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Title: A 360° View of Psychiatric Boarding in the Emergency Department
Author: Veri, Shelby
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Mental health
Description: This dissertation utilizes a three article approach to examine the current status of psychiatric boarding in the emergency department (ED). The number of ED visits for mental health concerns in the United States has been increasing for the past se...

Title: ANESTHESIA CARE TEAM TYPE AND HOSPITAL CHARACTERISTICS: ARE INCREASED LEVELS OF SUPERVISION ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT ACUITIES AND OUTCOMES?
Author: Hewer, Ian
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: Anesthesia care in the United States is provided by a number of different practice models, that could involve nurses, physician’s assistants, and physicians working in teams or alone. Much of the variation in care models evolved over time based on...

Title: Alcohol Use and Mental Health Issues In Fifth-Year College Students
Author: Zuber, Pilar
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Mental health
Description: The purpose of this study was to develop a profile of at-risk 5th-year students by assessing the relationships between heavy alcohol use and mental health issues, on academic performance in 5th-year students. This secondary analysis study used the...

Title: Assessing Convergence of Community Benefit Programs and Community Health Needs Among North Carolina's Tax-Exempt Hospitals
Author: Fos, Elmer
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Government policy, Health services administration
Description: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires tax-exempt hospitals to conduct Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years, formulate implementation strategies, and report yearly to the IRS and the public the progress of their work. Th...

Title: Assessment and Characterization of HIV Care Continuum in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 2013-2019
Author: Owolabi, Yakubu
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Epidemiology, Health services administration
Description: Background: The high burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease and the increasing rate of new HIV infections among some populations and jurisdictions could reflect failed prevention strategies. Despite progress in controlling the epidem...

Title: Black MSM Oral Health Behaviors and Implications for HIV Risk
Author: Johnson, Darrin
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Health services administration, Social service
Description: The primary goal of this qualitative and quantitative mixed methods exploratory pilot study is to determine the oral health behaviors of Black men who have sex with men (MSM). The secondary goal of this mixed methods study is to determine if Black...

Title: CORRELATES OF PARENT-CHILD CONCORDANCE IN SEXUAL ATTITUDES: DOES PARTICIPATION IN THE PARENTS MATTER! PROGRAM IMPROVE THIS AGREEMENT?
Author: Bridger, Colleen
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Health education, Families--Study and teaching
Description: The sexual health of America's teens is a critical public health issue. Parents are ill-prepared and ill-equipped to fill the sexuality education gap facing today's teens. Understanding the most effective and efficient way to teach parents how to ...

Title: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in U.S. Veterans: Comorbidity, Ocular Pathology, and Cost of Care
Author: Davis Jr., Charles
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Health services administration, Epidemiology
Description: ABSTRACTCHARLES N. DAVIS JR. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in U.S. Veterans: Comorbidity, Ocular Pathology, and Cost of Care (Under the direction of DR. WILLIAM BRANDON)Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of mor...

Title: DEMOGRAPHICS, SIDE EFFECTS, AND HEALTH CARE BELIEFS OF PROHORMONE USERS
Author: Noone, Joshua
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Social sciences, Pharmacology
Description: Prohormones are a type of nutritional supplement similar to Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids (AAS). As AAS are illegal without a medical prescription prohormones are sometimes used as a legal alternative. It is thoughts that prohormones carry the same...

Title: DISPARITIES IN WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA: EXPLORING CONTEXTUAL DETERMINANTS OF ACCESS, USE AND QUALITY OF CARE
Author: Olorunsaiye, Comfort
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Health services administration, Area studies
Description: Background: The West and Central African region bears the highest burden of maternal mortality globally. Objectives: The aims of this study were to: examine the association between women’s perception of domestic violence (DV) and choice of contrac...

Title: Effects of Medical Home Among Children With Special Health Care Needs
Author: Willits, Kathryn
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Health services administration
Description: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of having access to a medical home on the use of the emergency department, primary care office visits and the number of missed school days among children with special health care needs.Analysi...

Title: Effects of hydrocephalus on hospital use, associated costs, and access to care among children with spina bifida
Author: Radcliff, Elizabeth
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Health services administration
Description: Objectives: This study examined hospital resource use, timeliness of surgical repair of spina bifida (SB), and geographical access to hospital care for infants and children with SB. Methods: This was a retrospective, statewide, population-based st...

Title: Exploring the Effects of Being a Peer Educator on African American Breast Cancer Survivors
Author: Rouse, Melanie
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Health education
Description: ABSTRACTMELANIE J. ROUSE. Exploring the effects of being a peer educator on African American breast cancer survivors. (Under the direction of DRS. A. SUZANNE BOYD and DEE BALDWIN)Efforts to reduce breast cancer-related health disparities amongst A...

Title: Factors associated with high-risk sexual behavior among Kenyans: Implications for public health strategies and policy in combating HIV/AIDS
Author: Onsomu, Elijah
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Government policy, Epidemiology
Description: BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa, representing only 12% of the world population is home to nearly 23 million people, approximately 70% of all HIV positives worldwide. HIV/AIDS epidemic in Kenya is characterized by high-risk sexual behavior (HRSB) su...

Title: North Carolina free clinics: Effective primary care provider for the uninsured
Author: Hutchison, Jenny
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Health services administration
Description: Although the United States has recently made progress in reducing the number of uninsured in the country as a result of the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, millions will continue to be unable to access insurance, ...

Title: Off-pump coronary artery bypass graft vs. on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: What matters - procedure volume or specificity/specialization?
Author: Tsulukidze, Maka
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Social sciences--Research
Description: Context: Existing research has associated higher provider volume with a lower rate of adverse patient outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). However, the relationship between surgical procedural volume and specialization and clinical ...

Title: PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND FOR PATIENTS WITH SELECT DISEASES USING SPECIALTY MEDICATIONS AND THEIR ASSOCIATION TO TOTAL HEALTHCARE COSTS
Author: Rozario, Nigel
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Economics, Pharmacy--Research
Description: Specialty medications are medications that require special manufacturing and distribution processes and usually for the treatment of rare diseases and conditions. As a result of the low volume of use and high overhead associated with manufacturing...

Title: Preoperative Education and The Reduction of Parental Anxiety
Author: Bernardo, Sherry
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Medicine, Health services administration
Description: Background: One of the most frequently reported emotions in children in the setting of surgery or a medical procedure is anxiety. Currently, many interventions are used to assist with the perioperative reduction in anxiety for both parent and chil...

Title: REASONS FOR USE OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AND PRAYER FOR HEALTH BY OLDER ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES
Author: Tait, Elizabeth
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Gerontology, Alternative medicine
Description: Objectives: This study examined prayer for health and eight specific reasons why Americans ages 50 and over use Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (CAM): effectiveness; cost; recommendations from health care providers; recommendations from fam...

Title: Social determinants of prenatal care use in sub-Saharan Africa: Exploring equity in content and outcomes of care
Author: Taylor, Yhenneko
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Government policy
Description: Objectives: This study examined prenatal care use among women in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the West African region. The primary analysis examined variations by individual and national measures of wealth and literacy. Secondary analyses exami...