Ndlela, Arlerta(Kansas State University, 2013-07-25)
Nutritionally vulnerable women are more apt to give birth to low birth weight, small for gestational babies who have increased medical complications and higher risk of mortality. Participating in the Special Supplemental ...
The purpose of this report is to present and describe the events which occurred during the 2012 pertussis outbreak in Douglas County, KS. Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is a vaccine-preventable disease. The ...
Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable disease in humans caused most commonly by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and less commonly by other bacterial species in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (Africanum, bovis, microti, ...
This report covers projects and learning objectives conducted during a field experience for fulfillment of a Master in Public Health degree at Kansas State University. Research and projects were completed within the field ...
The safety, health and well-being of animals are critical to the safety, health and well-being of humans. Public health emergencies can range from unpredictable and uncontrollable natural disasters, to man-made bioterrorism ...
There have been major shifts in the dietary patterns of people in the United States in the last four decades. People eat fast food more frequently, eating more convenience food products, and highly processed food. On the ...
Antibiotics are used in food-producing animals to treat, prevent, and control diseases caused by harmful bacteria. Administration of antibiotics, anthelmintics, pesticides, parasiticides, and other therapeutic chemicals ...
Globally there has been approximately 35 million deaths because of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) since the start of this epidemic and it is still an ongoing battle (WHO). Research continues in the hopes to stop ...
As ecological niche modeling (ENM) evolves as a tool in epidemiology and public health, refinement of occurrence data , and selection of the most appropriate and informative environmental data sets becomes increasingly ...
The average age of the population of the United States continues to increase. Older adults are one group of people that are often missed when programs are developed for nutrition. Even though they largely consume food that ...
This report presents a detailed field experience undertaken for 240 hours with the Riley County Extension Agency. The mission of the agency is to make research from land-grant universities understandable and available to ...
Rabies is a fatal, encephalitic disease caused by numerous variants of a lyssavirus to which all mammals are susceptible. In the United States, domestic animal rabies prevention and control is subjective to individual ...
This study evaluated the impact that the Banned Dog Breed Policy on Fort Riley military installation has had on the number of dog bite-related injuries seen in the emergency room at Irwin Army Community Hospital (IACH) and ...
Bauer, Abigail(Kansas State University, 2012-04-25)
Family meals and meals with caregivers can be sources of social support. Current literature indicates that social support is important for physical and psychological health and well-being. There has been no published ...
Project Overview
This study was undertaken due to an interest in volunteering with Fort Riley Public Health. Being an army spouse, I was curious how Army Public Health supports our unique and constantly changing community. ...
Vaughan, Katherine B.(Kansas State University, 2011-10-26)
Background: Parks are key community assets for promoting physical activity, especially in low income areas where other accessible, low cost resources may not be available. However, some evidence suggests these integral ...
The issue of feral, free-roaming, abandoned and stray cats can lead to volatile discussions on how to manage their populations that would in turn reduce their impact on the environment and lessen risks to public health. ...
In spite of the improvement of nutrition education and the realization of the importance of healthy dietary patterns, the prevalence of unhealthy dietary patterns is still increasing among vulnerable groups (e.g. women and ...
Kaur, Ramandeep(Kansas State University, 2012-11-28)
Hand hygiene by healthcare workers is an effective means of preventing healthcare-acquired infections. However, hand hygiene compliance can be low among healthcare workers. This study used introduction of a gel sanitizer ...
Brenes Mendieta, Priscilla(Kansas State University, )
Millions of U.S. grandparents are responsible for providing parental care, in the absence of the biological parent, for at least one grandchild under the age of 18 years. These caregivers may base their wellness and nutrition ...