BLIND SPOT: IMPLICIT BIAS IN HEALTH CARE AND ITS AWARENESS AMONG NURSING STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, Debora Skaliks
Doctoral Projects

USING THE SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL MODEL TO BETTER UNDERSTAND SEXUAL ASSERTIVENESS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN AT AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES, Lisa Wright
Dissertations

Discussing the Injustice of the COVID-19 Vaccine Pass Imposed on Medical Consultation in Public Hospitals in Hong Kong, Fung Kei Cheng
Journal of Health Ethics

Transmission Roles of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic COVID-19 Cases: A Modelling Study, Jianbin Tan, Yang Ge, Leonardo Martinez, Jimin Sun, Changwei Li, Adrianna Westbrook, Enfu Chen, Jinren Pan, Yang Li, Wei Cheng, Feng Ling, Zhinping Chen, Ye Shen, Hui Huang
Faculty Publications

Community Based Rehabilitation Programs for Resettled Muslim Women Refugees, Lori Maria Walton PhD, DPT, MScPT, MPH(s), Renee Hakim, PhD, PT, NCS, Veena Raigangar, PhD(c), MScPT, M.Ed., Jennifer Schwartz, DPT, NCS, SJM Ummul Ambia, MScPT, Najah Zaaeed, DrPH, LMSW, Bassima Schbley
Journal of Health Ethics

Ethical implications of COVID-19 surveillance in Karnataka using Nancy Kass Framework, Apurva Jain, Lakshya Arora
Journal of Health Ethics

SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Potential and Rural-Urban Disease Burden Disparities Across Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, March 2020 - May 2021, Sylvia K. Ofori, Chigozie A. Ogwara, Seoyon Kwon, Xinyi Hua, Kamryn M. Martin, Arshpreet Kaur Mallhi, Felix Twum, Gerardo Chowell, Isaac C.-H. Fung
Faculty Publications

Patient Portal Use and Patient Education Materials Access among Mississippi Adult Residents, Anna K. Swann
Dissertations

Improving Compliance with Treatments for End-Stage Renal Disease Patients on Hemodialysis, Susan Blakeney
Doctoral Projects

A Case Study in Resiliency: How a University Survived a Pandemic, Mary Ellen Stewart
Dissertations

Analysis of Firearm Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US, Shengzhi Sun, Wangnan Cao, Yang Ge
Faculty Publications

Testing Barriers to Non-Suicidal Self-Injury With College Students: Narcissistic Traits as Moderators, Philip Stoner
Dissertations

Health Inequality as a Socially Created Complex System, Michele Battle-Fisher
Journal of Health Ethics

"I Felt What was Happening in Our Country [USA] with Race was So Much Scarier than the [COVID-19] Virus.” Black Lives Matter Protesters’ Beliefs and Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Evelyn Arana-Chicas, Brooke D. Jones, Francisco Cartujano-Barrera, Ana Paula Cupertino
Journal of Health Ethics

Applying the Integrated Marketing Communication Approach To Recruit and Retain African American Women, Traci Hayes, Manoj Sharma
Faculty Publications

Reporting of Concussion Symptoms By a Nationwide Survey of United States Parents of Middle School Children, Zachary Y. Kerr, Brittany M. Ingram, Christine E. Callahan, Aliza K. Nedimyer, Avinash Chandran, Melissa K. Kossman, Julia Hoang, Paula Gildner, Johna K. Register-Mihalik
Faculty Publications

Social Determinants of Health Related To Stay-At-Home Order Adherence and Social Distancing Attitudes Among a Diverse Deep South Population, Jennifer L. Lemacks, Tammy Greer, Sermin Aras, Laurie Abbott, Darlene Willis, June Gipson, Mohamed O. Elasri
Faculty Publications

The Community Health Worker (CHW) Common Indicators Project: Engaging CHWs in Measurement to Sustain the Profession, Keara Rodela, Noelle Wiggins, Kenneth Maes, Teresa Campos-Dominguez, Victoria Adewumi, Pennie Jewell, Susan Mayfield-Johnson
Faculty Publications

How Participation in Team v. Individual Sports Affects the Physical Activity Levels of College Students, Kellie Jackson
Honors Theses

Lead Poisoning Prevention: A Community-Based Participatory Research Program In Mississippi, Amal K. Mitra, Charkarra Anderson-Lewis
Faculty Publications

Community Lead Awareness Partnership (CLAP) For Healthy Kids, Amal K. Mitra, Charkarra Anderson-Lewis
Faculty Publications

A Review of Analytical Methods Used For Evaluating Clustering In Concussion-Related Symptoms, Avinash Chandran, Melissa C. Kay, Aliza K. Nedimyer, Sarah N. Morris, Zachary Y. Kerr, Johna K. Register-Mihalik
Faculty Publications

A Look into the Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Health, Hunter L. Howell
Honors Theses

Evaluating Research Centers In Minority Institutions: Framework, Metrics, Best Practices, and Challenges, Angela Sy, Traci Hayes, Kelly Laurila, Carlamarie Noboa, Robbert J. Langwerden, Michelle M. Hospital, Doris A. Andújar-Pérez, Lakesha Stevenson, Suzanne M.Randolph Cunningham, Latrice Rollins, Hala Madanat, Tanya Penn, Shiva Mehravaran
Faculty Publications

Developing the Active Communities Tool to Implement the Community Guide's Built Environment Recommendation for Increasing Physical Activity, Kelly R. Evenson, Anna K. Porter, Kristine L. Day, Carol McPhillips-Tangum, Karma E. Harris, Chris S. Kochtitzky, Philip Bors
Faculty Publications

Insights On COVID-19 From Community Health Worker State Leaders, Susan Mayfield-Johnson, Denise O. Smith, Sara A. Crosby, Catherine G. Haywood, Joelisa Castillo, Dolontria Bryant-Williams, Kim Jay, Milagrosa Seguinot, Treva Smith, Nicole Moore, Ashley Wennerstrom
Faculty Publications

