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Intersectoral Collaboration For Supporting The Health And Wellbeing Of Aboriginal Families And Children In Out-Of-Home Care: Perspectives From Western Australian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations, Sasha Moodie, Jocelyn Jones, Richard Chenhall, Robyn Williams, Cathy Garlett, Alison Gibberd, Melissa O’Donnell, Dan Mcaullay, Bridgette Mcnamara, Sandra Eades

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Introduction: Western Australia has one of the highest rates of Aboriginal children entering out-of-home care in Australia. Kinship care is the preferred culturally safe out-of-home care option for Aboriginal children, yet all jurisdictions, including Western Australia, are far from meeting best-practice national standards. Intersectoral collaboration is a key primary healthcare principle and internationally recognized for improving health systems and outcomes. This paper presents findings from a qualitative research project investigating Aboriginal primary healthcare workers’ experiences of intersectoral collaboration challenges and strengthening opportunities. Methods: Constructivist grounded theory guided this research involving 55 semi-structured interviews and four focus group discussions with Aboriginal …

The Influence Of Culture On The Health Beliefs And Health Behaviours Of Older Vietnam-Born Australians Living With Chronic Disease, Thi Ngoc Minh Nguyen, Rosemary Saunders, Gordana Dermody, Lisa Whitehead

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Aim: To explore the health beliefs and health behaviours of older Vietnam-born people living with chronic disease in Western Australia. Design: This study was designed as a focused ethnography guided by the interpretative research paradigm and Leininger's Theory of Culture Care. Methods: Data were collected through participant observation and interviews undertaken at participants' homes in Western Australia over 7 months in 2019. Data were analysed using Wolcott's approach for transferring qualitative data, comprising three phases: description, thematic analysis and interpretation. Results: This study included 12 participants. The health perspectives and practices of older Vietnam-born Australians significantly reflected the traditional Vietnamese …

The Australian Frailty Network: Development Of A Consumer-Focussed National Response To Frailty, Natasha Reid, Adrienne Young, Loretta Baldassar, Anja Christoffersen, Tracy Comans, Simon Conroy, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Jason Ferris, Maria Fiatarone Singh, Sarah Fox, Emily H. Gordon, Manonita Ghosh, Chandana Guha, Sarah Hilmer, Lisa Kouladjian O’Donnell, Benignus Logan, Kristiana Ludlow, Michelle Miller, Mark Morgan, Alison Mudge, John Muscedere, Donna Reidlinger, Kenneth Rockwood, Rosemary Saunders, David Ward, Paul Yates

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Frailty is an important concept in the care of older adults. Over the past two decades, significant advances have been made in measuring frailty. While it is now well-recognised that frailty status is an important determinant of outcomes from medical illnesses or surgical interventions, frailty measurement is not currently routinely integrated into clinical practice. In the community setting, it is uncommon for general practitioners to deliver frailty-optimised care. In hospitals, there is substantial variability in how people living with frailty are managed. This variability is notable between and even within disciplines. Furthermore, gains from understanding frailty mechanisms and risk factors …

The European Association For Predictive, Preventive And Personalized Medicine (Epma) World Congress 2024: Pioneering The Intersection Of Tourism And Health Science, Fangli Hu, Jun Wen

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

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Cardiovascular Workforce Sustainability Sector Consultation: Recommendations From An Australian Stakeholder Summit, Celine F. Santiago, Lauren C. Blekkenhorst, Meng Ping Hsu, Katrina M. Mirabito Colafella, Anna C. Calkin, Stephen J. Nicholls, Kerry C. Doyle, Jamie I. Vandenberg, Emma E. Thomas, Niamh Chapman

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

In 2023, a joint National Cardiovascular Workforce Sustainability Summit was convened by the Australian Cardiovascular Alliance (ACvA), the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, and the National Heart Foundation of Australia, to facilitate a national conversation towards developing a workforce sustainability strategy within the cardiovascular research sector. This initiative stemmed from a previous study conducted by the ACvA which revealed that almost 70% of early and mid-career cardiovascular researchers surveyed had contemplated leaving the sector. Summit attendees reported sector-wide challenges to career progression and retention across three key themes: 1) well-being and career satisfaction, 2) learning and development, and …

