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Showing 1 to 20 of 556 for “"Inequities"”.
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Mitigating Educational Inequities for English Learners
Background: The current educational landscape demands that students develop 21st-century skills such as critical thinking, communication, and adaptability to succeed beyond school. Inclusive and equitable learning environments are especially vital for English Learners (ELs), who continue to …
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Intersecting Inequities: Latinx Access To Mental Health Services
<p>This study examined barriers to mental health service utilization among Latinx populations using data from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Through the theoretical frameworks of Minority Stress Theory and Toxic Stress Theory, the study investigated the relationships …
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Oral Health Access and Inequities in Rural Regions
This thesis aims to systematically examine the patterns of, and factors associated with, dental utilization among rural Ontario residents by collating, integrating, and interpreting data from the Canadian Community Health Survey. A scoping review across three high-income countries was also …
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The Reduction of Multiple Inequities Through Task Revaluation
… of the occurrence of and interaction of multiple inequities was considered and some possible interaction theories were suggested. Specifically, it was argued that individuals would prefer less costly psychological task distortion (either enhancement or derogation) to more costly effort-performance …
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Essays on inequities in labor and education markets
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2024-05-01
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Inequities in Education: The Case of Fulton County School District
On June 30, 2007, after much dissension the United States Supreme Court came to a final decision that public schools are not allowed to use a student’s race or ethnicity as the primary factor in assigning students to particular schools. This ruling comes at a time when there are high levels of …
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Population Level Burden and Inequities in Maternal Health in Zambia
Inequities in access to and utilisation of maternal and child health services pose significant challenges to overall health improvement. Despite the preventable nature of most maternal and child deaths, these challenges persist - leading to poor maternal and child health outcomes. Compared to …
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Population Level Burden and Inequities in Maternal Health in Zambia
Inequities in access to and utilisation of maternal and child health services pose significant challenges to overall health improvement. Despite the preventable nature of most maternal and child deaths, these challenges persist - leading to poor maternal and child health outcomes. Compared to …
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Gender Inequities in Academe and Faculty Perceptions of Family-Friendly Policies
This study explored faculty members' perceived importance of family-friendly policies in academia, the extent to which faculty perceive academic institutions as having a social responsibility to make the academy more family-friendly, participants' endorsement of gender-biased norms, and whether the …
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New York City's parkland--a case study for redressing environmental inequities
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1993.
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Addressing the Inequities in Access to Reproductive Healthcare for Gay Male Couples
The current system of federalism in the United States that allows individual state control over reproductive healthcare laws creates a discriminatory impact for gay male couples based upon geographic location. Thus, gay male couples who seek to become parents whe re one of the intended fathers is …
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Geographic inequities in local higher education opportunities? : identifying college deserts with critical GIS
In a world where one's future is heavily impacted by having postsecondary education, access to college is a pertinent research topic. Access is a widely researched topic, but only recently has college access been studied specifically. This study proposes a geographic information systems based …
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Mental health of transgender people in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Inequities, minority stress, and protective factors
… (3) examining the extent of mental health inequities affecting transgender people relative to the Aotearoa/New Zealand general population across all age groups; (4) exploring the predictive power of transgender-specific enacted stigma and protective factors on mental health outcomes of …
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Socioeconomic inequities of malaria prevalence in under-five children in Ghana between 2016 and 2019
Background Globally, malaria is a preventable and treatable disease that still accounts for thousands of deaths annually, putting approximately 3.3 billion people at risk. Children under five are the most affected, with Sub-Saharan Africa bearing the highest burden. In Ghana, malaria causes nearly …
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Socioeconomic inequalities and inequities in the screening and treatment of diabetes and hypertension in Kenya
The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is on a disproportionate rise in low-and middleincome countries (LMICs). Equity in the utilisation of screening and treatment services for NCDs is important in reducing associated disease burden. For instance, the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal 3.4 …
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Behind the Waterfront: Enduring Inequities and Illusive Renewals in the Making of Mediterranean Port Cities
… development patterns. THE MASKING OF INEQUITIES IN NAPLES evaluates the intentions and policies behind the late-nineteenth-century urban incision of Naples's historic center and examines its long-term effects and lingering tropes. EXCLUSIONARY TALES IN BEIRUT’S SPACES OF CRAFTSMANSHIP …
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Exploring the Relationship Between Historical Redlining and Place-Based Reproductive Health Inequities: A Qualitative GIS Approach
… fully explain racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in preterm birth in the United States, and evidence suggests that medical advancements, increased access to prenatal care, and high per-capita spending on health care have done little to reduce these inequities. Health inequities research …
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Comorbidity of disordered eating and depression: Examining intersectional inequities and cardiometabolic health consequences across the life course
… describe the distribution of population health inequities and (2) moderate health exposure-outcome associations. Grounded in an intersectional framework, this three-aim dissertation used an intersectional multilevel modeling approach (i.e., intersectional MAIHDA) and US nationally representative …
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Return on investment: Identifying K-12 funding inequities to improve postsecondary achievement and affordability for marginalized students
<p>The research investigates persistent inequities in K-12 school funding in Michigan, emphasizingthe correlation between funding disparities and the socioeconomic status of communities. The study highlights how historically segregated communities of color face significant challenges in securing …
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Inequities in Air Pollution Exposure in the U.S.: An Exploration of Disparity Metrics Across Geographic and Temporal Scales
… and metrics will be vital for ensuring that inequities are properly captured in decision making processes. Using population demographics from the U.S. Census and land-use regression 𝑃𝑀₂.₅ concentration estimates from the Center for Air, Climate, and Energy Solutions (CACES), we compare the …
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