Participation In Specific Leisure-Time Activities and Mortality Risk Among U.S. Adults, Anna K. Porter, Carmen C. Cuthbertson, Kelly R. Evenson
Faculty Publications

Framework for a Community Health Observing System for the Gulf of Mexico Region: Preparing for Future Disasters, Paul Sandifer, Landon Knapp, Maureen Lichtveld, Ruth Manley, David Abramson, Rex Caffey, David Cochran, Tracy Collier, Kristie Ebi, Lawrence Engel, John Farrington, Melissa Finucane, Christine Hale, David Halpern, Emily Harville, Leslie Hart, Yulin Hswen, Barbara Kirkpatrick, Bruce McEwen, Glenn Morris, Raymond Orbach, Lawrence Palinkas, Melissa Partyka, Dwayne Porter, Aric A. Prather, Teresa Rowles, Geoffrey Scott, Teresa Seeman, Helena Solo-Gabriele, Erik Svendsen, Terry Tincher, Juli Trtanj, Ann Hayward Walker
Faculty Publications

The Relationship Between Obesity and Depression Among Federally Qualified Health Center Patients, Hwanseok Choi, Joohee Lee, Stephanie T. McLeod, Rambod A. Rouhbakhsh, Michelle Brazeal, Tim Rehner, David M. Cochran
Faculty Publications

Winners and Losers in the American Political Debates of the Nation’s Health: An Ethical and Moral Dilemma, Dr. Sheila P. Davis
Journal of Health Ethics

An Epidemiological View of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election: COVID-19 and the Ethics of Science Denial, George A. Gellert MD, MPH, MPA
Journal of Health Ethics

Test to Protect Family and Self—A Hepatitis B Screening and Care-Linkage Initiative In the Coastal Mississippi Vietnamese Community, Tanya T. Funchess, Danielle Fastring, Victor Sutton, Victoria Walker, Daniel Le
Faculty Publications

Approaching Community Priorities In Youth Sports Injury Prevention Research, Zachary Y. Kerr, Paula Gildner, Aliza K. Nedimyer, Avinash Chandran, Melissa C. Kay, K. Hunter Byrd, Johna K. Register-Mihalik
Faculty Publications

Racial Disparities In Reproductive Healthcare Among Parous and Nulliparous Women In Mississippi, Tanya Funchess, Morgan W. Bradwell, Stephanie T. McLeod, Eden Blackwell, Jerome R. Kolbo, Lei Zhang, Olivia Hogan Ismail
Faculty Publications

Assessment of Intrapartum Nurses' Beliefs Related to Birth Practices, Janice Scaggs
Doctoral Projects

Perceived Barriers to Commuter and Exercise Bicycling In U.S. Adults: The 2017 National Household Travel Survey, Anna K. Porter, Eleftheria Kontou, Noreen C. McDonald, Kelly R. Evenson
Faculty Publications

A Multi-Stage Machine Learning Approach to Predict Dengue Incidence: A Case Study in Mexico, Annalisa Appice, Yulia R. Gel, Iliyan Iliev, Vyacheslav Lyubchich, Donato Malerba
Faculty Publications

“IAmSizeSexy”: A Health Communication Body Image Study, Carly Thompson, Peter Paprzycki, April Demers, Ishmael Tagoe, Aaron J. Kruse-Diehr, Tavis Glassman
Faculty Publications

Breastfeeding History, Preschool Children’s Sleep, and Obesity, Angel Herring, Jerome Kolbo, Hwanseok Choi, Xiaoshan Z. Gordy, Bonnie Harbaugh, Elaine Molaison, Lindsey Hardin, Olivia Ismail
Faculty Publications

Community Engagement and Outreach Programs For Lead Prevention In Mississippi, Amal K. Mitra, Charkarra Anderson-Lewis
Faculty Publications

The George Floyd of healthcare, Sheila P. Davis, PhD, FNP-c, FAAN, LSM-BC, Gary Davis, MD
Journal of Health Ethics

Allocation of resources and health professionals’ burden during the COVID-19 pandemic: Reflections on advanced directives, informed consent and social perception in Mexico, Karen Herrera-Ferrá, Leonardo Souza-García, Antonio Muñoz-Torres
Journal of Health Ethics

What's the flap about coronavirus?, V. Ramana Dhara
Journal of Health Ethics

Describing Vulnerability and Resiliency Through Photovoice: Generational Perspectives From the Mississippi Gulf Coast Vietnamese Community, Susan Mayfield-Johnson, Daniel Le, Danielle Fastring, Jane Nguyen
Faculty Publications

Game On! Here's What the Experts Say About Digital Gaming for Male Sexual Health, Gabrielle Darville, Charkarra Anderson-Lewis, Shemar Little, Devorah Mekonnen
Faculty Publications

The Association Between Neighborhood Environments and Physical Activity From Pregnancy to Postpartum: A Prospective Cohort Study, Anna K. Porter, Daniel A. Rodriguez, Brian G. Frizzelle, Kelly R. Evenson
Faculty Publications

Remaining in the Workforce After Motherhood: Does the Family Medical Leave Act Play a Role in the Decisions of Mississippi Mothers?, Danielle Fastring
Faculty Publications

Implementing Screening to Assess Readiness to Change in Overweight and Obese Patients at a Patient-Centered Medical Home, Jarrod Gant
Doctoral Projects

Enterprise Evaluation: A New Opportunity for Public Health Policy, Mya Sherman, Hannah Covert, Lisanne Brown, Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling, Tonya Hansel, Timothy Rehner, Ayanna Buckner, Maureen Lichtveld
Faculty Publications

The Association of Sport and Exercise Activities With Cardiovascular Disease Risk: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study, Anna K. Porter, Samantha Schilsky, Kelly R. Evenson, Roberta Florido, Priya Palta, Katelyn M. Holliday, Aaron R. Folsom
Faculty Publications

Maternal, Child, and Parenting Factors Associated With Obesity Among Pre-Kindergarten Children In Mississippi, Jerome R. Kolbo
Faculty Publications

