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Unveiling The Mask:Sexual Trauma's Impact On Academic Achievement, Behavior, And Self-Identity, Teshaunda Hannor-Walker, Sarah Kitchens, Lacey Ricks Mar 2019

Unveiling The Mask:Sexual Trauma's Impact On Academic Achievement, Behavior, And Self-Identity, Teshaunda Hannor-Walker, Sarah Kitchens, Lacey Ricks

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

Sexual trauma is an unfortunate but a common and often masked experience for many students in America. While sexual trauma in itself is not a mental health disorder, it can become a risk factor for many academic and mental health problems. Trauma-informed schools can play an important role in helping students deal with the aftercare of a traumatic experience.


Inequalities In Life Expectancy In Six Large Latin American Cities From The Salurbal Study, An Ecological Analysis, Usama Bilal, Marcio Alazraqui, Waleska T. Caiaffa, Nancy Lopez-Olmedo, Kevin Martinez-Folgar, J Jaime Miranda, Alejandra Vives, Ana V. Diez-Roux Jan 2019

Inequalities In Life Expectancy In Six Large Latin American Cities From The Salurbal Study, An Ecological Analysis, Usama Bilal, Marcio Alazraqui, Waleska T. Caiaffa, Nancy Lopez-Olmedo, Kevin Martinez-Folgar, J Jaime Miranda, Alejandra Vives, Ana V. Diez-Roux

Security Research Hub Reports

"Latin America is one of the most unequal regions in the world, but evidence is lacking on the magnitude of health inequalities in urban areas of the region. Our objective was to examine inequalities in life expectancy in six large Latin American cities and its association with a measure of area-level socioeconomic status."


The Shift Of Obesity Burden By Socioeconomic Status Between 1998 And 2017 In Latin American And The Caribbean: A Cross-Sectional Series Study, Safia S. Jiwani, Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, Akram Hernandez-Vasquez, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez, Ana Basto-Abreu, Laura Gutierrez, Vilma Irazola, Ramfis Nieto-Martinez, Bruno P. Nunes, Diana C. Parra Jan 2019

The Shift Of Obesity Burden By Socioeconomic Status Between 1998 And 2017 In Latin American And The Caribbean: A Cross-Sectional Series Study, Safia S. Jiwani, Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, Akram Hernandez-Vasquez, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez, Ana Basto-Abreu, Laura Gutierrez, Vilma Irazola, Ramfis Nieto-Martinez, Bruno P. Nunes, Diana C. Parra

Security Research Hub Reports

"The burden of obesity differs by socioeconomic status. We aimed to characterise the prevalence of obesity among adult men and women in Latin America and the Caribbean by socioeconomic measures and the shifting obesity burden over time."


Mortality In Rohingya Refugee Camps In Bangladesh: Historical, Social, And Political Context, Parveen K. Parmar, Rowen O. Jin, Meredith Walsh, Jennifer Scott Jan 2019

Mortality In Rohingya Refugee Camps In Bangladesh: Historical, Social, And Political Context, Parveen K. Parmar, Rowen O. Jin, Meredith Walsh, Jennifer Scott

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Fifty-two maternal deaths occurred between September 2017 and August 2018 in the Rohingya refugee camps in Ukhia and Teknaf Upazilas, Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh. Behind every one of these lives lost is a complex narrative of historical, social, and political forces, which provide an important context for reproductive health programming in Rohingya camps. Rohingya women and girls have experienced human rights violations in Myanmar for decades, including government-sponsored sexual violence and population control efforts. An extension of nationalist, anti-Rohingya policies, the attacks of 2017 resulted in the rape and murder of an unknown number of women. The socio-cultural context among …