Laurelle Myhra
Biographic Data
| ID | 90486 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laurelle Myhra |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laurelle |
| FAMILY NAME | Myhra |
| SIGNATURE | MYHRA L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Native American Community Clinic, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Development of the Indigenous Health Toolkit
Indigenous patients frequently experience bias and racism in society and within medical encounters. Biased health care relates to delayed and worsened health care, as well as worse health outcomes. Evidence exists that training can reduce bias and improve care. However, no recommendations or requirements around Indigenous health education exist. Therefore, a team of 7 experts was formed to create a training guide called the Indigenous Health Tool…
Effects of a Decolonizing Training on Mental Health Professionals' Indigenous Knowledge and Beliefs and Ethnocultural Empathy
Indigenous communities suffer from the highest rates of mental health disparities of any ethnic group in the United States, as well as experience significant amounts of historical and contemporary trauma including violence, racism, and childhood abuse. Unfortunately, the mental health workforce is unprepared to effectively work with this population due to the influence of stereotypes, bias, and lack of training. A 90-minute training for mental he…
Tribally specific cultural learning: The Remember the Removal program
Remember the Removal is a program for Cherokee youth and young adults which aims to increase Cherokee knowledge, culture, and language by retracing the Trail of Tears. This study evaluated the Cherokee values that were gained and how the participants learned and applied traditional Cherokee values through the program. This is significant because cultural knowledge and connection are important developmental aspects for Indigenous youth and can als…
Evaluation of a Native Youth Leadership Program Grounded in Cherokee Culture: The Remember the Removal Program
Indigenous youth suffer from high rates of comorbid mental and physical health disease. The purpose of this research was to evaluate an existing intervention aimed at empowering Indigenous youth, using a qualitative, community-based participatory research method. We completed focus groups with 23 program participants, and analysis revealed positive improvements in physical, emotional, social, and cultural domains. Participants noted that key soci…
Evaluation of a Native Youth Leadership Program Grounded in Cherokee Culture: The Remember the Removal Program
Indigenous youth suffer from high rates of comorbid mental and physical health disease. The purpose of this research was to evaluate an existing intervention aimed at empowering Indigenous youth, using a qualitative, community-based participatory research method. We completed focus groups with 23 program participants, and analysis revealed positive improvements in physical, emotional, social, and cultural domains. Participants noted that key soci…
Evaluation of a Native Youth Leadership Program Grounded in Cherokee Culture: The Remember the Removal Program
Indigenous youth suffer from high rates of comorbid mental and physical health disease. The purpose of this research was to evaluate an existing intervention aimed at empowering Indigenous youth, using a qualitative, community-based participatory research method. We completed focus groups with 23 program participants, and analysis revealed positive improvements in physical, emotional, social, and cultural domains. Participants noted that key soci…
Tribally specific cultural learning: The Remember the Removal program
Remember the Removal is a program for Cherokee youth and young adults which aims to increase Cherokee knowledge, culture, and language by retracing the Trail of Tears. This study evaluated the Cherokee values that were gained and how the participants learned and applied traditional Cherokee values through the program. This is significant because cultural knowledge and connection are important developmental aspects for Indigenous youth and can als…
Effects of a Decolonizing Training on Mental Health Professionals' Indigenous Knowledge and Beliefs and Ethnocultural Empathy
Indigenous communities suffer from the highest rates of mental health disparities of any ethnic group in the United States, as well as experience significant amounts of historical and contemporary trauma including violence, racism, and childhood abuse. Unfortunately, the mental health workforce is unprepared to effectively work with this population due to the influence of stereotypes, bias, and lack of training. A 90-minute training for mental he…
Development of the Indigenous Health Toolkit
Indigenous patients frequently experience bias and racism in society and within medical encounters. Biased health care relates to delayed and worsened health care, as well as worse health outcomes. Evidence exists that training can reduce bias and improve care. However, no recommendations or requirements around Indigenous health education exist. Therefore, a team of 7 experts was formed to create a training guide called the Indigenous Health Tool…
Indigenous (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Cherokee (2 works) · Community Health and Development (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (2 works) · Mental health (2 works)