Nasra
Giama
March 2020
Nasra
Giama
University of Minnesota School of Nursing
Minneapolis
,
MN
United States
Dr. Giama supports students beyond the classroom through individual or small group coaching and mentoring meetings to provide them with guidance.
I nominated Dr. Nasra Giama, DNP, RN, PHN for a DAISY Award related to commitment to the understanding of the social determinants of health. I understand the award recognizes a nurse educator who understands the social determinants of health and goes beyond the biomedical model of disease. The social determinants of health include, among other factors, class, race, gender, dignity affirming or dignity denying experiences, and a sense of autonomy and effective agency. This award is intended to recognize a faculty member committed to integrating the understanding and redress of these factors through their teaching and/or scholarship. I believe Dr. Giama is the ideal candidate for this award for the following reasons:
Dr. Giama’s scholarship is rooted in public health nursing practice and focuses on health promotion, community engagement, and the social determinants of health. Her foci include studies centered on viral hepatitis and hepatic neoplasia in the immigrant and refugee communities; health promotion targeting Somali women; and examining the relationship between educational achievement and health among adolescents. She studies methods to promote the health and well-being of immigrant communities through community engagement strategies.
In a large community-based study, her team screened 891 immigrants from four African countries to improve the detection of viral hepatitis in African immigrants of Minnesota (2010-2016). To supplement a parent study, she developed a public health nursing intervention to implement a health education outreach program for study participants that were positive for Hepatitis B (HBV). Identified individuals received HBV knowledge assessments, health teaching and counseling, and referrals for health care. This intervention has now been incorporated into the study team's practice. Furthermore, throughout the project timeline, she developed meaningful partnerships with community-based health centers, faith centers, community organizations, and service providers to deliver ongoing education and to increase awareness and screening.
She has disseminated the results of the community-wide screening and linkage to care program at regional and national meetings such as the National African Immigrant and Refugee HIV and Hepatitis Awareness Day webinar and the National Coalition against Hepatitis for People of African Origin. She has presented her research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Summit for the Elimination of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C as Public Health Threats in the United States. She participated in a panel discussion about the burden of viral hepatitis and related liver disease in immigrant communities in the United States. These initiatives were funded through grants for which she served as Co-PI [Gilead Sciences (2013-2015); Mayo Clinic internal funding (2014-2016); Mayo Clinic NIH Relief Grant (2014-2016)]. Currently, in the capacity of Co-PI, she is working with my team on the submission of an RO1 National Institute of Health (NIH) grant focused on linking individuals with viral hepatitis to care through a community-based participatory research framework. Her scholarship is also exemplified through partnerships to promote the health of Somali women. She applies community engagement strategies to promote the wellbeing of Somali women. She studies the relationship between educational attainment and adolescent health. She has developed strategies to promote effective interventions to leverage assets within communities to support the determinants of health impacting immigrant youth.
Dr. Giama teaches and coordinate a variety of courses in the pre-licensure and graduate programs in the SoN including: Senior Project in Nursing Major; Nurse as Professional; Community-based Care of Families Across the Lifespan; Continuum of Care Practicum; Nursing Theory and Research; Population Health in Public Health and Mental Health Nursing; Health Equity and Social Justice; Health Equity and Social Justice, Practicum III; Public Health Nurse Leadership Role; Public Health Nursing Leadership Practicum, she is a recognized leader and educator for the Public Health Nursing and Population Health courses in the SoN curriculum. Her passion for public health nursing and promoting health equity and social justice is reflected in the work of my students. She supports students beyond the classroom through individual or small group coaching and mentoring meetings to provide them with guidance as they identify research questions, gather applicable evidence, and prepare and submit abstracts for presentation at research functions. She works diligently to establish partnerships with organizations that offer students exceptional public health practicums.
Dr. Giama’s scholarship is rooted in public health nursing practice and focuses on health promotion, community engagement, and the social determinants of health. Her foci include studies centered on viral hepatitis and hepatic neoplasia in the immigrant and refugee communities; health promotion targeting Somali women; and examining the relationship between educational achievement and health among adolescents. She studies methods to promote the health and well-being of immigrant communities through community engagement strategies.
In a large community-based study, her team screened 891 immigrants from four African countries to improve the detection of viral hepatitis in African immigrants of Minnesota (2010-2016). To supplement a parent study, she developed a public health nursing intervention to implement a health education outreach program for study participants that were positive for Hepatitis B (HBV). Identified individuals received HBV knowledge assessments, health teaching and counseling, and referrals for health care. This intervention has now been incorporated into the study team's practice. Furthermore, throughout the project timeline, she developed meaningful partnerships with community-based health centers, faith centers, community organizations, and service providers to deliver ongoing education and to increase awareness and screening.
She has disseminated the results of the community-wide screening and linkage to care program at regional and national meetings such as the National African Immigrant and Refugee HIV and Hepatitis Awareness Day webinar and the National Coalition against Hepatitis for People of African Origin. She has presented her research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Summit for the Elimination of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C as Public Health Threats in the United States. She participated in a panel discussion about the burden of viral hepatitis and related liver disease in immigrant communities in the United States. These initiatives were funded through grants for which she served as Co-PI [Gilead Sciences (2013-2015); Mayo Clinic internal funding (2014-2016); Mayo Clinic NIH Relief Grant (2014-2016)]. Currently, in the capacity of Co-PI, she is working with my team on the submission of an RO1 National Institute of Health (NIH) grant focused on linking individuals with viral hepatitis to care through a community-based participatory research framework. Her scholarship is also exemplified through partnerships to promote the health of Somali women. She applies community engagement strategies to promote the wellbeing of Somali women. She studies the relationship between educational attainment and adolescent health. She has developed strategies to promote effective interventions to leverage assets within communities to support the determinants of health impacting immigrant youth.
Dr. Giama teaches and coordinate a variety of courses in the pre-licensure and graduate programs in the SoN including: Senior Project in Nursing Major; Nurse as Professional; Community-based Care of Families Across the Lifespan; Continuum of Care Practicum; Nursing Theory and Research; Population Health in Public Health and Mental Health Nursing; Health Equity and Social Justice; Health Equity and Social Justice, Practicum III; Public Health Nurse Leadership Role; Public Health Nursing Leadership Practicum, she is a recognized leader and educator for the Public Health Nursing and Population Health courses in the SoN curriculum. Her passion for public health nursing and promoting health equity and social justice is reflected in the work of my students. She supports students beyond the classroom through individual or small group coaching and mentoring meetings to provide them with guidance as they identify research questions, gather applicable evidence, and prepare and submit abstracts for presentation at research functions. She works diligently to establish partnerships with organizations that offer students exceptional public health practicums.