How Individuals’ Opinions Influence Society’S Resistance To Epidemics: An Agent-Based Model Approach, Geonsik Yu, Michael J. Garee, Mario Ventresca, Yuehwern Yih

Faculty Publications

Background: Protecting public health from infectious diseases often relies on the cooperation of citizens, especially when self-care interventions are the only viable tools for disease mitigation. Accordingly, social aspects related to public opinion have been studied in the context of the recent COVID-19 pandemic. However, a comprehensive understanding of the effects of opinion-related factors on disease spread still requires further exploration. Methods: We propose an agent-based simulation framework incorporating opinion dynamics within an epidemic model based on the assumption that mass media channels play a leading role in opinion dynamics. The model simulates how opinions about preventive interventions change over …

Qualitative Study Of Hiv-Related Stigma In The Dental Care Setting, Sania A. Pullen, Dr. Dina T. Garcia

Undergraduate Research Posters

Objectives: People living with HIV (PLWH) are susceptible to developing a variety of oral conditions that if left untreated can lead to sore gums, painful chewing, and tooth loss as well as compromise HIV management and viral suppression. Despite the increased risk of developing oral conditions, it is estimated that up to 58% of PLH do not receive regular dental care. This study aimed to examine HIV-related stigma and discrimination in the dental care setting.

Methods: Adults living with HIV who receive care through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program at the VCU Infectious Disease (ID) clinic were recruited to participate. …

Factors Associated With Reproductive Health Knowledge Among Vocational School Students In Padang, Wilda Tri Yuliza, Meti Yanti, Alkafi Alkafi, Gusni Rahma

Preventia: The Indonesian Journal of Public Health

The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia in 2022 reported that 35.3 persen of women and 31.2 persen of men aged 15-19 have limited or no awareness of reproductive health. The rise of vocational students who are often caught in raids with several cases including sexual deviations is a fatal impact of the lack of reproductive health knowledge on adolescence. The purpose of this study is to find out the factors associated with reproductive health knowledge among vocational students in Padang City. A cross-sectional quantitative research was conducted in July-September 2023 among 538 students at SMK in Padang, …

Changes In Perceptions Of First Responders After Witnessing A Drug Overdose: Individual And Contextual Variations Among People Who Use Opioids In West Virginia, Kathleen L. Egan, Kelly Gurka, Alexandria Macmadu, Herb Linn

Journal of Appalachian Health

Introduction: Success of opioid overdose interventions involving first responders is dependent on the comfort level that bystanders have with first responders and their willingness to call for assistance. Positive or negative experiences with first responders following witnessing an overdose may influence a person’s willingness to call a first responder for assistance in the future.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to examine changes in bystanders’ perceptions of first responders following witnessing an overdose attended by emergency medical services or a law enforcement official. It specifically explored perception changes among a sample of individuals residing in Appalachia who use prescription …

Disparities In Mortality Between Appalachian And Non-Appalachian Regions Of Kentucky, Sonali S. Salunkhe, Sahal Alzahrani, Beatrice Ugiliweneza

Journal of Appalachian Health

Introduction: In the opioid epidemic, the U.S. faces a significant public health crisis, with some areas of the country, such as rural and Appalachian regions, suffering more than others. The differential regional impact of the crisis in Kentucky—a state with both non-metropolitan/metropolitan and Appalachian/Non-Appalachian statuses—has not yet been documented despite such knowledge being essential to the success of overdose prevention efforts.

Purpose: This study compares all-cause, drug- and opioid-related mortality between counties in different regions of Kentucky: Appalachian non-metropolitan, Appalachian metropolitan, non-Appalachian non-metropolitan, and non-Appalachian metropolitan.

Methods: Age-adjusted mortality data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Wide-ranging Online …

Assessing And Addressing The Determinants Of Appalachian Population Health: A Scoping Review, David L. Driscoll, Hannah O'Donnell, Maitri Patel, David C. Cattell-Gordon

Journal of Appalachian Health

Introduction: Residents of Appalachia experience elevated rates of morbidity and mortality compared to national averages, and these disparities are associated with inequitable exposures to various determinants of population health. Social and environmental determinants of health are a useful lens through which to develop and evaluate programs to mitigate regional health disparities.

