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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Health Outcomes Of Tourism Development: A Longitudinal Study Of The Impact Of Tourism Arrivals On Residents’ Health, Maksim Godovykh, Jorge Ridderstaat
Health Outcomes Of Tourism Development: A Longitudinal Study Of The Impact Of Tourism Arrivals On Residents’ Health, Maksim Godovykh, Jorge Ridderstaat
Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
This study investigates the influence of the number of tourism arrivals on the physical health of local people in one of the most-visited destinations in the world. Although the literature traditionally describes the economic, social, and cultural impacts of tourism, there is a gap related to the effects of tourism on residents' health. The methodology involves applying the limited-information maximum likelihood instrumental variable approach. The results demonstrate that tourism arrivals negatively influence residents’ health in the short term, yet have positive impacts on long-term health outcomes. The study contributes to the theory and practice by offering a new approach to …
A Practical Guide To Scholarly Activity For Health Sciences Librarians, Terri Gotschall, Shalu Gillum, Nadine Dexter
A Practical Guide To Scholarly Activity For Health Sciences Librarians, Terri Gotschall, Shalu Gillum, Nadine Dexter
Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
This guide to scholarly activities provides early- and mid-career health sciences librarians with a path to immersing in scholarly activities. The four levels walk librarians through increasing stages of scholarship. Early-career librarians will begin at the first level, navigating from discovering mentors and areas of research interest to level two, publishing a resource or book review and finding their first public speaking opportunity. More experienced librarians will find where they are on the path and continue to build their scholarship all the way to conducting and publishing original research and becoming leaders in their field.
Our Failure To Understand Mental Illness Has Debilitated Nearly 60 Million Americans, Alaina Bernard
Our Failure To Understand Mental Illness Has Debilitated Nearly 60 Million Americans, Alaina Bernard
UCF Forum
Abraham Lincoln, Ernest Hemingway, Robin Williams and Michelangelo are a few examples of brilliantly inspiring individuals who shaped our culture, artistry and society. Looking at this list of names, it is hard to see a connection between these unique individuals. The sad truth is that each one suffered from mental illness, a debilitating disease that disrupts one’s thinking, feelings and interactions with others.
Black Infant Deaths Point To Flaw In U.S. Health Care System, Vanessa Lopez-Littleton
Black Infant Deaths Point To Flaw In U.S. Health Care System, Vanessa Lopez-Littleton
UCF Forum
In a recent interview on The Daily Show, TV host Jon Stewart asked Fox political commentator Bill O’Reilly: “Does white privilege exist?” O’Reilly denied the existence of white privilege but conceded that as a collective, blacks carry more of a burden than whites.
We Must All Work To Solve Childhood Obesity, Lisa Barkley
We Must All Work To Solve Childhood Obesity, Lisa Barkley
UCF Forum
Obesity is a global epidemic. It is particularly affecting our children and adolescents. This new phenomenon of having a chronic medical condition affecting such a large proportion of those under 18 years old is unprecedented.
Our Diversity Is What Will Drive New Levels Of Excellence, Lisa Barkley
Our Diversity Is What Will Drive New Levels Of Excellence, Lisa Barkley
UCF Forum
Diversity has changed and the face of America has changed. As a nation, we have to come to grips with the reality that our melting pot has never had so many ingredients mixed in – and we are never going back to what it used to be.
Young Athletes Must Learn To Balance Health, Challenges, Lisa Barkley
Young Athletes Must Learn To Balance Health, Challenges, Lisa Barkley
UCF Forum
We all want sports heroes and we all want to win – but that desire comes with a price. Just as there will always be winners in sports, there will always be injuries and losers. Often the lines are blurred between what is in the best interest of an athlete’s health and well-being and what it takes to win.
The 'Art' Of Medicine: Building A Caring Relationship With Clients, Lisa Barkley
The 'Art' Of Medicine: Building A Caring Relationship With Clients, Lisa Barkley
UCF Forum
On the first day of school each year at the UCF College of Medicine, Dean Deborah German asks our incoming class of students what they think makes a “good doctor.”
'Everything I Love Is Illegal, Immoral Or Against The Advice Of The Surgeon General', Roberto Hugh Potter
'Everything I Love Is Illegal, Immoral Or Against The Advice Of The Surgeon General', Roberto Hugh Potter
UCF Forum
The recent situation of TV anchor Jennifer Livingston in La Crosse, Wisc., offers a glimpse into how external indicators of health are becoming stigmatized in the public-health efforts to battle the “epidemic of obesity.”
Court-Upheld Health Coverage Is Necessity For Young Patients, Lisa Barkley
Court-Upheld Health Coverage Is Necessity For Young Patients, Lisa Barkley
UCF Forum
The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding health care coverage established in the Affordable Care Act caused me to reflect on the impact this law has on the patients I serve.
The Future Of Health Care? Lessons Of A Simple Model, Roberto Hugh Potter
The Future Of Health Care? Lessons Of A Simple Model, Roberto Hugh Potter
UCF Forum
Transforming health care is as much about social change and resistance as it is about individual health and party politics.