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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
- A novel sampling method to measure socioeconomic drivers of Aedes albopictus distribution in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
- Author
- Whiteman, Ari, Delmelle, Eric, Rapp, Tyler, Chen, Shi
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Mosquitoes as carriers of disease, Public health
- Description
- Climate change, urbanization, and globalization have facilitated the spread of Aedes mosquitoes into regions that were previously unsuitable, causing an increased threat of arbovirus transmission on a global scale. While numerous studies have addr...
- 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
- 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 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
- Association of sleep attitudes with sleep hygiene, duration, and quality : a survey exploration of the moderating effect of age, gender, race, and perceived socioeconomic status
- Author
- Ruggiero, Aria, Peach, Hannah D., Gaultney, Jane F.
- Subjects--Topical
- Sleep, Public health
- Description
- Objectives: Sleep health is becoming more widely accepted as a possible preventative strategy against chronic disease and negative psychosocial outcomes. It is important to understand whether attitudes towards sleep vary by demographic characteris...
- Title
- COVID-19 pandemic severity, lockdown regimes, and people’s mobility : early evidence from 88 countries
- Author
- Thill, Jean-Claude, Rahman, Md. Mokhlesur, Paul, Kamal Chandra
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, COVID-19 (Disease), Social distancing (Public health)
- Description
- This study empirically investigates the complex interplay between the severity of the coronavirus pandemic, mobility changes in retail and recreation, transit stations, workplaces, and residential areas, and lockdown measures in 88 countries aroun...
- Title
- Comparative phylogenetic studies on Schistosoma japonicum and its snail intermediate host Oncomelania hupensis : origins, dispersal and coevolution
- Author
- Attwood, Stephen W., Ibaraki, Motomu, Saitoh, Yasuhide, Janies, Daniel
- Subjects--Topical
- Parasites, Coevolution, Public health
- Description
- Schistosoma japonicum causes major public health problems in China and the Philippines; this parasite, which is transmitted by freshwater snails of the species Oncomelania hupen- sis, causes the disease intestinal schistosomiasis in humans and cat...
- Title
- Comprehensive Health Assessment: Decreasing Preventive Care Gaps in Older Adults
- Author
- Wright, Georgetta
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Nursing, Gerontology, Public health
- Description
- Less than 50% of adults aged 65 and older complete annual recommended preventive care. Preventive care is important since a major risk factor for cancer is aging. Colon cancer occurs in more than 70% of people aged 65 and older. The most common ca...
- Title
- Development of a Patient Navigator Training Protocol to Promote Timely Approval for Pregnant African American Women Seeking Pregnancy Medicaid Coverage Prior to 14 Weeks Gestation
- Author
- Foh DNP, FNP-BC, Mariama
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health
- Description
- ABSTRACTMARIAMA T. FOH. Development of a patient navigator training protocol to promote timely approval for pregnant African American women seeking pregnancy Medicaid coverage prior to 14 weeks’ gestation. (Under the direction of Dr. DEE BALDWIN)P...
- Title
- Evaluation of an Online Educational Intervention to Increase Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Disaster Responders and Critical Care Transporters Caring for Individuals with Developmental Disability
- Author
- Edinger, Zachariah
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Nursing, Public health, Educational evaluation
- Description
- Individuals with developmental disabilities experience more negative outcomes due to natural and manmade disasters and emergencies than do people without disabilities. Considering the large number of individuals in the United States with a disabil...
- Title
- Exploring feasibility of mHealth to manage hypertension in rural Black older adults : a convergent mixed method study
- Author
- Abel, Willie M., Greer, B Danice
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- African Americans, Public health
- Description
- The purpose of this study was to explore perceived ease of use, usability, and the feasibility of using mobile health applications to manage hypertension self-care in rural Black older adults with hypertension.Mobile health applications have the p...
- Title
- Facilitators and Barriers in Obstetric Care in the Identification of Sex-Trafficked Victims
- Author
- Scott, Cheryl
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Health services administration, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Public health
- Description
- ABSTRACTFACILITATORS AND BARRIERS IN OBSTETRIC CARE IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF SEX-TRAFFICKED VICTIMS Human trafficking is an emergent public health concern that, as noted by the National Institute of Justice (2021), receives attention and support f...
- 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
- Gentrification, housing costs, & healthcare accessibility
- Author
- Smithey, Morgan, Banks, Erin, Cao, Nhi
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Gentrification, Public health, Housing policy
- Description
- Rapidly rising home values often accompany gentrification, leading to increased property taxes for homeowners (Ding & Hwang, 2020). Higher property taxes increase the risk of becoming cost-burdened, “in Mecklenburg County, 75% of homeowners earnin...
- Title
- H.O.P.E. grows : an academic-public health partnership to reimagine public health services and increase mental health access among socially vulnerable populations
- Author
- Scott, Victoria C., Tolley, Annalise, Langhinrichsen-Rohling, Jennifer, Walker, Kayla
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Mental health
- Description
- Objective:To illustrate the process of developing and sustaining an academic-publichealth partnership for behavioral health integration through an expansion of theAligning Systems for Health (ASfH) framework.Study Setting:Practice-informed primary...
- 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
- 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...