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Pack, Robert P., Angela Hagaman, Sara Warfield, et al. "Interprofessional Research, Training and Outreach: The ETSU Prescription Drug Abuse/Misuse Working Group." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/ijhse/vol3/iss2/5.

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Marshall, Bo H. "Burn Wound Bacteria Susceptibility to a Novel Antimicrobial Compound." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/432.

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A breach of the skin barrier, due to a burn wound, facilitates colonization by various microorganisms. Burn wounds can become colonized from the patients’ own skin flora, respiratory tract, or with exogenous bacteria from the environment. Strategies to treat burn wound infections are multipronged: removal of the infected necrotic tissue, wound dressing to protect the damaged area, and treatment with specific antimicrobials to prevent reinfection. The development of chronic infections, which could potentially lead to sepsis, depends largely on how well the microorganisms form biofilms within th

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Kanekar, Amar. "Factors Affecting Condom Use Among College Students." TopSCHOLAR®, 2006. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/286.

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The absence of consistent and correct usage of condoms increases the risk of STI's and HIV/AIDS. However, most studies done to date across the nation indicate a low usage of condoms among college students. In fall of 2004, the National College Health Assessment was administered to a random sample of students at a state comprehensive university in south central Kentucky. Findings revealed that among the sexually active students, approximately half never used condoms during vaginal intercourse. Further among students engaging in anal sex, an alarmingly high proportion --95%- reported never using

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Isringhausen, Kim T. "Toothbrushing, Flossing, and Preventive Dental Visits by Richmond-Area Residents in Relation to Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors." VCU Scholars Compass, 2004. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1418.

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Purpose. This study was conducted to identify factors that influence preventive dental behaviors and, from the results, target groups for intervention.Methods. Data were collected using the 1997 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) resulting in a probability sample of 399 dentate adults living in Richmond City, Henrico, Chesterfield and Hanover Counties in Virginia. All analyses were performed using the statistical software program STATA. Initial hypothesis testing was performed using univariate logistic regression models. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to t

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Borruso, Laura. "Organizational Aspects of a Public Health Initiative: Inter-Organizational Interactions in the Healthy Ontario Initiative." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2018. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1154.

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This qualitative study focuses on the intersection of Organizational Studies and Public Health. Through the use of cross-sector work, the Public Health field coordinates work across multiple organizations to diagnose and prevent health issues. Interviewing several administrators from organizations who partake in the Healthy Ontario Initiative allowed me to examine how organizations of different types and sectors interact and connect around this project. This study will predominantly focus on the challenges they face, how they overcome them, and how they are evaluated. Highlighting the intersec

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Auf, Rehab. "Risk Associated with E-Cigarette Use and Marketing Messages on Other Tobacco Products Use and Dependence Symptoms among Adolescents." FIU Digital Commons, 2017. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3544.

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E-cigarettes became available in the United States during 2007. Studies using national data have found an increase in e- cigarette use among adolescents as early as 2011. In 2014, e-cigarettes became the most commonly used tobacco product among adolescents; however, little is known about its association with other tobacco products use. Therefore, the present study aimed to: 1) Examine the association between initiating tobacco use via e-cigarettes and subsequent use of other tobacco products; 2) Examine the association between the exposure to e-cigarettes marketing messages and tobacco use; 3)

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Pagoto, Sherry L., Joel J. Hillhouse, Carolyn J. Heckman, et al. "Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) Position Statement: Ban Indoor Tanning for Minors." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/54.

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The Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM), an interdisciplinary professional organization focused on the science of health behavior joins the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and a host of other national and international organizations in support of a total ban on indoor tanning for minors under the age of 18. According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, artificial sources of ultraviolet radiation are in the highest category of carcinogens, joining tobacco and asbestos. Strong evidence links indoor tanning to increased risk for melanoma with

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Wild, Andrea Jane. "Community participation in health improvement programmes : a case study of tensions between policy and practice." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2003. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/2669/.

