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Dreifuss HM, Yuan NP, Russo Carroll S, Bauer MC, Teufel-Shone NI. Utilizing Digital Storytelling to Develop a Public Health Professions Pathway for Native American High School Students. Health Promot Pract 2023; 24:1174-1182. [PMID: 36565227 DOI: 10.1177/15248399221135586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Digital storytelling is a decentering methodology in health promotion that positions the storyteller as an expert to create a narrative of their lived experiences. This article describes using a two-phase digital storytelling process within the Diné (Navajo) Educational Philosophy framework to guide the development of a culturally grounded curriculum plan that actively engages Diné youth in exploring health professions pathways in their community. The first phase consisted of developing a high school digital storytelling team by training three Diné youth attending high school on the Navajo Nation located in southwest United States, in digital storytelling. In the second phase, the high school digital storytelling team worked collaboratively with seven Diné students enrolled at the local tribal college to develop digital stories about navigating from high school to college. Data from seven completed digital stories were analyzed with assistance from a community advisory board to identify asset-based themes that contributed to positively transitioning from high school to a tribal college. The results revealed several strategies for successful transitions from high school to a public health college major. The culturally relevant strategies and stories were incorporated into a school-based health professions pathway curriculum plan for Diné youth.
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Beresford SA, Rillamas-Sun E, Rudd K, Bishop SK, Deschenie D, Ornelas IJ, Bauer MC, Lombard KA. Development of an assessment tool to measure healthy eating in Navajo children and their families. Curr Dev Nutr 2023; 7:100074. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2023.100074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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Kahn CB, James D, George S, Johnson T, Kahn-John M, Teufel-Shone NI, Begay C, Tutt M, Bauer MC. Diné (Navajo) Traditional Knowledge Holders' Perspective of COVID-19. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:3728. [PMID: 36834423 PMCID: PMC9964790 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20043728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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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 not been fully explored. The purpose of this research was to understand the social and cultural contexts of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines based on the roles and perspectives of Diné TKHs. A multi-investigator consensus analysis was conducted by six American Indian researchers using interviews with TKHs collected between December 2021-January 2022. The Hózhó Resilience Model was used as a framework to analyze the data using four parent themes: COVID-19, harmony and relationships, spirituality, and respect for self and discipline. These parent themes were further organized into promoters and/or barriers for 12 sub-themes that emerged from the data, such as traditional knowledge, Diné identity, and vaccine. Overall, the analysis showed key factors that could be applied in pandemic planning and public health mitigation efforts based on the cultural perspective of TKHs.
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- Carmella B. Kahn
- College of Population Health, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Center for Health Equity and Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA
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- Center for Health Equity and Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA
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- Center for Health Equity and Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA
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- Public Health Program, Diné College, Shiprock, NM 87420, USA
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Beresford SA, Ornelas IJ, Bauer MC, Garrity GA, Bishop SK, Francis B, Rillamas-Sun E, Garcia LV, Vecenti FS, Lombard KA. Group Randomized Trial of Healthy Eating and Gardening Intervention in Navajo Elementary Schools (Yéego!). AJPM Focus 2022; 1:100033. [PMID: 37791240 PMCID: PMC10546586 DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2022.100033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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Introduction Few healthy eating, school-based interventions have been rigorously evaluated in American Indian communities. Gardening and healthy eating are priorities in the Navajo Nation. Collaborations between researchers and local partners supported the design and implementation of this project. Design The Yéego! Healthy Eating and Gardening Study was a group-randomized controlled trial to evaluate a school-based healthy eating and gardening intervention in 6 schools in the Navajo Nation. Schools were randomized 1:2 to intervention or comparison. Setting/participants The Shiprock and Tsaile/Chinle areas in the Navajo Nation were selected. Elementary schools were screened for eligibility. All students in third and fourth grades were invited to participate in the assessments. Intervention Delivered during 1 school year in the intervention schools, the intervention included a culturally relevant nutrition and gardening curriculum and a school garden. Main outcome measures Student self-efficacy for eating fruits and vegetables, student self-efficacy for gardening, and student healthy foods score from a modified Alternative Healthy Eating Index were assessed in third and fourth graders at the beginning and end of a school year affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Primary analyses used repeated measures linear mixed models accounting for students nested within schools to estimate the intervention effect and 95% CIs. Results Students in the intervention schools had self-efficacy scores for eating fruits and vegetables that were 0.22 points greater (95% CI=0.04, 0.41) than those in the comparison schools, although the student healthy foods score increased in the intervention schools by 2.0 (95% CI=0.4, 3.6); the differential change was modest at 1.7 (95% CI=-0.3, 3.7). The self-efficacy to grow fruits and vegetables in the school garden increased among those in the intervention schools (OR=1.92; 95% CI=1.02, 3.63) but not significantly more than it increased in the comparison schools (OR=1.29; 95% CI=0.60, 2.81). Conclusions The intervention was efficacious in improving self-efficacy for eating fruits and vegetables among third- and fourth-grade students over a school year. The findings warrant further evaluation of the intervention in larger-group randomized trials with schools in Navajo communities. Trial registration This study is registered at clinicaltrials.gov NCT03778021.
