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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
An Examination Of Intimate Partner Violence And Cigarette Smoking Among African American Women In 12 States, Eboneka Coleman
An Examination Of Intimate Partner Violence And Cigarette Smoking Among African American Women In 12 States, Eboneka Coleman
Theses and Dissertations--Public Health (M.P.H. & Dr.P.H.)
Abstract
Introduction. African American female intimate partner victims (IVP) are more likely to abuse substances, suffer from depression and anxiety, and experience mental health issues, including PTSD, all of which are risk factors for smoking. The purpose of this study is to determine among African American women who have ever experienced IPV the prevalence of smoking and whether it is influenced by education and income.
Methods. Data for this study comes from the 2005 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) state-based Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). This primary study population was African American females who answered IPV-related questions …
Berkeley Youth Alternatives Fieldwork Summary Report: Assessing Social Determinants To Improve The Physical Health And Academic Development For Youth In Berkeley, California, Alane M. Cruz
Master's Projects and Capstones
The following paper summarizes the three hundred hour fieldwork experience at Berkeley Youth Alternatives (BYA), a non-profit community-based organization located in Southwest Berkeley that is committed to combating the social determinants that contribute to the prevalent health disparities within their community. The fieldwork internship is a major requirement in completing the Master’s of Public Health (MPH) program at the University of San Francisco (USF), and allows the education and experience gained over the duration of the program to be applied in a real public health setting.
The overall goal of the internship experience was to assess the social determinants of …
Evaluating The Effectivesness Of Information Sources Regarding Hiv Among Gold Miners In Quảng Nam, Noah Landesberg
Evaluating The Effectivesness Of Information Sources Regarding Hiv Among Gold Miners In Quảng Nam, Noah Landesberg
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Young migrant males in strenuous manual labor environments represent a high-‐risk population for the transmission of HIV/AIDS. In Vietnam, gold miners are representative of this high-‐risk population. Phước Sơn district, Quảng Nam province is home to much of Vietnam’s mining activity and has a comparatively high rate of HIV. Previous studies have been done on HIV/AIDS prevalence in Quảng Nam as well as related knowledge and practices. This analysis of a 2014 questionnaire examines the effects of varying information sources on HIV/AIDS knowledge. The sample of workers was mostly male and between 25 and 49 years old. Migrants made up …
Compulsory Water Fluoridation: Justifiable Public Health Benefit Or Human Experimental Research Without Informed Consent?, Rita Barnett-Rose
Compulsory Water Fluoridation: Justifiable Public Health Benefit Or Human Experimental Research Without Informed Consent?, Rita Barnett-Rose
William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
No abstract provided.
A Large-Scale, Rapid Public Health Response To Rabies In An Organ Recipient And The Previously Undiagnosed Organ Donor, R. M. Wallace, Danielle Stanek, S. Griese, D. Krulak, Neil M. Vora, Virginia Kan, +14 Additional Authors
A Large-Scale, Rapid Public Health Response To Rabies In An Organ Recipient And The Previously Undiagnosed Organ Donor, R. M. Wallace, Danielle Stanek, S. Griese, D. Krulak, Neil M. Vora, Virginia Kan, +14 Additional Authors
Medicine Faculty Publications
This article describes and contrasts the public health response to two human rabies cases: one organ recipient diagnosed within days of symptom onset and the transplant donor who was diagnosed 18 months post-symptom onset. In response to an organ-transplant-related rabies case diagnosed in 2013, organ donor and recipient investigations were conducted by multiple public health agencies. Persons with potential exposure to infectious patient materials were assessed for rabies virus exposure. An exposure investigation was conducted to determine the source of the organ donor's infection. Over 100 persons from more than 20 agencies spent over 2700 h conducting contact investigations in …
Assessing The Social And Ecological Factors That Influence Childhood Overweight And Obesity, Katie Callahan
Assessing The Social And Ecological Factors That Influence Childhood Overweight And Obesity, Katie Callahan
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity is increasing at an alarming rate in the United States. Currently more than 1 in 3 children aged 2-19 are overweight or obese. This is of major concern because childhood overweight and obesity leads to chronic conditions such as type II diabetes and tracks into adulthood, where more severe adverse health outcomes arise. In this study I used the premise of the social ecological model (SEM) to analyze the common levels that a child is exposed to daily; the intrapersonal level, the interpersonal level, the school level, and the community level to better …
