Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan

2024

Impact of Nutrition Interventions on Vitamin and Mineral Intake among Native American Children and Parents: Insights from Food Resource Equity for Sustainable Health (FRESH) Study

Sun, W., Taniguchi, T., Clyma, K. R., Jacob, T. S. & Jernigan, V. B. B., 1 Aug 2024, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 21, 8

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

The cost-efficacy of a healthy food box for managing hypertension within a native American population: a group randomized controlled trial

Henderson, A., Rosenman, R., Fyfe-Johnson, A. L., Taniguchi, T., Standridge, J., Shackleford, T., Muller, C. J., Umans, J. G. & Jernigan, V. B. B., Dec 2024, In: Archives of Public Health. 82, 1, 59.

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2 Scopus citations

2023

Changes in Meal and Menu Quality at Early Care and Education Programs after Training with Food Service Staff: the FRESH Study

Patel, D., Sisson, S. B., Sleet, K., Rickman, R., Love, C., Taniguchi, T., Sisk, M. & Jernigan, V. B. B., Mar 2023, In: Current Developments in Nutrition. 7, 3, 100040.

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Conceptualizing Indigenous strengths-based health and wellness research using group concept mapping

O’Keefe, V. M., Maudrie, T. L., Cole, A. B., Ullrich, J. S., Fish, J., Hill, K. X., White, L. A., Redvers, N., Jernigan, V. B. B., Lewis, J. P., West, A. E., Apok, C. A., White, E. J., Ivanich, J. D., Schultz, K., Lewis, M. E., Sarche, M. C., Gonzalez, M. B., Parker, M. & Neuner Weinstein, S. E. & 5 others, McCray, C. J., Warne, D., Black, J. C., Richards, J. R. & Walls, M. L., Dec 2023, In: Archives of Public Health. 81, 1, 71.

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22 Scopus citations

Five recommendations for using large-scale publicly available data to advance health among American Indian peoples: the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study^SM as an illustrative case

White, E. J., Demuth, M. J., Wiglesworth, A., Coser, A. D., Garrett, B. A., Kominsky, T. K., Jernigan, V., Thompson, W. K., Paulus, M. & Aupperle, R., Jan 2023, In: Neuropsychopharmacology. 48, 2, p. 263-269 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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19 Scopus citations

Food Security and Food Sovereignty: The Difference Between Surviving and Thriving: Health Promotion Practice

Maudrie, T. L., Nguyen, C. J., Wilbur, R. E., Mucioki, M., Clyma, K. R., Ferguson, G. L. & Jernigan, V. B. B., 2023, In: Health Promot. Pract.. 24, 6, p. 1075-1079 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

10 Scopus citations

Food Sovereignty and Health: A Conceptual Framework to Advance Research and Practice: Health Promotion Practice

Jernigan, V. B. B., Nguyen, C. J., Maudrie, T. L., Demientieff, L. X., Black, J. C., Mortenson, R., Wilbur, R. E., Clyma, K. R., Lewis, M. & Lopez, S. V., 2023, In: Health Promot. Pract.. 24, 6, p. 1070-1074 5 p.

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19 Scopus citations

Food Sovereignty as a Path to Health Equity for Indigenous Communities: Introduction to the Focus Issue

Jernigan, V. B. B., Demientieff, L. V. X. & Maunakea, A. K., Nov 2023, In: Health Promotion Practice. 24, 6, p. 1066-1069 4 p.

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4 Scopus citations

Food Systems, Food Sovereignty, and Health: Conference Shares Linkages to Support Indigenous Community Health

Jernigan, V. B. B., Taniguchi, T., Nguyen, C. J., London, S. M., Henderson, A., Maudrie, T. L., Blair, S., Clyma, K. R., Lopez, S. V. & Jacob, T., Nov 2023, In: Health Promotion Practice. 24, 6, p. 1109-1116 8 p.

