Speaker Series: Heritage Healing Practices
Topic: Respecting Traditional Herbal Medicine
About the Topic: This presentation provides an overview of traditional herbal medicine; cultural connections from Africa to the Americas & lessons learned from experiences in the field with indigenous plant medicine specialist in Africa, Jamaica, Guatemala, and Costa Rica. Participant will understand the important of plant medicine in the context of culture, health, and spirituality.
Speaker: Shakira Franklyn, CNM, MPH, NC-BC
About the Speaker: Shakira Franklyn, CNM, MPH, MS, NC-BC, is a multifaceted Nurse Healer and Herbalist. She has earned a Master of Science in Midwifery degree from Georgetown University and a Master of Public Health from George Washington University. Ms. Franklyn obtained her BS in Nursing from Syracuse University, and she bleeds ORANGE. Shakira has leveraged over 25 years of experience as a healthcare professional,cultivating her passion for integrating holistic nursing practice and cultural understanding into Korpo Wellness, LLC. Korpo Wellness has allowed her to offer integrative health and wellness coaching and transformational leadership needed to support Global Health Wellness. Ms. Franklyn considers herself a global citizen. She knows her strong Caribbean and Latin American roots have anchored her world exploration. Her love of travel and cultural exploration steadily evolved into a desire to be of aid to others internationally. She has had the privilege to attend over 700 births in her career and was once a Global Health Service Partnership (GHSP) Volunteer, coveting a unique partnership with the Peace Corps and Seed Global Health. Ms. Franklyn served as Visiting Midwifery Faculty in Liberia, West Africa, for a year and still maintains the friendships made there. Her dedication to the people of the communities she taught, along with her ability to learn from the same people she serves, earned her the 2016-2017 Fellow in Global Clinical Education. Shakira’s commitment to health education and mentoring the next generation of healthcare leaders have served as the foundation for Korpo Wellness.
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