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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Deconstructing Patriarchy In The Healing Arts, Rebekah Harbour
Deconstructing Patriarchy In The Healing Arts, Rebekah Harbour
Journal of Transformative Touch
Sometimes we perpetuate the very systems we want to change because it's the only way we know. Making a change in the outer world can require a shift in our inner perspective.
Hello Darkness My Old Friend: An Experience Of A Transformative Session With Zero Balancing, James Mccormick
Hello Darkness My Old Friend: An Experience Of A Transformative Session With Zero Balancing, James Mccormick
Journal of Transformative Touch
An Experience of a Transformative Session with Zero Balancing showing the effects of client experiencing an expanded state of consciousness furring a Zero Balancing session.
Misty Rhoads Ijzbtt Editorial Welcome, Misty Rhoads
Misty Rhoads Ijzbtt Editorial Welcome, Misty Rhoads
Journal of Transformative Touch
Editorial Welcome to the IJZBTT from the Executive Editor -Dr. Misty Rhoads-
Tagtmeier, Daniel - Covid-19 Journal, Daniel Tagtmeier
Tagtmeier, Daniel - Covid-19 Journal, Daniel Tagtmeier
Personal Journals
EIU student, Daniel Tagtmeier writes about the effect of the pandemic on his learning and homelife, particularly his relationship with his grandmother and the inability to see her in the early stages of the pandemic.
Arguelles, Ceci - Covid-19 Journal, Ceci Arguelles
Arguelles, Ceci - Covid-19 Journal, Ceci Arguelles
Personal Journals
Personal diary of EIU student Ceci Arguelles documenting her early experience with the Covid-19 pandemic. Submission includes photos and a description of the images.
Elliott, Santasia - Covid-19 Journal, Santasia Elliott
Elliott, Santasia - Covid-19 Journal, Santasia Elliott
Personal Journals
Personal journal of Santasia Elliot that includes images of business signs a snippets of social life in the Fall of 2020 as it relates to the effect of the pandemic on communities. In this instance, the documentation is from Danville, IL.
Parillo, Sophia - Covid-19 Journal, Sophia Parillo
Parillo, Sophia - Covid-19 Journal, Sophia Parillo
Personal Journals
Personal diary of EIU college student and junior Elementary Education major with a minor in orchestra. Her journal documents the holiday season of 2020 and includes documentation that illustrates life during the pandemic.
The Social Value Of Zero Balancing, David Laden
The Social Value Of Zero Balancing, David Laden
Journal of Transformative Touch
Does Zero Balancing have a social value? Does it in some way contribute to the betterment of society? Does it really have the capacity to make the world a better place? These are questions I started asking myself years ago when I was going through a period of soul searching - investigating my own feelings of powerlessness - feelings of not doing enough in the larger sphere of “making the world a better place”.
Stutzman, Kelsi - Covid-19 Journal, Kelsi Stutzman
Stutzman, Kelsi - Covid-19 Journal, Kelsi Stutzman
Personal Journals
Personal journal of Kelsi Stutzman, a student in Dr. Laughlin-Schultz's HIS3810 History of Illinois course during Fall, 2020
The International Journal Of Zero Balancing And Transformative Touch: A Welcome By Founder Dr. Fritz Smith, Fritz Smith
The International Journal Of Zero Balancing And Transformative Touch: A Welcome By Founder Dr. Fritz Smith, Fritz Smith
Journal of Transformative Touch
This journal holds the promise of allowing the benefits of transformative touch to be more widely shared by way of contributions from all of the touch modality communities that have so much to offer the world today.
Osborne, Ethan - Covid-19 Journal, Ethan Osborne
Osborne, Ethan - Covid-19 Journal, Ethan Osborne
Personal Journals
EIU student Ethan Osborne recounts in detail the experience and frustration of living at home and working on his family farm in the early months of the pandemic, March-May 2020. He also details his observations of and feelings about the news coverage of the pandemic as well as the disregard (particularly by young people) for shelter in place mandates.
Drake, Benjamin - Covid-19 Journal, Benjamin Drake
Drake, Benjamin - Covid-19 Journal, Benjamin Drake
Personal Journals
EIU student Benjamin Drake (freshman at the time of his journal writing in Spring, 2020), and History of Illinois (HIS 3810) student, reflects on the early months of the pandemic. He discusses the frustrations of the disruption of social life, not being on campus with friends, and also experiences with activities like playing virtual Dungeons and Dragons.
Messer, Braden - Covid-19 Journal, Braden Messer
Messer, Braden - Covid-19 Journal, Braden Messer
Personal Journals
EIU student Braden Messer recounts the transition from Spring Break to online classes. He talks of quarantine life at home, and his stepmother's role as an attorney working with forced quarantine orders.
