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Parsley, Rachel, B. 1991 (Fa 593), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Parsley, Rachel, B. 1991 (Fa 593), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid and full-text scan of paper and two transcripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archives Project FA 593. Paper titled “Folk Medicine in the Mammoth Cave Area” written by Rachel Parsley for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Parsley details folk remedies and folk medicine of the communities in the Mammoth Cave Region of south central Kentucky. Parsley’s research centers around interviews with her father, Andrew G. Parsley, Jr., and an Edmonson County resident, Bertha Skaggs, a well-known local practitioner of folk remedies. In addition to her interviews, Parsley relies on information collected by a …
Hanratty, Suzanne (Funk) (Fa 588), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hanratty, Suzanne (Funk) (Fa 588), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archvies Project 588. Maydelle (Johnson) Funk, registered nurse, and her husband, physician Jesse Trusdale Funk, detail their genealogy and personal history in interviews conducted by their daughter, Suzanne (Funk) Hanratty. The Funks lived and worked in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes transcription and news clippings about a Girl Scout troop in Bowling Green led by Mrs. Funk.
Funk, Jesse Trusdale, 1912-2001 (Fa 587), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Funk, Jesse Trusdale, 1912-2001 (Fa 587), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 587. Doctor Jesse Trusdale Funk outlines his genealogy and recalls family history and his personal history from childhood through retirement. Funk also details his experiences as a medical student at Vanderbilt University Medical School and his fifty-five years of medical practice in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes transcription.
Relationship Between Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures And Burns In Kentucky, David A. Wittmer
Relationship Between Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures And Burns In Kentucky, David A. Wittmer
MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects
Methamphetamine is a highly addictive stimulant that is synthetically produced using equipment and chemicals available in the community. Its burden to society may be determined through a number of mechanisms, including the imposed strain on healthcare systems. The evolution of methamphetamine use and production methods has led to reports of increased methamphetamine related burn admissions among hospital burn units[1-3] . Current literature identifies an increase in injury severity, comorbid complications, and cost of care associated with methamphetamine related burn injuries[1-5]. The intent of this study is to identify burn injuries in Kentucky and assess whether a statistically significant association exists …
Kentucky Pharmacist Opinions Of The Potential Reclassification Of Pseudophedrine As A Legend Drug, Kathleen E. Monson
Kentucky Pharmacist Opinions Of The Potential Reclassification Of Pseudophedrine As A Legend Drug, Kathleen E. Monson
MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects
Methamphetamine is a drug of abuse, which is often produced in clandestine laboratories. Recent efforts to curb methamphetamine abuse are aimed at controlling access to precursors, including pseudoephedrine (PSE), used in illicit methamphetamine production. Currently, access to PSE is controlled in Kentucky by placement behind pharmacy counters, retail quantity limitations and electronic tracking. Recent legislation proposed in Kentucky to change PSE from non-prescription to a legend medication was unsuccessful and highly controversial. The objective of this project is to collect and analyze pharmacists’ opinions on the effectiveness of current precursor controls, proposed legislation to make PSE a legend drug and …