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Title: An Examination of Do Not Resuscitate Compliance: Hospital Ownership and Cost Considerations
Author: Porter, Petra
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Government policy, Medical ethics
Description: My dissertation sheds light on unwanted treatment in the larger context of the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA). I focus specifically on the impact of Catholic hospitals on compliance with do not resuscitate (DNR) orders. Drawing from institu...

Title: Assessing Convergence of Community Benefit Programs and Community Health Needs Among North Carolina's Tax-Exempt Hospitals
Author: Fos, Elmer
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Government policy, Health services administration
Description: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires tax-exempt hospitals to conduct Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years, formulate implementation strategies, and report yearly to the IRS and the public the progress of their work. Th...

Title: Factors associated with high-risk sexual behavior among Kenyans: Implications for public health strategies and policy in combating HIV/AIDS
Author: Onsomu, Elijah
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Government policy, Epidemiology
Description: BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa, representing only 12% of the world population is home to nearly 23 million people, approximately 70% of all HIV positives worldwide. HIV/AIDS epidemic in Kenya is characterized by high-risk sexual behavior (HRSB) su...

Title: Health services use for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in the developing country of Barbados
Author: Bushelle-Edghill, Jennifer
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Government policy, Medical sciences
Description: Objective: This research examined hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSH) for the population of Barbados during 2003-2008. I examined differences in ACSH rates for females and males at the parish and population levels over ...

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: Social Media Use in Public Health and Policy Study
Author: Gao, Jingjing
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Government policy, Public health
Description: The Internet plays a significant role in health information searching, sharing, and emotional support. Chapter 1 explores the complementary and substitutive value of online health information from diseases, especially chronic diseases, health insu...

Title: Social determinants of prenatal care use in sub-Saharan Africa: Exploring equity in content and outcomes of care
Author: Taylor, Yhenneko
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Government policy
Description: Objectives: This study examined prenatal care use among women in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the West African region. The primary analysis examined variations by individual and national measures of wealth and literacy. Secondary analyses exami...

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: Three Essays on Infant and Young Child Feeding and Child Health Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Epidemiology and Policy Analysis
Author: Ademu, Lilian
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Government policy, Public health, Nutrition
Description: Exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life and complementary breastfeeding up to 24 months is encouraged to ensure optimal infant and young child nutrition and health. The WHO and UNICEF emphasize these optimal Infant and Young Child ...

Title: “Afraid to Breathe”: Understanding North Carolina’s Experience of the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic at the State, Local, and Individual Levels
Author: Austin, Lauren
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: History, Public health, Government policy
Description: This dissertation is the first comprehensive, detailed study of a single state’s experience of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic at state, local and county, and individual levels. Its two articles provide quantitative analyses of a unique new state...