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Showing 1 to 20 of 449 for “"underserved"”.
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Being Relational With Underserved Youth: A Reflective Process
When working with under-served youth, possibly the most important, yet often times the most difficult, thing for practitioners to do is to build positive, trusting, open relationships. This study aims to address this challenge. Two groups of under-served youth were examined, one being teens deemed …
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Engaging Underserved Populations in Clinical Research Utilizing Conceptual Bioethical Priniciples
… Additionally, the lack of engagement of underserved minority populations in clinical research limits these patients to traditional standard of care treatment, preventing the potential for innovative therapies clinical research may have to offer. Healthcare providers in underserved …
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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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Mobile mammography program for underserved populations: Analysis and outcomes of screening
<p>Early detection and treatment of breast cancer vastly improves the chance of survival. Unfortunately, there is a disproportionate gap in health outcomes based on socioeconomic status (SES). Though a high SES correlates to higher incidences of breast cancer, a low SES correlates to late-stage …
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Enhancing Access and Success of Underserved Students in Dual Enrollment Programs
… features coupled with other soft skills enable underserved students to acquire knowledge, capacity, and competencies that make for college and career readiness and success. The study presents recommendations meant to improve the equitable recruitment and targeted success of underserved student …
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Application and Evaluation of Teledermatology In An Underserved Area of Honduras
… a store-and-forward teledermatology system in an underserved area of Honduras, so as to potentially provide more timely diagnosis and treatment, implementation of preventative measures, and offer long term solutions.so as The justification and significance of this study was the potential of …
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FINANCIAL LITERACY AND THE FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING OF INDIVIDUALS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
Better access to financial literacy programs in underserved communities has the potential to improve financial decision making and to help individuals and families escape poverty. This multimethod dissertation explores some of the challenges of developing financial literacy programs for underserved …
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Satisfaction with Life and Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Health among Underserved Patients with Diabetes
… to escalate, especially among vulnerable and underserved populations (CDC, 2008); however, the current landscape of literature has not kept pace with the trends of those most affected. Available data have often pertained to nonunderserved groups and only address part of patients' physical, …
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Addressing Barriers to Preventive Healthcare Access Through Community Outreach in Underserved Populations
… 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 disparities and reliance on emergency room services. …
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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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Feasibility and Acceptability of Using Mobile Health Apps in Underserved Patients with Diabetes
… in minority and poor populations. Since underserved patients have limited access to traditional healthcare avenues, providers should explore other means, like mobile health (mHealth), to help such patients. The rapid adoption of smartphones within the last decade has allowed an …
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An Ethical Call for Early Implementation of Palliative Care for Underserved Heart Failure Patients
… Americans, but has a disproportionate impact on underserved, minority communities. Over the coming decade, heart failure will become a chronic disease for more Americans as treatments improve, but the disease cannot be cured. Minority populations are, and will continue to be, disproportionately …
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Museum Outreach and Academic Identity: An Examination of Academic Identity Formation in Underserved Audiences
… An Examination of Academic Identity Formation in Underserved Audiences Linda DeJesus Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Kris Morrissey, PhD Director Museology The purpose of this study is to examine art outreach programs for under-served youth and how the programs promote the development of …
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Cardiology Implications of ED COVID-19 Patients in an Underserved Rural Health Care Environment
… pericarditis, AF) specifically among underserved communities. Acute STEMI and NSTEMI are cardiac conditions associated with ruptured atherosclerotic plaque leading to significant myocardial injury. AF, the most common arrhythmia leading to cerebrovascular accidents, is also common in …
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Impact of Living Learning Communities on Underserved Minority Students at a Regional Comprehensive University
<p>As access to higher education for underserved minority (USM) students has consistently increased over the past 20 years, college and university campuses across the United States have observed an achievement gap between USM students and their white counterparts (Brown, 2019; Doan, 2015; Flores, …
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A Model Of Primary Care To Meet The Needs Of The Underserved: Haven Free Clinic
… net of health care systems to care for the underserved. The Society for Student-run Free Clinics has 149 registered clinics throughout the United States and Canada2. At this time, HAVEN Free Clinic, a collaboration of the Schools of Nursing, Medicine, Physician's Assistants and Public Health …
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