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Sonya Sunhi Shin, M.D.

Dr. Sonya Shin is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Gallup, NM. Dr. Shin specializes in infections that are difficult to diagnose or unresponsive to treatments, such as HIV or airborne infections from a foreign country. Infectious disease specialists usually work with conditions that are not treatable by a primary physician but it is important to keep contact with the primary physician in order to receive information about the patients history and for deciding which diagnostic tests are appropriate. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Global Health Equity

Changes in food pricing and availability on the Navajo Nation following a 2% tax on unhealthy foods: The Healthy Diné Nation Act of 2014.
Authors: Authors: George C, Bancroft C, Salt SK, Curley CS, Curley C, de Heer HD, Yazzie D, Eddie R, Antone-Nez R, Shin SS.
PLoS One
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Impact of a Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program on Health Outcomes and Behaviors in Young Navajo Children.
Authors: Authors: 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.
Curr Dev Nutr
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Implementation of the Navajo fruit and vegetable prescription programme to improve access to healthy foods in a rural food desert.
Authors: Authors: Sundberg MA, Warren AC, VanWassenhove-Paetzold J, George C, Carroll DS, Becenti LJ, Martinez A, Jones B, 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.
Public Health Nutr
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Community Outreach for Navajo People Living with Diabetes: Who Benefits Most?
Authors: Authors: Trevisi L, Orav JE, Atwood S, Brown C, Curley C, King C, Muskett O, Sehn H, Nelson AK, Begay MG, Shin SS.
Prev Chronic Dis
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The complexities of selling fruits and vegetables in remote Navajo Nation retail outlets: perspectives from owners and managers of small stores.
Authors: Authors: Piltch EM, Shin SS, Houser RF, Griffin T.
Public Health Nutr
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Community-based outreach associated with increased health utilization among Navajo individuals living with diabetes: a matched cohort study.
Authors: Authors: Franz C, Atwood S, Orav EJ, Curley C, Brown C, Trevisi L, Nelson AK, Begay MG, Shin S.
BMC Health Serv Res
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Community-clinic linkages: qualitative provider perspectives on partnering with community health representatives in Navajo Nation.
Authors: Authors: Brown C, Lalla A, Curley C, King C, Muskett O, Salt S, Ray K, Begay MG, Nelson AK, Shin S.
BMJ Open
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Qualitative evaluation of a community health representative program on patient experiences in Navajo Nation.
Authors: Authors: Lalla A, Salt S, Schrier E, Brown C, Curley C, Muskett O, Begay MG, Shirley L, Clark C, Singer J, Shin S, Nelson AK.
BMC Health Serv Res
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Substance Use Disorders in Global Mental Health Delivery: Epidemiology, Treatment Gap, and Implementation of Evidence-Based Treatments.
Authors: Authors: Connery HS, McHugh RK, Reilly M, Shin S, Greenfield SF.
Harv Rev Psychiatry
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Healthy Stores Initiative Associated with Produce Purchasing on Navajo Nation.
Authors: Authors: MacKenzie OW, George CV, Pérez-Escamilla R, Lasky-Fink J, Piltch EM, Sandman SM, Clark C, Avalos QJ, Carroll DS, Wilmot TM, Shin SS.
Curr Dev Nutr
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