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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"North Philadelphia"”.
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A development study for North Philadelphia airport
Thesis (M.Arch.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture, 1955.
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MALOCCLUSION PREVALENCE IN A NORTH PHILADELPHIA ORTHODONTIC POPULATION
Objectives: This study aims to examine malocclusion traits of a racially diverse population to determine the validity of the malocclusion prevalence reported in the NHANES III survey. Additionally, the cephalometric database from the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation Legacy …
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BARRIERS TO ABORTION CARE ACCESS IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA: A CALL FOR BOTTOM UP CHANGE
… show a need for abortion care services in North Philadelphia, a trend toward support for abortion provision among faculty and staff, with a belief amongst providers and staff that offering abortion care services would relieve a disparity in access within this community. However, the results …
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Feeding Temple Town: A Digital Project Exploring Food, Politics, and Community in North Philadelphia
Russell Conwell’s experiment to educate the Philadelphian working man has grown into a massive university that has transformed the physical, social, and cultural environment of its surrounding North Philadelphia community. Temple University has carefully designed itself as an “urban university” and …
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From Grocery Stores to Daycares: Analyzing the Desirability and Feasibility of a Proposed Intervention to Mitigate Child Hunger in North Philadelphia
… with the goal of mitigating child hunger in North Philadelphia would be desirable, or accepted by key stakeholders, and feasible, meaning financially viable to implement. The program being considered is grocery stores selling to daycares, at a discounted price, excess edible and …
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The Care of Hospitalized Intravenous Drug Users in 2019
… opioids, are a growing population, especially in North Philadelphia. This population is at high risk for medical complications that require hospitalization. While hospitalized, this population poses unique challenges to the healthcare system, including high costs and readmission rates, as well as …
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STEM Stars: Gap Analysis of a Model For Equitable Community-Academic Partnership Using a Critical Service-Learning Framework
… STEM enrichment program at a community center in North Philadelphia which was piloted in the 2019-2020 academic year. It was created with a trauma-informed design to address the social and emotional needs of K-6 students at the community center and to introduce trauma-informed practices to staff …
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Co-occurrence of Oppositional Defiant Disorder with Generalized and Separation Anxiety Disorders Among Inner-city Children
… a longitudinal survey of families residing in North Philadelphia. Findings provided support for Explanation 2 and Explanation 3 in the development of co-occurring ODD+GAD symptoms and support for Explanation 3 in the development of co-occurring ODD+SAD symptoms. This study contributes to the …
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SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, AIR QUALITY, AND ASTHMA PREVALENCE TO ASSESS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN PHILADELPHIA
… the highest prevalence of asthma. In the City of Philadelphia, policy-driven segregation helped create underserved and underrepresented communities, where this public health issue is highly prevalent. This study examines the relationship between community demographics, socioeconomic status, air …
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SOCIOECONOMIC BURDENS IN STROKE CARE AND MEASURES TO INCREASE AGENCY IN A REALM OF LIMITED AUTONOMY
… the center of underserved communities, such as North Philadelphia, health care workers are often faced with challenges to patient health that stem from their socioeconomic status. This is an obvious problem in stroke prevention, which requires patients to eat healthy, maintain adherence to …
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Creative agencies : a model for building community capacity
… and the Village of Arts and Humanities in North Philadelphia. Despite widely varying vehicles for capacity-building - popular education and organizing, arts and media production, and spatial transformation and arts programming, respectively - all enlist the creative process. This research …
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Using Geophysics and Terrestrial LiDAR to Assess Stormwater Parameters in Vacant Lots in Philadelphia
… with combined stormwater and sewer lines such as Philadelphia, have been tasked with decreasing runoff volumes to help reduce combined sewer overflows and improve the water quality of local waterways. The Philadelphia Water Department uses the Environmental Protection Agency’s Storm Water …