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Determinants Of Private Well Water Testing In Maine, Jenny Carwile, Shravanthi M. Seshasayee, Kritika Anand, Abby F. Fleisch Jan 2021

Determinants Of Private Well Water Testing In Maine, Jenny Carwile, Shravanthi M. Seshasayee, Kritika Anand, Abby F. Fleisch

Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2021

Objectives: Describe sociodemographic characteristics associated with ever testing well water using data from the 2014-2017 Maine Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) (n= 12,152).


Covid-19 Vaccination: Educating Patients On Vaccine Availability And Distribution Plans In Lewiston, Me, Erick Maclean Jan 2021

Covid-19 Vaccination: Educating Patients On Vaccine Availability And Distribution Plans In Lewiston, Me, Erick Maclean

Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects

In December 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued emergency use authorizations for two COVID-19 vaccines. Many patients at the Central Maine Medical Center Family Medicine Residency clinic had questions related to the vaccines and the plans for vaccine distribution in Maine. With the prevalence of misinformation related to the COVID-19 vaccines on the internet, there existed a need for accurate, easily understandable information to assist with patient education about the vaccines.