The Diffusion of Telehealth: System-Level Conditions for Successful Adoption, Danika Tynes
Dissertations

Data Fitting and Scenario Analysis of Vaccination in the 2014 Ebola Outbreak in Liberia, Zhifu Xie
Faculty Publications

When Saliva Is a Crime: Reforming Mississippi’s HIV Criminalization Law Utilizing the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Policy Analytical Framework, Anastasia Walrod
Honors Theses

Influencing Cardiovascular Health Habits in the Rural, Deep South: Results of a Cluster Randomized Trial, Laurie S. Abbott, Elizabeth H. Slate, Jennifer L. Lemacks
Faculty Publications

Using Medicaid Data to Identify Factors That Predict Reinstitutionalization of Mississippians With Disabilities and Elderly People, Hwanseok Choi, Mina Li, Selena Frederick, Charkarra Anderson-Lewis
Faculty Publications

High Medicaid Nursing Homes: Organizational and Market Factors Associated With Financial Performance, Robert Weech-Maldonado, Justin Lord, Rohit Pradhan, Ganisher Davlyatov, Neeraj Dayama, Shivani Gupta, Larry Hearld
Faculty Publications

Nursing Home Quality and Financial Performance: Is There a Business Case for Quality?, Robert Weech-Maldonado, Rohit Pradhan, Neeraj Dayama, Justin Lord, Shivani Gupta
Faculty Publications

Infection Prevention in the Operating Room Anesthesia Work Area, L. Silvia Munoz-Price, Andrew Bowdle, B. Lynn Johnston, Gonzalo Bearman, Bernard C. Carmins, E. Patchen Dellinger, Marjorie A. Geisz-Everson, Galit Holzmann-Pazgal, Rekha Murthy, David Pegues, Richard C. Prielipp, Zachary A. Rubin, Joshua Schaffzin, Deborah Yokoe, David J. Birnbach
Faculty Publications

Hippocratic Values in an Era of Nuclear Asymmetry: Should U.S. Public Health Prepare for Nuclear War with North Korea?, George A. Gellert
Journal of Health Ethics

Fake Medical News: The Ethics and Dangers of Health Product Advertising Disguised as Real News, George A. Gellert
Journal of Health Ethics

Supporting Mental Wellness in the Public Service Professions, Reilly L. McQueston, Peter A. DePergola II
Journal of Health Ethics

Barriers to Healthcare Seeking and Provision Among African American Adults in the Rural Mississippi Delta Region: Community and Provider Perspectives, Carol L. Connell, Sherry C. Wang, LaShaundrea Crook, Kathy Yadrick
Faculty Publications

Bikeability: Assessing the Objectively Measured Environment in Relation to Recreation and Transportation Bicycling, Anna K. Porter, Harold W. Kohl III, Adriana Pérez, Belinda Reininger, Kelley Pettee Gabriel, Deborah Salvo
Faculty Publications

Obesity: The Elephant in the Room We Can No Longer Afford to Ignore, Joanie Sompayrac, Katharine Linehart Trundle
Journal of Health Ethics

Lessons Learned From a Quad-State Postdisaster Project: Developing Accessible and Sustainable Integrated Mental and Physical Health Care Services, Tonya Hansel, Howard Osofsky, Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling, Joy Osofsky, Timothy Rehner, Cory Wornell, Anthony Spier, Michele Brazeal, Elizabeth Arthur, Glenn Rohrer
Faculty Publications

Customization of Avatars In a HPV Digital Gaming Intervention for College-Age Males: An Experimental Study, Gabrielle Darville, Charkarra Anderson-Lewis, Michael Stellefson, Yu-Hao Lee, Jann MacInnes, R. Morgan Pigg Jr., Juan E. Gilbert, Sanethia Thomas
Faculty Publications

Proposing a Transactional Model of eHealth Literacy: Concept Analysis, Samantha R. Paige, Michael Stellefson, Janice L. Krieger, Charkarra Anderson-Lewis, JeeWon Cheong, Christine Stopka
Faculty Publications

Primary Versus Secondary Prevention Messages: College Students' Perceptions of Effectiveness by Marijuana User Status, Amy Wotring, Peter Paprzycki, Victor Wagner-Greene, Quri R. Wygonik, Alexis A. Blavos, Jessica Kruger, Tom Castor, Aaron J. Diehr, Tavis Glassman
Faculty Publications

Utilizing mHealth Technology to Increase HPV Knowledge and HPV Vaccine Uptake In Adolescents: A Qualitative Study, Gabrielle C. Darville, Charkarra Anderson-Lewis, Rebeccah Mercado, Jessica Ma, Jann MacInnes
Faculty Publications

Maternity Nurses' Knowledge and Practice of Breastfeeding in Mississippi, Amir Alakaam, Jennifer Lemacks, Kathleen Yadrick, Carol Connell, Hwanseok Winston Choi, Ray G. Newman
Faculty Publications

Formative Research to Identify Community Partnerships and Foster Relationships for Health Promotion Research in South Mississippi, Jennifer Lemacks, Alicia Landry, Peyton Wenzler
Faculty Publications

mHealth Technology Use and Implications in Historically Underserved and Minority Populations in the United States: Systematic Literature Review, Charkarra Anderson-Lewis, Gabrielle Darville, Rebeccah Eve Mercado, Savannah Howell, Samantha Di Maggio
Faculty Publications

Breastfeeding Practices and Barriers to Implementing the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding in Mississippi Hospitals, Amir Alakaam, Jennifer Lemacks, Kathleen Yadrick, Carol Connell, Hwanseok Winston Choi, Ray G. Newman
Faculty Publications

Breastfeeding in Public: Perceptions of College Students in South Mississippi, Kaitlyn Sierra Kendall
Honors Theses

Health and Human Rights of Syrian Women and Children Refugees: Trafficking, Resettlement, and the United Nations Convention on Refugees Revisited, Lori Maria Walton PhD, DPT, MPH(s), CLT
Journal of Health Ethics

Therapeutic Recreation in the Public Schools: A Community Partnership, Frederick Green, Christopher Brown, Evelyn Gordon, Deborah Martin
Faculty Publications

