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Behavioral Intentions And Use Of Telehealth Among Afro-Caribbean Immigrants In Florida, Patsy Patricia Lindo-Wood Jul 2026

Behavioral Intentions And Use Of Telehealth Among Afro-Caribbean Immigrants In Florida, Patsy Patricia Lindo-Wood

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Many researchers have documented the benefits of telehealth in managing cardiovascular disease and its risk factors. However, acceptance and use of telehealth among immigrants in the United States were low compared to other users, and little is known about Afro-Caribbean immigrants and their telehealth acceptance and use. Guided by the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology, this study explored how performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions shape behavioral intentions and telehealth use among Afro-Caribbean immigrants in Port St. Lucie, Florida. A generic qualitative design with a purposive sampling strategy was used to interview 17 Afro-Caribbean …


Leadership-Mediated Retention Strategies To Sustain Workforce Capacity And Performance In Public Health, Meredith Winslow Wilkins Jul 2026

Leadership-Mediated Retention Strategies To Sustain Workforce Capacity And Performance In Public Health, Meredith Winslow Wilkins

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Workforce retention challenges continue to affect public health leaders by contributing to staffing shortages, reduced organizational capacity, and disruptions in service delivery. Public health leaders are concerned with employee turnover because it affects workforce stability, organizational performance, and the ability to meet community health needs. Grounded in Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore effective workforce retention strategies used by public health leaders to retain skilled staff and strengthen organizational capacity and revenue. The participants were eight public health leaders in the Northeast region of the United States with responsibility for workforce management and …


Physical Activity Mediation In Perceived Emotional Support And Type 2 Diabetes Among African American Older Adults, Don Scott Mendes Jun 2026

Physical Activity Mediation In Perceived Emotional Support And Type 2 Diabetes Among African American Older Adults, Don Scott Mendes

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No abstract provided.


African Americans’ Perceptions And Experiences Of Aesthetic Environments As A Determinant Of Stress, Clarence Gardener Jun 2026

African Americans’ Perceptions And Experiences Of Aesthetic Environments As A Determinant Of Stress, Clarence Gardener

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No abstract provided.


Racial Differences In Hiv Testing And Hiv Infection Among Adults With Seborrheic Dermatitis In Atlanta, Georgia, Olivia Elizabeth Collins Jun 2026

Racial Differences In Hiv Testing And Hiv Infection Among Adults With Seborrheic Dermatitis In Atlanta, Georgia, Olivia Elizabeth Collins

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No abstract provided.


Marshallese Female Caregivers’ Intention To Seek Pediatric Care For Their Children, Ages 2–5, With A Body Mass Index At Or Above The 95th Percentile, Living In Northwest Arkansas, Madicyn Huddleston Freeman Jun 2026

Marshallese Female Caregivers’ Intention To Seek Pediatric Care For Their Children, Ages 2–5, With A Body Mass Index At Or Above The 95th Percentile, Living In Northwest Arkansas, Madicyn Huddleston Freeman

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No abstract provided.


Bridging Gaps In Childhood Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treated At An Outpatient Clinic, Allen M. Savedra Jun 2026

Bridging Gaps In Childhood Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treated At An Outpatient Clinic, Allen M. Savedra

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No abstract provided.


Parental Perspectives On Their Children’S Mental Health Changes During And After The Covid-19 Pandemic In A Florida Community, Brianna Yumul Jun 2026

Parental Perspectives On Their Children’S Mental Health Changes During And After The Covid-19 Pandemic In A Florida Community, Brianna Yumul

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No abstract provided.


Psycho-Behavioral And Psychosocial Factors Influencing Childhood Obesity In The United States, Nadia Ntori Nkansah Jun 2026

Psycho-Behavioral And Psychosocial Factors Influencing Childhood Obesity In The United States, Nadia Ntori Nkansah

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No abstract provided.


Hiv Preexposure Prophylaxis (Prep) Satisfaction Amongst Female Sex Workers And Men Who Have Sex With Men In Cameroon, Zacheaus Zeh Akiy Jun 2026

Hiv Preexposure Prophylaxis (Prep) Satisfaction Amongst Female Sex Workers And Men Who Have Sex With Men In Cameroon, Zacheaus Zeh Akiy

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No abstract provided.


