Encouraging Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Uptake: A Healthcare Improvement Project, Lauren E. Woll

Dissertations

Abstract

Problem: Human papillomaviruses are the causative agents of >95% of cervical cancers, most oropharyngeal and anogenital cancers, yet the vaccination status of the population remains critically low despite Gardasil9 offering robust protection against HPV-related disease.

Methods: This quality improvement project utilized a descriptive, observational design to assess the effect of the HPV Encouragement Bundle, a two-step intervention to improve HPV vaccine uptake. Quantitative data was collected via retrospective chart review to assess the effect of the intervention on first-dose administration of Gardasil9 (series initiation), as well as overall Gardasil9 vaccine uptake.

Results: Following implementation, Gardasil9 first dose uptake increased …

Transformative Approach To Developing A Sustainable Interprofessional Education Program, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Jane Nester, Paula Tillman, Sandhya Lohani, Padmini Shankar, Pamela Mahan

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association

Background: The ability to offer and sustain interprofessional collaboration and education (IPE) in an academic setting could potentially serve as a training model for other academic institutions to implement programs that will increase the number of practice-ready, culturally competent healthcare professionals. We designed, implemented, and evaluated an Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Scholars Program to train culturally competent interdisciplinary students to provide quality, patient-centered healthcare in rural and underserved communities post-graduation.

Methods: Two cohorts of students (Cohort 1, n = 15, Cohort 2, n = 14) were recruited into a two-year longitudinal program with 80 hours of didactic learning and …

Is The Public Aware Of Water Quality Monitoring And Safety Notifications On Beaches?, Asli Aslan, Jeffery A. Jones, Dziyana Nazaruk, Sibel Zeki

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association

Recreational water-related activities have important public health benefits, however, pollution at beaches may have serious health risks. Although there is a substantial amount of research and policies in place at federal and state levels, oftentimes these efforts may not be well translated to the public. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of routine water quality monitoring and warning systems in Georgia, USA. A survey was conducted among 238 beachgoers in Georgia, asking about awareness of water quality monitoring and warning signs for beach advisories. Surveys were collected directly at beaches as well as through an online questionnaire. Results show that more …

Adaptation Of A Community Health Outreach Model During The Covid-19 Pandemic: The Case Of The Mexican Consulates In The United States Of America, Pablo Gaitán-Rossi, Mireya Vilar-Compte, Arturo Vargas Bustamante

Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works

The Ventanillas de Salud (VDS – “Health Windows”) are a culturally sensitive outreach program within the 49 Mexican Consulates in the United States that provides information and health care navigation support to underserved and uninsured Mexican immigrants. During the COVID-19 pandemic the VDS rapidly transitioned to remote operations adding new services. Based on the EquIR implementation framework, this qualitative study investigates how adaptations to improve emergency preparedness were performed. We conducted motivational interviews with three actors – six VDS coordinators, eight partner organizations, and ten VDS users– in two VDS, Los Angeles and New York, to document specific needs of …

A Framework For Personal Respiratory Ethics, Ian W. Goddard

Journal of Health Ethics

The Covid-19 pandemic raises the need for an ethical framework that addresses the unique ethical challenges and questions arising from airborne infectious diseases. For example, are we ever ethically obliged to wear a face mask? If so, why and when? The Respiratory Ethics Framework (REF) herein proposes pathways to answers grounded in ethical norms and the moral principles of non-harm, beneficence and respect for personal autonomy. REF is a personal ethics wherein your ethical duty to increase your respiratory hygiene efforts—such as by donning a mask—is proportional to your estimation of an increase in the likelihood that your respiratory effluent …

Meet Me In The Middle: A Scoping Review On Understanding Adolescent Needs In Climate Communication, Gwendolyn Monica Hoff Anderson

Master's Projects and Capstones

The greatest effects of climate change are likely to be felt by youth. Young people are disproportionately affected by climate change due to their critical developmental stage and lack of power, and they experience both higher severity and prevalence of mental health issues related to climate change. Strong emotions have long been recognized as potential catalysts for action, or they may lead to paralyzing feelings of being overwhelmed. Climate communication is a critical tool to spark climate concern and encourage action. Activism, in turn, may help youth manage their anxiety about climate change. This scoping review examines emerging evidence on …

A Public Health Educational Campaign For Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (Suid) Intervention, Elia G. Peralta Landeros

Master's Projects and Capstones

Purpose: The rate of infant mortality serves as a crucial indicator of the overall health of society (CDC, 2022). The five leading causes of infant mortality are birth defects, preterm birth, sudden infant death syndrome, injuries, and maternal pregnancy complications. The prevalence of infant mortality varies across states, with eastern states and minority-ethnicity infants having higher prevalence. This thesis proposes utilizing the Safe to Sleep framework to introduce Giving Breath, a public health education campaign that introduced breastfeeding as an intervention to Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID).

