NAVAJO COMMUNITY RESEARCH

Past Research

Publications

  1. MacKenzie OW, George CV, Pérez-Escamilla R, Lasky-Fink J, Piltch EM, Sandman SM, Clark C, Avalos QJ, Carroll DS, Wilmot TM, Shin SS. Healthy Stores Initiative Associated with Produce Purchasing on Navajo Nation. Curr Dev Nutr. 2019 Nov 7;3(12):nzz125.
  2. Sundberg MA, Warren AC, VanWassenhove-Paetzold J, George C, Carroll DS, Becenti LJ, Martinez A, Bachman-Carter K, Begay MG, Wilmot T, Sandoval-Soland H, MacKenzie O, Hamilton L, Tsosie M, Bradburn CK, Ellis E, Malone J, Pon J, Fitch A, Selig SM, Gall G, Shin SS. Implementation of the Navajo fruit and vegetable prescription programme to improve access to healthy foods in a rural food desert. Public Health Nutr. 2020 Aug;23(12):2199-2210.
  3. Jones LJ, VanWassenhove-Paetzold J, Thomas K, Bancroft C, Ziatyk EQ, Kim LS, Shirley A, Warren AC, Hamilton L, George CV, Begay MG, Wilmot T, Tsosie M, Ellis E, Selig SM, Gall G, Shin SS. Impact of a Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program on Health Outcomes and Behaviors in Young Navajo Children. Curr Dev Nutr. 2020 Jul 21;4(8):nzaa109.
  4. Yazzie D, Tallis K, Curley C, Sanderson PR, Eddie R, Shin SS, Behrens TK, George C, Antone-Nez R, Jumbo-Rintila S, Begay GA, de Heer HD.The Navajo Nation Healthy Diné Nation Act: A Description of Community Wellness Projects Funded by a 2% Tax on Minimal-to-No-Nutritious-Value Foods. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2022 Mar-Apr;28(2):E471-E479.
  5. George C, Bancroft C, Salt SK, Curley CS, Curley C, de Heer HD, Yazzie D, Eddie R, Antone-Nez R, Shin SS. Changes in food pricing and availability on the Navajo Nation following a 2% tax on unhealthy foods: The Healthy Diné Nation Act of 2014. PLoS One. 2021 Sep 2;16(9):e0256683.
  6. George C, Bancroft C, Salt SK, Curley C, Curley CS, Eddie R, Edison T, de Heer HD, Sanderson P, Yazzie D, Antone-Nez R, Shin SS. Successful implementation of the Healthy Diné Nation Act in stores on the Navajo Nation. 2021 Sep 30:24:101573.
  7. Trujillo Lalla A, George C, Bancroft C, Edison T, Ricks A, Tab K, Sandman S, Salt S, Curley C, de Heer HD, Curley CA, Yazzie D, Shin SS. Shopper purchasing trends at small stores on Navajo Nation since the passage of Healthy Diné Nation Act Tax: a multi-year cross-sectional survey. Curr Dev Nutr. 2022 Mar 23;6(5):nzac040.
  8. Nugent NB, Ridberg RA, Fricke H, Shanks CB, Jones Chung AG, Shin SS, Yaroch AL, Stotz SA, Akers M, Lowe R, George C, Thomas K, Seligman HK. Food sovereignty, health, and produce prescription programs: A case study in two rural tribal communities. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. 2022. 11(3):177–196.
  9. Etsitty OS, John B, Greenfeld A, Alsburg R, Egge M, Sandman S, George C, Curley CS, Curley C, de Heer HD, Begay G, Jumbo-Rintila S, Ashley ME, Yazzie D, Antone-Nez R, Shin SS, Bancroft C. Implementation of Indigenous Food Tax Policies in Stores on Navajo Nation. Health Promotion Practice. 2022 Nov;23(1_suppl):76S-85S.
  10. John B, Etsitty SO, Greenfeld A, Alsburg R, Egge M, Sandman S, George C, Curley CS, Curley C, de Heer HD, Begay G, Jumbo-Rintila S, Ashley ME, Yazzie D, Antone-Nez R, Shin SS, Bancroft C. Navajo Nation Stores Show Resilience During COVID-19 Pandemic. Health Promot Pract. 2022 Nov;23(1_suppl):86S-95S.
  11. Eddie R, Curley C, Yazzie D, Francisco S, Antone-Nez R, Begay GA, Sanderson P, George C, Shin SS, Jumbo-Rintila S, Teufel-Shone N, Baldwin J, de Heer HD. Practicing Tribal Sovereignty through a Tribal Health Policy: Implementation of the Healthy Diné Nation Act on the Navajo Nation. Prev Chronic Dis. 2022 Nov 23:19:E78.
  12. Kahn CB, John B, Shin SS, Whitman R, Yazzie AS, Goldtooth-Halwood R, Hecht K, Hecht C, Vollmer L, Egge M, Nelson N, Bitah K, George C. Teacher and Caregiver Perspectives on Water is K’é: An Early Child Education Program to Promote Healthy Beverages Among Navajo Children. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Aug 31;20(17):6696.
  13. Curley C, Eddie R, Tallis K, Lane TS, Yazzie D, Sanderson PR, Lorts C, Shin S, Behrens TK, George C, Antone-Nez R, Ashley C, de Heer HD. The Navajo Nation Healthy Diné Nation Act: Community Support of a 2% Tax on Unhealthy Foods. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2023 Sep-Oct 01;29(5):622-632.
  14. George C, John B, Goldtooth-Halwood R, Hecht K, Hecht C, Vollmer L, Benally L, Yazzie AS, Whitman R, Egge M, Nelson N, Bitah K, Bennet E, Mott O, Mark J, Salt SK, Edison THM, Shin SS. Water is K’é: Learning from the Navajo Community to Promote Early Child Health. Progress in Community Health Partnerships. 2024.
  15. Shin SS, Shah A, North-Kabore J, Rowthorn V, Fiori K, Dudding R, Plum A, Parke D, George C, Thomas S, Pinkett R, Pollack Porter K, Sirois A, Ogbolu Y. Global Learning for Health Equity: A Survey of Five Global Learning Sites in the United States. Community Health Equity Res Policy. 2023 Nov 10:2752535X231210046.
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