Deb Strohmaier

La Patrona radio interview – Vaccination for the Latinx community

Anna Zamora-Kapoor, Assistant Professor in WSU’s Departments of Sociology and Medical Education and Clinical Sciences and Community Liaison with WSU’s Health Equity Research Center, spoke with La Patrona 1680 AM radio about COVID and vaccinations for Latinx community members. Watch the 8-minute interview. Listen to a 1-minute spotlight.

COVID-19 Meeting with Anna Zamora-Kapoor and Faith Leaders

𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 | Hosted by La Patrona 1680 AM & the Washington State Department of Health Join us on March 18th for a free VIRTUAL event to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 vaccine, and church guidelines for gatherings. This event is exclusive for community faith leaders. About the Guest Speaker We are pleased to announce Anna Zamora-Kapoor, […]

Breastfeeding mothers produce COVID-19 antibodies

From WSU INSIDER, Feb. 10, 2021 Breastfeeding women who have COVID-19 transfer milk-borne antibodies to their babies without passing along the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed 37 milk samples submitted by 18 women diagnosed with COVID-19. None of the milk samples were found to contain the virus, but nearly two-thirds of […]

Cougarosities: Women’s Invisible Labor

The COVID-19 pandemic led to the release of a new phrase—“essential worker.” Ranging from grocery store clerks to health care professionals, this workforce continued to report to work in the midst of a global outbreak. Not only do women make up the majority of essential workers, they also take on the majority of caregiving roles—childcare, […]

Native American scholar Dr. Cheryl Ellenwood to expand the Tribal Nation Building Leadership programs at Washington State University

30 November 2020 Dr. Ellenwood will join WSU’s Center for Native American Research and Collaboration (CNRC) and the Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH) tasked with the mission of expanding Tribal Nation Building Leadership programs aimed at developing Native American students’ leadership skills and knowledge based on tribal principles and values. […]

Risk Factors in Adolescence for the Development of Elevated Blood Pressure and Hypertension in American Indian and Alaskan Native Adults

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health (2020) | 28 November 2020 Anna Zamora-Kapoor, Luciana E. Hebert, Morgan Montañez, Dedra Buchwald & Ka’imi Sinclair Abstract To examine risk factors for elevated blood pressure and hypertension in American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs), compared to three other ethnic groups in the US. Weighted relative risk regression models, stratified by race/ethnicity, were used […]

Strong Men, Strong Communities:

Design of a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Diabetes Prevention Intervention for American Indian and Alaska Native Men American Journal of Men’s Health, July-August 2020 Ka’imi Sinclair, PhD, PMH; Cara Carty, PhD; Kelly Gonzales, PhD, MPH; Cassandra Nikolaus, PhD; Lucas Gillespie, BA; and Dedra Buchwald, MD Abstract Type 2 diabetes is a serious global epidemic […]

Implementation outcomes …

…of a culturally adapted diabetes self-management education intervention for Native Hawaiians and Pacific islanders Kaʻimi A. Sinclair, Anna Zamora-Kapoor, Claire Townsend-Ing, Pearl A. McElfish & Joseph Keaweʻaimoku Kaholokula BMC Public Health volume 20, Article number: 1579 (2020) Background Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) experience a disproportionate burden of type 2 diabetes and related complications. Although diabetes self-management education and […]

An Intersectional Mixed Methods Approach to Understand American Indian Men’s Health

International Journal of Men’s Social and Community Healthpublished Sept. 8, 2020 Author for Correspondence: Ka’imi Sinclair, kaimi.sinclair@wsu.edu Abstract This study used a parallel, convergent, mixed-methods design with TribalCrit theory and intersectionality as analytical frameworks to identify how the identities of American Indian men intersect with broader structures and systems in shaping their eating and physical […]