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Increasing Oral Health Care For The Elderly In Plattsburgh, Ny, Megan E. Prue
Increasing Oral Health Care For The Elderly In Plattsburgh, Ny, Megan E. Prue
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Poor oral hygiene can have many adverse systemic effects in the elderly, including aspiration pneumonia. This project explored ways to increase dental care in the elderly, with the aim of decreasing rates of pneumonia along the way.
Addressing Pandemic-Related Barriers To Fitness, Kyle Leonard
Addressing Pandemic-Related Barriers To Fitness, Kyle Leonard
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Obesity is a persistent concern in Clinton County, New York. Over one-third of children and over two-thirds of adults in the county are classified as either overweight or obese. Obesity is associated with many adverse health outcomes, including all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis, diabetes, and various cancers. Moreover, increased prevalence of obesity leads to increased healthcare costs for those affected, amounting to tens of billions of excess dollars spent annually. As a result of the pandemic, several fitness centers in the Plattsburgh area had closed for good, leaving many residents without access to fitness. Many of those residents had been …