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Protocol For A Trial Assessing The Impacts Of School-Based Wash Interventions On Children’S Health Literacy, Handwashing, And Nutrition Status In Low- And Middle-Income Countries, Stephanie O. Sangalang, Shelley Anne J. Medina, Zheina J. Ottong, Allen Lemuel G. Lemence, Donrey Totanes, John Cedrick Valencia, Patricia Andrea A. Singson, Mikaela Olaguera, Nelissa O. Prado, Roezel Mari Z. Ocaña, Rovin James F. Canja, Alfem John T. Benolirao, Shyrill Mae F. Mariano, Jergil Gyle Gavieres, Clarisse P. Aquino, Edison C. Latag, Maria Vianca Jasmin C. Anglo, Christian Borgemeister, Thoomas Kistemann

Development Studies Faculty Publications

Diarrhea, soil-transmitted helminth infection and malnutrition are leading causes of child mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). To reduce the prevalence of these diseases, effective interventions for adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) should be implemented. This paper describes the design of a cluster-randomized controlled trial that will compare the efficacy of four school-based WaSH interventions for improving children’s health literacy, handwashing, and nutrition. Interventions consisted of (1) WaSH policy reinforcement; (2) low-, medium-, or high-volume health education; (3) hygiene supplies; and (4) WaSH facilities (e.g., toilets, urinals, handwashing basins) improvements. We randomly allocated school clusters from the intervention …

Individual And Team Sports Edc 230, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

The World On Pause: A Children's Book About Living During A Pandemic, Amanda Desmarais

Senior Honors Projects

Life as we now know it has drastically changed since March 2020. Over 60 million people throughout the world have been infected with COVID-19. Unfortunately, over a million have died from the virus in a short period of time. The last pandemic occurred in 1918, many years before most of us were born. Since the pandemic is a health crisis most generations have never experienced, adults and children alike are learning to cope simultaneously. It is difficult to teach children coping mechanisms during these chaotic and unfamiliar times. Family members can’t set positive examples if their coping techniques are inconsistent. …

Nebline, Nov./Dec. 2020

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Nebraska Extension Celebrates 20 Years of School Enrichment Nutrition Kits!

Recipe of the Month

Fun Winter Gardening Projects

Garden Guide: Things to Do This Month

Be a Master Gardener!

Upcoming Green Industry Conferences

Helping Foster a Growth Mindset in Young Children

Pesticide Applicator Trainings

Landlord/Tenant Lease & Crop Budget Workshops

Extension News

4-H Announcements for enrolled 4-H'ers or 4-H volunteers

Heart of 4-H Volunteer Award: Jodi Gabel

Heart of 4-H Volunteer Award: Sarah Lanik-Frain and Mike Frain

2020 4-H Horse Awards

Extension Calendar

Outgoing 4-H Council Members

Youth Science Day for Homeschooled Youth

Ag Society Annual Election & Meeting

Super …

Physical Education And Anti-Blackness, Brian Culp

Faculty and Research Publications

This commentary is not intended to be an all-inclusive “catch-all” but a starting point to inspire behavior change, cultural fluency, and an “ideological repositioning” of how we think about our professional work. In defining anti-Blackness, the article provides perspectives from educational literature, research, and personal observations before providing a challenge to SHAPE America and all professionals involved in efforts related to the promotion of quality physical education.

In-Training Improvement: A Tactical Athletic Approach To Enhance The Performance And Wellness Of Law Enforcement Officers, Shai-Enne Kerry Haynes

Masters Theses

Fitness and musculoskeletal injuries are a major health concern among United States law enforcement personnel. The objectives of this study were twofold: 1) to compare the effects of wearing work gear and not wearing work gear during job related specific activities; and 2) identify the negative effects of the required work equipment on law officials and exploring methods to decrease the negative effects. There is an undeniable prevalence of law officials and back issues and other musculoskeletal complications which presents an interrelated research and field test environment. This study leverages research to help advance the knowledge of law enforcement performance, …

Health-Related Fitness Knowledge Growth In Middle School Years: Individual- And School-Level Correlates, Xihe Zhu, Justin A. Haegele, Haichun Sun

Human Movement Sciences Faculty Publications

Background: Health-related fitness knowledge (HRFK) has been an essential concept for many health and physical education programs. There has been limited understanding and longitudinal investigation on HRFK growth. This longitudinal study examined HRFK growth and its individual- and school-level correlates in middle school years under 1 curriculum condition: Five for Life.