Methods:

1. Analyze current and new policies' impact on women's rights to breastfeed …

Exploration Of The Association Between Obesogenic Environments And Childhood Overweight/Obesity Rates In Rural Counties In The United States, Kara Lea Ferguson Davis

Theses and Dissertations

Rising obesity rates, particularly among children, pose a significant public health concern. Of particular concern is the prevalence of childhood obesity in rural communities, with up to 38% of rural children classified as overweight or obese, compared to 30% of urban children. Rural communities often lack the typical built environment characteristics associated with increased physical activity rates and healthy eating behaviors. Further, research on obesogenic environments within rural areas is limited. This study aimed to address this research gap by examining the association between obesogenic environment features and childhood overweight/obesity rates across the urban-rural continuum.

Simple and multiple linear regression …

Babe (Body Appreciation And Better Eating), Just Add A Dash Of Self-Compassion: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study For Black/African American Teenage Girls, Nkechi Bianca Okpara

Theses and Dissertations

Introduction

Body dissatisfaction contributes to disproportionately high rates of disordered eating behaviors observed in Black teenagers. Given that self-compassion is found to buffer against eating pathology and body dissatisfaction and is linked to reduced incidences of binge eating and disordered eating behavior. Incorporating the self-compassion construct, specifically centering on nutrition, with a program that combats negative body image, like the Body Project, may further help decrease body dissatisfaction and improve overall nutrition.

Purpose

The aim of this dissertation was to test (1) the acceptability and feasibility of a novel program, Body Appreciation and Better Eating, add self-compassion (BABE+SC), and to …

The Impact Of Health Promotion About E-Cigarettes Risk Among Adolescents, Dian Mawarni, Shofiyatul Masyiyah, Anis Yunita, Nazira Dyah Maharani

Preventia: The Indonesian Journal of Public Health

The increasing prevalence of cigarette users in the younger generation is clear evidence that cigarettes are increasingly popular, especially e-cigarettes. Misinformation and misperceptions circulating in the community as well as the role of the media add to concerns about the impact that e-cigarettes can have. Therefore, a transformation of health promotion efforts to save future generations from the dangers of e- cigarettes is needed. This study aimed to analyze the effect of health promotion media in reducing the willingness to smoke e- cigarettes in adolescents. This study used a quantitative analytic design with primary data. The instrument used was a …

Analysis Of Implementation Of Clean And Healthy Lifestyle Behavior (Phbs) During The Covid-19 Pandemic At Islamic Boarding School X, Malang City, Endang Sri Redjeki, Windi Chusniah Rachmawati, Tiara Dhea Yurisdian

Preventia: The Indonesian Journal of Public Health

Clean and Healthy Lifestyle Behavour (PHBS) is a set of behaviors that are practiced on the basis of awareness as learning outcomes that make a person, a family, a group, and community able to help themselves in the health sector and play an active role in realizing public health. It is still an effort to cultivate clean and healthy living behavior in Islamic boarding schools, as well as to recognize problems and levels of their health, and to be able to overcome, maintain, improve and protect their own health. This study aims to determine and analyze the implementation of PHBS …

Hubungan Stunting Dengan Anemia, Morbiditas Dan Perkembangan Anak Usia Batita Di Puskesmas Kebondalem Pemalang, Arwinda Nugraheni, Ani Margawati, Firdaus Wahyudi, Aras Utami

Jurnal Epidemiologi Kesehatan Indonesia

Kejadian stunting merupakan masalah kesehatan anak di Indonesia yang berdampak pada anemia, perkembangan dan sistem imunitas. Pada balita anemia, peningkatan morbiditas dan gangguan perkembangan dapat menyebabkan gangguan pada struktur dan fungsi tubuh dalam kemampuan anak menuju kematangan yang bersifat tetap dan berpengaruh pada kesehatan di masa mendatang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan stunting dengan kadar hemoglobin, morbiditas dan perkembangan batita. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain penelitian cross-sectional dan dilakukan pada bulan Juli 2019 di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Kebondalem di Kabupaten Pemalang dengan sampel batita usia 6-26 bulan. Variabel penelitian yang dinilai adalah kadar hemoglobin (Hb), morbiditas, perkembangan yang diukur melalui …

