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Health: Page 110
Disparities
Obesity Prevention Among Low-Income, Diverse Preschool-Aged Children and Parents
Childhood obesity is a serious health problem and disproportionately affects children of lower income and racial/ethnic minorities. Contributing factors to childhood obesity include the neighborhood environment, social influences, economic factors, the home environment, parenting behaviors, and child behavioral and biological factors. Previous pediatric obesity prevention interventions have been less effective than expected, perhaps in part […]
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Reproductive Services are a key Component to Health of Latina Women
If the midterm elections made anything evident, it’s the fact that Latinx voters became more engaged, overwhelmingly favoring candidates with messages that resonated with their concerns. From the resounding early election turnout across the country to the record-breaking wave of Latinas and women of color elected who have never seen any representation in Congress, Latinas/os […]
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Initiative Targets Health Disparities by Reducing Salt in Takeout Food
A citywide initiative spearheaded by a center in Temple’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine is taking aim at hypertension—one of the most serious health conditions afflicting Philadelphians at disproportionate rates—by helping to reduce sodium in food offered by some takeout restaurants. Read More
Nursing
A Nurse Aims to Heal More Residents of Rural Georgia—But This Time From the State Legislature
LEARY, Ga.—Joyce Barlow had barely warmed her pew seat at Mt. Zion Baptist Church before having to deal with health scares affecting two members of the congregation. She had just delivered her campaign speech when the holy ghost filled one of the deaconesses. The woman began shouting and convulsing. A couple of . church members […]
Policies
UAB to host seventh Innovations in Wellness conference
The University of Alabama at Birmingham will host the 2018 Innovations in Wellness conference Friday, Dec. 7, at the Birmingham DoubleTree hotel. This event features speakers’ providing insight and best practices for an array of topics, such as health disparities and health literacy, the opioid crisis, the undermanaged impact of employee obesity, and the value […]
Policies
Exit polls show healthcare is the biggest issue for voters — and that could be a good sign for Democrats
Healthcare was the driving issue for many Americans in Tuesday’s midterm elections, according to early exit polls, and the focus could be a good sign for Democrats. According to early exit polls, healthcare was the most important issue for a plurality of voters in the midterms. An exit poll conducted by CNN, NBC, and other […]
Blogs/Opinion
Publicly Financed Care is a Needed Baseline for Health
The Nov. 5 editorial regarding health care calls for the community to invest in the social determinants of health. The old standard of letting the free market take care of it is not working for the public good in a number of areas. The market is not providing the health care our community needs. If […]
Policies
Changing the Culture: University, Faculty and Graduate Student Responsibility to Prioritize Student Mental Health
Mental health is important for success in higher education, yet many graduate students struggle with the maintenance of their well-being. An eye-opening 2018 study shows that graduate students are six times more likely to experience anxiety and depression than the general population. This study also noted gender disparities with over 55 percent of transgender graduate […]
Nursing
Nine SIUE faculty are finalists for March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Awards
EDWARDSVILLE – Nine Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SIUE SON) faculty are among the finalists for the March of Dimes’ seventh annual Nurse of the Year Award. The event is Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel. The March of Dimes will present awards across 20 disciplines to nurses who […]
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Tackling mental health stigmas among Black Americans
Men of some minority races are statistically less likely seek help for their mental health than women and Caucasians, a 2015 study shows. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), only 6.6 percent of black men report having sought mental health services compared to 11.3 percent of their white counterparts and 10.3 percent […]
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Study: Lesbian Women Less Likely to Report Receiving Birth Control Prescription or Counseling
According to a new study that used data from the National Survey of Family Growth 2006-2015, lesbian women were less likely to report receiving a birth control prescription or birth control counseling compared with heterosexual women. However, they were more likely to report having received sexually transmitted infection (STI) counseling, testing, or treatment, after adjusting […]
Students
Changing the Culture: University, Faculty and Graduate Student Responsibility to Prioritize Student Mental Health
Mental health is important for success in higher education, yet many graduate students struggle with the maintenance of their well-being. An eye-opening 2018 study shows that graduate students are six times more likely to experience anxiety and depression than the general population.
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