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Yi, Yong Jeong – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Previous studies indicated inadequate health literacy of American adults as one of the biggest challenges for consumer health information services provided in public libraries. Little attention, however, has been paid to public users' health literacy and health information behaviors. In order to bridge the research gap, the study aims to…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Public Libraries, Health, Access to Information
Kirkwood, Brenda A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Efforts aimed at strengthening the governmental public health workforce have led to increased attention on undergraduate public health education. The focus, to date, has been on four-year institutions with minimal attention provided to community, or two-year, colleges and their potential role in addressing public health workforce needs. Progress…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Public Health, Health Education, Associate Degrees
Beverley, Charles St. Clare, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Introduction: Breast cancer affects the lives of millions of women each year in the United States. Early detection by mammography screening can reduce the risk for advanced stages of breast cancer and improve the probability of long-term survival in women. Electronic medical records (EMRs) have been identified as a successful approach for…
Descriptors: Cancer, Females, Recordkeeping, Databases
Wilcox, J. Delynne – ProQuest LLC, 2011
College student alcohol use is a significant public health issue facing institutions of higher education. Over the past three decades, significant progress has been made in the areas of research and the identification of recommended best practices to reduce heavy episodic drinking. Yet, students engaged in the prevention of heavy episodic drinking…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, College Students, Public Health, Drinking
Obloj, Wallace; Lynn, Donna – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine Connecticut teachers' reports of the sex education content taught to high school students as well as teachers' reports of the degree of importance for Connecticut high school students to understand according to the SIECUS Guidelines. The data revealed that participants (N=125) reported teaching 72% of the…
Descriptors: Sex Education, High School Students, High Schools, Guidelines
Boone, Christopher P. D. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Background: The U.S. health care system has been under immense scrutiny for ever-increasing costs and poor health outcomes for its patients. Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) has emerged as a generally accepted practice by providers, policy makers, and scientists as an approach to identify the most clinical- and cost-effective interventions…
Descriptors: Public Health, Cost Effectiveness, Health Services, Access to Health Care
Dolan, Maureen A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The subject of this inquiry is to explore university students' stories of transformation from the practice of integral yoga in an undergraduate course exploring human biology, health, and spirituality. The stories of participants give evidence for successful educational performance when yoga and meditation are combined with academic learning in…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Physical Activities, Mental Health, Relaxation Training
Carney, Timothy Jay – ProQuest LLC, 2012
A study design has been developed that employs a dual modeling approach to identify factors associated with facility-level cancer screening improvement and how this is mediated by the use of clinical decision support. This dual modeling approach combines principles of (1) Health Informatics, (2) Cancer Prevention and Control, (3) Health Services…
Descriptors: Cancer, Screening Tests, Prevention, Public Health
Parisky, Alex – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to better understand the implementation of educational technology in selected medical schools. This study utilized Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation theory to investigate the perspectives of educational technology leaders at four different medical schools in the United States. In the coming years,…
Descriptors: Medical Schools, Case Studies, Leaders, Attitudes
Jamalallail, Faisal Mohammed – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Jeddah public health resources are struggling to meet the demand of the large populations. The city is suffering from insufficient public health resources along with other health problem, like high rates of some disease, which resulted in an amount of dissatisfaction among some of the health facilities visitors. The absence of a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Health, Health Services, Diseases
Newton, Franklin A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Several national groups have identified youth gambling as a major public health concern that merits more attention, research and understanding. This is an important topic for college campuses since, even before the recent rise in gambling popularity, many students come to campus already having gambled at some point during their adolescence. …
Descriptors: College Students, Campuses, Incidence, Public Health
Beatty, Matthew R. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The internationalization of higher education is no longer a desirable academic ideal. Rather, it is an essential component for higher education. In the era of globalization, colleges and universities are deploying widespread initiatives to infuse a global dimension into their teaching, research and service functions. Faculty play an important role…
Descriptors: Public Health, Nursing Education, Performance Factors, Global Approach
Hilton, Warren – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This mixed methods study examined the relationship between the motivations for attending college of undergraduate students with a focus on students with a public health major, and their desire to pursue graduate training in public health and subsequently, public health careers. The study highlighted the current public health workforce shortage and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Public Health, Majors (Students), Intention
Liu, Darren – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Nursing homes are considered lagging behind in adopting health information technology (HIT). Many studies have highlighted the use of HIT as a means of improving health care quality. However, these studies overwhelmingly do not provide empirical information proving that HIT can actually achieve these improvements. The main research goal of this…
Descriptors: Nursing Homes, Health Materials, Information Technology, Computer Software
Smith, Malia J. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Sexual assault (SA) is a critical public health problem, and there are many barriers that impede college women from reporting. Although there are many studies that explore these barriers, there is a lack of understanding regarding the cultural implications to reporting. The existing literature often uses race as a proxy for culture when exploring…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Campuses, Colleges, Females
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