Determinan Kematian Bayi Ditinjau Dari Perilaku Kesehatan Ibu: Tinjauan Literatur, Imelda Aliska, Ade Suzana Eka Putri, Amir Su’Udi

Jurnal Epidemiologi Kesehatan Indonesia

Angka Kematian Bayi (AKB) di Indonesia masih belum mencapai target SDGS tahun 2030 dan RPJMN tahun 2020-2024 pada bidang kesehatan. AKB perlu diperhatikan karena merupakan indikator sensitif untuk mengukur keberhasilan pencapaian pembangunan kesehatan dan juga mengukur pencapaian indeks modal manusia. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mereview determinan perilaku kesehatan ibu terhadap kejadian kematian bayi dengan metode literature review. Penelusuran literature dilakukan di database PubMed, Portal Garuda, Semantic Scholar, dan Google Scholar. Kriteria inklusi pada penelitian ini adalah artikel penelitian yang terbit pada 2016-2022, menggunakan bahasa Indonesia dan bahasa Inggris, serta menggunakan desain studi observasional.Hasil akhir dari proses pencarian studi …

Prediktor Kepuasan Mahasiswa Profesi Kesehatan Dalam Melaksanakan Praktik Klinik Selama Pandemi Covid-19 Di Rsd Mangusada : Studi Potong Lintang, I Nengah Suarmayasa, I Ketut Swarjana

Jurnal Epidemiologi Kesehatan Indonesia

Pandemi coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tidak hanya berdampak pada ekonomi dan kesehatan, tetapi juga aspek pendidikan termasuk praktek klinik mahasiswa profesi kesehatan di rumah sakit. Berbagai perubahan dan penyesuaian jumlah mahasiswa yang melaksanakan praktik klinik, peralatan praktik dan juga metode bimbingan dapat berpengaruh terhadap kepuasan mahasiswa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi kepuasan mahasiswa profesi kesehatan dan prediktornya dalam melaksanakan praktik klinik selama pandemi COVID-19 di Rumah Sakit Daerah (RSD) Mangusada, Kabupaten Badung. Penelitian ini adalah sebuah studi potong lintang yang melibatkan 341 mahasiswa profesi kesehatan (Mahasiswa Koas, Profesi Ners, Profesi Bidan dan Profesi Fisioterapis) yang melaksanakan praktik klinik di RSD …

Sindrom Metabolik Dan Kejadian Stroke Pada Penduduk Berusia > 15 Tahun Di Indonesia: Analisis Data Riskesdas 2018, Muhammad Farhan Dwi Yulianto, Tri Yunis Miko Wahyono, Helda Helda

Jurnal Epidemiologi Kesehatan Indonesia

Prevalensi global stroke dan sindrom metabolik, sebagai kumpulan faktor risiko utama yang mempengaruhi stroke terus mengalami peningkatan. Penelitian ini bertujuan melihat hubungan antara sindrom metabolik dan kejadian stroke di Indonesia. Desain studi ini adalah cross-sectional dan menggunakan data survei skala nasional. Responden berusia >15 tahun yang mengalami stroke dengan data lengkap terkait pengukuran lingkar perut, tekanan darah, kadar glukosa darah, trigliserida, dan kadar high-density lipoprotein akan masuk dalam studi ini. Model regresi logistik digunakan dalam analisis kami. Dari 24.451 responden, studi kami menunjukkan mayoritas berusia <55 tahun (73,9%), perempuan (62,2%), dengan proporsi penderita stroke serta proporsi sindrom metabolik adalah 1,2%, dan 24,4%. Studi ini memperlihatkan adanya hubungan antara sindrom metabolik dan kejadian stroke (adj POR: 2,4; 95% CI: 1,9-3,1). Dengan menangani sindrom metabolik pada penduduk > 15 tahun di Indonesia, diharapkan pengendalian stroke dapat optimal

Stimulatory Effects Of Lycium Shawii On Human Melanocyte Proliferation, Migration, And Melanogenesis: In Vitro And In Silico Studies, Karen E Gerlach, Kanchan Ashok Phalak, Ethan O Cohen, Kiran N Chang, Roland Bassett, Gary J Whitman

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Rationale and objectives: Information evaluating the efficacy of 2D synthesized mammography (2Ds) reconstructions in microcalcification detection is limited. This study used stereotactic biopsy data for microcalcifications to evaluate the stepwise implementation of 2Ds in screening mammography. The study aim was to identify whether 2Ds + digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is non-inferior to 2D digital mammography (2DM) + 2Ds + DBT, 2DM + DBT, and 2DM in identifying microcalcifications undergoing further diagnostic imaging and stereotactic biopsy.

