Population Health Colloquium: Native Peoples and COVID-19: A New Assault on a Forgotten People

August 5, 2020

Learn about how Native peoples of the Americas are being greatly affected by COVID-19 pandemic. The morbidity and mortality rates of some Native communities rival the rates of New York and New Jersey, but the effects are rarely talked about. This webinar will examine some of the issues in Native communities.

Lehigh University’s College of Health is pleased to share videos from our premier “Population Health Colloquium Series.” On this YouTube channel, you will find a compilation of compelling videos that showcase panels and lectures from local, national, and international leaders on the most pressing population health challenges of our time. Population health is a convergence science investigating the multiple determinants of health from “cell to society.” As such the sessions touch on a broad range of topics related to health and healthcare.

Panelists:
Justin Begaye, MSW, MPA
Navajo Nation; Research Scientist, Lehigh University

Rita Bilagody
Navajo Nation; Survivor of COVID-19

Angelina Dinehdeal
Navajo Nation; Survivor of COVID-19

Jordyn Gunville, MPH
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe; PhD Student, University of Kansas; Research Scientist, Lehigh University

River Gunville
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe; Research Scientist, Lehigh University

Joseph Pacheco, ABD, MPH
Quechua of Bolivia; PhD Student, University of Kansas; Research Scientist, Lehigh University

Joshuaa Allison-Burbank, PhD
Navajo Nation; Shiprock Medical Center