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Obesity: Influencing Behavioral Consumption Through Meal Kit Distribution, Alejandro Hernandez

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Founded in 2002, Everyone’s Harvest is a grassroots nonprofit dedicated to providing access to healthy, affordable fruits and vegetables through certified farmers markets and community food programs. Its key initiatives—Fresh Rx, Market Match, Edible Education and Farms Together —focus on alleviating nutrition insecurity and combating diet-related health conditions by providing vulnerable populations the resources to purchase, or receive, fresh produce and gain nutritional knowledge. This study explores a new intervention: the distribution of farmers' market meal kits as a complementary strategy to the current Edible Education program. These meal kits, which feature seasonally available produce and pre-measured ingredients, aim to …

Comprehensive Community Medicine, Alexander Walther

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Comprehensive Community Medicine (CCM) is a theoretical framework designed to address the complex needs of individuals with dual diagnoses of mental illness and substance use disorders (SUDs). Dual diagnosis is highly prevalent, particularly among populations experiencing homelessness, and is associated with poorer health outcomes and increased healthcare service utilization. Structural inequities, including a fractured healthcare system, exacerbate the challenges faced by this vulnerable group. Research indicates that effective care for dually diagnosed individuals requires a layered approach addressing clinical, systemic, legal, and housing barriers.

The development of CCM has been informed by interviews with local stakeholders, including County EMS board …

Self-Rated Interprofessionalism Between Allied Health Professionals, Courtney Andrews

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Preventable deaths due to medical errors are a significant cause of death in the United States. Decreased communication and collaboration has been cited as a potential reason for these preventable medical errors. Interprofessional practice (IPP) is a service delivery method where medical professionals from different disciplines intentionally work together in order to provide collaborated and collective care for patients. Interprofessional education (IPE) training programs are becoming more common in healthcare education, and have been cited as one way to improve IPP among healthcare providers. However, gaps exist in the literature regarding how to best structure and implement these programs so …

J Mich Dent Assoc December 2024

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

Each month, The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association provides news, information, and features about Michigan dentistry to our state's oral health community and the MDA's 6,200+ members. It stands as the primary publication reaching Michigan dentists.

The December issue includes a timely cover feature on evidence supporting community water fluoridation, a clinical feature answering questions on patient dental records, a guest editorial on leadership by former MDA Journal Editor Dr. Bill Chase, and a Back Page article on how a personal touch makes a difference. We also provide our annual 2024 Author/Title Index and regular departments: The New Professional, …

The Life And Discoveries Of Yellapragada Subbarow, Nikhil R, Varuni Pragya, Subramanian Ramaswamy, Shiva Prasad B N, Mahabaleshwar Mamadapur

Digital Journal of Clinical Medicine

Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow was a researcher, teacher, and a wizard of wonder drugs who constantly made efforts in the discoveries/ inventions such as vitamins, anti-vitamins, antibiotics, and many more by disentangling the mysteries of nature for the betterment of the people. He inspired the youngsters to take up the challenges and to stand up above mediocrity. The reward for his achievement was delayed. The article describes a true humanist's journey, discoveries, and his achievements that are largely unknown to date.

December 2024, Swosu Bulldog Wellness Committee

SWOSU BULLDOG WELLNESS

December is Healthy Eating Month

• Eating a variety of foods, including vegetables, fruits, and whole-grain products
• Eating lean meats, poultry, fish, beans, and low-fat dairy products
• Getting enough fiber
• Drinking lots of water
• Limiting salt, added sugars, alcohol, and saturated fat
• Making sure that you get enough nutrients, especially calcium, vitamin D, and potassium

Metaverse-Powered Basic Sciences Medical Education: Bridging The Gaps For Lower Middle-Income Countries., Syeda Samnita Batool Zaidi, Umer Adnan, Kadriye O. Lewis, Syeda Sadia Fatima

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

BACKGROUND: Traditional medical education often lacks contextual experience, hindering students' ability to effectively apply theoretical knowledge in real-world scenarios. The integration of the metaverse into medical education holds great enormous promise for addressing educational disparities, particularly in lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) accompanied by rapid technological advancements. This commentary paper aimed to address the potential of the metaverse in enhancing basic sciences education within the constraints faced by universities in LMICs. We also addressed learning design challenges by proposing fundamental design elements and a suggested conceptual framework for developing metaverse-based teaching methods.The goal is to assist educators and medical practitioners in comprehensivley …