Materials and methods: Retrospective stereotactic biopsy data were extracted following 151,736 screening mammograms of healthy women (average age, 56.3 years; range, 30-89 years), performed between …

Analisis Survival: Hubungan Konversi Sputum Dengan Keberhasilan Pengobatan Pasien Tuberkulosis Resistan Obat Di Indonesia, Shena Masyita Deviernur, Nurhayati Adnan

Jurnal Epidemiologi Kesehatan Indonesia

Angka keberhasilan pengobatan Tuberkulosis Resistan Obat (TB RO) di Indonesia masih rendah. Konversi sputum dapat menjadi monitoring awal untuk memantau keberhasilan pengobatan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat hubungan antara konversi sputum <3 bulan dengan keberhasilan pengobatan. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain studi kohort retrospektif dengan data yang bersumber dari sistem informasi tuberkulosis Kementerian Kesehatan RI. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah pasien TB RO yang memulai pengobatan tahun 2020-2021 di Indonesia dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 8.025 kasus dan participation rate sebesar 88,6%. Kurva Kaplan Meier dengan uji log-rank dibuat untuk analisis deskriptif, sedangkan analisis regresi Cox digunakan untuk melihat hubungan antara konversi sputum dengan keberhasilan pengobatan. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa 45,9% pasien konversi sputum < 3 bulan pengobatan dengan 74,6% memiliki keberhasilan pengobatan. Secara keseluruhan median time untuk keberhasilan pengobatan berdasarkan konversi sputum < 3 bulan adalah bulan ke-18. Hasil analisis multivariat menunjukkan konversi sputum < 3 bulan 1,25 (95% CI 1,18-1,34) lebih tinggi peluangnya untuk mencapai keberhasilan pengobatan dibandingkan pasien yang tidak konversi < 3 bulan setelah dikontrol oleh status HIV dan paduan pengobatan. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa monitoring konversi sputum dapat menjadi cara untuk melakukan monitoring keberhasilan pengobatan sedini mungkin. Konversi sputum merupakan standar yang dilakukan untuk pemantauan pengobatan pasien TB RO. Namun jumlah laboratorium yang dapat melakukan pemeriksaan untuk konversi pada pasien TB RO masih terbatas. Perlu adanya perluasan layanan dan peningkatan mutu layanan untuk melakukan pemeriksaan konversi sputum pada pasien TB RO.

Efektivitas Vaksinasi Terhadap Tingkat Keparahan Covid-19, Diah Adni Fauziah, Dewi Nurlaela Sari

Jurnal Epidemiologi Kesehatan Indonesia

Vaksin COVID-19 terbilang efektif untuk mengendalikan pandemi, namun pemberian vaksinasi belum tentu dapat 100% menjamin seseorang terhindar dari COVID-19, vaksin COVID-19 bisa mencegah dari tingkat keparahan COVID-19. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk melihat besaran risiko faktor prediktor yang mempengaruhi derajat keparahan COVID-19. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain studi crossectional dengan purposive sam pling. Sampel berjumlah 1530 responden, diambil dari seluruh kasus positif COVID-19 yang berada di 4 puskesmas di Kabupaten Bandung pada Desember 2021 hingga Mei 2022 dan memiliki ketersediaan data lengkap. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan software analisis dengan Regresi Logistik. Hasil penelitian didapatkan bahwa odds responden yang belum mendapat vaksin sebesar …

Evaluasi Kegiatan Uks Di Sekolah Dasar X Dalam Penerapan Program Sekolah Sehat Tahun 2022, Frisca Ajeng Agustina, Yuri Nurdiantami, Agustina Agustina, Laily Hanifah, Acim Heri Iswanto

