Sheena Dorvil
Biographic Data
| ID | 9539922 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sheena Dorvil |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sheena |
| FAMILY NAME | Dorvil |
| SIGNATURE | DORVIL S |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7284-418X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Sliding down the socioeconomic health gradient of Covid-19 in New York City
Background: Distinct socioeconomic gradients in COVID-19 outcomes were observed across the United States, so an evaluation of individual resident characteristics related to economic deprivation (race or ethnicity, precarious employment, children in the household) was conducted to inform neighborhood reach strategies by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was fielded to participants from a probability…
Fostering Community Support for Breastfeeding
To share lessons learned from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Brooklyn Breastfeeding Empowerment Zone initiative to increase breastfeeding duration rates in the Brooklyn Community Districts (CDs) of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville, and to evaluate the degree to which the initiative mobilized community support, and impacted breastfeeding. These neighborhoods were chosen due to historically low breastfeeding rates. Hi…
“Be honest and gain trust”
Background: Distrust in government among people of color is a response to generations of systemic racism that have produced preventable health inequities. Higher levels of trust in government are associated with better adherence to government guidelines and policies during emergencies, but factors associated with trust and potential actions to increase trust in local government are not well understood. Methods: The COVID-19 Community Recovery stu…
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“Be honest and gain trust”
Background: Distrust in government among people of color is a response to generations of systemic racism that have produced preventable health inequities. Higher levels of trust in government are associated with better adherence to government guidelines and policies during emergencies, but factors associated with trust and potential actions to increase trust in local government are not well understood. Methods: The COVID-19 Community Recovery stu…
Sliding down the socioeconomic health gradient of Covid-19 in New York City
Background: Distinct socioeconomic gradients in COVID-19 outcomes were observed across the United States, so an evaluation of individual resident characteristics related to economic deprivation (race or ethnicity, precarious employment, children in the household) was conducted to inform neighborhood reach strategies by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was fielded to participants from a probability…
Fostering Community Support for Breastfeeding
To share lessons learned from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Brooklyn Breastfeeding Empowerment Zone initiative to increase breastfeeding duration rates in the Brooklyn Community Districts (CDs) of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville, and to evaluate the degree to which the initiative mobilized community support, and impacted breastfeeding. These neighborhoods were chosen due to historically low breastfeeding rates. Hi…
Environmental health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Population (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 work) · Breast feeding (1 work) · Breastfeeding (1 work) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (1 work) · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (1 work)