Nearly half of American adults lack the necessary health literacy skills needed to understand and act appropriately on health information. The purpose of this research was to assess the current state of practice and knowledge of health literacy am...
The purpose of this dissertation is to address institutional factors that may be the root cause of health disparities. Misdirected resources may help to explain why health disparities have actually increased as targeted interventions aimed at thei...
In the United States, groups within the population of private well users may face disparities in access to safe drinking water. Since private well operations and water quality are mostly unregulated, private well users may not be aware when they a...
Finding a way to successfully interpret African diversity is important in accurately reconstructing the evolutionary history of our species. By collecting high quality DNA, genealogical, and demographic data on a large cross section of African and...
Reducing health disparities by increasing access to health information is a national priority. Research demonstrates that direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) is effective in educating consumers about health issues. However, research also identif...
Community violence occurs primarily in public settings, frequently involves high-risk behaviors such as firearm use, and is often geographically concentrated as a result of racial and economic segregation enforced through policy and practice. Comm...
In this collection of manuscripts, I developed a deeper understanding and insight into how the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and subsequent transition to telehealth impacted 1) clinical electronic health record (EHR) data quality an...