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4 Scopus citations

Framing an Indigenous Food Sovereignty Research Agenda: Health Promotion Practice

Nguyen, C. J., Wilbur, R. E., Henderson, A., Sowerwine, J., Mucioki, M., Sarna-Wojcicki, D., Ferguson, G. L., Maudrie, T. L., Moore-Wilson, H., Wark, K. & Jernigan, V. B. B., 2023, In: Health Promot. Pract.. 24, 6, p. 1117-1123 7 p.

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4 Scopus citations

Incorporating participant feedback to inform the development of an Indigenous Supported Agriculture program: A pilot study

Harrison, H. D., Lopez, S., Clyma, K. R., Gabriel, K. E., Hayman, J. & Blue Bird Jernigan, V., 15 Sep 2023.

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Measuring Food Security among American Indian and Alaska Native Adults: Validity Evidence Supports the Use of the US Department of Agriculture Module

Nguyen, C. J., French, B. F., Maudrie, T. L., Ferguson, G. L., Blue Bird Jernigan, V. & Sinclair, K. A., Oct 2023, In: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 123, 10, p. S76-S88

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1 Scopus citations

Native opportunities to stop hypertension: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial among urban American Indian and Alaska Native adults with hypertension

Sinclair, K., Nguyen, C. J., Wetherill, M. S., Nelson, K., Jackson, A. M., Taniguchi, T., Jernigan, V. B. B. & Buchwald, D., 2023, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 11, 1117824.

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2 Scopus citations

Supporting Traditional Foodways Knowledge and Practices in Alaska Native Communities: The Elders Mentoring Elders Camp

Demientieff, L. V. X., Rasmus, S., Black, J. C., Presley, J., Jauregui-Dusseau, A., Clyma, K. R. & Jernigan, V. B. B., Nov 2023, In: Health Promotion Practice. 24, 6, p. 1101-1104 4 p.

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3 Scopus citations

The Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity: The Osage Nation’s Mobile Market

Hayman, J., Moore-Wilson, H., Vavra, C., Wormington, D., Presley, J., Jauregui-Dusseau, A., Clyma, K. R. & Jernigan, V. B. B., Nov 2023, In: Health Promotion Practice. 24, 6, p. 1105-1108 4 p.

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4 Scopus citations

The Choctaw Nation’s Growing Hope Program: Health Promotion Practice

Thompson, I., Putman, J., Madbull, M., Sharp, M., Presley, J., Jauregui-Dusseau, A., Clyma, K. & Jernigan, V. B. B., 2023, In: Health Promot. Pract.. 24, 6, p. 1080-1082 3 p.

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4 Scopus citations

The Development of a Community-Led Alaska Native Traditional Foods Gathering: Health Promotion Practice

Wark, K., Volkeimer, J., Mortenson, R., Trainor, J., Presley, J., Jauregui-Dusseau, A., Clyma, K. R. & Jernigan, V. B. B., 2023, In: Health Promot. Pract.. 24, 6, p. 1091-1095 5 p.

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4 Scopus citations

The Worsening Problem of Food Insecurity: JAMA Health Forum

Bleich, S. N., Koma, J. W. & Jernigan, V. B. B., 2023, In: JAMA. Health. Forum.. 4, 11, p. E234974

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7 Scopus citations

Utilizing Community-Based Participatory Research to Develop a Culturally Appropriate Dietary Intervention Curriculum for Native American Communities

Gabriel, K. E., Clyma, K. R., Lopez, S. V., Hayman, J. & Blue Bird Jernigan, V., 15 Sep 2023.

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“I don’t remember any of us … having diabetes or cancer”: How historical oppression undermines Indigenous foodways, health, and wellness

McKinley, C. E. & Jernigan, V. B. B., 2 Feb 2023, In: Food and Foodways. 31, 1, p. 43-65 23 p.