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This thesis explores the tensions between policy and practice in community participation in Health Improvement Programmes (HImPs). The HImP is used as a vehicle through which partnership working and public participation is health planning in the ‘new NHS’ may be explained, The literature review discusses key theories and models of community participation, power and policy implementation which informed the development of my key research questions and strategy. A review of the global, national and local influences upon a community participation in health planning is supplemented with primary res

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Saymah, Deya-Edeen. "A proposed approach for management of community mental health projects in areas of political conflict." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2015. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/5729/.

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Background: The burden of mental disorders in post-conflict areas is higher than in countries where there is no conflict. Post-conflict areas lack the resources to respond to such high burden, resulting in a treatment gap. This study explored the potential for mental health reform in Gaza. Design: Mixed methods study. Methods: The WHO-AIMS questionnaire was used to assess mental health services in Gaza and documentary analysis was conducted to evaluate the Mental Health Policy and Plan. Healthcare professionals‟ mental health training needs were identified and policy makers, healthcare profess

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Pack, Robert P. "Public Health Initiatives to Address the Opioid Crisis." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7840.

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Discuss recommendations of the ASPPH Task Force on Public Health Initiatives to Address the Opioid Crisis. Learn from members of the academic public health community other/alternative public health initiatives to address the crisis.

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Joshi, Shivali. "Let Food Be Our Medicine: Adaptation of Cultural Ethnographic Methods to Create Effective Nutrition Guidelines." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2019. https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2229.

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The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs), established to combat the rise of chronic disease in America, serve as the primary source of current nutrition science in the U.S. These guidelines dictate nutrition policy, programming, and medical efforts nationwide. Rates of diet-related chronic disease, however, continue to increase, despite the efforts of the DGAs and subsequent programming. This is particularly prevalent in low income communities and communities of color. In examining the DGAs, we found a lack of relevant discussion regarding the impacts of cultural differences on nutritional

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Snyder, Nichole M. "An Examination of Coalition Functioning and Use of Evidence-Based Practices: A Case Study of Four Community Substance Abuse Coalitions." Scholar Commons, 2014. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5393.

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There has been a recent expansion of community-based coalitions to address issues related to youth substance use. Research on their overall effectiveness, however, has produced mixed results. Recommendations to improve coalition success have emphasized the high-quality implementation of evidence-based programs targeting specific community needs. Coalitions vary extensively, however, in their organization and functioning. In addition, the lack of a universally accepted theoretical framework to understand coalition functioning has led to inconsistencies in the coalition research and the specific

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Polaha, J. P., and Robert P. Pack. "Dissemination and Implementation Science." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1351.

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Pack, Robert P. "Intersections: Finding Answers in Collaboration with Communities." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1333.

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Dr. Pack is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Professor of Community and Behavioral Health at East Tennessee State University. He is serving as the Principal Investigator for the ETSU Diversity-promoting Institutions Drug Abuse Research Program (DIDARP): Inter-professional Communication for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention in Appalachia

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Tucker, Helen Jean. "Integrated care : the presence, nature and development of integrated care in community health services in England and Ireland." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2012. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/56879/.

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Background: Integrated care is a policy imperative in health and social care services globally, and yet there are reported difficulties in defining, developing and sustaining this way of working. Research Question: This research explores staff views and experiences of the presence, nature and development of integrated care in two programmes of community services. Method: A case study approach was adopted using secondary analysis of qualitative data from staff questionnaires using themed content analysis and pattern matching, with findings triangulated with documentary sources. The study consid

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Chaki, Prosper Pius. "Community-based surveillance and control of malaria vectors in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2012. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/7933/.

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Recent increase in political and funding commitments to malaria control have resulted in rapid scale up of indoor residual spraying (IRS) and long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) as priority vector control interventions. Despite this increasing coverage and consequent substantial reductions of malaria burden, residual malaria transmission by outdoor-biting mosquitoes in particular, necessitates complimentary vector control strategies such as larval source management. More sensitive and scalable entomological surveillance tools are required to monitor the resultant lower transmission levels t

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So, Beng Hock. "Chronic kidney disease : determining chronicity, prevalence, variation and survival in a community chronic kidney disease (CKD) cohort." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2018. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/30671/.