Regional Differences Between Puerto Rican And Hispanic Mainland U.S. Parents’ Perceptions Of Childhood Obesity, Kasandra Blanton Jun 2026

Regional Differences Between Puerto Rican And Hispanic Mainland U.S. Parents’ Perceptions Of Childhood Obesity, Kasandra Blanton

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No abstract provided.


Flame Retardant Metabolites In Urine Samples Associated With U.S. Consumer Dietary Behaviors, Heather Marie Holliday Jun 2026

Flame Retardant Metabolites In Urine Samples Associated With U.S. Consumer Dietary Behaviors, Heather Marie Holliday

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No abstract provided.


The Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Obstetric Access In Rural And Urban Areas In The United States, Sandali Chandradasa Jun 2026

The Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Obstetric Access In Rural And Urban Areas In The United States, Sandali Chandradasa

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No abstract provided.


Longitudinal Relationship Between Income Variability And Hypertension Risk Through A Life Course Lens, Mehrnaz Siavoshi Jun 2026

Longitudinal Relationship Between Income Variability And Hypertension Risk Through A Life Course Lens, Mehrnaz Siavoshi

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No abstract provided.


Psychological Strain And Infrastructure Deficit And The Decision To Migrate Among Healthcare Workers From Lagos, Nigeria, Fatima Adeboye May 2026

Psychological Strain And Infrastructure Deficit And The Decision To Migrate Among Healthcare Workers From Lagos, Nigeria, Fatima Adeboye

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No abstract provided.


Evaluating The Association Between Chronic Health Conditions And Caregiver Burden For Male Dementia Caregivers, Dareion D. Hill-Smith May 2026

Evaluating The Association Between Chronic Health Conditions And Caregiver Burden For Male Dementia Caregivers, Dareion D. Hill-Smith

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No abstract provided.


Exploring The Impact Of Mental Health On Childhood Obesity In Southern African American Youth Ages 12-18, Shari Scott Robinson May 2026

Exploring The Impact Of Mental Health On Childhood Obesity In Southern African American Youth Ages 12-18, Shari Scott Robinson

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No abstract provided.


Determinants Of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Medication Use Among People Aged 18–29 Years Living In Florida, Jeremiah Magraubin Mchaka Wandabwa May 2026

Determinants Of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Medication Use Among People Aged 18–29 Years Living In Florida, Jeremiah Magraubin Mchaka Wandabwa

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No abstract provided.


Overweight And Obesity Among Southeastern Nigerian Lecturers And Its Association With Absenteeism And Presenteeism, Ezenwa Victor Ejikem May 2026

Overweight And Obesity Among Southeastern Nigerian Lecturers And Its Association With Absenteeism And Presenteeism, Ezenwa Victor Ejikem

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No abstract provided.


Predictors Of New Vaccine Introduction In Nigeria, Omotayo Giwa May 2026

Predictors Of New Vaccine Introduction In Nigeria, Omotayo Giwa

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No abstract provided.


Serological Evidence Of Onchocerca Volvulus Exposure And Entomological Indicators Of Parasite Transmission, Didier Kapuku Bakajika May 2026

Serological Evidence Of Onchocerca Volvulus Exposure And Entomological Indicators Of Parasite Transmission, Didier Kapuku Bakajika

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No abstract provided.


A Transgenerational Analysis Of Factors Influencing Fertility Among Jamaican Men, Shanique Deniellia Essuman May 2026

A Transgenerational Analysis Of Factors Influencing Fertility Among Jamaican Men, Shanique Deniellia Essuman

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No abstract provided.


Illness Perception, Depression, And Anxiety Among Middle-Aged Adults With End-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease, Zioleyda Soto May 2026

Illness Perception, Depression, And Anxiety Among Middle-Aged Adults With End-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease, Zioleyda Soto

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No abstract provided.


Athletic Trainers And Access To Healthcare For Transgender Collegiate Athletes Of Color: The Role Of Intersectionality, Tarah Althea Holness May 2026

Athletic Trainers And Access To Healthcare For Transgender Collegiate Athletes Of Color: The Role Of Intersectionality, Tarah Althea Holness

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No abstract provided.