Increasing Cervical Cancer Screening in Hiv Positive Women by Introduction of a Provider Prompted Algorithm Tool: A Quality Improvement Project, Aubri B. Hickman
Doctoral Projects

Investing in Gulfport: Development of an Academic-Community Partnership to Address Health Disparities, Danielle Fastring, Susan Mayfield-Johnson, Tanya Funchess, Julie Egressy, Greg Wilson
Faculty Publications

Increasing Research Capacity In Underserved Communities: Formative and Summative Evaluation and Summative Evaluation of the Mississippi Community Research Fellows Training Program (Cohort 1), Danielle Fastring, Susan Mayfield-Johnson, Tanya Funchess, Candice Green, Victoria Walker, Georgette Powell
Faculty Publications

Sex-Related Education: Teacher Preparation and Implementation, Amy Arrington, Olivia H. Ismail, Nicole Werle, Joyee Esters, Selena Frederick, Kari Ellis, Jerome R. Kolbo
Faculty Publications

The Relationship Between Parental Leave Policies and Infant Mortality: Global Policies, Local Practices, Jennifer Balcazar
Honors Theses

The Development of a Wayfinding Smart Phone Application as a Large Healthcare Facility Investment Opportunity, Jessie Fortson Marshall
Doctoral Projects

Evaluation of a Health Education Intervention to Improve Knowledge, Skills, Behavioral Intentions and Resources Associated with Preventable Determinants of Infant Mortality, Danielle Fastring, Susan Mayfield-Johnson, Janna Madison
Faculty Publications

Using the Elaboration Likelihood Model to Address Drunkorexia Among College Students, Tavis Glassman, Peter Paprzycki, Thomas Castor, Amy Wotring, Victor Wagner-Greene, Matthew Ritzman, Aaron J. Diehr, Jessica Kruger
Faculty Publications

Four States, Four Projects, One Mission: Collectively Enhancing Mental and Behavioral Health Capacity Throughout the Gulf Coast, Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling, Howard Osofsky, Joy Osofsky, Glenn Rohrer, Timothy Rehner
Faculty Publications

Generalized Linear Mixed Model Analysis of Urban-Rural Differences in Social and Behavioral Factors for Colorectal Cancer Screening, Kesheng Wang, Xuefeng Liu, Muyiwa Ategbole, Xin Xie, Ying Liu, Chun Xu, Changchun Xie, Zhanxin Sha
Faculty Publications

How to Effectively Improve Nurse-Physician Communication, Savannah R. Lacoste
Honors Theses

Gulf States Health Policy Center Community Research Fellows Mobile, AL Evaluation Report, Candace Bright, Braden Bagley
Faculty Publications

Gulf States Health Policy Center Community Research Fellows Birmingham, AL Evaluation Report, Candace Bright, Braden Bagley
Faculty Publications

Active Video Game Play in African American Children: The Effect of Gender and BMI on Exertion and Enjoyment, Xueying Zhang, Bijie Bie, Dylan McLemore, Lindsey Conlin, Kim Bissell, Scott Parrott, Perrin Lowrey
Faculty Publications

More Than Our Share: The Unchecked HIV/AIDS Crisis In Mississippi, Susan Hrostowski
Faculty Publications

Moving From Pictures to Social Action: An Introduction to Photovoice As a Participatory Action Tool, Susan Mayfield-Johnson, James Butler III
Faculty Publications

Mississippi Communities for Healthy Living: Results of a 6-Month Nutrition Education Comparative Effectiveness Trial, Alicia S. Landry, Jessica L. Thomson, Holly F. Huye, Kathy Yadrick, Carol L. Connell
Faculty Publications

Patients' Perspective of Disease and Medication Adherence for Type 2 Diabetes In an Urban Area in Bangladesh: A Qualitative Study, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Tuhin Biswas, Faiz A. Bhuiyan, Kamrun Mustafa, Anwar Islam
Faculty Publications

"We Need Help in the Delta": Barriers to Health Promotion Among Older African-American Men in the Mississippi Delta, Sherry C. Wang, LaShaundrea Crook, Carol Connell, Kathleen Yadrick
Faculty Publications

Childhood Obesity: Physiological and Psychological Implications and Ethical Responsibilities, Connie S. Lewis
Journal of Health Ethics

Health Educators’ Perceptions of Factors related to the Implementation of School-Based Sexual Education, Kari Ellis
Honors Theses

Teenagers Need Drugs Too: Attitudes on the Accessibility and Acceptability of the HPV Vaccine from Parents of Different Socioeconomic Statuses, Kristen Angell' Dupard
Honors Theses

Epidemiology of White Spot Syndrome Virus in the Daggerblade Grass Shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) and the Gulf Sand Fiddler Crab (Uca panacea), Muhammad
Dissertations

Health Literacy as a Moderator in the Relationship Between Diabetes Knowledge and Diabetes Outcomes, Jameshyia Ballard Thompson
Dissertations

To Screen or Not to Screen Parent’s Perceptions of Eye Care Prevention for Pre-School Age Children, Bonnie E. Keaton
Honors Theses

Hospital Practices Related to Breastfeeding in Mississippi: A Socio-ecological Approach, Amir Alakaam
Dissertations

Designing and Testing an Inventory for Measuring Social Media Competency of Certified Health Education Specialists, Julia M. Alber, Jay M. Bernhardt, Michael Stellefson, Robert M. Weiler, Charkarra Anderson-Lewis, M. David Miller, Jann MacInnes
Faculty Publications

Public Relations in Government-Based Public Health: Testing Contingency Theory During H1N1 Response, 2009-2010, Terri Lea Sasser
Dissertations

Drinking age increased to 25 years in some parts of india: an ethical perspective, Deavshri Mukherjee
Journal of Health Ethics

Intimate Partner Violence Screening and Implications for Health Care Providers, Lori Maria Walton PhD, DPT, MPH (s), Femke Aerts DPT, Haley Burkhart DPT, Teresa Terry DPT
Journal of Health Ethics

