Abstract Background As overdose deaths have increased in the United States, some lawmakers have explored punitive, “supply-side” interventions aimed at reducing the supply of fentanyl. …
Purpose: Despite significant strides against cancer and overall improvements in cancer screening and decreases in mortality, there remain significant racial and ethnic disparities in the …
Abstract of: “I just feel no matter what you lack, nobody should be treated differently”: Understanding Discrimination in Food Assistance Programs, by Sarah Blau, MPH, …
Background: Research shows that sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care providers lack training in the provision of care to marginalized groups of U.S. women, including …
This thesis consists of two studies related to kidney disease. The first paper explored the prevalence and risk factors for proteinuria, an early marker for …
This paper employs the social ecological model to examine changes in the association of demographic, relationship, and school-level environmental variables in predicting youth uptake of …
The Role of Sucrose Non-Fermenting Related Kinase in Ameliorating Aortic Endothelial Dysfunction & Atherosclerotic Risk Background - Atherosclerotic complications such as ischemic heart disease and …
ABSTRACT #1: Substance use patterns and in-hospital care of adolescents and young adults attending music concerts. Introduction: There are few studies that describe medical complaints …
Abstract 1: The Association of Length of Hospital Stays and Number of ED Visits with Executive Functioning Among Childhood Cancer Survivors Background: Childhood cancer survivors …
BACKGROUND: Incarcerated women are disproportionately at risk of being obese and are gaining weight behind bars. However, few interventions to stop weight gain and/or encourage …
Firearm-related deaths constitute one of most significant public health issues in the United States, with an estimated 44,000 deaths attributed to firearms in 2022 alone. …
Background: The unprecedented outbreak of COVID-19 in December 2019 necessitated the use of emergency response measures to mitigate the spread of the virus. The state …
Background: The escalating frequency, intensity, and duration of extreme heat events due to climate change pose significant threats to public health and strain healthcare systems. …
Abstract of “A Comprehensive Exploration of the Gender-Specific Clinical, Hematological, and Physiological Effects of Eating Disorders” by Annalisa Barca-Hall, MPH, Brown University, May 2019 Objective: …
Risk score models are simple scoring systems that map patient characteristics to the probability of an outcome occurring. These models are popular with clinicians because …
Background & Aims. Alcohol and other drug (AOD) use disorders are a significant public health concern. Cognitive-Behaviorally Based Interventions (CBIs) are frontline interventions for AOD …
Background Mothers with their children hospitalized in the NICU disproportionately experience severe negative emotions such as self-guilt, anxiety, and sadness that could lead to various …
Prisoners suffer a higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) relative to the general population in the United States. Communities of prisoners do not have consistent …