H.E.A.P.S. In Advances Towards A Healthier Samoa The Health Education And Promotions Section’S Role In Combating Non-Communicable Diseases, Kara Le
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
With an increase in the number of health issues within Samoa, specifically in relation to non-communicable diseases (NCDs), it is important to examine the efforts being made by government health officials to improve Samoa’s overall health status. This study explores the role of the Health Education and Promotion Section (H.E.A.P.S.) of the Ministry of Health in establishing and promoting healthier standards within the Samoan community. The current efforts of H.E.A.P.S. in combating NCDs through recently introduced projects and programs were explored in-depth. Further analysis of the design and effectiveness of these programs in changing the unhealthy habits of Samoan people …
Role Of Multiple Births In Very Low Birth Weight And Infant Mortality, B. Magee
Role Of Multiple Births In Very Low Birth Weight And Infant Mortality, B. Magee
B. Dale Magee
OBJECTIVE: To determine the percentage of very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants (g) and infant deaths attributable to multiple births in the general population and in women aged 35+. STUDY DESIGN: The year 2000 Massachusetts birth certificate database with linked births-deaths was examined. Etiologic fractions (EF) for VLBW and infant mortality attributable to multiples were calculated for the general population and the 35+ age group. The percentages of multiples occurring in the 35+ age group were calculated. Infant deaths due to congenital anomalies and "perinatal conditions" were calculated. RESULTS: There were 81,582 resident births in Massachusetts in 2000. Of them 4.3% were multiples. …
Exploring Oral Health Problems In Adult Hispanic Migrant Farmworkers: A Mixed-Methods Approach, Claudia A. Serna
Exploring Oral Health Problems In Adult Hispanic Migrant Farmworkers: A Mixed-Methods Approach, Claudia A. Serna
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This mixed-methods study examined patterns of dental health care utilization in adult Hispanic migrant farmworkers (AHMFW) with special emphasis on non-compliance with the American Dental Association (ADA) and the American Dental Hygienists Association (ADHA) recommendation of visiting the dentist at least once a year; while also exploring the group’s social and cultural construction of oral health.
A total of 278 farmworkers responded to a close ended survey. Binary and hierarchical logistic regression analysis were employed in identifying predisposing, enabling, and needs factors associated with non-compliance. Following the survey, fourteen ethnographic interviews were conducted with respondents who volunteered to participate in …
Public Health Lessons From Cuba, Kristy Maher
Live Well Greenville: Making The Healthy Choice The Easy Choice, Alicia Powers
Live Well Greenville: Making The Healthy Choice The Easy Choice, Alicia Powers
Prisma Health
No abstract provided.
Value-Based Healthcare Through Care Coordination And Clinical Integration, Angelo Sinopoli, Jennifer Snow
Value-Based Healthcare Through Care Coordination And Clinical Integration, Angelo Sinopoli, Jennifer Snow
Prisma Health
No abstract provided.
Balancing Work And Family: Effect Of Employment Characteristics On Breastfeeding, Chinelo Ogbuanu, Saundra Glover, Janice Probst, James Hussey, Jihong Liu
Balancing Work And Family: Effect Of Employment Characteristics On Breastfeeding, Chinelo Ogbuanu, Saundra Glover, Janice Probst, James Hussey, Jihong Liu
Jihong Liu
No abstract provided.
Hss Departmental Developments Fall 2014, Department Of Health And Sport Sciences
Hss Departmental Developments Fall 2014, Department Of Health And Sport Sciences
Health and Sport Sciences Newsletter
- Health Professions Club by Kailee Cialella
- Rike 40th Anniversary Celebration
- HSS Comprehensive Campaign Challenge
- Updates from the Majors
- The Strengths Perspective by Patti Wilson, MC
- New Turf & Track
- A Message from the Chair by Dr. Joan Rocks
Hss Alumni News Fall 2014, Department Of Health And Sport Sciences
Hss Alumni News Fall 2014, Department Of Health And Sport Sciences
Health and Sport Sciences Newsletter
- Becoming A Leader by Rachel Puthoff
- Rike Dance/Fitness Room Remodel
- Updates from the Majors
- A Message from the Chair by Dr. Joan Rocks
Ebola, A Deadly Viral Disease Affecting The West African Country Of Sierra Leone, Unisa Seisay
Ebola, A Deadly Viral Disease Affecting The West African Country Of Sierra Leone, Unisa Seisay
Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Presently, there has been an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the West African countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal and Guinea. The outbreak was first discovered in Guinea in March 21, 2014 and has spread to the neighboring countries. This has resulted in a lot of fatalities and is now considered a global public health concern (WHO, 2014).