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- Shirley A.A. Beresford
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
- Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington
- Department of Health Systems and Population Health, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington
- Department of Health Systems and Population Health, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Agricultural Science Center at Farmington, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, Farmington, New Mexico
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- Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Agricultural Science Center at Farmington, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, Farmington, New Mexico
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Dreifuss HM, Belin KL, Wilson J, George S, Waters AR, Kahn CB, Bauer MC, Teufel-Shone NI. Engaging Native American High School Students in Public Health Career Preparation Through the Indigenous Summer Enhancement Program. Front Public Health 2022; 10:789994. [PMID: 35273937 PMCID: PMC8902068 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.789994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Native American1 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 develop the Navajo Native American Research Center for Health (NARCH) Partnership, funded by the National Institutes of Health. The high school component of the Navajo NARCH Partnership created the Indigenous Summer Enhancement Program (ISEP), a 1-week summer training program providing exposure to health careers and mentorship in pursuing public health careers for Native American high school students. ISEP utilizes the Diné Educational Philosophy (DEP), a Navajo conceptual framework to serve as the foundation of the program. In 2020–2021, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the DEP model had to be incorporated in the Navajo NARCH high school virtual program activities. ISEP used 2018 and 2019 past program evaluation data to inform the virtual programming. Students' perception of the program was collected using an online Qualtrics evaluation questionnaire. Students stated appreciation for program staff, fellow students, peer mentors and culturally relevant learning experiences in both virtual and in-person environments. Recommendations included: expanding the length of ISEP and continuing the hands-on activities and Public Health Leadership series.
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- Center for Health Equity and Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States
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- Center for Health Equity and Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States
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- Center for Health Equity and Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States
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- Center for Health Equity and Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States
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Kahn CB, Dreifuss H, Teufel-Shone NI, Tutt M, McCue K, Wilson J, Waters AR, Belin KL, Bauer MC. Adapting Summer Education Programs for Navajo Students: Resilient Teamwork. Front Sociol 2021; 6:617994. [PMID: 33869570 PMCID: PMC8022615 DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2021.617994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In May 2020, the Navajo Native American Research Center for Health Partnership (Navajo NARCH) was scheduled to launch two summer programs: a 10 weeks-long Summer Research Enhancement Program (SREP) for undergraduate students to learn and practice health research methods and participate in a practicum experience, and a week-long Indigenous Summer Enhancement Program (ISEP) for high school students that introduces a range of health professions and develops leadership qualities. Students accepted into the programs are predominantly Navajo and live within Navajo Nation (NN) during the summer. Due to NN restrictions and CDC guidelines for physically distancing in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Navajo NARCH team organized to offer both programs entirely online via Zoom™. This paper explores the instructional teams' adaptation process to maintain a commitment to preserve the programs' supportive environment for exploring and developing strong multicultural approaches in public health and health research. In preparation for online instruction, the team developed and offered workshops for staff and instructors to address anticipated challenges. The team identified the following challenges: technological difficulties, social disconnectedness, consistent student engagement, and facilitation of a practicum research experience. Results showed that program adaptations were successful as the team applied collaborative and holistic approaches, and established social connections remotely with students to offer meaningful research and practicum experiences.
