Browsing Colleges and Schools by Department "Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences"
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(2014-05-05)Despite the World Health Organization promotion of malaria prevention and control guidelines, an estimated 219 million cases of malaria occur worldwide each year. The majority of the 660,000 recorded malaria-related deaths ...
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(2021-07-26)There has been an increase in the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the field of public health. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that this is imperative in health promotion and disease ...
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(2023-04-10)Using data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health from 2010 to 2020, this doctoral dissertation studies the national mental health (MH) crisis and disparities among US adolescents and young adults. Chapter one ...
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(2014-07-15)Nonprofit hospitals are tax exempt but must demonstrate community benefit to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to maintain this status. In attempts to improve accountability, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ...
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(2013-12-13)Inadequate blood donation is a major public health problem in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study examines the influence of culture and communication on blood donation in Sub-Saharan Africa, with particular focus on Ghana. ...
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(2022-12-14)Influenza viruses infect the nose, throat, and lungs, causing flu, a contagious respiratory illness resulting in mild to severe illness and possibly death. The annual flu vaccine is the most effective prevention method to ...
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(2016-01-12)Recognition of the complexity of many public health problems has led to the search for analytic methods capable of capturing more fully than traditional study designs and statistical tests the underlying dynamic processes ...
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(2019-11-19)Despite many efforts toward prevention, the United States continues to experience high rates of chronic disease, especially among older and ethnically-diverse and minority individuals. Economic, social, and emotional factors ...
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(2019-11-13)The literature reviewing comorbid physical and behavioral health disorders indicates a need for examining access and treatment strategies for improving health outcomes. Via umbrella review, this dissertation demonstrates ...
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(2014-04-11)This dissertation presents a brief history of community-based interventions to improve health, the assumptions when working at the community level health, and a review of notable community-based interventions. When using ...
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(2016-05-02)Childhood obesity is a public health issue that must be addressed using interventions that increase physical activity, reduce sedentary behaviors and reduce the consumption of unhealthy food and beverages. Although researchers ...
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(2020-04-24)Women face significant health barriers and bear disproportionate burdens of disease, especially in areas of Sexual/Reproductive Health (SRH). The inequities and inequalities are more pronounced in Sub- Saharan African ...