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Racial Discrimination In Health Care Among African Americans In America, Rachel Ann Davis

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

No abstract provided.

Life And Health Outside Prison, Tiffany Amorette Young

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

This qualitative study explores the subjective understandings of formerly incarcerated individuals' experiences of health and healthcare prior to, during, and post release. The study incorporates in depth ethnographic interviews, participant observation, and life charting to formulate a holistic understanding of how incarceration has impacted the health and lives of the participants recruited for this study. All participants were incarcerated for a minimum of one year in the U.S. prison system. This interdisciplinary study contributes to the fields of sociology, criminology, and public health, and builds on the literature of race, health, and corrections in the United States.

The Influence Of Race And Socioeconomic Status On Routine Screening Practices Of Physician Assistants, Deshana Ann Collett

Theses and Dissertations--Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation

Health disparities in minorities and those of low socioeconomic status persist despite efforts to eliminate potential causes. Differences in the delivery of services can result in different healthcare outcomes and therefore, a health disparity. Some of this difference in care may attribute to discrimination resulting from clinical biases and stereotyping which may provide a possible source for the persistence of health disparities. Health disparities may occur because the delivery of services at some level is inadequate. Disparities resulting from the quality and quantity of care delivered by a practitioner result in differentiated delivery of healthcare, thus unequal health outcomes. The …

Differential Effects Of The Great Recession On Minority Populations, Samuel Towne

Theses and Dissertations

Times of severe economic flux may burdend individuals at differing levels. The Great Recession affected individuals differently by racial group. Vulnerable individuals who may already be burdened by economic strains and health disparities may benefit from state policies that work to improve the health and health care access of individuals. Medicaid Generosity for parents or childless adults is associated with differences in individuals' health status and reporting forgone medical care. Individuals in states that have higher levels of Medicaid eligibility defined as eligibility in relation to the percent of the Federal Poverty Level report lower levels of poor or fair …

A Preliminary Study Exploring Racial Differences In Triage, Hospitalization Status, And Discharge Medication In An Emergency Department In Graniteville, Sc, Clare Pollock

Theses and Dissertations

Purpose

This study seeks to identify any racial differences present in assigned triage scores, hospitalization status and discharge medications in a rural hospital likely experiencing a surge after a mass casualty incident involving chlorine gas as a result of a train derailment. Differences were examined between Non-Hispanic White and African American adults who were moderately ill and who presented to the emergency department of the closest hospital to the accident site within 24 hours of the incident.

Methods

Non-Hispanic White and African American adults who presented to the emergency department of the closest hospital to the accident site and who …