The Role Of Dollar Store Proliferation In Influencing Diabetes And Obesity Rates In West Virginia, Kelli L. Keith Apr 2026

The Role Of Dollar Store Proliferation In Influencing Diabetes And Obesity Rates In West Virginia, Kelli L. Keith

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Dollar stores are the fastest growing food retail format and are highly concentrated in rural, low-income communities including West Virginia, where diabetes and obesity prevalence rank among the highest in the United States. Although these retailers increase physical access to food, concerns remain about their limited healthier food options and potential contribution to chronic disease disparities. Guided by the socioecological model, this three-manuscript dissertation examined how dollar store density and healthier food availability related to county-level diabetes and obesity prevalence in West Virginia. Manuscript 1 used a cross-sectional ecological design with all 55 West Virginia counties, using data from USDA, …


The Association Between Racial Discrimination And Pregnancy-Related Hypertension Among Department Of Health And Human Services Regions Between 2016 And 2022, Emily Chew Apr 2026

The Association Between Racial Discrimination And Pregnancy-Related Hypertension Among Department Of Health And Human Services Regions Between 2016 And 2022, Emily Chew

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This quantitative study examined the association between racial discrimination and pregnancy-related hypertension among women age 18–40 in the United States, and how this relationship is modified by age and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regions (states). Guided by the social ecological model, this research measured whether race, place, and lived experiences of discrimination contributed to disparities in maternal health outcomes. The study utilized the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System data set (2016–2022) which represented 81% of United States live births (n=249,970). The independent variable was self-reported racial discrimination during pregnancy, delivery, …


The Correlation Of Beer, Wine, And Liquor Excise Tax With Alcohol-Impaired Traffic-Related Deaths In All 50 U.S. States, Paul R. Amigh Ii Apr 2026

The Correlation Of Beer, Wine, And Liquor Excise Tax With Alcohol-Impaired Traffic-Related Deaths In All 50 U.S. States, Paul R. Amigh Ii

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Alcohol-impaired driving remains a persistent public health and safety problem in the United States, resulting in thousands of preventable deaths each year and substantial societal costs. Policymakers frequently rely on alcohol excise taxes as a deterrence strategy; however, evidence regarding the effectiveness of taxation alone in reducing alcohol-impaired traffic fatalities remains mixed. The purpose of this quantitative, correlational study, grounded in economic deterrence theory, was to assess relationships between state-level beer, wine, and liquor excise tax rates and alcohol-impaired traffic fatality rates per 100,000 population in 2019. A cross-sectional design used secondary data from all 50 U.S. states and the …


Prenatal Care Access And Pregnancy Outcomes Among Black Women Ages 15–44 In Cook County, Illinois, Deandrea Heggins Apr 2026

Prenatal Care Access And Pregnancy Outcomes Among Black Women Ages 15–44 In Cook County, Illinois, Deandrea Heggins

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Maternal health disparities affecting Black women in the United States remain a persistent public health concern due to inequities in prenatal care access and adverse birth outcomes. Prior research has shown that socioeconomic conditions, insurance coverage, and systemic barriers influence prenatal care utilization and maternal outcomes; however, limited research has examined how Medicaid coverage, household income, preterm birth, and birth weight are collectively associated with prenatal care access among Black women in Cook County, Illinois. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationships among these factors and access to prenatal care among Black women ages 15–44 …


Using Geospatial Environmental And Income Variables As Predictors Of Diabetes In Appalachia, John Kunicki Huth Apr 2026

Using Geospatial Environmental And Income Variables As Predictors Of Diabetes In Appalachia, John Kunicki Huth

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Diabetes remains disproportionately prevalent in Appalachia, and macroenvironmental contributors remain poorly understood. Guided by spatial epidemiology, this quantitative, cross-sectional ecological study examined whether county-level environmental factors including distance to mine, distance to landfill, distance to water, mean annual precipitation, mean annual temperature, forest classification, distance to impervious surface, and median income were independently and collectively associated with diabetes cases per capita in West Virginia, used as a surrogate for Appalachia. Research questions addressed environmental predictors of diabetes cases per capita with and without controlling for median income. Publicly available county-level data from 53 West Virginia counties representing adults aged 20 …


Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women Across The United States, Srivathsan Vijaya Raghavan Apr 2026

Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women Across The United States, Srivathsan Vijaya Raghavan

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While cervical cancer is not among the most frequently diagnosed cancers in the United States, it remains a significant concern due to its preventability through regular Pap smears and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. However, incidence rates are rising as screening participation among U.S. women declines. This quantitative study (N = 15714) explored cervical cancer screening behaviors by analyzing levels of community involvement and social functioning, guided by the socioecological model (SEM). The dependent variable was cervical cancer screening, while the independent variables were community involvement and social functioning. The study controlled for health insurance status, age, race, ethnicity, employment, education, …