Zamora, Celeste - Covid-19 Journal, Celeste Zamora
Zamora, Celeste - Covid-19 Journal, Celeste Zamora
Personal Journals
EIU student Celeste Zamora recounts life while quarantining in Charleston, IL while maintaining her studies and also working at a local hotel. She details Covid policies as they develop, including hotel practices such as the constant wearing of gloves, putting in place a new glass window, and no admittance of out of state people.
Klein, Will - Covid-19 Journal, Will Klein
Klein, Will - Covid-19 Journal, Will Klein
Personal Journals
EIU student and baseball player (drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 5th round of the 2020 draft) documents the upheaval of life in Charleston and at EIU in the early weeks of the pandemic. In particular he describes the distress of day he found out about the cancellation of the baseball season, while the EIU baseball team was travelling.
Mchale, Marguerite - Covid-19 Journal, Marguerite Mchale
Mchale, Marguerite - Covid-19 Journal, Marguerite Mchale
Personal Journals
Marguerite McHale, and EIU student in Professor Mark Dries' HIS 1595 class maintains an upbeat journal documenting the challenges of the pandemic. Of particular note, she describes the growing divide between those supportive of the social distancing and masking initiatives, as well as the impact on high school students who she maintains friendships with as one who graduated a year early from high school. She includes a number of pieces of high school student commentary as well as memes related to the pandemic, and links to news stories. She also describes her home life, and finding ways to keep busy …
Klepzig, Logan - Covid-19 Journal, Logan Klepzig
Klepzig, Logan - Covid-19 Journal, Logan Klepzig
Personal Journals
EIU student Logan Klepzig documents travel from Charleston, IL to Mohomet, IL (approximately 1 hour) to deliver groceries to, and visit his grandparents. He also describes the difficulty of not being able to celebrate birthdays, and see family. His journal also includes a number of links to regional and national news stories from the months of March and April of 2020, as well as images documenting pandemic restrictions around the EIU campus.
Spencer, Julia - Covid-19 Journal, Julia Spencer
Spencer, Julia - Covid-19 Journal, Julia Spencer
Personal Journals
EIU student Julia Spencer describes the challenges adjusting to the new normal of the pandemic as it sets in. In particular she writes about struggles staying motivated to keep up with her studies, and the oddity of having classes on zoom. Her experience is compounded by health scares involving her mother and a friend.
Cleveland, Alex - Covid-19 Journal, Alex Cleveland
Cleveland, Alex - Covid-19 Journal, Alex Cleveland
Personal Journals
In this journal, EIU student Alex Cleveland in the Spring 2020 History of Illinois (HIS 3810) documents the beginning period of the pandemic, including initial reactions to the shelter in place order.
Arjun Kukreja - Covid-19 Journal, Arjun Kukreja
Arjun Kukreja - Covid-19 Journal, Arjun Kukreja
Personal Journals
EIU History of Illinois (HIS 3810) student outlines personal impressions of the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Analysis Of College Students Knowledge, Attitudes. Behaviors, And Perceptions Concerning Sexually Transmitted Infections, Ambrosia Roberts
The Analysis Of College Students Knowledge, Attitudes. Behaviors, And Perceptions Concerning Sexually Transmitted Infections, Ambrosia Roberts
Undergraduate Honors Theses
The purpose of this study was to further research, more in-depth, college student's attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors concerning sexually transmitted infections and unsafe sexual practices using the Health Belief Model as a framework. By utilizing an electronic survey and social media a non-probability convenience sample of 167 students was assessed. This study was given to undergraduate and graduate students at a midwestern college campus and was intended to evaluate college student's knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and perceptions concerning sexually transmitted infections. Two major findings were that less than half of the participants were tested for STI's yearly; and there was no …
An Assessment Of Schools' Wellness Policies And Teachers’ Perspectives And Confidence In Teaching Nutrition In Elementary Schools In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Asma Yahya
Masters Theses
Nutrition education in school can provide students with the knowledge and skills to improve their eating behavior and overall health. This study aimed to evaluate the content of school wellness policies and understand teacher perspectives about teaching nutrition education at their schools in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In 2020, electronic surveys were used to evaluate the wellness policies in 11 elementary all-female government schools and teachers’ perspectives about the nutrition education offered in three elementary all-female government schools. Sixty-one teachers and eleven principals participated in this study. Fisher’s exact tests were used to test the differences between teachers’ perspectives and their …
Increasing Flu Vaccine Awareness And Use In College Students: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Stacey Knight-Davis, Nikki Hillier, Lauri Deruiter-Willems, Amanda Harvey, Kathleen Phillips
Increasing Flu Vaccine Awareness And Use In College Students: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Stacey Knight-Davis, Nikki Hillier, Lauri Deruiter-Willems, Amanda Harvey, Kathleen Phillips
Faculty Research and Creative Activity
Among college students, flu vaccination rates are abysmal. The unique barriers students face are numerous. This effort explores the value of a multidisciplinary approach to increasing flu vaccination. To improve vaccine rates, several departments have teamed up for a multidisciplinary approach to flu education and prevention. Plans for the entire semester are in place to highlight the importance flu prevention. Events include vaccination clinics, a library exhibit, talks, movie screenings, student work, themed menu items at the student café, and a competition. Vaccination rates will be assessed at the end of the fall semester and reported. We expect using a …
Public Health And Personal Choice: The Ethics Of Vaccine Mandates And Parental Refusal In The United States, Rebecca Horan
Public Health And Personal Choice: The Ethics Of Vaccine Mandates And Parental Refusal In The United States, Rebecca Horan
Undergraduate Honors Theses
No abstract provided.