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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is insidious and most cases are diagnosed through opportunistic serum creatinine (SCr) testing before symptoms develop. However, efforts to accurately assess prevalence have been hampered by the lack of a universally agreed definition of SCr thresholds for the diagnosis of CKD. At the turn of the millennium, two crucial developments occurred. The first was the description of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) which closely correlated to cumbersome measured GFR and could be used instead in daily clinical practice. T

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McGuire, Margaret Maher. "Community postnatal care provision in Scotland : the development and evaluation of a template for the provision of woman centred community postnatal care." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2001. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/1184/.

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The specific objectives of the study were to: 1. Investigate women's perceptions and experiences of postnatal care; 2. Examine the current pattern of postnatal care provision in terms of clinical outcomes (maternal and neonatal) and maternal satisfaction; 3. Evaluate the new model in terms of clinical outcomes (maternal and neonatal) and maternal satisfaction; 4. Compare the outcomes of both models; and 5. Evaluate midwives' perceptions of both models of care. There were no difference between the two Phases in terms of clinical outcomes (maternal and neonatal) midwifery and maternal satisfacti

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Baba, Camilla Rose Evatt. "Valuing the health and wellbeing aspects of community empowerment in an urban regeneration context using economic evaluation techniques." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2016. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/7940/.

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Background and Rationale: Urban regeneration programmes are well placed to address social inequalities, and improve residents' quality of life and thus, are increasingly regarded a form of population health intervention. Within such programmes, the central role of communities is becoming increasingly recognised as important, with policy makers highlighting the need for activities that foster community empowerment and community involvement in programmes’ delivery. A motivating factor for this emphasis on community empowerment is the envisaged health gains it can produce. Existing literature has

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Richards, L. "The role and contribution of lay community food advisor programmes to public health in Canada." Thesis, City, University of London, 2018. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/20426/.

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INTRODUCTION: Having members within communities as ‘natural helpers’ may ensure good understanding of local health issues and better delivery of relevant messages. Lay Community Food Advisors (LCFA) may be an effective means to increase coverage of health promotion, empower individuals and communities, help to reduce social exclusion and address the gap in nutritional inequalities. LCFAs may increase awareness of healthy eating and help people translate advice into practice thereby positively influencing patterns of behaviour. However, there is limited evidence supporting these programmes, par

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Pack, Robert P., Cheryl G. Healton, and Sandro Galea. "Maximizing Public Benefit From Opioid Settlement Resources." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7838.

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The historic tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between 46 State Attorneys General and the tobacco industry in 1999 had a range of consequences. It resulted in the closure of tobacco industry policy groups that undermined public health, sharply reduced tobacco marketing using cartoon characters (eg, Joe Camel) and paid product placement in television, film and other media, and created a new nonprofit foundation whose primary goal was to educate youth and prevent them from initiating tobacco use. It also resulted in more than $206 billion in resources being allocated to states, subject t

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Pack, Robert P., Anne C. Hazlett, Brandon D. Marshall, and Regina LaBelle. "Opioids: Program Evaluation Challenges and the Need for New Evaluation Scholarship." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7839.

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The Covid-19 pandemic has complicated efforts to address the US’s opioid crisis with a comprehensive, multi-part federal effort that combines primary medical care, essential support services, outreach to persons who misuse substances, patient engagement, and access to medications for opioid use disorder (OUD). This webinar will focus on how the pandemic is impacting efforts to address the opioid crisis. The panelists will also discuss some of the recommendations of the ASPPH Task Force on Public Health Approaches to the Opioid Crisis and how the pandemic might impact the panel’s recommendatio

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Healton, Cheryl, Robert Pack, and Sandro Galea. "The Opioid Crisis, Corporate Responsibility, and Lessons from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7841.

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The opioid crisis has accounted for 770 000 deaths in the United States over the past 20 years, a number approximately equal to the first 20 years of the AIDS epidemic.1 A substantial portion of these deaths were the direct result of overprescription of opioids, and many others were caused by former prescription opioid users migrating to less expensive and easier to obtain heroin and synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl and its analogues. The opioid crisis has contributed to the decline in US overall life expectancy for 3 consecutive years; the first 3 year-on-year decline in US life expectancy

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Burgan, Terri. "Targeting the Male in Teen Pregnancy Prevention." VCU Scholars Compass, 2004. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1098.

