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Parents Perspective In Early Childhood Communicative And Learning Intelligence In Nebraska School Environment, Oluwaseun Famojuro, Na-Omi Hassane Dan Karami, Krishtee Napit, Rashmi Lamsal, Onoriode Kesiena

Posters and Presentations: College of Public Health

Introduction: Center for Disease and Prevention Control had reported a rising in the prevalence of social communication and learning disabilities, including autism in the United States. The role of parents as primary agents in childhood language and behavioral development has also been established. Parents have been linked to child communicative and learning intelligence. However, there have been few research studies in Nebraska about parental perspectives in an early child's intelligence development at preschool and school levels. Objectives:1. To explore the parents' attitude towards their children's (0 – 5 years) communicative and learning intelligence in the school environment. 2. To …

Assessment Of Trends In Population-Based Health Indicators In The Great Plain States, Jessica Pahwa, Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway

Posters and Presentations: College of Public Health

Purpose/Objective: The objective of this study is to analyze the geographic trends and to highlight the importance of social and geographic based health disparities using population health indicators and Health determinants among the great plains states (Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota).

Methods/efforts: Online databases (CDC, BRFSS, America’s Health Rankings, SAMHSA, County health rankings etc) were accessed to collect data population-based data for the great plains states. The incident rates of 10 health indicators and health determinants were chosen and studied. After tabulating the data in excel, the analysis was made through plotting graphs in SAS. Line graphs depicting the …

Birth Outcomes And Water: A Multidisciplinary Study, Moses New-Aaron, Jane L. Meza, Patrick J. Shea, Martha Rhoades

Posters and Presentations: College of Public Health

Evidence that agrichemicals are associated with the incidence of birth defects is inconsistent. We examined whether nitrate and nitrosatable agrichemicals present in well water are associated with birth defect rates in Nebraska counties. Birth defect data from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, 2005-2014, were merged with well data obtained from the Quality-Assessed Agrichemical Contaminant Database for Nebraska Ground Water (1977-2014). Nebraska counties with higher rates of birth defects had a greater prevalence of agrichemicals in well water. Of the 33 contaminants sampled from different well types, nitrate and atrazine were of interest. Birth defect rates were negatively …

Effect Of N-Nitrosoatrazine On Embryogenesis In Avian Embryos, Nur Firyal Roslan, Moses New-Aaron, Martha Rhoades, Kent Eskridge

Posters and Presentations: College of Public Health

Preliminary studies suggest that the nitrosamine N-nitrosoatrazine (NNAT) is teratogenic and mutagenic. We hypothesized that the embryos exposed to NNAT would have higher mortality and lower growth rate compared to unexposed embryos. In this study, we evaluated growth and mortality in chick embryos after exposure to NNAT dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). The study was divided into three experiments depending treatment design. First, the effect of DMSO on embryo growth and survival was tested. Second, we compared growth and survival between embryos treated with DMSO, 50:50 DMSO:water and NNAT at 0.245 µmol/l. Finally, we compared growth and survival between …

Effect Of Nitrosamine (Nnat) On Embryogenesis: Evidence From A Study Using Avian Embryos Exposed To Nnat, Moses New-Aaron, Martha Rhoades, Jane L. Meza, Jeffrey Wallman

Posters and Presentations: College of Public Health

Background

Birth defects are a known cause of infant death in the United States with higher rates in the Midwest perhaps due to higher use of agrichemicals for farm activities. Nitrate and atrazine are two of the most prevalent agrichemicals contaminating drinking water supplies. When ingested together, in the acidic environment of the human stomach, they can react to form a nitrosamine, NNAT. Many nitrosamines are known to be mutagenic, carcinogenic and teratogenic.

Significance

Preliminary studies have suggested that NNAT is a teratogen and mutagen. Several other agrichemical compounds have been detected in Nebraska groundwater wells that have the potential …

A Systematic Review Of Universal, Teacher-Led Interventions Targeting Anxiety In U.S. Schools, Sonja F. Tutsch, Patrick Fowler, Gaurav Kumar, Adam Weaver, Brian Mckevitt, Denise Britigan, Christian I.J. Minter, Lorena Baccaglini

Posters and Presentations: College of Public Health

Implications of anxiety symptomatology experienced among children and adolescents in the US constitute a major public health crisis, calling for promising universal mental health interventions in K-12 schools. Schools represent an ideal setting for the implementation of population based, public health interventions, as children and adolescents spend a significant proportion of time in school. Discussions within the scientific community document several advantages to utilization of universal, Tier1 interventions. However, the efficacy of universal, school-based anxiety interventions in the US are not consistently documented. The purpose of this study is to systematically review the literature to identify the efficacy of universal …