Public Health And Personal Choice: The Ethics Of Vaccine Mandates And Parental Refusal In The United States, Rebecca Horan, Jonelle Depetro
Public Health And Personal Choice: The Ethics Of Vaccine Mandates And Parental Refusal In The United States, Rebecca Horan, Jonelle Depetro
2019 Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Activity – Documents
In January 2019 The World Health Organization (WHO) released its list Ten threats to global health in 2019. For the first time ever, vaccine hesitancy, “the reluctance or refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of vaccine services” is officially on the list.1 Although great progress has been made in reducing or eradicating various diseases such as polio, measles, and whooping cough (pertussis), the number of parents refusing vaccination for their children is growing rapidly in what is now often referred to as the “anti-vaccination movement” ( or “anti-vax movement”). This is causing a threat to public health as …
Women's Empowerment And Its Impact On Reproductive Health Outcomes: Evidence From Nepal, Samyukta Ghimire
Women's Empowerment And Its Impact On Reproductive Health Outcomes: Evidence From Nepal, Samyukta Ghimire
Masters Theses
The percentage of women utilizing maternal health care services in Nepal is relatively less than women in other South Asian countries. Moreover, large socio-economic and regional disparities have been the root causes for lower utilization of health care leading to increasing maternal mortality. Using a national representative sample of 9,475 women (2011) and 9,875 women (2016) from Nepal, I examine the impact of women empowerment in relation to prenatal care, place of delivery and postnatal care (3Ps) outcomes. A composite Women’s Empowerment Index (WEI) based upon responses is also constructed to include three empowerment domains namely, attitude toward violence, social …
Instructor And Librarian Collaboration On A Course Without A Textbook, Stacey Knight-Davis, Lauri Deruiter-Willems
Instructor And Librarian Collaboration On A Course Without A Textbook, Stacey Knight-Davis, Lauri Deruiter-Willems
Faculty Research & Creative Activity
We describe collaboration between a health promotion professor and librarian to design a course in the learning management system D2L that does not use a textbook. Instead of a textbook, materials from professional and governmental organizations, supplemented with library materials are used. This approach encourages critical thinking to integrate information from multiple sources. Students also become familiar with information sources they will use after graduation
Comparison Of Osteoporosis Knowledge, Beliefs, Attitudes, And Behavior Among College Students Of Various Racial/Ethnic Groups, Lauri Deruiter-Willems
Comparison Of Osteoporosis Knowledge, Beliefs, Attitudes, And Behavior Among College Students Of Various Racial/Ethnic Groups, Lauri Deruiter-Willems
Faculty Research and Creative Activity
Osteoporosis is known as a pediatric disease with geriatric consequences. The need forbone health, awareness of controllable risk factors and prevention of osteoporosis begins duringone’s youth (Campbell, 2012; Cannada, 2016; Evenson & Sanders, 2016; Edmonds, Turner, &Usdan, 2012; Ford et al., 2011; Gammage et al., 2009; Gammage et al., 2012). Currently, mosthealth information and health campaigns focus on older adults. To promote measurableimprovements in reducing the number of cases of osteoporosis, the focus for change needs tostart as early as teenage and young adult age. In addition to the general population trends, ratesspecifically associated with the nonwhite U.S. population are …
1918 Influenza - Slides, Shelia Simons
1918 Influenza - Slides, Shelia Simons
The Flu: Opening Program Video and Documents
No abstract provided.
Hcm 4910: Applied Health Communication /3 Semester Hours Fall 2017/Section 600: Online, Lauri J. Deruiter-Willems
Hcm 4910: Applied Health Communication /3 Semester Hours Fall 2017/Section 600: Online, Lauri J. Deruiter-Willems
Faculty Research and Creative Activity
Course Description: An examination of applied health communication in the interpersonal, organizational, and mediated contexts. Emphasis is on higher order application of skills from different occupational perspectives.