Chronic Illness Education 2024: A Guide To Navigating Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Polina Chuikov, Bilal Ahmed, Brennan Smith, Karina Medina, Masoud Harati

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Enhancing Resources For Addressing Childhood Obesity, Ankita Satyavarapu, Ihunanya Agomuoh, Kaab Husain, Kristofer Hilliard, Rachel Lycans, Rene Andino-Galva, William Burstein

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Better Sleep In Improved Cardiovascular Health, Jenna Brokaw, Kalyyanee Nanaaware, Mikhail Salnikov, Nicholas Daher, Timothy Page, Zoha Rizvi

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Capturing Undiagnosed Hypertension In Ophthalmology Clinics, Alexander Hayes, Dominic Sacca, Indrea Joplin, Owen Stratton, Whitney Bowyer

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Selective Mutism In The Pediatric Patient, Alexis Pitts, Michael Koerner, Sarah Eggert, William Gadbois

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Beating Hearts: Navigating Cardiovascular Disease Resources, Julia Tenbusch, Kaelan Patel, Maxim Jani, Nand Ganesh, Nicole Flores, Venkata Patchigolla

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Resources For The Providers To Improve Adult Hiv Outcome, Amolak Jhand, Ariana Cho, Brayden Bitterman, Jhonny Avila Mendoza, Madeline Evans, Sabrina Khan

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Resources To Improve Childhood Social Anxiety, Anastasia Sahu, Claire Keum, Devin Babi, Jack Spurlock, Pontia Doroudian, Suhas Nagappala

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Cardiovascular Disease In Adults, Amber Jackson, Hayat Bazzi, Raina Awdish, Timothy Chalom, Tobias Cox

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Diet And Excersize Education To Improve Adult Obesity, David Elyas, Dhwani Krishnan, Joseph Overway, Melissa Connop, Swathi Srikantan, Zahira Malik

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Prevention And Management Of Copd, Alexander Sonaglia, Anagha Srivatsa, Hunter Cohn, Kendall Conway, Laith Fakhouri, Parmida Abdoli

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Addressing Cardiovascular Disease Through Diet Education, Alexander Restum, Alexandra Stone, Anna Lundh, Bradley Libs, Caitlin Alindogan, Jaylin Jones

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Tips And Resources For Optimal Heart Health, Genevieve Murray, Jeswin David, Matthew George, Raghav Rajesh, Simran Qureshi, Ward Hedges

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Educational Resources To Reduce Hiv Stigma, Joshua Sternberg, Akash Gopal, Anna Karle, Derek Zahnleuter, Gloria Fung, Surbhi Neole

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Improving Depression And Anxiety In Detroit, Aneesh Cherukuri, Ashlee Perry, Ethan Dunn, Grace Chen, Philip Riendeau, Sarah Qureshi

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Chronic Kidney Disease Resources, Abigail Schuch, Bamdad Tayyari, Cassidy Kamrada, Sen Gao, Solen Tadesse, Sophia Braun

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Strategies For Improving Adult Cardiovascular Health, Riley St. Amour, Sarah Rehman, Tanyeem Shaik, Yasmeen Berry, Youssef Salama, Yusuf Kashlan

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Resources For Smoking Cessation For Senior Adults (65+) With Copd In The Us, Charles Hughes, Danishi Bedi, Erika Lopez, Jeffrey Lu, Kairo Noronha

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Causes, Impacts, And Approaches To Adult Obesity, Alexandra Crawford, Heather Sun, Hyeok Jun Lee, Kenneth Jackson, Kyle Mastalerz, Mannat Bedi

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Copd In The City, Alexander Kallabat, Anet Crespo-Luis, Charles Batista, Daniel Ibrahim, Laura Sansoterra, Ngina Mcalpin

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Evaluating Psychological Barriers To Treating Cardiovascular Disease, Ameen Khan, Aria Hutchinson, Caitlin Ann Benitez, Daniel Poe, Dawson Sloan, Shivani Bongu

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Enhancing Patient Communication With Visual Effect In Cardiovascular Disease Management, Brendan Dolan, Candace Marquette, Diana Duque, Hyun Kyu Park, Kendra Juliette, Mohull Mehta

Patient Education Projects

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Chronic Illness Education 2024: Strategies To Minimize Pediatric Obesity Prevalence, Aminah Bharadia, Beverly Fu, Emma Harris, Gabriel Boudagh, Michael Mello, Sriraj Atluri

Patient Education Projects

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