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5 Scopus citations

2022

Design and Methods of a Participatory Healthy Eating Intervention for Indigenous Children: The FRESH Study

Blue Bird Jernigan, V., Taniguchi, T., Haslam, A., Williams, M. B., Maudrie, T. L., Nikolaus, C. J., Wetherill, M. S., Jacob, T., Love, C. V. & Sisson, S., 22 Feb 2022, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 10, 790008.

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8 Scopus citations

Development and Implementation of a Hybrid Online and In-Person Food Sovereignty and Nutrition Education Curriculum for Native American Parents: The FRESH Study

Haslam, A., Love, C., Taniguchi, T., Williams, M. B., Wetherill, M. S., Sisson, S., Weedn, A. E., Jacob, T. & Blue Bird Jernigan, V., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Health Education and Behavior. 50, 3, p. 430-440 11 p.

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9 Scopus citations

Food Insecurity among American Indian and Alaska Native People: A Scoping Review to Inform Future Research and Policy Needs

Nikolaus, C. J., Johnson, S., Benally, T., Maudrie, T., Henderson, A., Nelson, K., Lane, T., Segrest, V., Ferguson, G. L., Buchwald, D., Blue Bird Jernigan, V. & Sinclair, K., Sep 2022, In: Advances in Nutrition. 13, 5, p. 1566-1583 18 p.

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43 Scopus citations

Holding no-one back: The Nutrition Equity Framework in theory and practice

Nisbett, N., Harris, J., Backholer, K., Baker, P., Jernigan, V. B. B. & Friel, S., Mar 2022, In: Global Food Security. 32, 13 p., 100605.

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48 Scopus citations

Impact of a Farm-to-School Nutrition and Gardening Intervention for Native American Families from the FRESH Study: A Randomized Wait-List Controlled Trial

Taniguchi, T., Haslam, A., Sun, W., Sisk, M., Hayman, J. & Jernigan, V. B. B., 1 Jul 2022, In: Nutrients. 14, 13, 2601.

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16 Scopus citations

IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON A FOOD SECURITY STUDY WITH THE BALTIMORE NATIVE COMMUNITY

Maudrie, T. L., Nguyen, C. J., Jernigan, V. B. B., Lessard, K. H., Richardson, D., Gittelsohn, J. & O’Keefe, V. M., 2022, In: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research. 29, 2, p. 8-31 24 p.

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3 Scopus citations

The effect of food prescription programs on chronic disease management in primarily low-income populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Haslam, A., Gill, J., Taniguchi, T., Love, C. & Jernigan, V. B., Sep 2022, In: Nutrition and Health. 28, 3, p. 389-400 12 p.

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17 Scopus citations

2021

Associations of Binge Drinking With Vascular Brain Injury and Atrophy in Older American Indians: The Strong Heart Study

Lewis, J. P., Suchy-Dicey, A. M., Noonan, C., Blue Bird Jernigan, V., Umans, J. G., Domoto-Reilly, K., Buchwald, D. S. & Manson, S. M., Aug 2021, In: Journal of Aging and Health. 33, 7-8_suppl, p. 51S-59S

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4 Scopus citations

Conducting Community-based Participatory Research with Minority Communities to Reduce Health Disparities

Nguyen, T. T., Wallerstein, N., Das, R., Sabado-Liwag, M. D., Jernigan, V. B. B., Jacob, T., Cannady, T., Martinez, L. S., Ndulue, U. J., Ortiz, A., Stubbs, A. W., Pichon, L. C., Tanjasiri, S. P., Pang, J. & Woo, K., 1 Jan 2021, The Science of Health Disparities Research. wiley, p. 171-186 16 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

21 Scopus citations

Development of a Tribally-led Gardening Curriculum for Indigenous Preschool Children: The FRESH Study

Wetherill, M. S., Bourque, E. E., Taniguchi, T., Love, C. V., Sisk, M. & Jernigan, V. B. B., Nov 2021, In: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 53, 11, p. 991-995 5 p.

