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Showing 1 to 20 of 71 for “"At-Risk Populations"”.
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Community perspectives on vitamin D and bone health in three at-risk populations.
… Specific sub-groups within the general population are at increased risk of poor bone health and fracture. Such groups include people with intellectual disability, Aboriginal Australians and people known to have osteopenia. These studies aim to document the extent of this increase in risk, …
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An Examination of the Nature and Experience of Community Collaboration in Extension Education for At-Risk Populations in Virginia
For several decades, a growing realization has evolved that a single entity often cannot address complex issues. Collaboration has been touted as an effective approach to addressing such issues and is generally defined as multiple parties jointly identifying problems, developing a shared vision for …
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An Application of the Extended Parallel Process Model to Optimize Health Messages for At-Risk Populations during COVID-19: Investigating the Relationship between Threat Perception and Protective Health Behaviours in People with Obesity
People with Obesity (PwO) are at an increased risk of more severe outcomes of COVID-19. Although protective behaviours can reduce the spread of COVID-19, strategies are required to motivate PwO to engage in these behaviours. Targeted messages can be used to encourage adherence to protective …
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An investigation into interface pressure (ip) risk of healthy volunteers on modern medical imaging and radiotherapy tables
Background and RationalePressure ulcers (PUs) present significant threats to patients and cost billions of total healthcare expenditure. In radiography/radiotherapy, a potential for high interface pressure (IP) on radiography/radiotherapy tables may exist, however no study has investigated this to …
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Implementation of a Healthy Lifestyle Program at the Jefferson City Housing Authority in Jefferson City, Tennessee.
… their energy expenditure, increasing the risk for childhood obesity. While pediatric obesity continues to be a problem in America, the data are clear that those of low socioeconomic status are especially at risk for weight gain. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if a healthy …
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Evaluation of Montana's HIV Prevention Social Marketing Campaign: A Descriptive Study
The purpose of this descriptive study was to evaluate Montana’s 2006 HIV Prevention Social Marketing Campaign in two intervention communities: Flathead and Silver-Bow Counties and one comparison community: Lewis and Clark County. The intervention began in March 2006, and data was collected in the …
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Evaluation of Montana's HIV Prevention Social Marketing Campaign: A Descriptive Study
The purpose of this descriptive study was to evaluate Montana’s 2006 HIV Prevention Social Marketing Campaign in two intervention communities: Flathead and Silver-Bow Counties and one comparison community: Lewis and Clark County. The intervention began in March 2006, and data was collected in the …
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The Effect of Dialogic Reading on Early Literacy Outcomes for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
The incorporation of dialogic reading techniques in adult-child book reading has been effective in improving early literacy skills in children with language delays and those from at-risk populations. There is, however, limited research that examines the potential utility of dialogic reading …
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Protective Behavioral Strategies and Their Relationship With Negative Alcohol Consequences Among Intercollegiate Athletes
<p>Researchers have shown that the college student population is a group with an elevated risk for participating in patterns of heavy episodic alcohol use. Studies have demonstrated that heavy episodic drinking (HED) is related to an increase in a multitude of negative consequences (Wechsler, Lee, …
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Examining Protective Factors That Promote Resilience Among Children With An Incarcerated Parent
<p>Children of incarcerated parents (CIP) represent one of the most vulnerable, at-risk populations in the United States (Johnston, 1995). Best estimates suggests there are 2.7 million children with an incarcerated parents and African-American children are disproportionately represented at a figure …
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Childhood externalizing behavior problems, maternal depression, and father involvement in low-income African American families
<p>Data indicate that up to 25% of preschoolers are exhibiting clinical levels of externalizing behaviors. Among children in at-risk populations, such as those attending Head Start preschools, estimates of clinical levels of externalizing behavior problems are as high as 30%. Studies of early …
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Sex Differences and the Role of the Serotonin System in Early Life Stress-Induced Ethanol-Motivated Behaviors in Adulthood
… substance with dependence-producing properties that has been used by many cultures in human society for millennia. Among people 20-39 years old, 13.5% of total deaths are attributed to alcohol, and harmful use is a causal factor in more than 200 diseases and injury conditions. Current …
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Understanding Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Aggression in Young Children: An Affective Dyadic Systems Approach
… aggression into adolescence and beyond. Maternal depressive symptoms have been considered as an influential factor in the development and continued trajectory of aggressive behaviours. In addition, aggressive children can influence maternal depressive symptoms and parenting behaviours that …
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DEVELOPMENTAL PATHWAYS BETWEEN LOW BIRTH WEIGHT STATUS AND CHILDREN’S ACADEMIC AND SOCIOEMOTIONAL COMPETENCE: THE ROLE OF PARENTING PROCESSES AS A MODERATOR
… present study examined the longitudinal associations among moderate low birth weight (MLBW), parenting factors, and children’s developmental outcomes within an at-risk sample (N= 1,809), using secondary data from Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing (FFCW) study. Of particular interest was …
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Development of safe and ready to eat frozen oyster products using microwave steam-venting technology
… Coast region, principally Louisiana, leads the nation in oyster production. The National Marine Fisheries Service reported that 19.7 million pounds of oyster meat, valued at $62.3 million dollars were harvested from the Gulf Coast region in 2010. One of the main concerns for this industry is the …
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Gender Differences in Antecedents to Academic and Personal Well-Being in Urban Youth: What Is the Role of Social Support?
… youth are an important, yet understudied population. Moreover, the vast majority of existing research has focused on negative outcomes. Recently, there has been a trend in the field of adolescent research toward creating models that attempt to understand and explain why some members of at-risk …
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Linking Hostile/Helpless Maternal Representations in Pregnancy and Later Child Protection Involvement: A Pilot Study
… whether there are reliable indices in the narratives of pregnant women that can be used to identify child abuse and neglect potential before the birth of the child. The Hostile/Helpless (HH) Classification system (Lyons-Ruth et al., 1995-2005), which detects mental states associated with …
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The moderating influence of resilience on childhood trauma: towards an understanding in homeless persons
… thrive and achieve positive outcomes. The literature investigating protective factors implicated in resilience to childhood trauma is reviewed. Studies indicate that certain individual and environmental protective factors provide encouraging experiences and promote positive adaptation. Although …
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Transition to Civilian Life: Exploring that of the Fewer, the Prouder, and Female Marine
<p>Female Marine veterans are a group that intersects two at-risk populations, Marines and female veterans, and the potential struggles associated with them. Marine veterans have among the highest rates of suicide after transition, as well as one of the highest military sexual trauma (MST) rates. …
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