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Global-Health Diplomacy : The Social Determinants Perspective Of Health Approach And The Future Global Policy Agenda., Naseem Ansari
Global-Health Diplomacy : The Social Determinants Perspective Of Health Approach And The Future Global Policy Agenda., Naseem Ansari
College of Arts & Sciences Senior Honors Theses
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Public Health Department Perspectives On Cervical And Prostate Cancer Prevention In Southeastern Kentucky., Jordan Danielle Burns
Public Health Department Perspectives On Cervical And Prostate Cancer Prevention In Southeastern Kentucky., Jordan Danielle Burns
College of Arts & Sciences Senior Honors Theses
This study compared and contrasted the screening and prevention methods and strategies utilized by public health departments in southeastern Kentucky for both cervical and prostate cancer. Special attention was paid to how such efforts have influenced decreases in mortality rates over the past two decades. The study used both geospatial methods, such as Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (ESDA) and spatial autocorrelation, and qualitative methods in form of interviews. The interview data showed that Kentucky public health departments had strong cervical cancer screening and prevention programs, but did not focus on prostate cancer prevention. Successes in cervical cancer screening included the …