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Title: “Afraid to Breathe”: Understanding North Carolina’s Experience of the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic at the State, Local, and Individual Levels
Author: Austin, Lauren
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: History, Public health, Government policy
Description: This dissertation is the first comprehensive, detailed study of a single state’s experience of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic at state, local and county, and individual levels. Its two articles provide quantitative analyses of a unique new state...

Title: WHEN LIFE DEALS ACES: THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES) AND REPRODUCTIVE, PRENATAL, AND PERINATAL HEALTH OUTCOMES AMONG WOMEN
Author: Gill, Tasha
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Epidemiology
Description: Nearly 65% of adults report experiencing at least one adverse childhood experience (ACEs). Women are more likely to report experiencing 4 or more ACEs. While the association between ACEs and adverse physical and mental health outcomes in adulthood...

Title: Using an Economic Incentive and Marketing Strategy for Healthy Food and Beverage Purchases at Sports Stadiums
Author: Stephens, Casey
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: The prevalence of chronic disease and obesity is a public health problem in the United States. Nearly 37% of adults are obese. Federal agencies and foundations such has the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJ), Center for Disease Control and Preve...

Title: Upstream Factors: The Association Between County Intergenerational Deprivation, State Income Inequality, State Minimum Wage and Hypertension Among Young Adults
Author: Mbugua, Anne
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Epidemiology, Public health
Description: While hypertension is largely preventable, its rates have been increasing in young adults. Hypertension is associated with substantial costs to the US health care system and therefore a public health burden. In recent times, there has been a shift...

Title: Trauma, Emotional Distress, Race and Ethnicity, Gender, Greek Affiliation, and Year-in-School as Predictors of Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs Among Undergraduate College Students.
Author: Jeffs, Patrick
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology, Public health, Education, Higher
Description: The purpose of this study was to identity how events perceived as traumatic or very difficult to handle, factors of emotional distress, and demographics may predict nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMPD) among traditional undergraduate colleg...

Title: Three Essays on Infant and Young Child Feeding and Child Health Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Epidemiology and Policy Analysis
Author: Ademu, Lilian
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Government policy, Public health, Nutrition
Description: Exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life and complementary breastfeeding up to 24 months is encouraged to ensure optimal infant and young child nutrition and health. The WHO and UNICEF emphasize these optimal Infant and Young Child ...

Title: The role of socioeconomic and climatic factors in the spatio-temporal variation of human rabies in China
Author: Thill, Jean-Claude
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Rabies
Description: Background: Rabies is a significant public health problem in China. Previous spatial epidemiological studies have helped understand the epidemiology of animal and human rabies in China. However, quantification of effects derived from relevant fact...

Title: The effects of physical activity and nutrition on the stress management, interpersonal relationships and alcohol consumption of college freshmen
Author: Salandy, Simone
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the changes of health behaviors in college students as they transition through their freshman year. Methods: At a southern public university, the author surveyed 167 freshmen, ages 18 to 25, to examin...

Title: The association between sexual violence against women and the female victims’ future pregnancy intention: A secondary analysis using the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) data
Author: Powell, Putri
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Women's studies, Public health
Description: The prevalence of sexual violence in the United States is on the rise. Sexual violence can result in a variety of physical, behavioral, and mental health issues as well as concerns on reproductive and fertility control, including unintended pregna...

Title: The Role of the Activity Professional in Promoting Resident-Centered Engagement for Persons with Dementia Living in Care Communities
Author: Pate, Melannie
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Gerontology
Description: Objectives: This study examined activity planning for residents with dementia in care communities. My principal analysis explored how activity planning relates to resident-centered care. I also studied how actual or perceived challenges of activit...

Title: The Prognostic Value of Relative Grip Strength in Assessing Hypertension Risk
Author: Gaillard, Ebony
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Kinesiology, Biology, Public health
Description: More than 1.3 billion people are affected by hypertension (HTN) globally. Research has shown that Black women have the highest prevalence of hypertension worldwide compared to women of other racial/ethnic backgrounds. Although attempts have been m...

Title: The Influence of Urban Restructuring on the Social Determinants of Health in a Hispanic Immigrant Population in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Author: Urquieta de Hernandez, Brisa
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Geography, Public health
Description: The environment where a person lives impacts their health more than clinical care provided. (RWJF, 2013) This research posits that the determinants of health (DOH) are best understood as a combination of social, structural, spatial and temporal as...

Title: The Greatest Enemy? Smallpox, Elimination, and Politics in Mexico, 1942-1970
Author: Nichols, Marissa
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: History, Public health
Description: In the 1940s, the Secretaría de Salubridad y Asistencia (SSA- Secretariat of Health and Welfare) hoped to unify Mexico to eliminate smallpox from within its borders. In 1952, Mexico had achieved that goal, but the year marked a significant shift i...

Title: The Effects of Physical Activity on Body Mass Index among Middle and High School Children
Author: Hohensee, Caroline
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine the association between amount of physical activity and body mass index (BMI) percentile among middle and high school aged children. Background: The epidemic of physical inactivity among youth has s...

Title: The Association of Structural and Process Factors with Medication Errors for Residents Entering a Nursing Home
Author: Lane, Sandi
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Public health, Health services administration
Description: Objective: The purpose of the study is to elucidate the relationships and inter-relatedness of specific structure, process, and outcome elements contributing to harmful medication errors for the vulnerable people who reside in nursing homes by exp...

Title: The Association between Race/Ethnicity and Perceptions of Weight Gain among Women Using Oral Contraceptives: A Study of Fertility and Oral Contraceptive Use Study (FOCUS) Participants
Author: Rivers, Jatyra
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), oral contraceptives (OCs) are the most popular reversible method of contraception. However, side effects, including concerns about weight gain, may lead some women to discontinue t...

Title: The Association between Income Disparities and Prenatal Oral Health: Results from the 2009-2011 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
Author: Gill, Chelsea
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Dentistry
Description: Access to adequate dental care is a problem in the U.S., particularly for economically disadvantaged individuals. During pregnancy, women are at increased risk of developing adverse oral health conditions, such as periodontitis, which can potentia...

Title: The Association between Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration: Results from the 2007-2009 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
Author: Krupakar, Sangamithra
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: Hypertensive disorders are the most commonly reported medical disorder among pregnant women, and an important cause of adverse birth outcomes as well as maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. One important step to reduce these adverse eff...

Title: The Association Between Maternal Mental Health and Childhood Overweight and Obesity: A Cross-sectional Study of 2011-2012 National Survey of Children's Health Participants
Author: Ball, Joanna
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: Childhood overweight and obesity is one of the greatest challenges facing public health practitioners in the United States. The number of children who are overweight or obese in the country has grown considerably over the past few decades with rat...

Title: The Association Between Caregiver Perception of Child Weight Status and Frequency of Fast Food Consumption in Children
Author: Butler, Candace
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Nutrition
Description: Childhood obesity is a persistent health issue in the United States. There has been an increase in the number of meals purchased away from home as the presence of fast food establishments has risen. Previous studies suggest that children who frequ...