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- Center for Health Equity and Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States
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- Center for Health Equity and Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States
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- Center for Health Equity and Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States
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- Center for Health Equity and Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States
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- Center for Health Equity and Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States
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Sinicrope PS, Bauer MC, Patten CA, Austin-Garrison M, Garcia L, Hughes CA, Bock MJ, Decker PA, Yost KJ, Petersen WO, Buki LP, Garrison ER. Development and Evaluation of a Cancer Literacy Intervention to Promote Mammography Screening Among Navajo Women: A Pilot Study. Am J Health Promot 2020; 34:681-685. [PMID: 31986899 DOI: 10.1177/0890117119900592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Develop and evaluate a mammography intervention that provides hope about cancer prevention and treatment. DESIGN Pilot randomized controlled trial. SETTING Two communities on the Navajo Nation. PARTICIPANTS Navajo women and support persons. INTERVENTION Both groups received standard care: one home visit discussing mammography pros/cons and barriers. The treatment group received an intervention based on Navajo language via an additional home visit with health education materials (written and oral) in English and Navajo, including a Navajo Cancer Glossary with a new descriptive phrase for cancer. ANALYSIS Between control and intervention conditions, we compared baseline sociodemographics; changes from baseline to 3 months on mammography completion and breast cancer literacy scores. MEASURES (1) intervention feasibility; (2) self- and clinic-reported mammography screening completion; (3) breast cancer literacy. RESULTS A total of 25 participants were randomly assigned (13 treatment, 12 control), with 7 support persons in each arm. Mean age was 53 years, 90% had a high school degree or higher, 86% spoke Navajo and English. At 3 months, 44% had a clinically verified mammogram. Mammography completion was 57% among those with a support person and 27% among those without (P = .14). Intervention women reported more breast cancer beliefs consistent with mammography (P = .015). CONCLUSIONS Increases in breast cancer beliefs consistent with mammography show promise. Findings highlight a need to tailor education materials to Navajo culture/language and focus on enhancing support.
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- Pamela S Sinicrope
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology and Behavioral Health Research Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology and Behavioral Health Research Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology and Behavioral Health Research Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology and Behavioral Health Research Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Biomedical Statistics and Behavioral Health Research Program, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Survey Research Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology and Behavioral Health Research Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Educational and Psychological Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA
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Hennekinne JA, Ostyn A, Guillier F, Gohier M, Messio S, Dragacci S, Krys S, Lombard B, Bauer MCC, Alves P, Bauer MC, Blanco-Vidal C, Desfargues C, De Reu K, Eckner K, Economides C, Ferrini AM, Gaillard N, Genot P, Gornard S, Guiliani L, Hummerjohann J, In’t Velt P, Jacobs-Reistma W, Ladstatter J, Montourcy G, Pires-Gomes C, Pittet JL, Rola J, Rubert E, Srete-Lancz Z. Interlaboratory Validation of the Vidas SET2 Kit for Detection of Staphylococcal Enterotoxins in Milk Products. J AOAC Int 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/90.3.756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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An earlier intralaboratory validation study based on the EN ISO 16140 Standard conducted by the Community Reference Laboratory for coagulase-positive staphylococci including Staphylocococcus aureus showed that, after an extraction step using dialysis concentration, the Vidas SET2 detection kit could be used to screen staphylococcal enterotoxins in milk and milk products. In order to fully validate Vidas SET2, an interlaboratory study was organized. Six freeze-dried samples and 3 ready-to-use concentrated extracts were analyzed by 21 laboratories according to the method, including a detection with Vidas SET2. Results did not show false-positive or -negative results. Accordance and concordance parameters were equal to 100%, corresponding to a concordance odds ratio of 1. This interlaboratory study confirmed the satisfactory outcome of the preliminary tests and of the intralaboratory study performed previously. The Vidas SET2 detection kit can be used as a method for the detection of staphylococcal enterotoxins in milk and milk products as well as the Transia Plate SET detection kit in the European screening method for official control purposes, after an extraction step followed by dialysis concentration.
