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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Health Screenings"”.
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Improving a Clinic's Process to Increase Preventative Health Screenings
<p>Performing health screenings on patients is a potential way to prevent or even identify health issues that may have not otherwise been apparent. In recognition of the importance of this matter, this CNL aims to improve and increase the percentage rate of depression and cervical cancer screenings …
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Child and Family Clinic-Plus Program: How to Involve Children and Families in Mental Health Screenings in a Clinic Setting
… survey to seek strategies to improve the mental health screening rate for the Child and Family Clinic-Plus program in a clinic setting. The Child and Family Clinic-Plus program is a package involving broad-based screening in natural environments, comprehensive assessment, and evidence-based …
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The Implementation of Refugee Health Policies and Services in Virginia's Local Health Districts
In 1997, the Virginia Refugee Health Program coordinated a protocol and reimbursement structure to encourage health departments to perform initial health screenings on refugees settling in the Commonwealth by establishing four recommended levels of assessment. This thesis is concerned with these …
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The Effects of a Multi-Component Wellness Program on Employee Biometrics
… commonly used within corporations to assess the health of their employees and estimate potential healthcare costs. Using five risk factors (blood pressure, high density lipoprotein (HDL-C), triglycerides (TG), fasting blood glucose, and waist circumference) individuals with three or more risk …
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Stigma Among Sex Workers in Dakar, Senegal
… policies which include regular testing and health screenings. In a study conducted in Dakar by Dr. Shanthi Manian, certification rates remained low among sex workers despite an intervention to incentivize registration. As stigma seemed to have influence in women’s decisions to register, I …
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Addressing Health Disparities in Refugees
… lives in new countries by providing support in health care, finance, education, infrastructure, and resettlement.</p> <p>I worked as a Health Access/Intensive Case management Intern. As a Health Access Program Intern, it was my job to ensure that refugees coming to the United States had a place …
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Factors Related to Continued Exercise Participation Among Healthy Employed Adults
… exercise. This study used Pender's theory of Health Promotive Lifestyles to study determinants of exercise. The design consisted of secondary analysis of data, descriptive correlational, and qualitative methods. The midwestern United States was the area where the sample was obtained. A …
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Addressing Barriers to Preventive Healthcare Access Through Community Outreach in Underserved Populations
<p>Access to preventive healthcare is a significant public health challenge, particularly for underserved populations in Muscogee County, Georgia. This project addresses systemic barriers such as transportation, limited health education, and economic constraints, which contribute to health …
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A Qualitative Study of Barriers to Dental Care Among Older Minority Adults Residing in Lower Income Communities
… conducted to obtain data on demographics, oral health status, oral health knowledge and factors that affected use of dental care including finances, perceived oral symptoms, cultural factors, and beliefs about dental care. Interviews were conducted with 17 participants. The major perceived …
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Baseline concussion assessments can identify mental disorders: the SCAT-5 Symptom Evaluation compared to other screening tools in South African club rugby
… but often go undiagnosed. Although mental health screenings are not routinely conducted in rugby, the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool – Fifth Edition (SCAT-5) is widely performed and measures affective, cognitive, sleep, and physical symptoms. This study investigated the psychometric …
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Oral Health Needs Assessment of an Inner-City Homeless Population and Follow-up of Dental Referrals
… and faculty volunteers to conduct no-cost dental health screenings for transient residents at South Park Inn Homeless Shelter in Hartford, CT. Once screened, patients are referred to UConn or another hospital-based dental clinic in the area for treatment. The purpose of this study was to determine …
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Certified Nurse Midwives' Barriers Toward Sexual Health Screening Practices
… sexual heath are important components of general health screenings. Reports of sexual health screening practices are limited to physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners. No research exists to describe sexual health screening practices of certified nurse-midwives (CNMs), a group of advanced …
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The Hidden Opponent: Developing & Validating the Black Female Athlete Anxiety Scale
… intersectional stressors impact BFCAs’ mental health and point to the need for culturally responsive interventions. Practical applications include integrating the BFAAS into collegiate mental health screenings to better assess BFCAs, enhance cultural x competency among coaches and sports …
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Evaluating the Impact of the Movement for Change & Social Justice's Men's Forum on the Effective Engagement of Men with Health Care Services in Gugulethu
… parts of the world, men engage much less with health services as compared to women, are less inclined to access preventative services, and have a higher probability of dropping out of care. The Movement for Change and Social Justice is a non-profit organisation focused on empowering the …
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Risk Perception in Cardiovascular Disease
… view disease and ultimately how they make health behavior choices. This study is supported by the knowledge that few studies have examined how persons perceive cardiovascular risk or the variables thought to contribute to the formation of risk perception.</p><p><bold>Purpose:<bold> The …
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Implementation of a Migrant Well-Child Health Toolkit for CAWC Healthcare Providers
… QI project was to implement a Migrant Well-Child Health Toolkit at Casa Alitas Welcome Center (CAWC) that serves as a guideline for volunteer medical professionals in conducting comprehensive well-child examinations on migrant children upon arrival to the migrant shelter in Tucson, …
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QUALITY-OF-LIFE INDICATORS IMPACTING OLDER ADULTS
… older adults were studied in relationship with health and wellness concerns guided by previous research conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2011a), and the World Health Organization (1991). Methods: The population selected for this study was older adults …
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Community Assessment of Cardiovascular Health and Risk Among People of Mexican Descent in Berwyn, Illinois
… understanding of selected social and physical health determinants and risk factors which may contribute to cardiovascular disease in people of Mexican descent in the community of Berwyn.</p><p>Methods: The Healthy People 2010 model for assessing a community's health status guided this study. …
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Healthy eating behaviors following a culturally sensitive nutrition education intervention for Hispanic families
… and children, assessed through tools such as the Healthy Eating Index, is high, this group consumes the highest reported intakes of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and saturated fats. Nutrition education interventions are needed to address these two problem areas, which can contribute to weight …