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Is "Smart Growth" smart? : health effects of urban renewal in Portland, Oregon

Creator:

Buerger, Catherine F.

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This thesis examines the impact of urban renewal on individual health, specifically focusing on an urban planning model called Smart Growth that is being used in Portland, Oregon. Findings are based on qualitative and quantitative analyses of interview and survey data from study participants living in a community where renewal...

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Masters Thesis
Oregon Health & Science University's understanding of cultural competency

Creator:

Racansky, Pamela A.

Abstract:

The United States population continues to increase and diversify. The cultural composition within the United States embodies a multitude of people from a variety of belief systems, religious backgrounds, and ethnicities. Within current biomedical practice, many of these differences are often marginalized, leaving populations with unsatisfactory experiences in seeking health...

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Masters Thesis
Acculturation and food : a study of Vietnamese women in Portland, Oregon

Creator:

Sarasin, Heather M.

Abstract:

This study is intended to provide information about the situation of first-generation Vietnamese women to the IRCO Parent and Child Program Department in Portland, Oregon. Nutrition intervention and food assistance currently offered to Vietnamese women enrolled in this program is the focus of the study. The women interviewed characterize themselves...

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Masters Thesis

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., 2002; Kim & Sim, 2001; Lee et al., 1999). However defined and understood, acculturation is featured