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- Jacques-Antoine Hennekinne
- French Agency for Food Safety, Laboratory for Study and Research on Quality of Food and on Food Processes (AFSSA-LERQAP), Toxins, Organic Pollutants, and Pesticides Unit, National and Community Reference Laboratory for Coagulase-Positive Staphylococci, Including Staphylococccus aureus and Their Toxins, 23 Ave du Gnral De Gaulle, 94706 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France
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- French Agency for Food Safety, Laboratory for Study and Research on Quality of Food and on Food Processes (AFSSA-LERQAP), Toxins, Organic Pollutants, and Pesticides Unit, National and Community Reference Laboratory for Coagulase-Positive Staphylococci, Including Staphylococccus aureus and Their Toxins, 23 Ave du Gnral De Gaulle, 94706 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France
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- French Agency for Food Safety, Laboratory for Study and Research on Quality of Food and on Food Processes (AFSSA-LERQAP), Toxins, Organic Pollutants, and Pesticides Unit, National and Community Reference Laboratory for Coagulase-Positive Staphylococci, Including Staphylococccus aureus and Their Toxins, 23 Ave du Gnral De Gaulle, 94706 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France
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- French Agency for Food Safety, Laboratory for Study and Research on Quality of Food and on Food Processes (AFSSA-LERQAP), Toxins, Organic Pollutants, and Pesticides Unit, National and Community Reference Laboratory for Coagulase-Positive Staphylococci, Including Staphylococccus aureus and Their Toxins, 23 Ave du Gnral De Gaulle, 94706 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France
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- French Agency for Food Safety, Laboratory for Study and Research on Quality of Food and on Food Processes (AFSSA-LERQAP), Toxins, Organic Pollutants, and Pesticides Unit, National and Community Reference Laboratory for Coagulase-Positive Staphylococci, Including Staphylococccus aureus and Their Toxins, 23 Ave du Gnral De Gaulle, 94706 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France
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- French Agency for Food Safety, Laboratory for Study and Research on Quality of Food and on Food Processes (AFSSA-LERQAP), Toxins, Organic Pollutants, and Pesticides Unit, National and Community Reference Laboratory for Coagulase-Positive Staphylococci, Including Staphylococccus aureus and Their Toxins, 23 Ave du Gnral De Gaulle, 94706 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France
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- French Agency for Food Safety, Laboratory for Study and Research on Quality of Food and on Food Processes (AFSSA-LERQAP), Toxins, Organic Pollutants, and Pesticides Unit, National and Community Reference Laboratory for Coagulase-Positive Staphylococci, Including Staphylococccus aureus and Their Toxins, 23 Ave du Gnral De Gaulle, 94706 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France
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- French Agency for Food Safety, Laboratory for Study and Research on Quality of Food and on Food Processes (AFSSA-LERQAP), Toxins, Organic Pollutants, and Pesticides Unit, National and Community Reference Laboratory for Coagulase-Positive Staphylococci, Including Staphylococccus aureus and Their Toxins, 23 Ave du Gnral De Gaulle, 94706 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France
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- French Agency for Food Safety, Laboratory for Study and Research on Quality of Food and on Food Processes (AFSSA-LERQAP), Toxins, Organic Pollutants, and Pesticides Unit, National and Community Reference Laboratory for Coagulase-Positive Staphylococci, Including Staphylococccus aureus and Their Toxins, 23 Ave du Gnral De Gaulle, 94706 Maisons-Alfort Cedex, France
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Yost KJ, Bauer MC, Buki LP, Austin-Garrison M, Garcia LV, Hughes CA, Patten CA. Adapting a Cancer Literacy Measure for Use Among Navajo Women. J Transcult Nurs 2016; 28:278-285. [PMID: 26879319 DOI: 10.1177/1043659616628964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The authors designed a community-based participatory research study to develop and test a family-based behavioral intervention to improve cancer literacy and promote mammography among Navajo women. METHOD Using data from focus groups and discussions with a community advisory committee, they adapted an existing questionnaire to assess cancer knowledge, barriers to mammography, and cancer beliefs for use among Navajo women. Questions measuring health literacy, numeracy, self-efficacy, cancer communication, and family support were also adapted. RESULTS The resulting questionnaire was found to have good content validity, and to be culturally and linguistically appropriate for use among Navajo women. CONCLUSIONS It is important to consider culture and not just language when adapting existing measures for use with AI/AN (American Indian/Alaskan Native) populations. English-language versions of existing literacy measures may not be culturally appropriate for AI/AN populations, which could lead to a lack of semantic, technical, idiomatic, and conceptual equivalence, resulting in misinterpretation of study outcomes.
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Hughes CA, Bauer MC, Horazdovsky BF, Garrison ER, Patten CA, Petersen WO, Bowman CN, Vierkant RA. Development and pilot evaluation of Native CREST-a Cancer Research Experience and Student Training program for Navajo undergraduate students. J Cancer Educ 2013; 28:92-99. [PMID: 23001889 PMCID: PMC3537881 DOI: 10.1007/s13187-012-0417-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The Mayo Clinic Cancer Center and Diné College received funding for a 4-year collaborative P20 planning grant from the National Cancer Institute in 2006. The goal of the partnership was to increase Navajo undergraduates' interest in and commitment to biomedical coursework and careers, especially in cancer research. This paper describes the development, pilot testing, and evaluation of Native CREST (Cancer Research Experience and Student Training), a 10-week cancer research training program providing mentorship in a Mayo Clinic basic science or behavioral cancer research lab for Navajo undergraduate students. Seven Native American undergraduate students (five females, two males) were enrolled during the summers of 2008-2011. Students reported the program influenced their career goals and was valuable to their education and development. These efforts may increase the number of Native American career scientists developing and implementing cancer research, which will ultimately benefit the health of Native American people.