Methods: This 2023 scoping review was conducted of studies linking determinants of Appalachian health with leading causes of regional mortality and morbidity. The search strategy employed a keyword search that included geographic terms for the Appalachian Region and the primary adverse health outcomes in that region. Studies meeting the …

Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales—Kentucky, 2013–2020: Challenges And Successes, Mary Issac, Andrea Flinchum, Kevin Spicer

Journal of Appalachian Health

Introduction: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are considered urgent, antibiotic-resistant threats in the U.S. and are of global concern. Active collaboration between public health authorities and healthcare facilities and providers will be necessary to prevent and contain these organisms.

Purpose: To describe the epidemiology of CRE in Kentucky and to discuss challenges and successes with building and sustaining an effective prevention and containment program.

Methods: Retrospective descriptive summary of CRE isolates reported by healthcare providers, facilities, and laboratories in Kentucky from 2013 through 2020. Data available from case reporting forms and laboratory testing are summarized.

Results: From 2013 through 2020, 1805 CRE …

Review Of: Coal, Cages, Crisis: The Rise Of The Prison Economy In Central Appalachia, Ted Olson Phd

Journal of Appalachian Health

Ted Olson, PhD, is a professor of both Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music Studies at East Tennessee State University. In this piece, he reviews Professor Judah Schept's Coal, Cages, Crisis: The Rise of the Prison Economy in Central Appalachia and discusses the impacts of incarceration on the health of Appalachia and on its residents more broadly.

Factors Associated With Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy In South Central Appalachia, Florence M. Weierbach, Rebecca Adkins Fletcher, Ingrid E. Luffman, Cynthia Meyer, Janet M. Keener, Manik Ahuja, Hadii M. Mamudu

Journal of Appalachian Health

Introduction: The newly emergent COVID-19 virus reached pandemic levels in March 2020. By the middle of August 2020, there were over 1 million deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the U.S., with those in rural areas outpacing urban counterparts. Prior to emergency approval of the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccine formulations, mitigation efforts addressing individual behavior were challenging. However, even with the entrance of these three new vaccines, herd immunity was not achieved in rural areas, as vaccine uptake remained low there. Although there has since been an abundance of COVID-19-related research addressing health literacy, vaccine hesitancy and overall …

Reducing Food Scarcity: The Benefits Of Urban Farming, S.A. Claudell, Emilio Mejia

Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

Urban farming can enhance the lives of communities and help reduce food scarcity. This paper presents a conceptual prototype of an efficient urban farming community that can be scaled for a single apartment building or an entire community across all global geoeconomics regions, including densely populated cities and rural, developing towns and communities. When deployed in coordination with smart crop choices, local farm support, and efficient transportation then the result isn’t just sustainability, but also increasing fresh produce accessibility, optimizing nutritional value, eliminating the use of ‘forever chemicals’, reducing transportation costs, and fostering global environmental benefits.

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Predictors Of Prescription Opioid Misuse Based On Type Of Healthcare Insurance, Keon Green Drph, Mba, Hca, C.J. Schumaker Phd Lfache

Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences

The misuse and abuse of prescription opioid (PO) medications has garnered the attention of lawmakers, healthcare professionals, and public health experts since the opioid epidemic was declared a national public health emergency in 2017. Our purpose in this study was to investigate the types of healthcare insurance that predict PO misuse. We also sought to inform stakeholders of potentially needed changes to the existing inconsistent drug utilization rules necessary to achieve parity among all types of healthcare insurance and minimize loopholes. We performed a secondary data analysis on the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health data of noninstitutionalized …

Epidemiologi Difteri Di Indonesia Tahun 2020-2022: Distribusi Kasus, Tingkat Keparahan Gejala, Riwayat Imunisasi Dan Risiko Kematian, Sekar Astrika Fardani, Tri Yunis Miko Wahyono

Jurnal Epidemiologi Kesehatan Indonesia

Difteri menjadi salah satu penyebab utama kematian anak dan dewasa pada era pre-vaksin. Insiden difteri secara global kembali meningkat pada beberapa tahun terakhir dengan case fatality rate (CFR) mencapai 10%. Manusia tidak memiliki kekebalan alami terhadap difteri, sehingga pemberian imunisasi sangat penting untuk memberikan perlindungan terhadap infeksi difteri, mengurangi tingkat keparahan dan risiko kematian. Penelitian ini bertujuan memberikan gambaran distribusi kasus, tingkat keparahan gejala, riwayat imunisasi difteri dan risiko kematian pada penderita difteri di Indonesia tahun 2020 s.d 2022. Penelitian dilakukan dengan desain studi cross-sectional dengan menggunakan data sekunder laporan kasus difteri nasional tahun 2020 s.d 2022. Dari 563 responden, …

