US) adults were fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In that same week, the Navajo Nation (NN) reported that 37.4% of residents were fully vaccinated, making the NN a leader in the uptake of COVID-19 vaccines. Despite high vaccination rates, vaccine hesitancy exists within the NN. The Diné (Navajo) Teachings and…
Diné (Navajo) Traditional Knowledge Holders’ Perspective of Covid-19
From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Navajo Nation, Diné (Navajo) traditional knowledge holders (TKHs), such as medicine men and women and traditional practitioners, contributed their services and healing practices. Although TKHs are not always fully acknowledged in the western health care system, they have an established role to protect and promote the health of Diné people. To date, their roles in mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic have…
Medicine (3 works) · Navajo (3 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Virology (2 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (1 work) · Community Health and Development (1 work)