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Title: ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AMONG WOMEN LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES
Author: Solomon, Corliss
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: The problem of heavy alcohol consumption is now a woman’s issue but there is limited data on the prevalence of and factors associated with heavy alcohol consumption among women living in the United States. Three manuscripts were developed to study...

Title: Addressing the difference in rates of trauma among youth involved with in-home services compared to foster care
Author: Cooper, Jenny
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: Childhood trauma has long-term effects on the physical and mental health of its victims. Given that the focus of the public health field is to create the healthiest communities possible, determining interventions to combat the effects of childhood...

Title: Advance Care Planning: A Nursing Educational Intervention
Author: Pointer, Shannon
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: It is so rewarding to help someone to achieve their desires for their health care. The feeling of helping to empower others to know the choices that they have available to them while they can make those choices is profound. It is also gratifying t...

Title: An examination of the association between college students' perceptions of Internet and health educator credibility and HIV screening
Author: McLaurin, Tony
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) remain a significant worldwide public health issue, especially for young adults and college students. Epidemiological evidence among this demographic indicate high ra...

Title: Association Between Occupational Exposure to Dusts and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Examination of Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2010
Author: Parks, David
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Public health--Study and teaching
Description: DAVID M. PARKS. Association between occupational exposure to dusts and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: examination of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2010 (under the direction of DR. AHMED ARIF).Chronic o...

Title: Association Between Patient-Level Predictors and Gynecologic Cancer Among Women with Autoimmune Diseases
Author: Bahrani_Mostafavi, Zahra
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Epidemiology, Medical sciences
Description: Cancer and autoimmunity are two major chronic diseases among women. Based on previous studies that cancer and autoimmune diseases (AD) are both the accumulative effect of genetics and environmental exposures, it was imperative to recognize the pro...

Title: Association Between the Affordable Care Act and Emergency Department Admission by Psychiatric Patients
Author: Asgharian, Afsaneh
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Government policy, Mental health
Description: AbstractThis was a cross-sectional study to evaluate the association between the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the emergency department (ED) admission by psychiatric patients, characteristics of psychiatric patients admitted to ED, and the ED visi...

Title: Association between Health Literacy and Weight Management Behaviors among Individuals with Hypertension: Data from the Newest Vital Sign
Author: Saad, Aisling
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Health education, Nutrition
Description: Health literacy and healthy weight management behaviors are important public health issues, especially among individuals with hypertension. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between health literacy and healthy weight managem...

Title: Association between taking asthma medication and total direct healthcare cost among patients with asthma
Author: Dave, Ira
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: Asthma is one of the most common chronic and financially burdensome diseases in the United States. Previous studies have focused on comparing healthcare costs between asthma patients and non-asthma patients. This study is unique as it compares hea...

Title: Conceptual Refinement of the Phenomenon of Adverse Childhood Experiences
Author: Krinner, Lisa Maria
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are stressful and/or traumatic events that happen during the first 18 years of a person’s life. Researchers estimate that at least 50% of the U.S. adult population have experienced at least one ACE. Consequence...

Title: Depression, Anxiety, and Perceived Stress During a Pandemic: An Understanding of the Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on a University Community
Author: Bello-Ogunu, Faustina
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Mental health, Education, Higher
Description: COVID-19 is a viral infectious disease that first occurred in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and by March 2020, it was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Mental health – especially as it relates to physical distancing, loneliness...

Title: Factors Associated with Delayed Complementary Feeding in India
Author: Bably, Morium
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: Appropriate timing of complementary feeding is demonstrably beneficial and important for children’s physical and mental health. In developing countries, delayed complementary feeding is one of the risk factors for underweight and malnutrition amon...

Title: Factors Influencing Clinician Decision Making Regarding Opioid Prescribing And Pain Management
Author: Wally, Meghan
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Social sciences, Medical sciences
Description: Opioid overdose deaths have increased substantially over the past fifteen years. However, the position and beliefs of the medical community regarding opioids over time has not been described. Despite the proliferation of guidelines, interventions,...

Title: Function Matters: Examining Body Functionality as a Dimension of Body Image Among Women With and Without Disabilities
Author: Thomas, Erin
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: Body image is defined as the thoughts, feelings, and perceptions a person has about their body. Body image disturbance is an increasingly important public health issue due to its documented associations with maladaptive health behaviors and dimini...

Title: High-Risk Medication Use: The Dilemma in the Older Adult
Author: Freeland, Julie
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: JULIE FREELAND. High-Risk Medication Use: The Dilemma in the Older Adult Population. (Under the direction of DR. MEREDITH TROUTMAN-JORDAN) Introduction: The use of high-risk medications in the older adult population is an issue currently gaining a...

Title: IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH CLINICIANS’ BELIEFS AND BEHAVIORS WITH LGBT INDIVIDUALS
Author: Townsend-Chambers, Colette
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Public health, Queer studies
Description: ABSTRACTCOLETTE TOWNSEND-CHAMBERS. Improving Public Health Clinicians' Beliefs and Behaviors with LGBT Individuals (Under the direction of DR. KELLY POWERS).Identified gaps in the education of healthcare clinicians contribute to non-affirming beli...

Title: Infant Feeding Practices and Weight Status Among WIC Participants
Author: Bably, Morium
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: Appropriate infant and child feeding practices and balanced nutrition can significantly reduce malnutrition and can contribute to optimal physical, mental, and developmental growth of children. Childhood obesity is a major public health concern in...

Title: Introducing clean delivery kits to improve knowledge of clean birth practices in Haiti.
Author: Ostan, Grace
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Nursing
Description: Maternal and infant mortality rates in developing countries are significantly higher than rates in developed countries with sepsis contributing to mortality. Cleanliness at birth has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a key ...

Title: MALE PARTNER INVOLVEMENT IN THE REDUCTION OF MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION OF HIV IN MALAWI: A SECONDARY ANALYSIS USING THE 2010 MALAWI DEMOGRAPHIC HEALTH SURVEY (MDHS) DATA
Author: Kewe, Roselyne
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: Male partner involvement in maternal reproductive health has been demonstrated to be beneficial for both the mother and the child, yet male involvement in low and middle income countries of sub-Saharan Africa remain low. Many factors influence mal...

Title: MUSCLE STRENGTHENING ACTIVITIES AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH SELF-RATED HEALTH AMONG DIABETIC PERSONS IN NORTH CAROLINA: AN EXAMINATION OF 2013 BRFSS DATA
Author: Scarola, Greg
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between meeting muscle strengthening activity (MSAs) guidelines among individuals with diabetes and meeting the guidelines association on self-rated health among adults in North Carolina. METHODS: Self-rated ...