Jurnal Epidemiologi Kesehatan Indonesia

Pada tahun 2022, pemerintah mengkampanyekan ‘Sekolah Sehat’ yang bertemakan Revitalisasi Usaha Kesehatan Sekolah (UKS) dengan salah satu targetnya adalah Sekolah Dasar (SD), yang didasari oleh kekhawatiran terkait masalah kesehatan anak Indonesia. Berangkat dari hal tersebut, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi kegiatan UKS di SD X. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif melalui observasi dengan form ceklis dan wawancara mendalam terhadap kegiatan yang terkait dengan tujuan dari Sekolah Sehat, yakni penjaringan kesehatan dan pemeriksaan kesehatan berkala, pendidikan gizi, aktivitas fisik, dan imunisasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pelaksanaan kegiatan UKS dalam penerapan program Sekolah Sehat tahun 2022 di SD X secara keseluruhan telah …

Kepatuhan Pengobatan Pada Pasien Tuberkulosis Dan Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhinya: Tinjauan Sistematis, Shania Adhanty, Syahrizal Syarif

Jurnal Epidemiologi Kesehatan Indonesia

Tuberkulosis (TB) merupakan penyakit menular yang disebabkan oleh bacillus mycobacterium tuberculosis. Ketidakpatuhan dalam pengobatan kerap menjadi masalah secara global, karena jika tidak mengikuti rangkaian pengobatan secara benar dapat menyebabkan resistensi obat, kambuhnya kembali penyakit, bahkan sampai kematian. Tujuan artikel ini adalah untuk mengetahui kepatuhan pengobatan pasien TB paru dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhinya pada studi observasional. Terdapat empat database (PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE dan MEDLINE) yang digunakan untuk menulusuri artikel. Kata kunci yang digunakan untuk pencarian diantaranya: (tuberculosis) OR (TB) AND (treatment adherence) OR (treatment compliance) OR (medication adherence) OR (medication compliance) AND (directly observed treatment shortcourse) OR (DOTS). Ditemukan sebanyak lima …

Urban American Indian Experiences Living With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Elin E. Kambuga, Yitza A. Arcelay-Rojas

Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences

This qualitative interpretive study aimed to describe the experiences of 13 American Indians living in urban settings and their use of traditional healing and biomedical health services for type 2 diabetes. Urban American Indian adults living in the United States who used traditional healing and biomedical health services for type 2 diabetes were recruited for the study through purposive sampling, including snowball sampling. Thirteen participants completed semi-structured interviews. Participants reported positive experiences and barriers to traditional healing and Western biomedical services. They also discussed feelings of disorientation when diagnosed at a young age with type 2 diabetes but self-empowerment as …

Understanding Cultural Perceptions Of Health In Middle School Females For Obesity Prevention: A Case Study, Tien Vo, Egenia Dorsan, J. Mitchell Vaterlaus, Lori A. Spruance

Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences

The purpose of this study was to understand acculturation and race/ethnicity influences in the home and school environment that affect physical activity and nutrition in female adolescents attending middle school. A convenience sample of eight female adolescents (n = 2 Asian American, n = 2 Black, n =2 Latinx/Hispanic, and n = 2 White) was interviewed individually via Zoom. Responses regarding acculturation, physical activity, and nutrition in the home and school environment were analyzed using qualitative case study analysis. Three themes were identified: 1) experiences related to home, health, and culture, 2) the intersection between school meals and personal …

The Determinants Of Sustained Adherence To Covid-19 Preventive Measures Among Older Syrian Refugees In Lebanon, Nisreen Salti, Stephen J. Mccall, Berthe Abi Zeid, Noura El Salibi, Marwan Alawieh, Zeinab Ramadan, Hala Ghattas Ph.D, Sawsan Abdulrahim

Faculty Publications

Introduction Lebanon has battled the COVID-19 pandemic in the midst of an economic crisis. The evolution of the pandemic and a fragile health system have meant that public health policy has had to rely heavily on non-pharmaceutical interventions for disease control. However, changes in disease dynamics, an unraveling economy, and pandemic fatigue have meant that disease control policies need to be updated. Methods Using recent and timely data on older (50 years and above) Syrian refugees in Lebanon, this paper uses multivariate linear probability models to explore the determinants of adherence to two non-pharmaceutical COVID-19 prevention measures (wearing a mask …

Effects Of Size At Birth On Health, Growth And Developmental Outcomes In Children Up To Age 18: An Umbrella Review, Zeina Jamaluddine, Eman Sharara, Vanessa Helou, Nadine El Rashidi, Gloria Safadi, Nehmat El-Helou, Hala Ghattas Ph.D, Miho Sato, Hannah Blencowe, Oona M.R. Campbell

Faculty Publications

Background Size at birth, an indicator of intrauterine growth, has been studied extensively in relation to subsequent health, growth and developmental outcomes. Our umbrella review synthesises evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the effects of size at birth on subsequent health, growth and development in children and adolescents up to age 18, and identifies gaps.