Family planning and population control in developing countries: Ethical and sociocultural dilemmas., Edward A. Komu M.D, Salome N. N. Ethelberg
Journal of Health Ethics

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Iranian Preschoolers: Interrelationship With Physical Fitness, Hamid Agha-Alinejad, Babak Farzad, Mansoureh Salari, Bonnie Lee Harbaugh, Maghsoud Peeri
Faculty Publications

Psychosocial Constructs and Postintervention Changes In Physical Activity and Dietary Outcomes in a Lifestyle Intervention, Hub City Steps, 2010, Alicia S. Landry, Jessica L. Thomson, Michael B. Madson, Jamie M. Zoellner, Richard S. Mohn, Jeremy Noble, Carol L. Connell, Kathy Yadrick
Faculty Publications

Is Administrative Discharge an Archaic or Synchronic Program Practice? The Empirical Side of the Debate, Izaak Williams
Journal of Health Ethics

Ethical perspectives of direct-to-consumer genetic testing, Pawan Acharya, Rupesh Gautam
Journal of Health Ethics

Interference with Nature: Xenotransplantation Procedure and its Potential Effects on Man, Peter B. Bisong
Journal of Health Ethics

Ebola Scare and Measles Resurgence: Mandatory Isolation/quarantine and Vaccination, Mark C. Aita MD, Takeem T. Ragland MA
Journal of Health Ethics

Physical Fitness and Body Mass Index As Predictors of Academic Achievement, Kristin V. Sumrall
Honors Theses

Utilizing Landsat TM and OLI in Predicting Oncomelania Hupensis Habitats Around Poyang Lake Before and After Three Gorges Dam Completion, Stephanie L. McCracken
Honors Theses

Dispositional Optimism: Modeling Cardiovascular Disease Mortality with Traditional Risk Factors and a Psychosocial Personality Trait, Kiana Ramisi Luckett Robinson
Dissertations

Influence of Resources, Resource Loss, and Coping Response on Food Management Practices and Food Security, Simone Perette Camel
Dissertations

A New Health Informatics Course: A Funded Collaboration, Xinyu Yu
SLIS Connecting

Examination of the Pediatric Diabetes Routines Questionnaire in Adolescents: Development of an Adolescent Self-Report Version and Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Jessica Sima Pierce
Dissertations

Examining the Diet of Post-Migrant Hispanic Males Using the Precede-Proceed Model: Predisposing, Reinforcing, and Enabling Dietary Factors, Diana Cuy Castellanos, Carol L. Connell, Susan Graham-Kresge, Kathleen Yadrick, Jamie Zoellner, Carol L. Connell
Faculty Publications

Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Lead Poisoning in Young Children in Bangladesh, Amal K. Mitra, Emmanuel Ahua, Pradip K. Saha
Faculty Publications

Measuring Progress in Public Health Finance, Peggy A. Honoré
Faculty Publications

Anatomy of a Public Health Agency Turnaround: The Case of the General Health District in Mahoning County, Peggy A. Honoré, Matthew Stefanak, Scott Dessens
Faculty Publications

Explaining and Improving Breast Cancer Information Acquisition Among African American Women in the Deep South, Charkarra T. Anderson-Lewis, Levi Ross, Jarrett Johnson, Janice L. Hastrup, Connie L. Kohler, Laura H. Downey
Faculty Publications

Farmers' Concerns: A Qualitative Assessment to Plan Rural Medical Education, Brittney T. Anderson, Gwendolyn J. Johnson, John R. Wheat, Amina S. Wofford, O. Sam Wiggins, Laura H. Downey
Faculty Publications

Development and Evaluation of the Pediatric Diabetes Routines Questionnaire, Jessica S. Pierce, Sara Sytsma Jordan
Faculty Publications

Universal Iron Supplementation: A Simple and Effective Strategy to Reduce Anaemia Among Low-Income, Postpartum Women, Amal K. Mitra, Amal J. Khoury
Faculty Publications

Food and Beverage Choices Contributing to Dietary Guidelines Adherence in the Lower Mississippi Delta, Jessica L. Thomson, Stephen J. Onufrak, Carol L. Connell, Jamie M. Zoellner, Lisa M. Tussing-Humphreys, Margaret L. Bogle, M. Kathleen Yadrick
Faculty Publications

A Simulation Study of the Potential Effects of Healthy Food and Beverage Substitutions on Diet Quality and Total Energy Intake in Lower Mississippi Delta Adults, Jessica L. Thomson, Lisa M. Tussing-Humphreys, Stephen J. Onufrak, Jamie M. Zoellner, Carol L. Connell, Margaret L. Bogle, M. Kathleen Yadrick
Faculty Publications

The Effect of Six Weeks of Oral Echinacea Supplementation on Erythropoiesis, Nitric Oxide Production, and Exercise Performance, Tyler David Martin
Dissertations

Development of an Instrument Measuring the Perceived Attributes of Using a Healthy Diet Innovation, Holly Ann Federico Huye
Dissertations

Using Mixed-Methods to Measure the Perception of Community Capacity In an Academic-Community Partnership for a Walking Intervention, Charkarra Anderson-Lewis, Diana Cuy-Castellanos, Arnecca Byrd, Karen Zynda, Alicia Sample, Vickie Blakely Reed, Mary Beard, Latessa Minor, Kathleen Yadrick
Faculty Publications

A Formative Evaluation for a Food Choices Intervention in a Mississippi Delta Community: A Focus Group of Rural African American Adolescents, Jovan Chantrell Eugene Williams
Master's Theses

Latent Growth Modeling of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Intervention, Alicia Dea Sample
Dissertations

HUB City Steps: Methods and Early Findings From a Community-Based Participatory Research Trial to Reduce Blood Pressure Among African Americans, Jamie M. Zoellner, Carol L. Connell, Michael B. Madson, Bo Wang, Vickie Blakely Reed, Elaine F. Molaison, M. Kathleen Yadrick
Faculty Publications

