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A mixed-methods approach for vector-borne disease surveillance in Colombia
Title
A mixed-methods approach for vector-borne disease surveillance in Colombia
Author
Desjardins, Michael
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Geography, Public health, Epidemiology
Description
Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) affect more than 1 billion people a year worldwide, cause over 1 million deaths, and result in hundreds of billions of dollars in societal costs. Dengue fever (DENF), chikungunya (CHIK), and Zika are three emerging VBD...
Building Healthy Communities: An Exploration of a Place-based Initiative, Participant Characteristics, and Preliminary Outcomes
Title
Building Healthy Communities: An Exploration of a Place-based Initiative, Participant Characteristics, and Preliminary Outcomes
Author
Tynan, Jacqueline
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Geography, Public health, Psychology
Description
Decades of discriminatory housing policies have resulted in geographic segregation, forcing low-income minorities into areas of concentrated poverty (Massey & Kanaiaupuni, 1993; Stoloff, 2004). Areas of concentrated poverty are typically marked by...
Examining the Reliability and Validity of the Second Version of the Vulnerability Index-Service Prioritization Decision Tool (VISPDAT) for Single Adults
Title
Examining the Reliability and Validity of the Second Version of the Vulnerability Index-Service Prioritization Decision Tool (VISPDAT) for Single Adults
Author
Salim, Khalil
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Public health, Psychology
Description
Many communities use the Vulnerability Index-Service Prioritization Decision Tool (VI-SPDAT) to determine which individuals and/or households experiencing homelessness are most vulnerable and therefore prioritized for the limited housing resources...
IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH CLINICIANS’ BELIEFS AND BEHAVIORS WITH LGBT INDIVIDUALS
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...
The Influence of Urban Restructuring on the Social Determinants of Health in a Hispanic Immigrant Population in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Title
The Influence of Urban Restructuring on the Social Determinants of Health in a Hispanic Immigrant Population in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Author
Urquieta de Hernandez, Brisa
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Geography, Public health
Description
The environment where a person lives impacts their health more than clinical care provided. (RWJF, 2013) This research posits that the determinants of health (DOH) are best understood as a combination of social, structural, spatial and temporal as...