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WEBHYPERTENSION: ENHANCING LIFESTYLE MANAGEMENT 6 a significant factor contributing to uncontrolled hypertension. It also noted an important component of inadequate treatment compliance, including medication nonadherence as well as

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"Health Literacy Universal Precautions: A Quality …

WEBEvidence indicates that 36% of adults in the United States have basic or below basic health literacy levels and only 12% of adults are considered health literate. The purpose of this project was to implement clear, plain language communications, or …

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A Quality Improvement Project to Reduce Stigma and …

WEBBackground: Mental health disorders affect 20% of adults in the United States and nurses experience mental illness and substance abuse at rates that are similar or higher to the general population. Due to the stressful and emotionally demanding …

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Hypertension: Enhancing Lifestyle Management Through …

WEBBackground: Uncontrolled hypertension is a significant problem in the United States with 46% of hypertensive adults not achieving adequate blood pressure control. Inadequately treated HTN results in increased risk of renal disease, …

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WEB1 Staff will participate in an PHQ-9 training session. 95% of staff will attend the PHQ-9 orientation and training Percent of staff who attend session. 2 Increased staff knowledge of depression screening in primary care settings. Post intervention scores will be …

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Public Health Department Dissertations Collection Public …

WEBDissertations from 2018 PDF. FOKI VITAMIN D RECEPTOR GENE POLYMORPHISMS AND METABOLIC HEALTH IN PREGNANT SAUDI WOMEN, Maysa Alzaim, Public Health. PDF. Consumer Behaviors, Added Sugar Intake, Diet Quality, Inflammation and …

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WEB7 . Abstract . Background: Opioid abuse is a challenging health care concern, and has been identified as a national public health issue. The prevalence of illicit fentanyl and prescription pain medication in

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WEBINCREASING EXERCISE FOR PATIENTS WITH DIABETES 5 . Introduction . Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic disease that typically develops over many

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"Berry's Creek" by Victoria A. Wright and Robert P. Blauvelt

WEBBerry’s Creek is a tidal tributary in Bergen County, New Jersey between the Hackensack and Passaic Rivers, which extends almost seven miles from its discharge into the Hackensack River upstream towards its origins just south of Teterboro Airport (Figure 1). …

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Biostatistics and Epidemiology

WEBThe overall mission of the Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology is to provide students with strong analytic and quantitative skills needed to conduct professional level public health research, disease surveillance, program evaluation, and public health practice.

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"Delivering Culturally Competent Care to the Lesbian, Gay, …

WEBPurpose: To this day, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities still experience negative health outcomes due to social stigma and discrimination. Additionally, nursing has lagged behind other health professions in the …

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Nurse-Run Sexually Transmitted Infections Screening Clinics on a

WEBBackground: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), chlamydia, and gonorrhea prevalence in young adults is higher than in any other segment of the population and has been increasing at alarming rates. Young adults on university campuses …

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WEBResults: Prior to implementation of this project, medication reconciliation completion rates were calculated at an average of 35.6% over the three. months prior. During the six-week intervention period, reconciliation rates improved in the range. of 4.4-10.7% over that of …

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Gender Perspectives in Literacy

WEBThis manual, Gender Perspectives in Literacy, as developed to provide background information on gender issues that affi ct literacy programs and the education of women and girls in general. It was ritten by Sushan Acharya and Joanie Cohen of the Center for …

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"Improving Cultural Competency among Healthcare Providers …

WEBBackground: Increased diversity of the United States population has resulted in the presence of greater disparities in healthcare. One way to address factors contributing to health disparities has been to increase cultural competency in healthcare. Evidence …

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"Improving LGBTQ Provider Competency in the Emergency …

WEBAbstract Background: The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) population have poorer health outcomes and health disparities due to stigma and discrimination when compared to the general population. The LGBTQ population …

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Addressing Trauma Through Architecture: Cultivating Well-being …

WEBItzkowitz, Megan, "Addressing Trauma Through Architecture: Cultivating Well-being For Youth Who Have Experienced Trauma" (2022). Masters Theses. 1191. The aim of this thesis is to create an architectural design for youth that is informed by and in …

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WEBA quality improvement project model that included an education program. for clinicians on assessing and treating co-occurring disorders using evidence-based practices. including implementing a screening assessment tool and other recommended interventions when. …

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MTBE: Coverage For This 'Spreading' Problem

WEB166 Contaminated Soils- MTBE Standard liability insurance forms generally provide coverage for damage to the environment arising from MTBE. First, the large majority of jurisdictions

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WEBUsing the HEADS-ED Tool. The literature identified increased pediatric mental health treatment needs in the. ED as a gap in system care, with five of the reviewed articles supporting the use of the. HEADS-ED tool to facilitate rapid triage and referral to …

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"Distributing Condoms and "Hope": Race, Sex, and Science in …

WEBThis project uses discursive, visual, and ethnographic approaches situated in a critical feminist methodology to understand how ways of knowing about youth sexuality and reproduction influence community health work. I understand the “problem” in this …

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