Surgeon Practices And Attitudes Toward The Control Of Surgical-Site Infections In Jordan, Sara Ali Mater
Surgeon Practices And Attitudes Toward The Control Of Surgical-Site Infections In Jordan, Sara Ali Mater
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes and practices of Jordanian surgeons on the control of surgical-site infections, evaluated by the Center of Disease Control’s guidelines toward the prevention of surgical-site infections, in addition to gaining respondents opinions on infection control in Jordan. This study was conducted through the distribution of 75 questionnaires given to surgeons at five hospitals in Jordan. Additional insight on SSI infection control was gained through interviews with two cardiac surgeons and three infection control directors. The results of the survey were compared with the Center for Disease Control’s guide to surgical-site infection …
Cultural Competency In New Jersey: Evolution From Planning To Law, Debbie Salas-Lopez, Linda Holmes, Dawne Mouzon, Maria Soto-Greene
Cultural Competency In New Jersey: Evolution From Planning To Law, Debbie Salas-Lopez, Linda Holmes, Dawne Mouzon, Maria Soto-Greene
Debbie Salas-Lopez MD, MPH
No abstract provided.
Women’S Hiv Prevention Study (Whips): A Proposal To Pilot Test An Hiv Intervention For Older African American Women Living With Hiv, Charsey Cherry
Women’S Hiv Prevention Study (Whips): A Proposal To Pilot Test An Hiv Intervention For Older African American Women Living With Hiv, Charsey Cherry
Theses and Dissertations
Despite improvements in treatments over the past 30 years, HIV /AIDS continues to be a major public health threat, particularly among sub-populations such as African American women. Midlife and older adults (those aged 40 years and over) are fast becoming a growing concern for HIV/AIDS infections, particularly older African American women. There has been limited research targeting midlife and older African American women living with HIV that aimed to reduce their transmission of HIV and promote them becoming prevention advocates. In response to this gap in the literature, a culturally tailored intervention guided by the IMB Model of behavior change …
Hiv-Positive Parents, Hiv-Positive Children, And Hiv-Negative Children’S Perspectives On Disclosure Of A Parent’S And Child’S Illness In Kenya, Grace Gachanja, Gary J. Burkholder Jr, Aimee Ferraro
Hiv-Positive Parents, Hiv-Positive Children, And Hiv-Negative Children’S Perspectives On Disclosure Of A Parent’S And Child’S Illness In Kenya, Grace Gachanja, Gary J. Burkholder Jr, Aimee Ferraro
Walden Faculty and Staff Publications
HIV disclosure from parent to child is complex and challenging to HIV-positive parents and healthcare professionals. The purpose of the study was to understand the lived experiences of HIV-positive parents and their children during the disclosure process in Kenya. Sixteen HIV-positive parents, seven HIV-positive children, and five HIV-negative children completed semistructured, in-depth interviews. Data were analyzed using the Van Kaam method; NVivo 8 software was used to assist data analysis. We present data on the process of disclosure based on how participants recommended full disclosure be approached to HIV-positive and negative children. Participants recommended disclosure as a process starting at …
Liberty Without Capacity: Why States Should Ban Adolescent Driving, Vivian E. Hamilton
Liberty Without Capacity: Why States Should Ban Adolescent Driving, Vivian E. Hamilton
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
How Will Public Health And Primary Care Come Together In Massachusetts?
How Will Public Health And Primary Care Come Together In Massachusetts?
Javier Crespo
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act aims to place public health and prevention practice closer to the clinical care delivery system by mandating basic preventive services and creating a national prevention plan. The Massachusetts health care system has a number of elements that can help foster closer linking of public health practices in the primary care setting. This research set out to examine whether the current healthcare system in Massachusetts will enable public health and primary care integration as intimated upon by the Affordable Care Act. This study will assess the current connection between public health and primary care …
A New Brief Scale To Assess Suicidality: Scale For Impact Of Suicidality-Management, Assessment And Planning Of Care (Sis-Map- Brief Scanner), Amresh Srivastava, Megan Johnston, Miky Kaushal, Robbie Campbell, Charles Nelson
A New Brief Scale To Assess Suicidality: Scale For Impact Of Suicidality-Management, Assessment And Planning Of Care (Sis-Map- Brief Scanner), Amresh Srivastava, Megan Johnston, Miky Kaushal, Robbie Campbell, Charles Nelson
Amresh Srivastava
Purpose: In this study we examine merit of a short version (Brief Interview Screener (SIS-MAP-scn )of a previously developed and validated 108 item scale, known as ‘ Scale for Impact of Suicidality-Management, Assessment and Planning of Care ( SIS MAP), for rapid assessment in challenging clinical settings e.g. primary care and emergency room. Background: Generally suicide risk is assessed clinically and structured assessments optimize the direction for decision-making across various settings e.g. inpatient care, emergency rooms and crisis centers. We believe that measures with accurate and valid information should be based upon multifactorial risk-constituent domains, e.g. biological, social, psychological, environmental …
Eating Disorders Remain Undetected In Psychiatric Hospitalization: Study Of Electronic Chart Review Of 8000 Patients, Amresh Srivastava, Miky Kaushal, Megan Johnston, Robbie Campbell
Eating Disorders Remain Undetected In Psychiatric Hospitalization: Study Of Electronic Chart Review Of 8000 Patients, Amresh Srivastava, Miky Kaushal, Megan Johnston, Robbie Campbell
Amresh Srivastava
No abstract provided.
