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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Nutrition And Exercise Resources For Clinton County, Paige M. Wood
Nutrition And Exercise Resources For Clinton County, Paige M. Wood
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
The obesity epidemic is a nation wide problem that has increased prevalence in Clinton County, NY when compared to the surrounding areas. Obesity leads to many co-morbid health conditions and is associated with a large increase in health care spending costs. This brochure tackles the limited resources, such as limited number of fitness centers, lack of nutrition education and an overall lower socioeconomic status, that is present in the Clinton County area. This brochure offers help in these areas through free phone applications which cover nutrition education, healthy shopping guidance, at home exercise routines, motivation, habit trackers and mindfulness exercises.
Immunization Safety: Addressing Parental Safety Concerns, Andrew Gallagher
Immunization Safety: Addressing Parental Safety Concerns, Andrew Gallagher
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Since 1998, when a fraudulent research paper alleged a connection between the MMR vaccine and autism, increasing numbers of parents are refusing routine childhood vaccinations. Recent research has shown parents’ top vaccine-related concerns included the number of vaccines during the first 2 years of life, administration of too many vaccines in a single doctor visit, and a possible link between vaccines and autism. More than 10% of parents of young children refuse or delay vaccinations, with most believing that delaying vaccine doses is safer than providing them in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommended vaccination.
Increasing Advance Directive Knowledge Among Healthcare Professionals, Laura K. Donnelly
Increasing Advance Directive Knowledge Among Healthcare Professionals, Laura K. Donnelly
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Advance Directives (ADs) have been shown to be associated with increased patient satisfaction with end-of-life care, decreased in-hospital deaths, and decreased end-of-life costs in high-cost regions. Nationally, prevalence of ADs has increased over the last 20 years, but the majority of patients still have not completed an AD. A significant obstacle to completion is lack of awareness. A presentation to increase knowledge regarding ADs among primary care staff was created to address this.
Educating Providers On The Value Of Community Health Outreach Workers In The New Mainer Population, Julia Lane Cowenhoven
Educating Providers On The Value Of Community Health Outreach Workers In The New Mainer Population, Julia Lane Cowenhoven
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Lewiston, Maine has seen a recent surge of asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants, mainly from African Countries, termed New Mainers. Community health outreach workers (CHOWs) are front line public health workers who are trusted members of the community being served, which enables them to serve as a liaison between providers and their patients. Educating providers on the role of CHOWs may increase their utilization in the clinical setting and improve the quality of care for the New Mainer population in Lewiston.
Vermont Food Insecurity: Implementing Screening Tools And Interventional Assistance At Thomas Chittenden Health Center, Quinn Self
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Hunger Free Vermont estimates that over 11% of Vermonters experience Food insecurity defined as a lack or access to adequate nutritious food due to lack of money or other resources. Food insecurity has been linked with numerous health problems including obesity, depression, poor school performance, heart disease, anemia and increased number of hospitalizations. Despite the adverse health outcomes associated with food insecurity, primary care providers don't usually screen for it. There are short validate tools to screen with high sensitivity and specificity for food insecurity. The goal of this project was to generate a screening poster for waiting rooms and …