Faktor Determinan Hipertensi Pada Jemaah Haji Usia Lebih Dari 40 Tahun Di Provinsi Dki Jakarta Tahun 2022, Danny Danny, Mondastri Korib Sudaryo

Jurnal Epidemiologi Kesehatan Indonesia

Di seluruh dunia, hipertensi adalah penyakit tidak menular paling umum yang menyebabkan kematian. Hipertensi menjadi penyakit yang mendominasi pada jemaah haji Indonesia dengan prevalensi yang terus meningkat. Jemaah haji merupakan populasi khusus yang cukup rentan karena ibadah haji membutuhkan kemampuan fisik dan mental yang baik sehingga penyelenggaraan kesehatan haji menjadi tugas penting bagi pemerintah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor determinan kejadian hipertensi pada jemaah haji usia lebih dari 40 tahun di provinsi DKI Jakarta tahun 2022. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain studi potong lintang dengan sampel sebanyak 3.339 orang. Penelitian ini menggunakan data sekunder dari pemeriksaan kesehatan tahap 2 jemaah …

Trend Epidemiologi Kematian Jemaah Haji Indonesia Tahun 2017-2023, Nooridha Febriyanti, Asri C. Adisasmita

Jurnal Epidemiologi Kesehatan Indonesia

Ibadah haji adalah ibadah wajib bagi umat islam yang mampu secara finansial, mental dan fisik. Dalam pelaksanaan ibadah haji, terjadi kumpulan massa yang sangat masif sehingga berpotensi menimbulkan kematian pada jemaah haji akibat beberapa faktor, diantaranya faktor kesehatan, kepadatan, dan cuaca panas. Angka kematian jemaah haji Indonesia masih dinilai tinggi yaitu mencapai 200 kematian diantara 100.000 jemaah haji yang berangkat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan kematian jemaah haji Indonesia berdasarkan variabel orang, waktu dan tempat. Studi ini dilakukan dengan desain case series yang dianalisis secara deskriptif menggunakan data sekunder pelayanan kesehatan haji melalui Sistem Komputerisasi Haji Terpadu Bidang Kesehatan (Siskohatkes) …

Peningkatan Pengetahuan Dan Keterampilan Analisis Data Surveilans Hipertensi Di Tingkat Puskesmas Kota Bukittinggi Tahun 2022, Meilisa Meilisa, Ratna Djuwita, Eka Budi Satria

Jurnal Epidemiologi Kesehatan Indonesia

Masalah penyakit tidak menular prioritas di Kota Bukittinggi adalah hipertensi, namun cakupan SPM (25,62%) dan deteksi dini nya (9,20%) masih rendah. Evaluasi sistem surveilans menunjukkan salah satu fungsi pokok surveilans (analisis data) tidak terlaksana. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan keterampilan analisis data surveilans hipertensi bagi petugas puskesmas. Desain penelitian adalah NonExperimental Pre – Post Test Design dengan total sampling sebanyak 14 orang yang dilaksanakan pada bulan November 2022 s/d Januari 2023. Intervensi dalam penelitian ini berupa pelatihan dengan metoda ceramah dan latihan pratikum. Analisis data menggunakan uji T dependen (Paired t test) dan Mc-Nemar. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan latar …

Situation Analysis Of Health Problems In Depok City In 2021, Murti Utami Putri, Asri C. Adisasmita, Hidayat Nuh Ghazali Djajuli

Jurnal Epidemiologi Kesehatan Indonesia

Based on 2021 data, from the results of problem identification, 16 health problems in Depok City were assessed. Maternal mortality was selected as a priority problem with 65 cases of maternal death or 155.58 per 100,000 live births. COVID-19 infection is the most common cause of maternal death. This study aims to provide an overview of maternal death circumstances in Depok because of prioritization following situation analysis of health problems. This situation analysis was conducted in Depok with a quantitative and qualitative approach analyzed using the PAHO-adapted Hanlon involving the participation of 17 respondents from the Health Office and the …