Cervical Cancer Screening Among Patients Receiving Arvs In A Resource-Limited Environment, Moses New-Aaron, Jane L. Meza, Martha Goedert, Stephen Kibusi, Samwel Sumba, Caroline Damien, Siraj Shabani, James Charles

Posters and Presentations: College of Public Health

Significance

Cervical cancer is the most common cancer worldwide with increased risk among women living with HIV in a resource limited environment. Hence the need to determine factors affecting awareness, prior uptake of cervical cancer screening and willingness to screen among patients receiving Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs.

Data analysis

The data was collected by administered questionnaires to patients presenting for monthly ARV refills in a HIV clinic in Dodoma, Tanzania. A total of 421 women in the clinic with an average monthly income of 39 (USD) were interviewed. A total of 306 (73%) were aware of cervical cancer. Among those who …

Factors Associated With Fatalities In Production Agriculture, Moses New-Aaron, Jessica Semin, Risto Rautiainen, Murray Madsen

Posters and Presentations: College of Public Health

Background: Studying the work environment and demographics of agricultural workers involved in fatal incidents can provide valuable information on the cause of fatalities and lead to better prevention measures.

Objectives: To determine populations at risk of fatalities and the determinants of fatalities in production agriculture.

Method: Agricultural injury and fatality data were obtained from Press clippings and Google alerts covering seven Midwest States (SD, ND, MN, IA, NE, KS and MO). Google Alerts were collected based on key words including: “farm accident”, “farm incident”, “farm death”, “ranch accident”, ”ranch incident”, “ranch death”, “ATV farm death”, “ATV ranch death”, “livestock death”, …

Comparison Of Agricultural Injury And Fatality Characteristics Obtained From Media Monitoring Versus Official Statistics, Moses New-Aaron, Jessica Semin, Risto Rautiainen, Murray Madsen

Posters and Presentations: College of Public Health

Objective of project:

1. Compare the characteristics of fatal injuries reported by CFOI and CS-CASH media monitoring

2. Analyze the agreement between CFOI reported injuries and CS-CASH media monitoring fatal injuries

Planning/Research Method:

Background:

The Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) provides statistics on occupational fatalities, but information on individual cases is not reported. The Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH) tracks media reports of agricultural injury and fatality cases to augment CFOI data.

Methods:

Data was obtained from variety of sources. The primary data source was "Google Alerts" and other sources includes …

An Analysis Of Correlation Between Agrichemical Contaminated Wells And Birth Defects In Nebraska, Moses New-Aaron, Martha Rhoades, Jane L. Meza, Jeff Wallman

Posters and Presentations: College of Public Health

Background:

Evidences that agrichemicals might be associated with the incidence of birth defects are inconsistent.

Objectives:

• Examine whether Triazine, Acetanilide, Carbamothioate, Nitrate, Trifluralin and Uracil present in well-water are associated with birth defect rates in Nebraska Counties
• Identify the well types contaminated with these pesticides.

Methods:

Birth defects data obtained from Nebraska Department of Human and Health Services were merged with data on wells tested for agrichemicals obtained from Quality-Assessed Agrichemical Contaminant Database for Nebraska Ground Water. The 33 contaminants sampled from the wells were sub classified into 6 predictors and expressed as percentages for analysis in a multiple regression …

2016 Refugee Health Needs Assessment In Omaha, Nebraska, Kandy Do, Drissa Toure, Naw Latt Nlam, Dejun Su

Posters and Presentations: College of Public Health

Refugees resettling to Nebraska undeniably have different health needs compared to native Nebraska residents. Capturing those differences is the start to catering local health care to refugees. A health needs assessment of refugees in Omaha, Nebraska seek to assess their perceived needs, barriers, and preferences regarding health care, in order to address them justly. The refugee population in Omaha, Nebraska has exponentially increased over the past decade and will continue to increase, bringing global health matters to our backyard. The data and results from surveying over 290 refugees will guide health care organizations and services to appropriately serve refugees and …

Anaesthesia Error In United States: Reasons For Mismanagement, Abby Wolfe, Anh Nguyen, Ashleigh Galles, Madison Wolfe, Ben Lundberg

Posters and Presentations: College of Public Health

A poster from the UNMC Undergraduate Public Health Workshop