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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
- Bullying and Cyberbullying Victimization: Understanding the Role of Intimate Partner Violence during Childhood, Adolescence, and Early Adulthood
- Author
- Post, Abigail
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health
- Description
- Bullying and cyberbullying victimization are major public health problems that threaten the health of children, adolescents, and early adults across the U.S. Past research has suggested different types of interpersonal violence are related, but fe...
- Title
- Communicative Needs of Patients who Experience Miscarriage: Understanding Healthcare Communication and Reproductive Self-efficacy
- Author
- Lacci-Reilly, Kandice
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Communication, Health services administration
- Description
- Miscarriage, defined as pregnancy loss in the first 20 weeks of gestation, is a profound and individualized experience. It is estimated to occur in up to one in four pregnancies, resulting in approximately one million miscarriages annually in the ...
- 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
- Exercise Is Medicine-On Campus® and Contemporary Physical Activity Measurement in College Students
- Author
- McAvoy, Cayla
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Kinesiology
- Description
- The benefits of regular physical activity (PA) for lifelong health are abundant. However, college students are at risk for a decline in PA levels during a transformational life-course period, where long-lasting health behaviors often form. One evi...
- 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 ...