Examining Dietary Acculturation in Hispanic Males Residing in South Mississippi, Diana Katherine Cuy Castellanos
Dissertations

Discrimination, Perceived Social Inequity, and Mental Health Among Rural-to-Urban Migrants in China, Danhua Li, Xiaoming Li, Bo Wang, Yan Hong, Xiaoyi Fang, Xiong Qin, Bonita Stanton
Faculty Publications

Undergraduate Rural Medical Education Program Development: Focus Group Consultation With the NRHA Rural Medical Educators Group, Laura H. Downey, John R. Wheat, James D. Leeper, Joseph A. Florence, James G. Boulger, Matt L. Hunsaker
Faculty Publications

Psychometric Properties of a Pictorial Scale Measuring Correct Condom Use, Qing Li, Xiaoming Li, Bonita Stanton, Bo Wang
Faculty Publications

Perceptions of Community-Based Participatory Research in the Delta Nutrition Intervention Research Initiative: An Academic Perspective, Laura Hall Downey, Diana Cuy Castellanos, Kathy Yadrick, Amanda Avis-Williams, Susan Graham-Kresge, Margaret Bogle
Faculty Publications

Emergency Response and Public Health in Hurricane Katrina: What Does it Mean to Be a Public Health Emergency Responder?, Nancy VanDevanter, Perri Leviss, David Abramson, Joyce Moon Howard, Peggy A. Honoré
Faculty Publications

Alcohol Use, Unprotected Sex, and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Female Sex Workers in China, Bo Wang, Xiaoming Li, Bonita Stanton, Lei Zhang, Xiaoyi Fang
Faculty Publications

Correlates of HIV/STD Testing and Willingness to Test among Rural-to-Urban Migrants in China, Bo Wang, Xiaoming Li, Bonita Stanton, James G. McGuire
Faculty Publications

Assessing Mississippians’ Preparedness for Disasters Using the Citizen Corps National Survey 2009, Carl Huston Mangum II
Dissertations

Capacity Building for Health Through Community-Based Participatory Nutrition Intervention Research in Rural Communities, Laura H. Downey, Diana C. Castellanos, M. Kathleen Yadrick, Paula Threadgill, Betty Kennedy, Earline Strickland, T. Elaine Prewitt
Faculty Publications

The Influence of Social Stigma and Discriminatory Experience On Psychological Distress and Quality of Life Among Rural-to-Urban Migrants in China, Bo Wang, Xiaoming Li, Bonita Stanton, Xiaoyi Fang
Faculty Publications

Latin America and the Caribbean: Assessment of the Advances in Public Health for the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, Amal K. Mitra, Gisela Rodriguez-Fernandez
Faculty Publications

Knowledge Transfer in Public School Food Service: Post-Implementation of the Process Approach to HACCP Food Safety System, Lydia Rebecca Frass
Dissertations

Viral Obesity: Fact or Fiction?, Amal K. Mitra, Kristina Clarke
Faculty Publications

Decision Science: A Scientific Approach to Enhance Public Health Budgeting, Peggy A. Honoré, Peter J. Fos, Torney Smith, Michael Riley, Kim Kramarz
Faculty Publications

Recent Advances in Public Health Systems Research in the United States, Timothy W. Van Wave, F. Douglas Scutchfield, Peggy A. Honoré
Faculty Publications

Quality Health Information On the Internet: Developing a Diabetes Pathfinder For the Chinese Population, Ana D. Cleveland, Jodi Philbrick, Xuequn Pan, Xinyu Yu, Jiangping Chen, Marty O'Neill, Lisa Smith
Faculty Publications

Public Health Financial Management Needs: Report of a National Survey, Peggy A. Honoré, Julia Costich, F. Douglas Scutchfield
Faculty Publications

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Underserved Women in the Rural South Toward Breast Cancer Prevention and Detection, Amanda Avis-Williams, Amal J. Khoury, Nedra Lisovicz, Susan Graham-Kresge
Faculty Publications

Public Health Financial Management Competencies, Peggy A. Honoré, Julia Costich
Faculty Publications

Retailers' Views of Tobacco Policy and Law Enforcement, Bonita Reinert, Vivien C. Carver, Lillian M. Range, Chris Pike
Faculty Publications

Understanding the Dynamics of Condom Use Among Female Sex Workers in China, Bo Wang, Xiaoming Li, James G. McGuire, Vafa Kamali, Xiaoyi Fang, Bonita Stanton
Faculty Publications

