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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"Underserved Population"”.
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ADDRESSING DIABETES IN THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION USING A COMMUNITY OUTREACH MOBILE UNIT APPROACH
… affect quality-of-life outcomes and risks. In underserved populations, health care access and quality are often poor. Mainstream bioethics has highlighted the importance of equity in the delivery of healthcare with a focus on the community's health disparities and inadequate access to quality …
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Fotonovelas: A Parent Resource and Education Guide for Underserved Hispanic Families with Autism in Marin County
… 5.7% of Marin County of California’s population of children has a diagnosis of autism. The Hispanic community forms the largest minority group in Marin County, consisting of 15.5% of the population (US Census Bureau, 2010). This community was the target underserved population for this …
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Essays in the efficient provision of health care: Temporal issues in childhood immunization policy
… main targets of health care policy reform is the underserved population. Among this group are preschool children who are not adequately immunized. In the United States, childhood immunization rates for children aged 2 are low by global comparison. In response to goals of a 90 percent immunization …
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Increase Access to Healthcare and Decrease Health Disparities
… and Decrease Health Disparities for the Underserved Population</strong></p> <p>My project aims to improve access to healthcare for the underserved population living in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District by reconnecting them to a Primary Care Provider through the "Patient Advocacy …
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Addressing Impacts of Incarceration in Marin, CA Project Avary PeaceMaker Initiatives
… report links the field of public health to the underserved population of children, youth and families impacted by incarceration. The Fieldwork Summary Report shows an overview of the public health significance, and the competencies addressed.</p>
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Analyzing the depictions of the multiracial child character in children's media
… this identity marks progress by recognizing an underserved population, but the media lags behind in the representation of Multiracial people in texts. My analysis of contemporary media examples (1) has the capacity to initiate conversations about the bigger social implication of race and …
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Exploring reentry: The role of functioning, vocational identity, and core self-evaluations on community integration
… that have experienced incarceration are an underserved population in need of career development to reduce barriers to employment. Given the high rates of disability and health concerns for individuals that have been previously incarcerated, this study explored the relationships between …
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TikTok as Art: Visual Culture Art Education in an Afterschool Art Program
… <p>program was focused mainly on an underserved population. We focused our</p> <p>concentration on the social media app TikTok. The author investigated visual</p> <p>culture theorists and discovered ideas from Terry Barrett and his use of</p> <p>denotations and connotations and their …
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INCARCERATED FATHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN: EFFECTS OF A RECIPROCALLY CONNECTED RELATIONSHIP
… fathers and their children are an underserved population in need of additional resources. The findings of the study add to the literature about the relationship between previously incarcerated fathers and their children, in hopes that further research and services will be …
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An examination of outdoor experience in the development of character in young adults with Type 1 Diabetes
… alternative Type 1 diabetes education to the underserved population of young adults within Canada. Six women living with Type I diabetes and between the ages of 22 and 30 participated in the Winter Slipstream weekends participated in this phenomenological research study. Through …
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The Role of Social Physique Anxiety, Social Support, and Perceived Benefits and Barrier to Exercise in All-Female Fitness Camp Intervention
… exercise activity. Therefore, the typically underserved population of women should be studied in order to identify what inhibits women from partaking in equivalent amounts of physical activity to males and reaching the minimum federal standards (Huberty et al., 2008).</p>
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Cultivating Quality of Life: Assessing Diet, Physical Activity, and Mental Health Among Arab-American Breast Cancer Survivors - Uncovering Barriers and Facilitators for Holistic Well-Being
… Despite increasing survivorship rates in this population, there remains a significant gap in the literature addressing their unique post-treatment experiences and needs. Employing a convergent parallel mixed-methods design, this study integrates quantitative survey data and qualitative …
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A Novel Cognitive Stress Test for the Detection of Early Alzheimer’s Disease in African Americans
The U.S. population is currently undergoing a major demographic transition, with increasing racial and ethnic diversity of the older adult population. As the growing population of older adults advances in age, memory complaints are projected to increase in prevalence particularly among African …
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Mental Health Service Utilization among African American Emerging Adults
… associated with service utilization among this underserved population.</p>
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ZAP: Zoom Art Program with Adults Living with Acquired Brain Injury The Effect of Using Videoconferencing to Deliver ACT Art Therapy Intervention
… Therapy, is one way to meet the needs of this underserved population. The researcher used qualitative methods with quantitative features to understand participants' experiences. The use of multiple data collection methods measured levels of engagement, social presence, attendance /attrition …
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Peripheral Arterial Disease Screening of an Underserved High Risk Population
… on those with limited access and resources. Underserved populations with decreased access to appropriate health screening and therapeutic interventions often present with increased risks for peripheral arterial disease. Some patients with peripheral arterial disease are asymptomatic and may …
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An Examination of First Generation Students and Program Administrators' Perceptions Regarding Academic and Social Support Offered at Albany Technical College
… the matriculation and graduation of the underserved population. Post-secondary institutions that enroll first generation students can benefit from learning about the experiences shared by student and program administrator participants.</p> <p>Prospective participants were identified with …
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Neuropsychological predictors of functional disability in Gulf War Illness.
… functioning will help target resources to this underserved population.
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Student Perceptions Of The Honors Program At An Appalachian Community College
<p>Gifted students in the United States are often underserved. Collegiate honors programs are a proven way to provide for gifted students' special needs. Many gifted students attend community colleges, and these institutions have a set of challenges to starting and maintaining thriving honors …
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The effect of social support and quality of life on attitudes towards drinking in a population of older adults.
… The elderly have been identified as a "special population" at risk for developing alcoholism and older adults struggling with alcoholism continue to represent an underserved population. The present study examined the relationship between problematic drinking, age at onset of problematic …
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