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Crowley, Emily P.; Kaitz, Robert M. – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2020
As COVID-19 rapidly changes the economic landscape throughout the country, higher education institutions (HEIs) are facing new, constantly evolving challenges. To address these challenges, federal and state governments are quickly drafting laws and regulations that are impacting colleges and universities, and their employees. This article briefly…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Public Health, Disease Control, Hygiene
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Mixon, Franklin G., Jr. – Journal of Economic Education, 2000
Provides background information on the Salem Witch Trials (Salem, Massachusetts) and the medical explanation of the young village girls' behavior in Salem called ergotism (bread poisoning). Presents an economic interpretation of those trials, stating that the ministers employed religious beliefs about witchcraft to maintain their churchs' monopoly…
Descriptors: Church Role, Churches, Diseases, Economic Factors