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Showing 1 to 20 of 68 for “"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)"”.
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Infamous Mobsters and Legalized Trauma: A Justice Approach Towards the Sociology of Black Masculinities and Generational Trauma
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that Black men are at a noticeably higher risk for exposure to trauma. Most are unaware of the sociohistorical beginnings of masculinity and manhood. Therefore, a high percentage of young men accept these representations of masculinities …
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TARGETING MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT PATHOGENS WITH NOVEL ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES
… bacteria infect at least two million people and kill around 23,000 patients each year. Half of these infections are attributed to the bacterial pathogen, methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) according to a report published in 2013 by the Centers for Disease Control and …
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Fall Prevention Among Older Adults Living in the Community
Increasing awareness of falls and fall hazards can improve health outcomes reducing falls and fall injuries. From a public health perspective, reducing falls translates into improved health-related quality of life and decreased health care spending. To ensure this increased awareness, separate fall …
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Essential Evidence-Based Introductory Bioterrorism Content For Practicing Nurses
… education post-licensure. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), bioterrorism is defined as “the deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, or other germs (agents) used to cause illness or death in people, animals, or plants.” A literature search and a review of …
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Assessment of Falls Protocol Use on Medical-Surgical Units
… year in the United States, hundreds of thousands of patients fall in hospitals, with 30-50% resulting in serious injury (Joint Commission [JC], 2015). Injured patients require additional treatment and sometimes prolonged hospital stays. A patient fall with injury costs over $30,000 (Centers …
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The Role of Female Headed Households Caring for Children and No Spouse in Gentrification in Los Angeles
… “in-migration of a relatively well-off, middle- and upper-middle-class population” into historically marginalized communities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Matsuoka et al. 2017). Literature has repeatedly shown that gentrification is placing cost and rent-burdened residents …
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Most Effective Nursing Interventions to Prevent Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections: A Critical Review of the Literature
… infections (HAIs), are defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as infections that occur in association with devices used in medical procedures, such as catheters or ventilators (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). HAIs monitored by the CDC include …
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Depression, Self-Care, and Coping in Persons with Diabetes
… virtually every system of the human body. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates there are over 16 million persons with diabetes in the United States alone. Hyperglycemia, which is sustained over a long period of time, can lead to heart disease, nephropathy, neuropathy, …
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The Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise Program for Older Adults
<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falls are the most common cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries among older adults over the age of 65 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2009). Falls can lead to a myriad of traumatic physical and emotional …
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Treatment implications of a functional analysis of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in young children
<p>Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that children engage in 60 min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) every day of the week (CDC, 2010), current estimates suggest that most children do not (Troiano et al., 2008). Inadequate physical activity …
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Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing Adherence Among Pregnant Women
Prenatal screening and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are critical components of maternal and child health, as they play a vital role in preventing adverse birth outcomes. Despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishing regular guidelines for prenatal …
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A Cross-Content Validation: SOSI-M & BOT-SF
… of Sensory Integration- Motor (SOSI-M), and it’s concurrent validity against the well-validated Bruininks- Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency Second Edition (BOT-2). This research study answers the question of “Do the scores from SOSI-M correlate with scores from the BOT-2 in a sample of …
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Patient Knowledge, Perceived Self-Efficacy, and Self-Management Among Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus
… prevalence of approximately 29.1 million people and is the seventh-leading cause of death (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014; Healthy People 2020, n.d.). The U.S. spends an estimated $245 billion in direct and indirect medical costs. The indirect costs include disability and …
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Modeling and Predicting Incidence: Critical Systems Failures and Flu Infection Cases
… networks, such as power grid, transportation, and water systems, one crucial question emerges: how to model the propagation of failed facilities and predict their spread over time to the whole system? Given digital surveillance data, can we predict the impact of Influenza-Like Illness (ILI), …
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"Call Before You Fall"
<p>National organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Collaborative Alliance for Nursing Outcomes (CALNOC) have prioritized reduction of inpatient falls as a patient safety goal. An improvement project utilizing the model for improvement and …
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Nursing Faculty's Awareness and Knowledge About Suicidality in Black Nursing Students: a Qualitative Study
Forty-seven thousand five hundred people died by suicide in the United States making it the 10th leading cause of death (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2019; National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], 2019). Suicide is the second leading cause of death among 10- to 34-year-olds …
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The Effectiveness of Provider Training to Improve Compliance with Use of Written Asthma Action Plans in the Care of Patients with Asthma
… the United States including 7 million children (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2012). The clinical problem was providers and nurses were not documenting the use of asthma action plans in the care of patients with asthma at a rural health clinic in Wirt County, West …
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Designing A Care Delivery System Through Interprofessional Coordinated Care In A Medical Neighborhood Setting
<p>Abstract</p> <p>The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) has two significant aims: to improve the quality of healthcare and in doing so, to lower the cost of healthcare. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that chronic health conditions, such as diabetes, …
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Non-Definitive HIV Test Results: The Impact of Non-Definitive HIV Test Results at a Metropolitan Academic Not-for-Profit Integrated Health Care System (MANIHCS) HIV Test Site
… test results at a metropolitan academic, not-for-profit integrated health care system. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2012, estimated that 1.8 million individuals in the U.S. were infected with HIV. In 2013 the state of Georgia had a total of 77,654 individuals living …
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Appropriate water treatment for the Nyanza Province of Kenya
In 2000 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in conjunction with CARE International began working with several local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the Nyanza Province of Kenya to reduce the rate of waterborne diseases. In 2002, CDC partnered up with the Society for Women …
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