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- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota and New Mexico
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Garrison ER, Bauer MC, Hosley BL, Patten CA, Hughes CA, Trapp MA, Petersen WO, Austin-Garrison MA, Bowman CN, Vierkant RA. Development and pilot evaluation of a cancer-focused summer research education program for [corrected] Navajo undergraduate students. J Cancer Educ 2010; 25:650-8. [PMID: 20411446 PMCID: PMC2992578 DOI: 10.1007/s13187-010-0118-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2009] [Accepted: 04/01/2010] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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This paper describes the development and pilot testing of a 10-week cancer research education program for Navajo undergraduate students. The program was piloted at Diné College with 22 undergraduates (7 men, 15 women) in 2007 and 2008. Students completed a pre-post program survey assessing attitudes, opinions, and knowledge about research and about cancer. The program was found to be culturally acceptable and resulted in statistically significant changes in some of the attitudes and opinions about research and cancer. Combining all 13 knowledge items, there was a significant (p = 0.002) change in the mean total correct percent from baseline [70.3 (SD = 15.9)] to post-program [82.1 (SD = 13.1)]. The curriculum was adapted for a new cancer prevention and control course now offered at Diné College, enhancing sustainability. Ultimately, these efforts may serve to build capacity in communities by developing a cadre of future Native American scientists to develop and implement cancer research.
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Bauer MC. Staffing ratios and research. J Gerontol Nurs 2001; 27:6. [PMID: 11915099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the proportion of patients with suspected proliferative diabetic retinopathy who did not receive the recommended follow-up ophthalmological evaluation and care, and to examine associations between various patient characteristics and the failure to obtain care. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The study cohort included all Navajo Indians identified by a retrospective review of records who had proliferative diabetic retinopathy diagnosed at an Indian Health Service Optometry Clinic between 1 October 1985 and 30 September 1988. Follow-up data were obtained by medical record reviews and by interviews with subjects. RESULTS Of 69 patients identified, 57 of 61 living patients were interviewed. Twenty-three (40.4%) had failed to obtain recommended follow-up. The RR for incomplete treatment among those without a vehicle in the household compared with those with a vehicle was 1.91 (95% CI 1.32-2.76). Other factors associated with incomplete treatment were female sex and marital status other than currently married. Twelve (21%) patients answered "no" to the question, "Have you been told that diabetes was affecting your eyes?" Eight of 38 (21%) who confirmed that they had been told that diabetes was affecting their eyes responded "no" to the question, "Do you think that diabetes is affecting your eyes?" However, the answers to these questions did not distinguish between patients who obtained or did not obtain recommended care. CONCLUSIONS Interventions to increase the proportion of Navajo Indians with diabetic retinopathy who receive appropriate ophthalmologic care must address the issue of transportation.
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- J R Sugarman
- Navajo Area Indian Health Science, Shiprock, New Mexico
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Bauer MC, Weiss DJ, Perman V. Hematological alterations in kittens induced by 6 and 12% dietary propylene glycol. Vet Hum Toxicol 1992; 34:127-31. [PMID: 1387270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Soft-moist cat foods containing 6-13% propylene glycol (PG) induce Heinz body formation and decreased red blood cell (RBC) lifespan in adult cats in a dose dependent manner. Since kittens eat relatively more food/kg of body weight and must expand their blood volume in addition to replacing senescent RBC, the hematologic dyscrasia associated with consumption of PG-containing diets may be exaggerated. To test this hypothesis 21 kittens were divided into 3 groups of 7 each and fed diets containing, 0,6 or 12% PG for 13 w. A dose-related increase in Heinz bodies occurred in the 6 and 12% PG groups within 2 w and persisted throughout the study. Although only slight changes occurred in hematocrit, hemoglobin and red blood cell (RBC) count, punctate reticulocytes increased significantly in the 6 and 12% PG groups indicating accelerated erythropoiesis. Mean RBC survival was decreased in the 6 and 12% groups by 44% and 63% respectively when compared to the control group. The increase in reticulocyte count and reduction in RBC lifespan was greater than observed in adult cats. The greater effect in kittens may be due to greater PG intake and not to an inate susceptibility of kitten RBC to PG.