Methods: Participants were 12,044 students from 47 middle schools. Data were collected at both individual/participant and school/institution levels. Individual-level variables included gender, grade, and HRFK test scores. School-level variables included percentage of students receiving free and reduced meals (FARM), student-to-faculty ratio for physical education, and school academic performance …

Will You Fail Johnny's Heart?, Katie Cole

Fall Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

Within the game, the player with be placed in situations that they will have to make a decision that will affect their risk of developing heart failure. Through this game, I hope to help educate the population about what they can do to improve their health.

The Life Story Of Josh Mathews, Ethan Mckinney

Fall Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

This story is about the hard times in Josh Matthews' life. When he was 5 years old he lost his mother in his life and it took him down a horrible road. All he did was eat and eat and eat until he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Now josh has to gain control back of his life so he doesn't get more overweight and possibly die. Travel throw the scenarios to see if josh makes it or if he doesn't???

Heart Attack: Jaxon's Story, Kendal Marker

Fall Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

Storyboard on Heart Attacks: Jaxon's Stor

Highway To Lung Cancer, Angelika Gomez

Fall Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

I'll be doing a Choose Your Own Adventure: Where it is an interactive story where the participants make health decisions that ultimately affect their health, quality of life, and mortality. My project will be on lung cancer, a cancer that occurs in the lungs and is mostly caused by smoking. Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women. Some symptoms can be a cough, chest pain, wheezing, and weight loss. Some risk factors are people who smoke, people who have family history of lung cancer, and people who are exposed to radon and are in …

The Choice Is Yours: Skin Cancer, Kaitlyn Huff

Fall Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

In the U.S. more than two people die of skin cancer every hour. Skin cancer is a disease where the cells in the skin grow out-of-control and it is caused by DNA damage. The mutations in skin cells from damaged DNA eventually lead to the rapid multiplication of skin cells, forming tumors that can be cancerous. A story has been created that has many possible outcomes, as determined by the reader who has the ability to make personal health decisions that will ultimately put the main character at greater or lesser risk of skin cancer. The interplay between risk factors …

We Have A Bone To Pick, Madalyn Foster

Fall Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

Join the adventure of life to find out if you know what contributes to osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is diagnosed in 5.1% of men over 65 and in 24.5% of women over 65. Osteoporosis occurs when there has been an excess amount of bone loss or when the body does not make enough bone. Due to this, the bones become brittle and break easily. Factors that increase risk of diagnosis are sex, older age, family history, and diet. Furthermore, lifestyles that can affect the probability of the disease include a sedentary lifestyle, excessive alcohol consumption, and tobacco use. The most commonly affected …

Flourishing Through Contemplative Practices, Morgan Armiger, Tyler Roebuck, Anna Sotelo, Katelyn Weber

Fall Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

Our project involves outlining walking, running, and biking routes inside and around Farmville that people can use to not only get more active physically but mentally as well. How this might work is that people can pick up a brochure at the gym, along with possibly a bike, and then choose a route and a contemplative prompt to think about while going along that route. Additionally, we plan to mark good places to stop along the routes to read or just to take a break and continue contemplating the prompt. We will also encourage people to try to do this …

Alzheimer's, Jameka Elliott

Fall Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

Alzheimer's disease is a chronic disease that affects the way a person remembers and thinks. Alzheimer's attacks the brain cells by declining and eventually killing them. There is currently no cure for Alzheimer's disease, but there are medications that may slow down the rate of decline or temporarily improve symptoms. Alzheimer's disease attacks in stages so as the stage increases so do the decline rate and eventually the patient will reach the last stage which results in death. At least 8 million Americans age 65 or older are currently living with Alzheimer's Disease. Risk factors include age, family history, gender, …

