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Title: A comparative analysis of pro-anorexia versus pro-recovery Instagram images through the lenses of objectified body consciousness and positive body image conceptual frameworks
Author: Jafari, Nadia
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Mental health, Clinical psychology
Description: Instagram (IG) is a social media application that allows users to upload personal images in a public forum by including a searchable link (e.g. hashtag) along with a posted image. An IG community devoted to a pro-recovery (i.e., #anarecovery) pers...

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 POOR HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY (HAART) MEDICATION ADHERENCE AMONG OLDER ADULTS LIVING WITH HIV IN THE U.S.
Author: Witt, Brian
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Epidemiology, Medical sciences
Description: Background: In the U.S., the number of individuals living with HIV aged 50 years and older has been consistently increasing. Using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention epidemiological data, researchers estimated that in 2015, more than half ...

Title: Health-Related Disparities in Pediatric Asthma: Morbidity, Attitudes Toward Illness, and Symptom Perception
Author: Hardy, Steven
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Psychology, Psychophysiology
Description: Asthma disproportionately affects racial/ethnic minorities and children from low socioeconomic backgrounds; however, an explanation for these disparities is unclear. Furthermore, little is known about psychological outcomes that might vary by race...

Title: PEDIATRIC INPATIENT NURSES' KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS OF CHILD MALTREATMENT
Author: Lavigne, Jenifer
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: Although they are in a unique position to identify potential cases of child maltreatment, to date, no studies have specifically examined inpatient nurses' ability to identify factors important in determining abuse and neglect. This study addressed...

Title: TONYA E. FARROW-CHESTNUT. Defining Multimorbidity Space: Structural characteristics, spatial variation of inpatient multimorbidity networks (IMN), and coronary heart disease.
Author: Farrow-Chestnut, Tonya
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Geography, Public health, Government policy
Description: Adults in the United States suffer from two or more chronic conditions at the same time (i.e. multimorbidity). Multiple chronic illnesses, such as coronary heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, dramatically shorten life expectancy and present the i...

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...