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- M C Bauer
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul 55108
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Bauer MC, Weiss DJ, Perman V. Hematologic alterations in adult cats fed 6 or 12% propylene glycol. Am J Vet Res 1992; 53:69-72. [PMID: 1531745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Cat foods containing propylene glycol (PG) induce Heinz body formation in feline erythrocytes. To further study the hematologic importance of dietary PG, 21 adult cats were allotted to 3 groups of 7 each and fed diets containing 0, 6, or 12% PG on a dry-weight basis. Cats fed PG had a dose-related increase in Heinz bodies within 2 weeks, and the increase persisted throughout the study. Although only slight changes occurred in PCV, hemoglobin concentration, and RBC count, punctate reticulocytes were significantly increased in the group fed 12% PG. Mean RBC survival was decreased in the groups fed 6 or 12% PG by 30 and 55%, respectively, compared with the control group. These data indicate that PG-containing diets cause a dose-dependent erythrocyte destruction, even when fed at concentrations as low as 6%.
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- M C Bauer
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul 55108
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Weiss DJ, Bauer MC, Whiteley LO, Maheswaran SK, Ames TR. Changes in blood and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid components in calves with experimentally induced pneumonic pasteurellosis. Am J Vet Res 1991; 52:337-44. [PMID: 2012347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Pneumonic pasteurellosis was experimentally induced in calves by inoculation of 5 x 10(8) Pasteurella haemolytica organisms into the right diaphragmatic lung lobe. Blood and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples were obtained prior to inoculation and at postinoculation hour (PIH) 2, 4, and 6. Calves developed acute lung injury, characteristic of pneumonic pasteurellosis. Lesions were found only in the right diaphragmatic lobe. By PIH 4, significant (P less than 0.01) increases were detected in lavage fluid total cell count, neutrophil count, total protein and albumin concentrations, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and lactic dehydrogenase (LD) activities. Myeloperoxidase and elastase activities did not increase. Neutrophil depletion ameliorated the lung lesions and prevented the increase in lavage fluid cell count, total protein, and albumin concentrations and ALP and LD activities. Treatment with the iron chelator, deferoxamine mesylatehydroxyethyl starch, attenuated the increase in total protein and albumin concentrations and ALP and LD activities at PID 4, but not PIH 6. Treatment with a neutrophil function inhibitor, pentoxifylline, prevented the increase in lavage fluid neutrophil numbers, but accentuated the increase in total protein and albumin concentrations, and ALP, LD, myeloperoxidase, and elastase activities.
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- D J Weiss
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul 55108
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Bauer MC. Treating the impaired nurse. Mo Nurse 1986; 55:10. [PMID: 3638486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Kretz JG, Eisenmann B, Bareiss P, Bauer MC, Desroche P, Kieny R. Acute post-infarction left ventricle rupture. Five operations with three long-term survivals. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 1985; 26:244-7. [PMID: 3997963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Cardiac rupture is cause of death in myocardial infarction. Surprisingly only seventeen successful attempts at operative treatment have been published, with a rather good long term survival. The authors report five cases of cardiac rupture operated upon with two deaths and three long term survivals. Frequency, clinical features and surgical possibilities are discussed with particular insistance on a rather aggressive surgical attitude when considering this complication.
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Eisenmann B, Weiss E, Greff D, Desroche P, Bauer MC, Kretz JG, Kieny R. [Massive pulmonary embolism. Surgical indications and results]. Internist (Berl) 1984; 25:126-9. [PMID: 6368453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Hentz J, Lévy M, Bauer MC, Kieny MT, Kretz JG, Thiranos JC, Gauthier-Lafaye JP. [Bronchospasm during extracorporeal circulation]. Ann Fr Anesth Reanim 1984; 3:219-24. [PMID: 6742544 DOI: 10.1016/s0750-7658(84)80058-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Six cases of bronchospasm are reported, which occurred at the end of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). One patient developed this condition twice within one year. This was a rare occurrence (6 cases for 3714 CPB). Symptoms were the same every time: increased inflation pressures, impossible deflation, and low left atrial pressures. Adrenaline given by way of the bypass was the quickest and most effective treatment. The favourable outcome in all 5 patients was due to the continuing of circulatory assistance by the CPB. Although the prevention of anaphylactoid accidents in atopic patients has been well documented, the cause of the bronchospasm in our patients has not been recognized, and it may well not have been due to a particular drug.
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Devaux C, Dumeny E, Bauer MC, Dumontier P, Gauthier-Lafaye JP. [Cardiovascular effects of increased doses of enflurane vapors in the anesthetized man]. Anesth Analg (Paris) 1976; 33:785-93. [PMID: 1008284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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