Can You Outsmart Brain Cancer?, Kayla Bailey

Fall Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

This interactive storyboard is designed to help people understand how decisions can impact their health. There is a personal touch in this presentation because the individual will choose if the health of the main character prevails. Brain cancer is the main disease in the story. Brain cancer tumors are masses of abnormal cells that have grown out of control. In the United States, there are currently an estimated 488,600 Americans living with brain cancer. Around 61,430 Americans will be diagnosed with brain cancer in 2020. Brain cancer has several risk factors such as radiation exposure, family history of cancer, and …

Will You Contract Liver Disease?, Macy Franchebois

Fall Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

The liver is an important organ in the human body. It aids in digestion, stores energy, and helps to rid the body of toxins. Liver disease is characterized by any type of damage to the liver that prevents it from functioning normally. This disease can be a result of viruses, drugs or other toxins, cancer, and genetic predisposition. In 2018, more than 4.5 million adults in the United States of America had liver disease. A person who displays swelling in the abdomen or legs, yellowing of the skin or eyes, fatigue, bruises easily, or color changes in the urine and …

Steven's Sugar, Haley Bendall

Fall Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

Go on a journey where you will make critical health- related decisions for Steven to help prevent him from the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is a disease in which the body does not use insulin well and cannot keep blood glucose at a normal level. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention gathered that 34.2 million Americans, just over 1 in 10, have diabetes and of those, 90- 95% have type 2 diabetes. As you participate in Steven’s journey you will encounter decisions that will impact his diabetes risk related to diet and exercise while also …

How Your Decisions Can Effect Your Life, Ethan Lewter

Fall Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

In this activity the user will be picking which pathway Andy Bernard will be taking from his childhood to his senior years of life. In these pathways there will be decision that are about tobacco products and how they can be risk factors for developing chronic lung diseases. Each pathway is unique, there are good as well as bad pathways for the user to go through to see what happens when each decision is made.

The Great Stroke, Danielle Walton

Fall Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

During this game I will be talking about a women who will experience having a stroke. A Stroke is when your blood vessels that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain. Having a stroke can have many effects on your body such as: not being able to talk, losing movement in body, and can cause diabetes.

An Examination Of Risk Factors Of Cancer, Nathaniel Teague

Fall Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

My goal for this research project is to examine risk factors pertaining to the likelihood of developing cancer, to examine weather or not cancer is a largely genetic or lifestyle disease, and to come up a number of clearly defined recommendations and takeaway points that a general audience could apply.

Learn How Lifestyle Choices Can Have An Impact On Your Life If You Are Living With Chronic Asthma., Camryn Conklin

Fall Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

Play this fun game to see how the choices you make throughout your life can impact your future health.

Psychological Pathways Linking Public Trust During The Coronavirus Pandemic To Mental And Physical Well-Being, Ayokunle Olagoke, Olakanmi Olagoke, Ashley M. Hughes

Health and Kinesiology Faculty Publications

The well-being of the public during the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is deeply rooted in institutional trust in the government’s risk communication effort. The objective of this study was to examine the psychological pathway through which public trust in the government is associated with mental and physical well-being. We collected cross-sectional data from 501 participants aged ≥18 years using an online panel. Public trust in the government was assessed as our exposure variable. We screened for psychological distress by combining the Patient Health Questionnaire and the General Anxiety Disorder scale. Physical well-being was examined using self-rated health. We further assessed …

Our Worst Enemy: Unhealthy Food, Gabriella M. Blando

English Department: Research for Change - Wicked Problems in Our World

No abstract provided.

