Sheyanga
Beecher,
MSN MPH CNP
Medical Director
Hennepin Healthcare
Sheyanga Beecher began her career as a public health nurse in Baltimore, Maryland. She received her Masters of Science in Nursing from Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and Masters in Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. As a nurse practitioner, Ms. Beecher has worked internationally in Haiti, Ethiopia, South Africa and Tanzania. In 2012, she began working at Hennepin Healthcare. At HHS, Ms. Beecher staffs an acute care clinic, travel medicine clinic, and serves as the Medical Director for the Pediatric Mobile Health program which began in May of 2020.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted childhood immunization rates and primary care utilization in addition to fracturing community trust in the healthcare system. Most recent data from the Minnesota Department of Health shows that about 60% of Minnesota children between 24-35 months received all vaccinations in the childhood immunization series, while the Healthy People 2030 goal is a 90% coverage rate. In Minnesota’s most populous county, Hennepin County, vaccinations have yet to fully rebound to pre-pandemic levels; the disparities are particularly stark for certain racial and…