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Study Objectives: To examine demographic characteristics and contraceptive habits of young men.Methods: A descriptive study was conducted utilizing data analyzed from three waves of the National Survey of the Adolescent Male (NSAM) administered in 1988, 1991, and 1995. The first wave consisted of 1,880, never-married, noninstitutionalized 15-19 year old men living in the United States. The second wave consisted of 1,676 re-interviewed respondents who were 17-22 years old. The third wave consisted of 1,377 re-interviewed respondents who were 22-27 years old. Descriptive statistics were use

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Pack, Robert P. "Empowering Appalachia: Preventing HIV through Harm Reduction." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1334.

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Boonyaprapa, Sathon. "Self-care in pregnancy and breastfeeding : views of women and community pharmacists in Thailand." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2010. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11605/.

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During pregnancy and breastfeeding, women are concerned about the health and safety of themselves and their baby. They undertake many activities in order to maintain good health, manage minor ailments and improve their lifestyle, including seeking help and advice from pharmacies. Community pharmacists have an important role in selecting appropriate medicines and encouraging good health behaviours. The Thai population can purchase medicines from pharmacies without a prescription, and self-treatment or self-medication is commonly used and important to the health status of Thai people. In additio

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Pack, Robert P., Angela Hagaman, and A. McCaffrey. "A University-Community Response to the Opioid Epidemic." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7835.

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Holt, Nicole, Arsham Alamian, Deborah L. Slawson, and Shimin Zheng. "Child, Family, and Community Factors and the Utilization of Oral Health Services in Early Childhood." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/119.

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Access to dental care is the leading unmet health need among American children. Early access to oral health care is critical in the prevention and treatment of early childhood caries, and any barriers perceived by parents can cause delay in seeking treatment. The purpose of this study was to examine child, family, and community factors associated with the utilization of oral health services among U.S. and HRSA region IV children aged 1-5 years. The data were obtained from the 2011/2012 National Survey of Children’s Health. Descriptive statistical summaries were calculated for all independent v

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Brennan, Eugene Phillip. "Oceano Community Health Plan." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2014. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1276.

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ABSTRACT Oceano Community Health Plan Phillip Brennan Recent, mounting research shows that chronic disease, the leading causes of death and primary driver of health care costs, cannot be effectively addressed through education or preventative health alone. A physical environment that promotes health—through access to healthy food, opportunities for physical activity, quality housing, transportation options, and safe schools—is an integral part of making our communities healthier. This research and accompanying Healthy Community Plans will serve as a way for the County to begin looking in-depth

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Hamainza, Busiku. "Measurement of malaria transmission and impact of malaria control interventions using health facility and community-based routine reporting systems." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2014. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/2006039/.

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Globally malaria still remains the most important parasitic disease of public health interest. In the recent past, most endemic countries have deployed and scaled up both preventive and curative interventions to reduce malaria transmission and, ideally, eliminate it. This has lead to global reductions in both mortality and incidence of malaria. These declines have been attributed to the reinvigoration of the global malaria control agenda by the explicit ambition of achieving elimination, which has lead to an increase in funding for national control programmes to increase coverage of preventive

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Pack, Robert P. "Workforce Development in Tennessee: Lessons Learned." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2011. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6337.

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Apatu, E. J., E. Christopher Gregg, Joel Hillhouse, Liang Wang, and Robert P. Pack. "Employment Status and Social Stakeholders Perceptions during the 2009 Samoa Earthquake and Tsunami." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1363.

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Southerland, Jodi, Deborah Slawson, Jameson Hirsch, Robert P. Pack, J. Lyness, and S. Sorensen. "The Will and the Way: The Role of Goal-Directed Behavior in Future Care Planning Among Older Adults." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1364.

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Pack, Robert P., and Paula Masters. "Workforce Development in Tennessee: Lessons Learned." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1356.

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Nahar, Vinayak K., Effie Olendzki, Joel J. Hillhouse, and Sherry L. Pagoto. "Tanners’ Awareness and Perceptions of Legislation for Tanning Bed Use." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1111/phpp.12333.

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Ali, Abdulla Ahmed. "Microbial foodborne illnesses in Bahrain : a strategy to empower the community, enhance the environment and improve resources to control such hazards." Thesis, University of Warwick, 1995. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/2702/.