Intention To Vaccinate Against The Novel 2019 Coronavirus Disease: The Role Of Health Locus Of Control And Religiosity, Ayokunle Olagoke, Olakanmi Olagoke, Ashley M. Hughes

Health and Kinesiology Faculty Publications

The urgency to develop a vaccine against the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) has waxed stronger in speed, scale, and scope. However, wisdom dictates that we take a vantage position and start to examine the demographic predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. The objective of this study was to examine the role of health locus of control (HLOC) in the relationship between religiosity and COVID-19 vaccination intention. In a cross-sectional survey (N = 501), we found a significantly negative association between religiosity and COVID-19 vaccination intention. This relationship was partially mediated by external HLOC. Collaborative efforts with religious institutions may influence COVID-19 vaccine …

Correlation Of Pre-Hypertension With Carotid Artery Damage In Middle-Aged And Older Adults, Jinkee Park, Yongseong Na, Yunjung Jang, Song-Young Park, Hyuntae Park

Health and Kinesiology Faculty Publications

The intima–media thickness (IMT), luminal diameters (LDs), flow velocities (FVs), compliance, and β-stiffness of the carotid artery (CA) are considered as independent risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Pre-hypertension (PHT) is also an independent CVD risk factor. This study investigated the association between CA damage (CAD) and PHT. A total of 544 adults participated; their blood pressures (BPs) and CA characteristics were measured using a mercury-free sphygmomanometer and ultrasound. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was performed to assess the differences in the CA characteristics according to the BPs, multinomial logistic regression to evaluate the risk of CAD associated with PHT. In …

Ua12/2/1 Fit 2020, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Special edition of the College Heights Herald regarding fitness, includes articles:

• Dees, Marshall. Nostalgic Fun for the Child in You
• Rock Steady, Rock Strong – Boxing
• Dowell, Macie. Red Towel Workouts
• Bowling Green Course Welcomes New Golfers – Bowling Green Parks & Recreation
• Get Out, Get Fit – Parks
• Gym Jams

2020 Fall Newsletter, Morehead State University. Nursing Department.

Nursing Department Publications Archive

2020 Fall Newsletter of the Department of Nursing at Morehead State University.

Nebline, Sept./Oct. 2020

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Fall Invaders: What You Can Do

Extension Partners With LPS on Handwashing Videos

Plant A Row for the Hungry

Recipe of the Month

Pruning Everbearing Raspberries

Seasonal Needle Drop on Evergreens

Garden Guide: Things to Do This Month

Disasters Don't Wait. Make Your Plan Today!

Extension Offers Training for Emergency Preparedness and Coping

Upcoming Early Childhood Trainings

Nitrate in Drinking Water

Heart of 4-H Volunteer Award: Tracy Pracheil

Heart of 4-H Volunteer Award: Amy Vander Woude

4-H Announcements for enrolled 4-H'ers or 4-H volunteers

4-H Information Night

State 4-H Horse Expo Top Results

4-H at Super Fair a Blend of …

Functional, Proteomic And Bioinformatic Analyses Of Nrf2- And Keap1- Null Skeletal Muscle, Lie Gao, Vikas Kumar, Neetha Nanoth Vellichirammal, Song-Young Park, Tara L. Rudebush, Li Yu, Won-Mok Son, Elizabeth J. Pekas, Ahmed M. Wafi, Juan Hong, Peng Xiao, Chittibabu Guda, Han-Jun Wang, Harold D. Scultz, Irving H. Zucker

Health and Kinesiology Faculty Publications

Key points

• Nrf2 is a master regulator of endogenous cellular defences, governing the expression of more than 200 cytoprotective proteins, including a panel of antioxidant enzymes.
• Nrf2 plays an important role in redox haemostasis of skeletal muscle in response to the increased generation of reactive oxygen species during contraction.
• Employing skeletal muscle-specific transgenic mouse models with unbiased-omic approaches, we uncovered new target proteins, downstream pathways and molecular networks of Nrf2 in skeletal muscle following Nrf2 or Keap1 deletion.
• Based on the findings, we proposed a two-way model to understand Nrf2 function: a tonic effect through a Keap1-independent mechanism under basal …