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Obstacles to Rural Health and Current Directions in …

WEBAn extensive interdisciplinary literature review was conducted in order to identify current challenges to rural health, behaviors efficacious for health promotion, and directions in the

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Obstacles to Rural Health and Current Directions in Overcoming …

WEBMany organizations are committed to promoting the wellbeing of rural seniors, and technological innovation provides new tools for tackling these challenges. As a result, …

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RAMifications for Healthcare: Remote Area Medical and …

WEBRemote Area Medical, a healthcare nonprofit based in Rockford, Tennessee, attempts to shore up health disparities experienced by rural Americans, "prevent [ing] pain and …

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It Takes A Village: The Importance of A Comprehensive Definition …

WEBShow simple item record. It Takes A Village: The Importance of A Comprehensive Definition of Primary Healthcare Access for Just and Effective Policy

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RAMifications for Healthcare: Remote Area Medical and …

WEBThis context is the backdrop for this research, which investigates the additive effect of barriers to healthcare access on health attitudes and autonomy on rural Virginians …

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Health, Wealth and Poverty: Why the U.S. Needs Universal …

WEBLow-income people are more likely to suffer from health problems like cancer, infectious disease, and heart disease than higher income Americans (Handler & Hasenfeld, 133). …

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US and Norwegian Healthcare Systems

WEBNorway is a particularly interesting choice for several reasons. Norway has total coverage of its citizens, but at 10.3% of its GDP, it spends proportionately less money on healthcare …

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Injustice in Healthcare: A Navajo Case Study

WEBSignificant health inequalities exist between the Navajo tribe and the US population as a whole and are worsening over time. I argue that while these health issues are …

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The Case for Low-Income Women's Access to Reproductive Health …

WEBThe rate of unintended pregnancy is highest among poor and low-income women between the ages of 18 and 24. This statistic makes the need for reproductive health care, which …

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Nutrition Effects on Health and Recidivism in the American Prison …

WEBUsing the Virginia State Department of corrections as my population, I explore this question in three parts; the existing empirical evidence, the political feasibility through a budget …

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Mental Illness and Mass Incarceration: Reframing the Analysis of …

WEBThree broad policy proposals are suggested to reform our current system: improving the availability of mental health services to the currently incarcerated, decreasing the …

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Injustice in Healthcare: A Navajo Case Study

WEBNavajo Nation is a semi-sovereign territory located in Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico and is. home to over 300,000 Navajo, the second most populous tribe in the United States …

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Rural Obesity in the United States: Causes, Consequences, and a …

WEBGlasgow et al. (2004) notes that “researchers have generally failed to investigate systemically whether the diet and obesity in rural areas differ from that in urban areas or …

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Medical Oppression: The Structural Mistreatments of African …

WEBHealthcare oppression is unique in that its consequences are as much physical as they are psychological. The dignity of the person, as well as their health, is threatened by factors …

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The Biomedical Burden: Sociological Analysis of the Opioid Crisis …

WEBThe current opioid epidemic is a highly complex issue, and as such, claims of direct causation seem nearly impossible. Yet another challenge arises in attempting to …

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Revolutionizing SUD Recovery: The Crucial Role of Nutrition in …

WEBWhile there are various approaches to treating SUDs [substance use disorders], one promising avenue is through nutrition. Nutrition plays a critical role in overall health and …

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HEALTH INEQUALITY IN THE ANDES: AN ETHNICITY …

WEB4 . example, found marked differences in terms of how households respond to illness, within a similarly impoverished setting, according to small differences in local socioeconomic …

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"Mere Madness": A Study of the Portrayal of Women's Mental …

WEBI argue in this paper that Shakespeare's difference in treatment among the four women in these plays when it comes to their assumed mental illnesses and ultimate suicides …

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Mental Health in the face of Cultural Beliefs

WEBMore so, Nsereko et al (2011) in their study on mental health problems in Uganda. reported that, there was unanimous agreement among the respondents that cultural perceptions …

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Small Businesses, Poverty, and Social Policy: The Effect of the …

WEBSmall Businesses and Poverty . When addressing social policy’s impact on small businesses, it is also critical to consider whether promoting these firms’ interests brings …

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The Ethical Implications of Juvenile Detention Centers and the …

WEBIf the nationally accepted [juvenile detention] system continues in the path it is headed on, the recidivism will continue to rise. Due to a lack of funding and often severe over …

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Running Head: NUTRITION IN AMERICAN PRISONS 1

WEBInconsistent access to proper nutrition is correlated with higher body mass index and obesity, which in turn leads to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer (Dixon, 2010;

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