Methods We searched five databases from inception to mid-July 2021 to identify eligible systematic reviews and meta-analyses. For each meta-analysis, we extracted data on the exposures and outcomes measured and the strength of the association.

Findings We screened 16 641 articles and identified 302 …

Final (Year 2) Report To Oha On Sogi Demographic Standards For Minors, Martin Arrigotti, Nell Carpenter, Kieran Chase, Alysia Cox, Itai Jeffries, Alexis Dinno

OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Faculty Publications and Presentations

Executive Summary

The report synthesizes thoughtful recommendations of the authors to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) about routine data collection of SOGI† (sex, sexual orientation, and gender) demographic data in minors for clinical and reporting purposes. We see five primary motivations to routinely collect SOGI data, including to:

1. create an inclusive practice in order to welcome and make space for people from historically excluded genders, sexes, and sexual orientations,
2. promote health equity between minority and majority SOGI identities,
3. direct group-specific services towards those who need them,
4. represent the actual diversity of Oregon, and its communities, and
5. shift normative expectations about …

Association Of Health Literacy With Demographic Features, Health-Related Behaviors, And Health Risk Indicators Among Egyptian Adults: Online Cross-Sectional Study, Rana Gamal Hassan

Theses and Dissertations

Health literacy is recognized as a significant determinant of health. Limited health literacy is a growing issue worldwide. It has a significant role facing the rising trends of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) through improving its modifiable risk factors. Therefore, studying the association between health literacy and different health-related behaviors is very important to guide both healthcare professionals and policy makers to set up the proper interventions. Our study aims to a) examine the health literacy levels among Egyptian adults, b) investigate the association of health literacy relative to socio-demographic features, health related behaviors, and self-reported health status. This is a cross-sectional …

Assessing The Correlation Between The Socioeconomic Level And Cognitive Function Among Older Adults In Egypt, Macy Abougabal

Theses and Dissertations

The number of older adults is increasing worldwide at an unprecedented rate. Some countries began to understand the challenges of aging, while others are still at the stage of comprehending the true dimensions of the situation. There is a global focus on aging research to appropriately mitigate the negative impact of aging and cognitive decline. Not only that dementia add economic pressure on governments, it also increase the psychological and physical burden of the caregivers. Scholars have previously studied socioeconomic level in three variables, namely work, education, and income, and their relationship with cognitive function. It was concluded that the …

Understanding Mental Health As Public Health, Christi M. Navarro

Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

In this interactive workshop, we will utilize a multi-level public health framework to illustrate factors of risk and prevention that influence mental health and well-being. We will discuss shifting the narrative of mental health as an individual issue to the responsibility of society, culture, and environment. Participants will reflect on their role and level of influence in this model as well as their potential for action and positive impact.

Understanding The Consumption Of Antimicrobial Resistance–Related Content On Social Media: Twitter Analysis, Hyunuk Kim, Chris R. Proctor, Dylan Walker, Ronan R. Mccarthy

Business Faculty Articles and Research

Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most pressing concerns in our society. Today, social media can function as an important channel to disseminate information about AMR. The way in which this information is engaged with depends on a number of factors, including the target audience and the content of the social media post.

Objective: The aim of this study is to better understand how AMR-related content is consumed on the social media platform Twitter and to understand some of the drivers of engagement. This is essential to designing effective public health strategies, raising awareness about antimicrobial …

The Herlyn-Werner-Wunderlich (Hww) Syndrome– A Rare Case Report, Dr Harisha H L Dr, Dr Vishal Natarajan Dr, Dr Rudresh Hiremath Dr

Radiology Teaching Files

A 20-year-old unmarried female, student by occupation, well built and nourished presented with intermenstrual spotting from past 1 month. No h/o pelvic pain/ mass/ fever. No h/o of similar complaints in the past. Attained menarche at 14 years. Menstrual history otherwise normal.Known case of right renal agenesis (diagnosed incidentally at the age of 8 years).

Pelvic examination by gynecologist revealed a cystic bulge to the anterior wall of vagina. On MRI, our case is right sided renal agenesis; uterus didelphys with obstructed hemi vagina and to infected collection along the vaginal wall.