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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: 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: 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: Nutrition and health among low-income children: Estimating the association with SNAP using a quasi-experimental approach
Author: Hudak, Katelin
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Government policy, Economics
Description: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the nation’s largest federal food assistance program. The goal of the program is to help low-income families afford a healthy diet. However, several studies have found that participation in S...

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: THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HAVING A PRETERM INFANT AND LATER MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OUTCOMES AMONG PARENTS
Author: Smith, Kenesha
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Mental health, Medical sciences
Description: In 2017, 10% of babies were born preterm, accounting for one out of every ten infants born in the US. Previous research suggests that the birth of a preterm infant may lead to substantial challenges among parents, and may eventually lead to psycho...