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7 Scopus citations

Ending food insecurity in Native communities means restoring land rights, handing back control

Blue Bird Jernigan, V., 27 May 2021, The Conversation.

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Equity and expertise in the UN Food Systems Summit

Nisbett, N., Friel, S., Aryeetey, R., Gomes, F. D. S., Harris, J., Backholer, K., Baker, P., Blue Bird Jernigan, V. & Phulkerd, S., 5 Jul 2021, In: BMJ Global Health. 6, 7, e006569.

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23 Scopus citations

Food Sovereignty Indicators for Indigenous Community Capacity Building and Health

Blue Bird Jernigan, V., Maudrie, T. L., Nikolaus, C. J., Benally, T., Johnson, S., Teague, T., Mayes, M., Jacob, T. & Taniguchi, T., 25 Aug 2021, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 5, 704750.

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41 Scopus citations

"Making Sense of a Disease That Makes No Sense": Understanding Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Among Caregivers and Providers Within Alaska Native Communities

Lewis, J. P., Manson, S. M., Jernigan, V. B. & Noonan, C., 3 Apr 2021, In: The Gerontologist. 61, 3, p. 363-373 11 p.

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20 Scopus citations

Methods for Assessing Willingness to Try and Vegetable Consumption among Children in Indigenous Early Childcare Settings: The FRESH Study

Wetherill, M. S., Williams, M. B., Reese, J., Taniguchi, T., Sisson, S. B., Malek-Lasater, A. D., Love, C. V. & Blue Bird Jernigan, V., 24 Dec 2021, In: Nutrients. 14, 1, 58.

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10 Scopus citations

Perceived environments and physical activity among american indian adults living in oklahoma: The thrive study

Haslam, A., Taniguchi, T., Love, C., Jacob, T., Cannady, T. K., Standridge, J., Grammar, M., Fox, J., Spiegel, J., Crain, T. & Jernigan, V. B. B., 1 Sep 2021, In: Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. 15, 3, p. 285-296 12 p.

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1 Scopus citations

2020

A Nutrition Environment Measure to Assess Tribal Convenience Stores: The THRIVE Study

Wetherill, M. S., Williams, M. B., Taniguchi, T., Salvatore, A. L., Jacob, T., Cannady, T., Grammar, M., Standridge, J., Fox, J., Spiegel, J. & Blue Bird Jernigan, V., 21 Mar 2020, In: Health Promotion Practice. 21, 3, p. 410-420 11 p.

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5 Scopus citations

Building Capacity for Productive Indigenous Community-University Partnerships

Gittelsohn, J., Belcourt, A., Magarati, M., Booth-LaForce, C., Duran, B., Mishra, S. I., Belone, L. & Jernigan, V. B. B., Jan 2020, In: Prevention Science. 21, Suppl 1, p. 22-32 11 p.

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29 Scopus citations

Impact of a Healthy Retail Intervention on Fruits and Vegetables and Total Sales in Tribally Owned Convenience Stores: Findings From the THRIVE Study

Williams, M. B., Wang, W., Taniguchi, T., Salvatore, A. L., Groover, W. K., Wetherill, M., Love, C., Cannady, T., Grammar, M., Standridge, J., Fox, J. & Jernigan, V. B. B., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Health Promotion Practice. 22, 6, p. 796-805 10 p.

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10 Scopus citations

Impact of the 2017 child and adult care food program meal pattern requirement change on menu quality in tribal early care environments: The food resource equity and sustainability for health study

Sisson, S. B., Sleet, K., Rickman, R., Love, C., Bledsoe, A., Williams, M. & Jernigan, V. B. B., 2020, In: Current Developments in Nutrition. 4, p. 12-22 11 p.