Public Opinion on Childhood Obesity as a Driving Force for Policy and Intervention Development, Charkarra Anderson-Lewis, Bonnie Harbaugh, Jerome R. Kolbo, Lei Zhang
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Textbook of Social Administration: The Consumer-Centered Approach, Michael Forster
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Lead Poisoning: An Alarming Public Health Problem in Bangladesh, Amal K. Mitra, Akhlaque Haque, Manirul Islam, S.A. M.K. Bashar
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Dialogue to Deliberation: Expanding the Empowerment Education Model, Laura H. Downey, Chike Anyaegbunam, F. Douglas Scutchfield
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Unique Observations on a Common Problem, Garth N. Graham, Peggy A. Honoré, Mirtha Beadle
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A Call to Action: Public Health and Community College Partnerships to Educate the Workforce and Promote Health Equity, Peggy A. Honoré, Garth N. Graham, Joxel Garcia, Willis Morris
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Breast Cancer Fatalism: The Role of Women's Perceptions of the Health Care System, Allyson G. Hall, Amal J. Khoury, Ellen D.S. Lopez, Nedra Lisovicz, Amanda Avis-Williams, Amal K. Mitra
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Narrative Text Analysis of Kentucky Tractor Fatality Reports, Terry L. Bunn, Svetla Slavova, Laura Hall
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The Deep South Network for Cancer Council: An Academic-Community Partnership to Eliminate Health Disparity, Edward E. Partridge, Mona A. Fouad, Agnes Hinton, Theresa A. Wynn, Rhoda Johnson, Isabel Scarinci, Claudia Hardy, Freddie White-Johnson
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Perceptions of Factors Influencing Healthful Food Consumption Behavior in the Lower Mississippi Delta: Focus Group Findings, Bernestine B. McGee, Valerie Richardson, Glenda S. Johnson, Alma Thornton, Crystal Johnson, Kathleen Yadrick, Murugi Ndirangu, Susan Goolsby, Debra Watkins, Pippa M. Simpson, Edith Hyman, Flavelia Stigger, Margaret L. Bogle, Tim R. Kramer, Earline Strickland, Beverly McCabe-Sellers
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Community—Academia Partnerships to Promote Nutrition in the Lower Mississippi Delta: Community Members' Perceptions of Effectiveness, Barriers, and Factors Related to Success, Murugi Ndirangu, Kathy Yadrick, Margaret L. Bogle, Susan Graham-Kresge
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Condom Use and Self-Efficacy Among Female Sex Workers With Steady Partners in China, R. Zhao, Bo Wang, Xiaoyi Fang, X. Li, Bonita Stanton
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Toward a Model of Prostate Cancer Information Seeking: Identifying Salient Behavioral and Normative Beliefs Among African American Men, Levi Ross, Connie L. Kohler, Diane M. Grimley, B. Lee Green, Charkarra Anderson-Lewis
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Utilization of the Emergency Room: Impact of Geographic Distance, Jae Eun Lee, Jung Hye Sung, William B. Ward, Peter J. Fos, Won Jae Lee, Jae Chang Kim
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The Theory of Reasoned Action and Intention to Seek Cancer Information, Levi Ross, Connie L. Kohler, Diane M. Grimley, Charkarra T. Anderson-Lewis
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Fit for Life Steps: Results of a Community Walking Intervention In the Rural Mississippi Delta, Jamie Zoellner, Carol Lawson Connell, Ross Santell, Thomas Fungwe, Earline Strickland, Amanda Avis-Williams, Kathleen Yadrick, Kristi Lofton, Marjuyua Rowser, Alicia Powers, Gwendolyn Lucas, Margaret L. Bogle
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The Deep South Network for Cancer Control - Building a Community Infrastructure to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities, Nedra Lisovicz, Rhoda E. Johnson, John Higginbotham, Jennifer A. Downey, Claudia M. Hardy, Mona N. Fouad, Agnes W. Hinton, Edward E. Partridge
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Intestinal Enzymes During Malnutrition & Infection In Rabbits, Sufia Islam, Amal K. Mitra, Ashish K. Chowdhury, Nur Haque Alam
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A Computer-Assisted Instructional Program for Teaching Portion Size Versus Serving Size, Luann M. Daggett, Katherine L. Rigdon
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Early Adolescents and Anti-Tobacco Messages From School, Community, Media, Physicians, and Parents, Vivien C. Carver, Bonita Reinert, Lillian M. Range
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School Nurses' Opinions About the Prevention of Tobacco Use, Bonita Reinert, Vivien C. Carver, Lillian M. Range
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Evaluating Community Tobacco Use Prevention Coalitions, Bonita Reinert, Vivien C. Carver, Lillian M. Range
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The Role of Quality Improvement In Disease Management: A Statewide Tuberculosis Control Success Story, Peter J. Fos, Jae Eun Lee, Jung Hye Sung, Miguel A. Zuniga, Brian Amy
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Breast-Feeding Initiation In Low-Income Women: Role of Attitudes, Support, and Perceived Control, Amal J. Khoury, S. Wakerul Moazzem, Chad M. Jarjoura, Cathy Carothers, Agnes Hinton
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Community Health Advisors As Research Partners - An Evaluation of the Training and Activities, Rhoda E. Johnson, B. Lee Green, Charkarra T. Anderson-Lewis, Theresa A. Wynn
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African American Community Health Advisors Trained As Research Partners - Recruitment and Training, Claudia M. Hardy, Theresa A. Wynn, Francine Huckaby, Nedra Liscovicz, Freddie White-Johnson
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The Community Health Advisor Program and the Deep South Network for Cancer Control - Health Promotion Programs for Volunteer Community Health Advisors, Agnes Hinton, Jennifer A. Downey, Nedra Liscovicz, Susan Mayfield-Johnson, Freddie White-Johnson
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The Deep South Network for Cancer Control - Eliminating Cancer Disparities Through Community-Academic Collaboration, Edward E. Partridge, Mona N. Fouad, Agnes W. Hinton, Claudia M. Hardy, Nedra Liscovicz, Freddie White-Johnson, John C. Higginbotham
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Arsenic Concentrations in Rice, Vegetables, a Fish in Bangladesh: A Preliminary Study, H.K. Das, Amal K. Mitra, P.K. Sengupta, A. Hossain, F. Islam, G.H. Rabbani
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Breast Cancer Incidence and Exposure to Environmental Chemicals in 82 Counties in Mississippi, Amal K. Mitra, Fazlay S. Fartuque
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Breast Cancer and Environmental Risks: Where is the Link?, Amal K. Mitra, Fazlay S. Faruque, Amanda L. Avis
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Racial Disparities in Breastfeeding Among Low-Income Women, Amal K. Mitra, A.J. Khoury, A.W. Hinton
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Vibrio vulnificus Infection: Epidemiology, Clinical Presentations, and Prevention, Amal K. Mitra
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Youth Knowledge, Interpersonal Skills, and Media Attitudes After Anti-Tobacco Training, Vivien C. Carver, Bonita Reinert, Lillian M. Range
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The Loving Support Breastfeeding Campaign: Awareness and Practices of Health Care Providers in Mississippi, Amal K. Mitra, Amal J. Khoury, Cathy Carothers, Camille Foretich