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This descriptive study was conducted in the State of Bahrain using: firstly, a questionnaire for students in the final year of their school education, together with a similar questionnaire for their parents, teachers and all Bahraini health promoters; secondly, focus group interviews; thirdly, hazard analyses critical control point (HACCP) model and a checklist to assess schools' canteen, and finally, an evaluation of school's textbooks and health education materials. The study was designed to answer three principal research questions: 1. Do Bahrainis have appropriate knowledge, healthy belief

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Clarke, Bayley E. "The Relationship Between Snacking Habits and Impulsivity Levels in Adolescents." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2013. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/145.

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Adolescent obesity is an important public health issue, and one important factor that contributes to the problem is overeating, eating more than required for homeostasis. Appetitive behaviors such as overeating may in part be the result of poor control of impulsive behavior. This study investigated the relationship between impulsivity factors and snacking habits. The Youth/Adolescent Food Frequency Questionnaire (YAQ) and the Barratt Impulsivity Scale (BIS) were completed by 198 Southern California high school students (56% female; age M=15.8, SD=0.9). Four subscales were calculated from respo

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Taylor, Rebecca Kate. "An exploration of the mechanism by which community health workers bring health gain to service users in England." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2016. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6552/.

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This thesis presents the findings of a qualitative exploration of how Community Health Workers (CHWs) conceptualise their role in delivering health improvement. The characteristics of CHWs described in the literature, and their role in health improvement, are examined critically. Interview data from 27 CHWs and 15 others across four services is used to explore the health improvement mechanism from the perspective of CHWs. Theory from a range of disciplines is used to explain it. The literature provides incomplete accounts of the mechanism. The empirical work suggests that, in the services samp

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Denver, Sara Jane. "Experiences of developing cancer and palliative care services in one community in North West England 1976-2000 : an oral history and documentary reconstruction." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2014. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/5526/.

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The purpose of this study was to explore how cancer and palliative care services developed in one place and changed in the course of time. Research on how local cancer and palliative care services have developed is limited. A small number of researchers have provided accounts of hospice developments nationally, but they did not explore individual experiences and the micro context in detail. Other studies have examined accounts of developing local cancer support services, but not hospice developments. This research addresses the question - how were cancer and palliative care services developed

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Nakanaga, Motoki. "The Evaluation of the School-Based Flouride Mouthrinse Program in a Fluoridated Community." TopSCHOLAR®, 1991. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2678.

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a school-based fluoride mouthrinse program in a fluoridated community. Such an evaluation is important because the effect of such programs may decrease over time due to the widespread use of fluoride. Two elementary schools were chosen. One had a fluoride mouthrinse program: the other did not. The subjects were children in grades one and six. Their caries experience was examined using dft. dfs. DFT, and DFS scores. There were no statistically significant differences between the two schools. The program had no significant effect in the com

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Brooks, Billy, David Blackley, Paula Masters, Andrew Stephen May, Gary Mayes, and Christian Williams. "Developing an Academic Health Department in Northeast Tennessee: A Sustainable Approach Through Student Leadership." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3178.

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In an effort to bridge the gap between public health practice and academia, the Health Resources and Services Administration–funded Tennessee Public Health Training Center (LIFEPATH) has supported establishment of an academic health department (AHD) involving the East Tennessee State University College of Public Health (COPH) and the Sullivan County Regional Health Department (SCRHD). The SCRHD identified a need to increase internal capacity to conduct ongoing community health assessment and community-centered practice. Similarly, the COPH recognized the need to expand evidence-based practice

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Kilbride, Cherry Bridget. "Inside the black box : creating excellence in stroke care through a community of practice." Thesis, City, University of London, 2007. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/17605/.

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This thesis looked inside the black box of stroke care, so called because its contents are not clearly defined. This case study of success illustrated how a new inpatient stroke unit (SU) was created in an inner London teaching hospital, transforming treatment for patients with stroke. Whilst it is known that good stroke care results in improved patient outcomes, it is not fully understood how or why. As stroke is the second major cause of death in adults worldwide, and a leading cause of adult disability in the UK, it is essential more is known about how evidence translates into practical kno

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Mensah, Kofi Akohene. "An exploration of evaluation approaches for community based interventions for people living with HIV (PLHIV) with results applied to the ‘HOPE’ programme in Ghana." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2011. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/2665/.

