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Porter Et Al. V. Mccormack Et Al. - Warren Circuit Court (Sc 3717), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Porter Et Al. V. Mccormack Et Al. - Warren Circuit Court (Sc 3717), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3717. Case file for L.R. Porter and Lizzie Porter v J. N. McCormack, John H. Blackburn, Henry James and Tom Potter (Warren County, Kentucky Circuit Court) relating to a restraining order secured by Luther R. Porter of Bowling Green to block the removal of his smallpox-infected daughter and the rest of the family to the local pest house. Includes affidavits of physicians, public health officials and locals familiar with the pest house. The restraining order was subsequently lifted by a Louisville judge. Also includes a 1902 Courier-Journal …
The Perceptions Of Educators On Transition Planning & The Postsecondary Transition Readiness Outcomes Of Students With Disabilities, Marisa Duarte
The Perceptions Of Educators On Transition Planning & The Postsecondary Transition Readiness Outcomes Of Students With Disabilities, Marisa Duarte
Dissertations
The purpose of this quantitative descriptive research was to gain the perspective of educators on transition planning for students with disabilities in two public school districts in the state of Kentucky. The Individual Disabilities Education Act and Workforce Innovation Opportunities Act are laws requiring students with disabilities to be transition ready upon their graduation from high school. A sample of 12 educators, representing two Kentucky districts, who participate in transitioning students with disabilities, completed The Secondary Educator Transition Questionnaire survey. Data from the districts’ state report cards indicated students with disabilities were not transition ready in comparison with students without …
Healthcare And Its Impact On Nurses: The United States Vs. The United Kingdom, Alexandria Colovos
Healthcare And Its Impact On Nurses: The United States Vs. The United Kingdom, Alexandria Colovos
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Currently, in the United States, the topic of healthcare reform is in the back of everyone’s mind. What will come of our healthcare system? Will the cost of healthcare decrease? Will patients have better access to care? With this Capstone Experience/Thesis, I wanted to explore the differences between the current healthcare system that we have in the United States, to the nearly seventy-year-old National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom, which provides healthcare to all. The NHS is free at the point of care and is funded by taxation. To understand if such a system would work in the …
Implementation Of The Affordable Care Act In Physical Therapy, Greg Austin
Implementation Of The Affordable Care Act In Physical Therapy, Greg Austin
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Introduction: With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, many medical specialties prepared to see reimbursement rates altered. Not impervious to this trend was the field of physical therapy (PT). This change in reimbursement structure could impact the effectiveness of PT treatment. Under this model, a patient may not be able to receive the appropriate number of visits to a physical therapist, resulting in a loss of utilization in the injured area and, possibly, a loss of independence. Methods: A literature review was performed to determine reimbursement rate impact on PT. A seven-item open-ended survey regarding various …
Hidden Behind A 53 Foot Trailer: Are Women Truck Drivers At Risk For Sexual Assault?, Kim Bourne
Hidden Behind A 53 Foot Trailer: Are Women Truck Drivers At Risk For Sexual Assault?, Kim Bourne
Nursing Faculty Publications
Background. Sexual assault affects one in five women, worldwide, across their lifetime; approximately 22 million women in the United States (US). Only twenty-seven percent of the assaults are reported to the police. In the US, approximately 8% of the sexual assaults on women occur in the workplace; late hours of the night or early morning hours, working alone, working in isolated areas, working with the public, and working in a mobile workplace place women at an increased risk. There are approximately 200,000 women long-haul truck drivers in the US; 132,000 drives with a partner, and 99,000 drives with their intimate …
Carter, Tim Lee, 1910-1987 - Relating To (Sc 2931), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Carter, Tim Lee, 1910-1987 - Relating To (Sc 2931), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2931. Materials relating to Tim Lee Carter, a Tompkinsville, Kentucky physician and member of the U.S. Congress from 1965-1981. Includes clippings, biographical data, correspondence relating to medical malpractice legislation, and programs, memoranda and publicity relating to the opening of the Carter Congressional Collection at Western Kentucky University. Also includes a pencil sketch of Carter.
Topscholar®, Creating Opportunities [Brochure], Connie Foster, Jennifer Wilson
Topscholar®, Creating Opportunities [Brochure], Connie Foster, Jennifer Wilson
TopSCHOLAR® Presentations and Reports
No abstract provided.
Journal Of Outdoor Education, Recreation, And Leadership (Jorel)
Journal Of Outdoor Education, Recreation, And Leadership (Jorel)
TopSCHOLAR® Presentations and Reports
No abstract provided.
Ua1b3 Western Kentucky University As A Drug-Free Institution, Wku Health & Safety Committee
Ua1b3 Western Kentucky University As A Drug-Free Institution, Wku Health & Safety Committee
WKU Archives Records
WKU brochure outlining policies regarding drug and alcohol abuse and resources available to students.
Ua12/2/1 Phase - Drugs On Campus, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 Phase - Drugs On Campus, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald:
- Grundy, Julie. Reality Check: We’re a Town That Has Drugs – Rebecca Maldonado, Student Health Services
- Bernardy, Patrick. Local Drug Use: A Slow But Steady Rise – WKU Police, Audrey Spies
- Quarles, Mitchell. Know the Downers: Jail, Fines, Probation
- Hutchins, Chris. I Did It Because It Was Fun . . . I Did Them to Escape – Drug Abuse
- Bernardy, Patrick. Marijuana No Worse than Alcohol
- Hieb, Dan. Drugs Steal Freedom; Don’t Create It
Ua12/2/1 Magazine, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 Magazine, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald.
- Poore, Chris. The Jovial Judge – District Court Judge Tom Lewis
- White, Douglas. Dealing with Death
- White, Douglas. Hospice Eases Death Crisis
- Albrecht, Dana. Friends Forever – short story