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Adolescents' Attitudes and Self-Perceptions About Anti-Tobacco Advocacy, Vivien C. Carver, Bonita Reinert, Lillian M. Range, Catherine Campbell
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Dietitians as Multidepartment Managers in Healthcare Settings, Deborah D. Canter, Mary Frances Nettles
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Evaluation of a Comprehensive Loving Support Program Among State Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program Breast-Feeding Coordinators, Amal K. Mitra, Amal J. Khoury, Cathy Carothers, Camille Foretich
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Nonprofit Organizations Versus Government Agencies to Reduce Tobacco Use, Vivien C. Carver, Bonita Reinert, Lillian M. Range, Catherine Campbell, Nicole Boyd
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Antioxidants in Detoxification of Arsenic-Induced Oxidative Injury in Rabbits: Preliminary Results, Golam Hassan Rabbani, Shyamal Kumar Saha, Mastura Akhtar, Farzani Marni, Amal Krishna Mitra, Shamsir Ahmed
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Stages of Change and Fluid Intake in Dialysis Patients, Elaine F. Molaison, M. Kathleen Yadrick
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Improving Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of WIC Clinic Staff, Amal J. Khoury, Agnes Hinton, Amal K. Mitra, Cathy Carothers, Camille Foretich
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Arsenic-Related Health Problems Among Hospital Patients in Southern Bangladesh, Amal K. Mitra, Barun K. Bose, Humayun Kabir, Biplab K. Das, Mosharraf Hussain
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Thinking About Women's Health: The Case for Gender Sensitivity, Amal J. Khoury, Carol Weisman
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Urinary Retinol Excretion In Children With Acute Watery Diarrhoea, Amal K. Mitra, Mohammed A. Wahed, Ashish K. Chowdhury, Charles B. Stephensen
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Perspectives in Teaching Gerontology: Matching Strategies With Purpose and Context, Anne M. Stanberry, Muriel Azria-Evans
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Management of Diarrhoea in HIV-Infected Patients, Amal K. Mitra, Charles D. Hernandez, Charlene A. Hernandez, Zubair Siddiq
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Perceptions of Community Nutrition and Health Needs in the Lower Mississippi Delta: A Key Informant Approach, M. Kathleen Yadrick, Jacqueline Horton, Janice Stuff, Bernestine McGee, Margaret Bogle, Leroy Davis, Ivis Forrester, Earline Strickland, Patrick H. Casey, Donna Ryan, Catherine Champagne, Kirkland Mellad, Edith Neal, Sahar Zaghouli
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Ownership Type and Community Benefits of Women's Health Centers, Amal J. Khoury, Carol S. Weisman, Dhad M. Jarjoura
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Synthesizing the Relationship Between Homeostasis and Health, James G. McGuire
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Risk Factors and Gender Differentials for Death Among Children Hospitalized With Diarrhoea in Bangladesh, Amal K. Mitra, Mohammad M. Rahman, George J. Fuchs
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Application of a Cumulative Strategies Model for Drug Abuse Prevention: Exploring Choices for High Risk Children, Kimberly Horn, Jerome R. Kolbo
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Retinol Concentrations in Liver and Serum Among Children Who Died in a Diarrheal, Hospital in Bangladesh, Mohammad A. Wahed, Amal K. Mitra, Abul K. Azad, Ferdouse Jahan
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Student Health Research 101, Carolyn T. Gerald, Virginia M. Crawford, Kim Henson, Stacy Tucker, Jack Denton, Christopher Anderson
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HIV AIDS in Bangladesh: A National Surveillance, Manirul Islam, Amal K. Mitra, Anwarul Huq Mian, Sten H. Vermund
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Long-Term Supplementation with Iron Does Not Enhance Growth in Malnourished Bangladeshi Children, Mohammad M. Rahman, Syed M. Akramuzzaman, Amal K. Mitra, George J. Fuchs, Dilip Mahalanabis
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Geographic Survey of Vector Ticks (Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus) for Infection with the Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, J. Piesman, K.L. Clark, M.C. Dolan, C.M. Happ
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The Implications of Affiliations Between Catholic and Non-Catholic Health Care Organizations for Availability of Reproductive Health Services, Carol S. Weisman, Amal J. Khoury, Christopher Cassirer, Virginia A. Sharpe, Laura L. Morlock
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Hepatitis C-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Prevalence Around the World, Factors Interacting, and Role of Genotypes, Amal K. Mitra
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Differences in Providers' Beliefs About Benefits and Risks of Hormone Replacement Therapy in Managed Care, Joan L. Exline, Ilene C. Siegler, Lori A. Bastian
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Distribution, Abundance, and Seasonal Activities of Ticks Collected from Rodents and Vegetation in South Carolina, KL Clark, JH Oliver, DB McKechnie, DC Williams
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Genetic Risk Factors and Offsetting Behavior: The Case of Skin Cancer, Mark Dickie, Shelby Gerking
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Averting Behavior and Urban Air Pollution, Brian W. Bresnahan, Mark Dickie, Shelby Gerking
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Delivering Care to Rural HIV/AIDS Patients, Sharon Topping, LC Hartwig
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The Influence of Blackouts on Alcohol Use Expectancies, George Buelow, Judd Harbin
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Defining Health Education: Health, Values, and Professional Responsibility, P.W. Sharkey, S. Graham-Kresge, G.L. White Jr.
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Tuberculosis - A Health-Education Imperative Returns, George L. White Jr., Beth Hogan Henthorne, S. Eugene Barnes, Jay T. Segarra
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Nutrition Services for Children with Special Needs in Child Care Programs, M. K. Yadrick, D. Ondrejcak, D. Quebedeau
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Safety Belt Education Using Visual Crash Images and Low-Cost Incentives, Michael H. Bross, Martin J. Spellicy
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Education, Public Access, and Outdoor Recreation, Walter H. Bumgardner
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Legacy Education, Public Awareness, and Recreation Task Area, Paul R. Nickens, Michael R. Waring, Walter H. Bumgardner
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The Life Planning Booklet, Joel R. Barton, Eugene Barnes, Steven R. Furney
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Development of a Methodology for Preparing Performance Standards for Operation and Maintenance Activities At Corps of Engineers Recreation Areas, Walter H. Bumgardner
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Public Attitudes In Massachusetts Toward the Recreational Use of Domestic Water Supply Reservoirs, Walter H. Bumgardner, Lawrence R. Klar, Aldo Gilrin
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