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Project Adkeyso: Addressing Female Genital Mutilation And Cutting In Somaliland, Ayanna Joyner
Project Adkeyso: Addressing Female Genital Mutilation And Cutting In Somaliland, Ayanna Joyner
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Project Adkeyso: Addressing Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting in Somaliland
Ayanna Joyner
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Comfort Olorunsaiye
Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C) is the procedure of intentionally causing injury and altering the vulva of a young girl or woman for non-medical reasons. There are four types of FGM/C however, type III or infibulation, remains the most dangerous because the procedure consists of the narrowing of the vaginal opening by creating a seal with the labia majora through stitching. With infibulation, there will be a need for further surgeries or re-infibulation, which requires reopening of the stitches covering the vagina …
Culturally Competent Interventions To Reduce Sids Rates Among Native American/Alaska Native Nations, Kathleen Hynes
Culturally Competent Interventions To Reduce Sids Rates Among Native American/Alaska Native Nations, Kathleen Hynes
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ABSTRACT:
Introduction: Environmental factors can increase the risk of SIDS for infants. These environmental factors have been targeted by educational campaigns in the past in an effort to reduce SIDS rates. Such educational campaigns have been effective in reducing SIDS among the white population but not Native American/Alaska Native (NAAN) populations in the United States. This paper aims to study whether educational campaigns that incorporate NAAN traditions and take socioeconomic factors into account will more effectively reduce SIDS rates for these communities.
Methods: To obtain scholarly articles, a literature search was performed using Pubmed, Academic Search Ultimate, and Google scholar. …
Grant Proposal For Thrive: Targeting Malnutrition In Children Under-Five In Bolivia’S Indigenous Population, Leah Mccaskey
Grant Proposal For Thrive: Targeting Malnutrition In Children Under-Five In Bolivia’S Indigenous Population, Leah Mccaskey
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Thrive: Targeting Malnutrition in Children Under-Five in Bolivia’s Indigenous Population
Leah McCaskey BSPH(c)
Faculty Advisor: Comfort Olorunsaiye, PhD
Malnutrition is a serious public health issue that has been linked to an increase in morbidity and mortality1. Poor nutrition can lead to severe health issues, including stunted growth, developmental disabilities, immune deficiency, chronic fatigue, and in the most severe cases, death1. Children under the age of five are the most vulnerable to malnutrition because of the immense nutrition requirements for physical and mental development. Bolivia has the highest prevalence of under-five malnutrition in South America, with 25 …