Objective: To determine the association of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on body mass index (BMI) reduction in a Pediatric Weight Management Intervention (PWMI) consistent with …
Background: This systematized review addresses the barriers and facilitators of efforts to address housing needs for Afghan refugees. Refugee resettlement organizations should be able to …
In 2012, the Virginia Health Opportunity Index (HOI) was developed as a measure of inequality of Social Determinants of Health for the state of Virginia. …
This thesis investigates the relationship between historical redlining and the COVID-19 diagnosis rate in Rhode Island. Redlining was a practice of racial zoning in the …
An estimated 2.4 million people in the United States are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). While approximately 15-25% of those infected will clear …
Background: Oral health is integral to overall well-being, impacting general health, social interactions, and quality of life. Despite this, significant oral health disparities continue to …
Background: Health during childhood can have lifelong implications. Parents make daily decisions that affect the wellbeing of their families and can provide feedback on a …
Objective To evaluate the association of Spanish compared to English primary household language on preterm infants’ language outcomes. A second objective was to assess effects …
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and other sexual- and gender-expansive (LGBTQIA+) people experience numerous, multilevel barriers to sexual and reproductive health care access. …
Background Adults living in low income neighborhoods in the United States are at great risk for low fruit and vegetable (FV) intake and diet-related diseases. …
Abstract of Power in Parenthood: The effect of fertility rate on election turnout in RI, by Hannah Jaimes Fernandez, Degree MPH, Brown University, May 2024. …
PURPOSE: Social determinants of health (SDoH)—socioeconomic and environmental factors—impact outcomes. The Area Deprivation Index (ADI), a composite of seventeen SDoH factors, has been correlated with …
Background Socioeconomic status has been shown to influence patients’ ability to access healthcare. Hypothesis/Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the socioeconomic status …
Health disparities occur when preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations …
Background: Health practitioners have a growing understanding of the impact of social determinants on patients' mental health outcomes. However, little research exists on how a …
Objectives: In recent years, emergency departments (EDs) have emerged as the primary portal of entry for hospital admission in the United States. However, the underlying …
People of Color (POC) and other marginalized populations are exposed to unique chronic stressors, such as interpersonal and structural-level experiences of discrimination, which contribute to …
Background Armed conflicts have a profound impact on population health. Directly and indirectly, conflicts impact mortality, morbidity. Understanding conflict impact on non-communicable disease is important, …
Social determinants of health (SDOH) have been identified as influential factors in lung cancer survival rates. Given the significant burden of lung cancer among socioeconomically …
