Browsing Undergraduate Honors Program - Center for Medicine, Health, and Society by Issue Date
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(2021-04)Type 2 diabetes mellitus (type 2 diabetes) varies significantly in prevalence and morbidity among minority groups in the U.S. (“Prevalence of Diagnosed Diabetes” 2020). In particular, individuals considered to be of Hispanic ...
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(2021-04)Methods: To pursue my research goals, I asked 32 participants to complete an online questionnaire on REDCap. I used the EPDS (Cox, 1987) and Pandemic Stress (Kujawa, 2020) measures in addition to my own qualitative questioning ...
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(2021-04-27)This thesis examines the relationship between law and the media by looking at two important and politicized health issues, abortion and HIV/AIDS, in New York and Tennessee. In order to achieve this goal, legislative ...
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(2021-04-27)COVID-19 introduced a slew of pandemics, not only in a global response to health crises, but also in the realm of racial justice and socioeconomic disparities. For Asian Americans, the virus unveiled a perpetuation of ...
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(2021-04-27)This thesis discusses the politicization of Coronavirus pandemic 2019 (COVID-19) through a case study of the politicization of mask-wearing during the first six months of its presence in the United States, from January ...
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(2021-04-27)Imposter syndrome, in which high-achieving individuals have persistent self-doubt and fear of being exposed as a fraud or impostor despite objective successes, can be prevalent, especially among students at elite institutions. ...
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(2021-04-27)Whether by means of surgery, medication, or intervention, the primary focus of physicians is to improve the health and well-being of their patients. The well-being of the patient is influenced by the patient-professional ...
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(2021-05)The goal of this thesis is to provide an in-depth analysis of international undergraduates’ challenges in the United States and how these challenges may have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. International students ...
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(2022)This paper explores the impact of the University of Guyana’s Masters of Public Health Program on the public health competency skills of graduates, specifically in the middle-income country of Guyana. Similar studies have ...
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(2022)Patients determined to be incapacitated by physicians, due to psychiatric disorder, chemical dependence, trauma, dementia, or other illnesses, are vulnerable to forced care by medical professionals. Instances of forced ...
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(2022-04)Objective: To perform a quantitative analysis of the sociodemographic risk factors that predispose certain veterans to moderate to severe psychological distress using the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). Methods: ...
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(2022-04)Background: Limited research has examined mental health outcomes related to regional differences in COVID response type and Medicaid expansion status in the United States. This is a salient concern as states in the southern ...
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(2022-04)Background Preventive healthcare screenings and tests aid the process of diagnosing and improving one’s overall health by identifying a disease before symptoms are felt or seen by an individual. Within preventive ...