Hubungan Tingkat Kebisingan Dengan Tekanan Darah Pada Penduduk Di Sekitar Bandar Udara Halim Perdanakusuma Tahun 2023, Neva Azzahra, Fajaria Nurcandra

Jurnal Epidemiologi Kesehatan Indonesia

Pada tahun 2021, terdapat 252,553 penderita hipertensi di Jakarta Timur. Salah satu faktor penyebab hipertensi adalah kebisingan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat hubungan antara kebisingan dengan tekanan darah penduduk yang tinggal di sekitar Bandara Halim Perdanakusuma. Penelitian dilakukan pada Mei 2023 dengan menggunakan metode observasional analitik dengan desain penelitian cross sectional. Jumlah sampel yaitu 86 responden dengan teknik sampling random walk. Alat ukur yang digunakan adalah sound level meter dan tensimeter digital. Kuesioner yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu IPAQ untuk aktivitas fisik dan Recall 24 jam untuk konsumsi lemak. Pada analisis bivariat dan multivariat menggunakan uji cox regresi. Dari …

Pemetaan Stunting, Wasting, Dan Obesitas Berdasarkan Kondisi Geografis Di Kota Palembang, Athiyah Ashilah, Najmah Najmah, Feri Fahrizal, Trisnawarman Trisnawarman, Sri Rahayu, Rahma Zahara

Jurnal Epidemiologi Kesehatan Indonesia

Saat ini Indonesia mengalami masalah “triple burden”, yaitu tingginya kasus stunting dan wasting serta masalah gizi berupa obesitas dan kekurangan zat gizi mikro. Prevalensi stunting di Kota Palembang berada pada angka 14,3%, wasting 7,8%, dan obesitas 5,6%. Secara tidak langsung, kondisi geografis merupakan salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi status gizi. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana pemetaan kejadian stunting, wasting, dan obesitas di Kota Palembang berdasarkan kondisi geografisnya. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain studi ekologi deskriptif menggunakan data sekunder yang kemudian dianalisis dengan software QGIS. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah seluruh balita yang ada di Kota …

Gambaran Faktor Risiko Pasien Hiv Dengan Tuberkulosis Di Rsud Kota Bogor, Leni Haryani, Nur Rizky Ramadhani, Rizky Fajar Meirawan, Bram Burmanajaya

Jurnal Epidemiologi Kesehatan Indonesia

Tuberkulosis merupakan infeksi opportunistik yang mematikan. WHO melaporkan bahwa TB menjadi penyebab kematian 187.000 pasien HIV. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran faktor risiko pasien HIV yang menderita TB berdasarkan karakteristik demografi, stadium klinis HIV, status sosial ekonomi dan faktor risiko HIV/AIDS di RSUD Kota Bogor tahun 2016-2021. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif dengan desain studi cross sectional. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan cara purposive sampling dan didapatkan sampel sebanyak 60 responden. Data dianalisis menggunakan uji Chi Square. Hasil penelitian menunjukan jumlah pasien HIV TB (+) periode 2016-2021 di RSUD Kota Bogor sebagian besar berusia < 35 Tahun (73,7%), berjenis kelamin laki laki (90,2%), belum menikah (82,8%) tingkat pendidikan tinggi (71,7%), status tidak bekerja (80%), berada pada stadium klinis 3 dan 4 (82,6%) dan memiliki status sosial ekonomi kurang mampu (81,6%) serta faktor risiko perilaku seksual (72,4%). Hasil analisis menunjukan bahwa terdapat tiga karakteristik yang dapat menyebabkan perbedaan status infeksi TB pada pasien HIV yaitu jenis kelamin dengan p value

Dampak Asuhan Berkelanjutan Pada Ibu Hamil Terhadap Kematian Neonatus Di Perkotaan Dan Pedesaan: Analisis Demographic And Health Surveys Indonesia 2017, Sonia Miyajima Anjani, Asri C. Adisasmita

