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Disparities In Uptake Of The Primary Sars-Cov-2 Vaccine Series In A Southern Indiana Vaccine Clinic, Cassidy Padgett
Disparities In Uptake Of The Primary Sars-Cov-2 Vaccine Series In A Southern Indiana Vaccine Clinic, Cassidy Padgett
Theses and Dissertations--Public Health (M.P.H. & Dr.P.H.)
Objective: COVID-19 is a potentially severe respiratory disease caused by infection from the SARS-CoV-2 virus. COVID-19 was first discovered in 2019 and vaccines against the virus began development in early 2020. COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing severe illness, hospitalizations, and death from SARS-CoV-2 infection. Clark Memorial Health is a 236-bed community health system located in southern Indiana. As one of the first four hospitals in the state of Indiana to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine in December of 2020, this health system led the area in vaccine administration. Prior to the emergency use authorization (EUA) of the COVID-19 vaccines, …
Utilizing A Community-Based Doula Care Intervention To Reduce Race-Based Perinatal Health Inequities In Jefferson County, Kentucky, Brendan Mathews
Utilizing A Community-Based Doula Care Intervention To Reduce Race-Based Perinatal Health Inequities In Jefferson County, Kentucky, Brendan Mathews
Theses and Dissertations--Public Health (M.P.H. & Dr.P.H.)
Target Population and Need
The United States is currently the only industrialized nation in the world experiencing increasing rates of
pregnancy-related mortality.
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Black women die at 3-4 times the rate of their white counterparts.
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This disparity
is likely caused by the experience of systemic racism, which increases allostatic load and produces epigenetic
modifications linked to higher likelihood for poor birth outcomes. Biases perpetuated by health care providers
result in black women being less likely to receive quality healthcare and more likely to experience poor perinatal
1-7 to all pregnant women.
health outcomes.
The provision of doula-based care can …