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Prevalence and association of depressive symptoms with physical disability and long-term care use among older American Indians

Creator:: Schure, Marc B.
Abstract:: Health officials have recently been sounding the alarm that depression will soon surpass many of the major medical conditions in causing disability among adults. Recent demographic and health trends are generating public health concern about depression. First, the prevalence of chronic conditions has dramatically increased over the last several generations....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Marc B. Schure for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health presented on May

West Nile virus : forecasting models for a resurging vector-borne disease in Arizona, U.S.A.

Creator:: Roldan, Josiah Javier
Abstract:: West Nile Virus (WNV), a vector-borne disease continues to be a serious threat to public health in the United States, particularly in the Southwest region. While all the states in the U.S. experienced a decreasing trend of WNV disease in 2010, the state of Arizona experienced a sharp increase from...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: models can be an important and viable risk assessment tool for public health practitioners. Forecasting

Drug and alcohol use by freshman at Siuslaw High School and their opinions regarding potentially effective drug and alcohol education programs

Creator:: Byrd, Marcia J.
Abstract:: This study addressed the incidence of drug use by freshmen at Siuslaw High School in Florence, Oregon, and sought their opinions about effective drug and alcohol prevention programs. The purpose was to provide basic data which would ultimately assist in specific drug and alcohol programs for this population. In phase...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS OF Marcia Byrd for the degree of Master of Science in Public Health, presented on May 2

Factors influencing individuals attitudes toward voluntary active euthanasia and physician assisted suicide

Creator:: Champeau, Donna A.
Abstract:: Issues of right to life, as well as death have surfaced as topics of hot debate. In particular, questions about when and if individuals have the right to end their own lives have emerged and gained considerable attention as health policy issues having the potential to affect all Americans.. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health presented on November 23, 1994. Title: Factors

Compliance with food category consumption guidelines based on student characteristics, family characteristics, and decision-making factors

Creator:: Beary, Janet K. Hopkins
Abstract:: Dietary excesses and imbalances play a prominent role in five of the ten leading causes of death in the U.S. Recognizing that many Americans tend to have poor dietary habits, the government has implemented several nutrition education strategies. Although these efforts have attempted to improve the nutritional status of Americans,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Janet K. Hopkins Beam for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health presented

Aircraft noise stress and the effects on human health : a cross-sectional study in metropolitan Minnesota

Creator:: Meister, Edward A.
Abstract:: Although the adverse auditory effects of noise have been the focus of occupational health research for decades, little is known about the nonauditory health effects that result from noise exposure. The focus of this research was the nonauditory health effects of exposure to commercial aircraft noise (CAN) overflights. It was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: showed significantly higher stress levels and lower health measures by CAN exposure type. These

Factors influencing individual attitudes toward environmental health communications

Creator:: Lenz, Holly Hanson
Abstract:: The likelihood of achieving an effective environmental health communications program increases with a knowledge of the target audience's attitudes toward their environmental health concerns, source credibility, preferred channels of communication, and desire to participate in environmental issues. With this in mind, the purpose of this study was threefold: 1) to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: public health agencies and was further explored by the United States General Accounting Office's (GAO

Health status in migrant and seasonal farm workers, and other clients in a community and migrant health center

Creator:: Greer, Marsha
Abstract:: Unknown questions remain concerning the health of migrant farm workers, seasonal farm workers, and other rural poor people. The objectives of this study were to determine the demographic profile of a sample from a Community and Migrant Health Center; to determine the prevalence of disease in migrant farm workers, seasonal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: clients in a community and migrant health center AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Marsha Greer for

Assessment of the impact of tobacco enforcement citations on Oregon tobacco retailers' knowledge, attitudes, practices and policies towards minors' access

Creator:: Street-Muscato, Louise
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to assess whether or not enforcement of the Minors and Tobacco Laws in the form of a citation had an impact on the knowledge, attitudes, practices and policies of over-the-counter tobacco retailers in Oregon. Demographic factors, such as store type, store size, ownership type,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: medical and public health professionals as the number-one health problem facing Americans. Once people

Strategic modeling of sustainable food supply systems

Creator:: Jorgensen, Jane
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jane Jorgensen for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health

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Prevalence and association of depressive symptoms with physical disability and long-term care use among older American Indians

West Nile virus : forecasting models for a resurging vector-borne disease in Arizona, U.S.A.

Drug and alcohol use by freshman at Siuslaw High School and their opinions regarding potentially effective drug and alcohol education programs

Factors influencing individuals attitudes toward voluntary active euthanasia and physician assisted suicide

Compliance with food category consumption guidelines based on student characteristics, family characteristics, and decision-making factors

Aircraft noise stress and the effects on human health : a cross-sectional study in metropolitan Minnesota

Factors influencing individual attitudes toward environmental health communications

Health status in migrant and seasonal farm workers, and other clients in a community and migrant health center

Assessment of the impact of tobacco enforcement citations on Oregon tobacco retailers' knowledge, attitudes, practices and policies towards minors' access

Strategic modeling of sustainable food supply systems

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