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Out-of-pocket health care expenditures and household food insecurity among families with children

Creator:

Patton-Lopez, Megan M.

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Since the late 1990s accelerated growth in health care spending coupled with a cost shift of health insurance from employers to employees has created an increased financial burden for many families. Past research suggests that financial burden due to out-of-pocket (OOP) health care costs limits access to health care and...

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Dissertation

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& Bernard, 2006; Doty et al., 2005; Merlis et al., 2006; Paez et al., 2009). Since the late 1990s
Occupational Safety and Health in Alaska's Seafood Processing Industry

Creator:

Syron, Laura N.

Abstract:

Although the seafood processing industry is vital to Alaska’s economy, limited research has addressed workers’ safety and health. Federal and state regulators have classified both offshore and onshore seafood processing worksites in Alaska as high-hazard environments; however, there is a dearth of published information on safety and health outcomes in...

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Dissertation
Evaluating the public health risks of methylmercury exposure and benefits from omega-3 fatty acids and selenium from fish consumption

Creator:

Cusack, Leanne K.

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Although fish are a nutritious food source, they also are the main source of methylmercury exposure in U.S. populations. This research examined the risks from methylmercury and benefits from omega-3 fatty acids and selenium from fish consumption. The first study provided the first region-specific quantitative risk/benefit analysis for nine commonly...

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Dissertation