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Open Access

12 Scopus citations

Multilevel and Community-Level Interventions with Native Americans: Challenges and Opportunities

Blue Bird Jernigan, V., D’Amico, E. J., Duran, B. & Buchwald, D., Jan 2020, In: Prevention Science. 21, Suppl 1, p. 65-73

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80 Scopus citations

Process Evaluation Tool Development and Fidelity of Healthy Retail Interventions in American Indian Tribally Owned Convenience Stores: the Tribal Health Resilience in Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE) Study

Taniguchi, T., Salvatore, A. L., Williams, M. B., Love, C., Noonan, C. J., Cannady, T. K., Standridge, J., Fox, J., Spiegel, J., Owens, J. A. T., Grammar, M., Wiley, A. D. & Blue Bird Jernigan, V., 2020, In: Current Developments in Nutrition. 4, Suppl 1, p. 33-41

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Sex Differences in Diabetes Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Health Care Utilization among American Indians Living in the Northern Plains

Huyser, K. R., Rockwell, J., Blue Bird Jernigan, V., Wilson, C., Taniguchi, T., Manson, S. M. & O'Connell, J., Jan 2020, In: Current Developments in Nutrition. 4, Suppl. 1, p. 42-48

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The impact of responsive feeding practice training on teacher feeding behaviors in tribal early care and education: The food resource equity and sustainability for health (FRESH) study

Sleet, K., Sisson, S. B., Dev, D. A., Love, C., Williams, M. B., Hoffman, L. A. & Jernigan, V. B. B., 2020, In: Current Developments in Nutrition. 4, p. 23-32 10 p.

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14 Scopus citations

2019

A healthy retail intervention in native American convenience stores:The THRIVE community-based participatory research study

Jernigan, V. B. B., Salvatore, A. L., Williams, M., Wetherill, M., Taniguchi, T., Jacob, T., Cannady, T., Grammar, M., Standridge, J., Fox, J., Owens, J. A. T., Spiegel, J., Love, C., Teague, T. & Noonan, C., 1 Jan 2019, In: American Journal of Public Health. 109, 1, p. 132-139 8 p.

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35 Scopus citations

Community-Based Participatory Intervention Research with American Indian Communities: What is the State of the Science?

Hearod, J. B., Wetherill, M. S., Salvatore, A. L. & Jernigan, V. B. B., 13 Feb 2019, In: Current Developments in Nutrition. 3, p. 39-52 14 p.

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Open Access

10 Scopus citations

Diabetes and Obesity Associated with Poor Food Environments in American Indian Communities: The Tribal Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments (THRIVE) Study

Love, C. V., Taniguchi, T. E., Williams, M. B., Noonan, C. J., Wetherill, M. S., Salvatore, A. L., Jacob, T., Cannady, T. K., Standridge, J., Spiegel, J. & Jernigan, V. B. B., 13 Feb 2019, In: Current Developments in Nutrition. 3, p. 63-68 6 p.

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34 Scopus citations

Social Support and Physical Activity Among American Indians in Oklahoma: Results From a Community-based Participatory Research Study

Salvatore, A. L., Noonan, C. J., Williams, M. B., Wetherill, M. S., Jacob, T., Cannady, T. K., Standridge, J., Grammar, M., Fox, J., Wiley, A., Spiegel, J. & Jernigan, V. B. B., 1 Jun 2019, In: Journal of Rural Health. 35, 3, p. 374-384 11 p.

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7 Scopus citations

The development of child and adult care food program best-practice menu and training for Native American head start programs: The FRESH study

Sisson, S. B., Sleet, K., Rickman, R., Love, C., Williams, M. & Jernigan, V. B. B., 1 Jun 2019, In: Preventive Medicine Reports. 14, 100880.

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8 Scopus citations

2018

Food choice considerations among American Indians living in rural Oklahoma: The THRIVE study

Wetherill, M. S., Williams, M. B., Hartwell, M. L., Salvatore, A. L., Jacob, T., Cannady, T. K., Standridge, J., Fox, J., Spiegel, J., Anderson, N. & Jernigan, V. B. B., 1 Sep 2018, In: Appetite. 128, p. 14-20 7 p.

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12 Scopus citations

Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, DrPH, MPH

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