Jurnal Epidemiologi Kesehatan Indonesia

Upaya menurunkan angka kematian neonatus (AKN) membutuhkan suatu pelayanan kesehatan yang berkesinambungan, dikenal dengan istilah asuhan berkelanjutan atau Continuum of care. Asuhan berkelanjutan pada ibu hamil di daerah perkotaan bisa saja berbeda dengan di pedesaan. Penelitian ini ingin mengetahui dampak asuhan berkelanjutan pada ibu hamil terhadap kematian neonatus, serta peran tempat tinggal ibu hamil terhadap hubungan tersebut. Studi ini merupakan studi potong lintang menggunakan set data Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Indonesia tahun 2017. Variabel dependen pada studi ini adalah kematian neonatus dari anak terakhir yang dilahirkan responden antara 2012 hingga 2017. Variabel independennya adalah asuhan berkelanjutan pada ibu hamil …

Faktor-Faktor Yang Berhubungan Dengan Ketidakpatuhan Minum Antiretroviral Pada Orang Dengan Hiv Di Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Balaraja Kabupaten Tangerang, Dessi Marantika Nilam Sari, Mondastri Korib Sudaryo, Qotrun Nada, Ilham Ahmadi

Jurnal Epidemiologi Kesehatan Indonesia

Kurangnya kepatuhan terhadap pengobatan menjadi faktor risiko munculnya jenis HIV yang resisten terhadap obat, yang dapat ditularkan kepada orang lain. Kepatuhan terhadap pengobatan yang buruk tidak hanya membahayakan kesehatan individu tetapi juga meningkatkan penularan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengamati faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan terjadinya ketidakpatuhan minum obat ARV pada ODHIV yang mendapatkan terapi ARV di Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Balaraja. Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian observasional dengan rancangan cross sectional. Penelitian dilakukan di poli HIV Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Balaraja Kabupaten Tangerang dan waktu penelitian dilakukan pada bulan Juli 2023 menggunakan data sekunder. Populasi penelitian berjumlah 382 ODHIV yang aktif …

Navigating Transitions: Cranialsacral Therapy, Occupational Therapy And Neuroregulation Strategies For Adjusting To A New Home, Carol J. Reshan

Journal of Transformative Touch

Report of working with a hyper-vigilant 9-year-old male with difficulty handling a transition to a new home. CST and sensory processing enhancement were utilized to help develop neuroregulation, enabling self-awareness, self-regulation, and personally directed life skills for maintaining a safe and alert state.

Meta-Analysis Of The Rate Of Unplanned Pregnancies In Rural Areas Of The United States And The Use Of Technology-Based Sexual Education Programs, Hannah Audiss, Justin M. Gambini

Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc)

Objective

To discuss rural-urban disparities of adolescent unplanned pregnancies and sexual education availability. The potential of virtual sexual education programs are discussed by examining two studies that have used technology-based interventions to assess variables related to pregnancy prevention.

Data Sources

A review was conducted by gathering randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews utilizing databases such as ScienceDirect, PubMed and Wiley Online Library. Research articles included in this paper were from 1995 to present day and are inclusive of all races.

Study Eligibility Criteria

Studies were included if the interventions worked with young adolescents ages 13-24 year old, utilized technology-based interventions …

Feasibility Of Using Podcasts For Knowledge Dissemination To Reduce Health Disparities For Women Targeting Preventative Initiatives And Lifestyle Medicine Interventions, Kristin Stovern

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project

The purpose of this feasibility project was to look at podcasts to shed light on the issues that affect the well-being of women with gender-based disparities in healthcare. Women face persistent obstacles when it comes to the quality of healthcare they receive. One of the barriers that has been ever-present is with failure of the medical system to rigorously study the effects of diseases and drugs on women or to fund studies on women’s health conditions. Implicit biases and lack of access to care inhibit the quality of healthcare. Collectively, these issues result in unnecessary sickness, disability, and decreased quality …

Inequality In Opportunities And Outcomes: Indicators To Inform Data-Driven Community Systems For Youth Physical Activity, Ann Essay

Theses & Dissertations

Indicators illuminating whole-of-community and setting system physical activity (PA) outcomes and drivers are needed to inform population health improvement efforts. This multi-study dissertation examines inequalities in PA resources, opportunities, and outcomes and the factors influencing inequalities across multiple temporal and geospatial scales (e.g., community, setting). First, a scoping review examined community-level variability in PA resource and opportunity availability by community sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., race). Across 46 included studies, 41 unique indicators characterizing community PA systems were identified, and 29.8% of relationships assessed indicated greater resource/opportunity availability in communities of higher socioeconomic status or lower minority population prevalence. The indicators synthesized …