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HEC Highlights: From the Display to the Digital: Spring 2024: AANHPI in Allied Health

The goal of this guild is to create a stable public facing space to explore the topics highlighted in the HEC library. These traditional book displays will translate beyond the stacks into the digital space for further exploration.

Introduction

This term our focus is exploring the representation of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders in our collection and beyond centering how their voices are heard in the field of public health. This approach is meant to lift up the voices of researchers and practitioners expanding the health knowledge on a global scale. You will find perspectives from our collection both narrating about the these populations physically at our Health Education Center Library, as well as digitally through journals published in or focusing on AANHPI peoples. You will also find highlighted here peer reviewed, open access journals centering AANHPI voices and published predominantly from those spaces.

Flyer with a light blue background and flags surrounding a text box of South Korea, India, China, Japan, Tibet, and Kanaka Maoli in a letter U shape around text which reads: "HEC Library Highlights Presents... AANHPI in Allied Health. This display centers the voices of AANHPI(asian american native hawiian and pacifi islander) researchers and practicioners and lived experiences in public health. [Qr code for this website page] Explore the full display here: https://libguides.seattlecentral.edu/hec_highlights"

Books + e-books

Films

Auwae, Henry. (2011). The Hawaiian art of healing. Nā Maka o ka `Āina. https://sbctc-seattlecolleges.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01STATEWA_SEATTLE/1d3d7jg/alma997458150902820  

Description: 

From the age of five, Henry Auwae learned the art of la'au lapa'au (herbal medicine) from his grandmother, a woman whose knowledge extended back to nineteenth century Hawai'i. In this two-disk documentary series, 'Papa' Auwae shares this traditional knowledge. At a workshop in Keaukaha, Hawai'i island, he demonstrates the preparation of healing herbs and mineral rock ('alaea). In a visit to the Wao Kele o Puna rainforest, he identifies rare medicinal plants and speaks to the importance of preserving them in their natural habitat. This digitally remastered DVD set contains two and a half hours of material, replacing the original 33-minute program released in 1991. The newly edited and expanded feature documentary and special bonus features contain virtually all the footage recorded of Henry Auwae at the Hawaiian Health Fair in Keaukaha, Hawai'i, May 5, 1990, along with footage recorded at his residence in Keaukaha, and during a drive to and hike through Wao Kele o Puna rainforest, Sept. 27, 1989. Also appearing, Sabina Mahelona, Puhipau, Ipo Nihipali, Kunani Nihipali.

Focused Journals

Hawai’i journal of health & social welfare. (2019). University Health Partners of Hawai’i.  Access through Library. 

 

The Hawai’i Journal of Health & Social Welfare is a peer reviewed journal that you can access through the Seattle Colleges library. This journal has a regional focus on the environment and people of Hawai’i and the Pacific Islands. It publishes monthly, and touches on topics related to health and social welfare of this region. Content includes discussions, research articles, and advertisements.  

 

Central Asian journal of global health. (2012). University Library System, University of Pittsburgh. Open Access eng. 

 

The Central Asian Journal of Global Health is a peer reviewed open access journal. Its content was focused on the Central Asia region and Central Asian countries. The topics in the archived issues are about public health, medicine, and global health. Content includes research articles, reviews, and perspectives, as well as news stories, new research, practices and an open discussion on hot topics.  The journal discontinued publishing after volume 10 no. 1 in 2021. It’s archived issues can be found here: https://cajgh.pitt.edu/ojs/cajgh/issue/archive  

 

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing. (2010). Korean Society of Women Health Nursing. Korean + Eng. Access Here Through Library.

  

The Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing is a peer reviewed open access journal that is regionally focused on Korea and aims at providing the latest clinical and research papers about nursing and women’s health issues. Published quarterly, its content is centered on “nursing practice, therapeutic protocols for managing health problems in women, and innovative research on gender-based issues that impact treatment and nursing care.”  

 

Journal of Exercise Medicine. https://www.exercmed.org/ Republic of Korea 

 

The Journal of Exercise Medicine is a peer reviewed open access journal. It has a global focus and is published in Korea.  

 

Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine https://www.e-jyms.org/ Republic of Korea 

Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine (JYMS) is a peer reviewed open access journal that is published quarterly. Regionally it focuses on Korea, however it accepts international submissions. The publishers are Yeungnam University College of Medicine and Yeungnam University Institute of Medical Science. The content “covers all fields of medical science, including clinical research, basic medical science, and medical education. JYMS is especially interested in medical education for learners of all levels, from residents and fellows to medical students.” You can expect to find “editorials, review articles, original articles, case reports, image vignettes, communications, resident fellow section (RFS; clinical vignette, teaching images), and imagery”    

Traditional Medicine and Modern Medicine https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/tmmm Institutes of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, China World Scientific Publishing , Singapore 

 

Traditional Medicine and Modern Medicine is an international Journal focusing on traditional medicines in China. It is an open access peer-reviewed journal that publishes one volume a year. It focuses on the advancement of research and medicine and promoting the development of traditional medicines worldwide. Content includes Investigations into traditional medicines, theories, modern medicine techniques, and combinations between the two. In this journal you will find research articles (including theory research), review articles, case reports, and insights. 

 

치위생과학회지 Journal of Dental Hygiene Science, The Korean Society of Dental Hygiene Science , Korea, Republic of https://www.jkdhs.org/main.html  

치위생과학회지 Journal of Dental Hygiene Science, the oldest dental hygiene journal in Korea as it was founded in 2001. It is published by The Korean Society of Dental Hygiene Science. Regionally it is focused on Korea, however global submissions are welcome. Journal of Dental Hygiene Science is open access, peer-reviewed, and publishes quarterly. Content includes “recent dental hygiene clinical trials, oral disease prevention/ treatment and related experiments, oral health-related quality of life and oral health improvement methods, oral health education, national oral health policy projects and evaluations, socio-cultural problems and treatments, and dental hygiene research methodologies.” You can expect to find original articles, review articles, case reports, short communication, and editorials.  

 

Juntendo Medical Journal(JMJ) https://www.juntendo.ac.jp/journal/en/journal/ Published in Japan, It is considered the oldest medical journal in Japan. 

The oldest medical journal in Japan - Juntendo Medical Journal (JMJ) began publication in 1875. It is peer reviewed, open access, and releases six issues per year on the topics of “basic and clinical medicine, sportology (a novel scientific field integrating sports and medicine), nursing, preventive medicine, and public health”. In this Journal you will find original articles, reviews, case reports, study protocols, perspectives, and abstracts.

Display Credit - Adrianna Martinez

This display was curated by the Health Librarian, Adrianna Martinez. You can find them at at the Health Education Center on Tuesdays from 10am-2pm this term.