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Background: The increase in the number of people living with HIV (PLHIV), especially in sub-Saharan Africa, is a major public health concern. To date, most attention has been paid to prevention strategies and clinical trials of therapy. In comparison, there have been very few studies of care and support programmes. The ‘HOPE’ programme is a major community-based care and support programme in Ghana. ‘HOPE’ provides nutritional support, skills training for employment, health education and psychological support for PLHIV and for those orphaned through AIDS. Therefore, it was seen by policy makers

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Sims, Donna. "Impact on Material and Child Health Knowledge as a Result of Participation in a Family Resource\Youth Services Center New and Expectant Parenting Series." TopSCHOLAR®, 1998. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/320.

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The purpose of this study was to determine whether participation in a Family Resource\Youth Services Center New and Expectant Parenting Series had an impact on maternal and child health knowledge of parents and their future behavior choices. The study had two components. First, a telephone survey was conducted with 40 past program participants asking them nine questions concerning behavior and lifestyle choices in regards to child safety, breast or bottle feeding, immunizations, car seat use, etc. Secondly, thirty participants were given a pretest and posttest questionnaire. As a control group

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Roberts, Max T. "Contributors to Wisconsin’s Persistent Black-White Gap in Life Expectancy." DigitalCommons@USU, 2017. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6756.

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For decades, blacks have faced shorter life expectancy than their white counterparts. This persistent disparity has led to a gap in life expectancy between the two groups. Nationally, this gap has decreased over the last 40 years. However, this is not the case at the state-level as some states have experienced little or no improvement in the life expectancy gap. Such is the case in Wisconsin, where the life expectancy gap is the largest in the nation for males, and the gap actually has grown for females over the last two decades. This study seeks to examine this persistent gap in Wisconsin by

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Wykoff, Randy, Amal Khoury, J. Michael Stoots, and Robert P. Pack. "Undergraduate Training in Public Health Should Prepare Graduates for the Workforce." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1332.

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There has been a rapid growth in the number of programs awarding undergraduate degrees in public health and the number of students receiving such degrees (1). There has not, however, been a significant discussion of the purpose of such degree programs. What, if anything, are the recipients of these degrees being trained to do? What careers, if any, are they being prepared to enter? Is the degree designed primarily to prepare students to enter graduate training in public health or some other graduate or health professional programs? Alternatively, does the degree exist because “an understanding

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Shaw, Shannon Nicole. "Evaluation of the Hayes E. Willis Health Center in South Richmond -- Has It Served Its Targeted Population?" VCU Scholars Compass, 2004. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/829.

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Objective: The Hayes E. Willis Health Center (HWHC) was opened in a neighborhood of South Richmond in October 1993 to remove the barriers that prevented South Richmond residents from accessing primary healthcare services. The major objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the HWHC in providing primary care to the South Richmond Community deemed to be in need. An additional objective was to describe the changes in characteristics of clinic users and illnesses seen over time.Methods: Patient data was compared from the HWHCï¿½s first full year of operation in which patien

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Pack, Robert P. "Prescription Drug Abuse." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2009. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6338.

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Stapleton, Jerod L., and Joel J. Hillhouse. "Industry Influence in Indoor Tanning Research." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m345.

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Studies linking exposure to indoor tanning beds that emit ultraviolet radiation with melanoma and other skin cancers began to emerge as early as the 1980s, and a compelling body of evidence now exists to support the carcinogenic effect of indoor tanning. Incidence rates for melanoma have increased among populations with high use of indoor tanning beds, including young women, mirroring increasing rates of use.1 These persuasive data have led to increased attention on the dangers of indoor tanning, along with warnings from the world’s leading public health and medical organizations. Regulatory e

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Nahar, V. K., J. L. Oleski, A. R. Choquette, Joel J. Hillhouse, and Sherry L. Pagoto. "Perspectives of Sunless-Only Tanning Business Owners." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.17461.

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