Eating Disorders Remain Undetected In Psychiatric Hospitalization: Study Of Electronic Chart Review Of 8000 Patients, Amresh Srivastava, Miky Kaushal, Megan Johnston, Robbie Campbell
Eating Disorders Remain Undetected In Psychiatric Hospitalization: Study Of Electronic Chart Review Of 8000 Patients, Amresh Srivastava, Miky Kaushal, Megan Johnston, Robbie Campbell
Amresh Srivastava
No abstract provided.
Using The Theory Of Planned Behavior To Explain Physical Activity Among College Students, Ese B. Aghenta
Using The Theory Of Planned Behavior To Explain Physical Activity Among College Students, Ese B. Aghenta
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The health benefits of physical activity include improved cardiovascular health, reduced rates of diabetes and other metabolic diseases, weight maintenance and improved bone and mental health (United States Department Health & Human Services (2008). According to the American College Health Association National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA, 2013), only 20.0% of college students in the United States meet this recommendation. The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) attempts to explain the intention to perform behaviors that are not under an individual’s complete volitional control and has been highly utilized in predicting intention and performance of physical activity (Courneya, Nigg & Estabrooks, 1998). …
Evidence-Based Practice For Public Health Project: Final Report, E. Hatheway Simpson, Elaine R. Martin
Evidence-Based Practice For Public Health Project: Final Report, E. Hatheway Simpson, Elaine R. Martin
E. Hatheway Simpson
There are numerous clinically based models for finding the “best evidence” for the diagnosis and treatment of disease. This process is called evidence-based medicine or EBM, which has been defined as "the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. The practice of evidence-based medicine means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research”.1 The need for improved access to high quality public health information has been echoed in various forums involving public health professionals, librarians, and information specialists since the mid 1990s. …
Improving Access To Credible And Relevant Information For Public Health Professionals: A Qualitative Study Of Information Needs In Communicable Disease Control, Nancy R. Lapelle, E. Hatheway Simpson, Roger S. Luckmann, Elaine Russo Martin
Improving Access To Credible And Relevant Information For Public Health Professionals: A Qualitative Study Of Information Needs In Communicable Disease Control, Nancy R. Lapelle, E. Hatheway Simpson, Roger S. Luckmann, Elaine Russo Martin
E. Hatheway Simpson
In order to understand the information needs and the current and ideal approaches to information access in one major area of public health, semi-structured key informant interviews were conducted with 12 communicable disease control public health professionals in Massachusetts at their worksite. Examples of the types of information they commonly accessed and how it was accessed were solicited and/or observed where feasible. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed thematically. Information needs ranged from breaking news (e.g. epidemiology of emerging disease outbreaks) and untested programmatic ideas (e.g. how to handle prevention and treatment of West Nile Virus and SARS) to the …
Evidence-Based Public Health: Findings From A Research Project And Resources For Practice, E. Hatheway Simpson
Evidence-Based Public Health: Findings From A Research Project And Resources For Practice, E. Hatheway Simpson
E. Hatheway Simpson
This presentation to the University of Massachusetts Medical School Preventive Medicine Residency Program presents an introduction to evidence-based public health (EBPH), and overview of the Lamar Soutter Library’s Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health (EBPPH) project and research findings, and selected examples of EBPH information resources available from the project’s website, http://library.umassmed.edu/ebpph.
Providing Evidence-Based Public Health Resources: The Librarian’S Role, E. Hatheway Simpson
Providing Evidence-Based Public Health Resources: The Librarian’S Role, E. Hatheway Simpson
E. Hatheway Simpson
This presentation introduces the concepts of evidence-based public health (EBPH) and provides examples of EBPH information resources available online from the Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health website, http://library.umassmed.edu/ebpph and the Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce website, http://PHPartners.org. Health science librarians, as information specialists and knowledge managers, have the ability to search and find the best evidence to help public health practitioners make informed practice decisions. Presented at the North Atlantic Health Science Libraries Annual Meeting, Providence, RI, September 27, 2005.