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Browsing Master of Public Health Student Reports and Theses by Published Date "2012"

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UMHMF KPHA Breastfeeding Grant: Internship Report

Kaur, Ramandeep (2013-01-17)

The report presents the tasks completed during internship at KPHA which are listed below: • Preparing a report stating the implementation of UMHMF/KPHA grant in 23 counties of Kansas. • Interacting with grantees from 23 ...
A Social Ecological Analysis of Barriers to Weight-loss Success in the Veterans’ Health Administration MOVE! Program

Warner, Jeffrey (2013-01-17)

Veterans receiving healthcare at Veterans Administration (VA) facilities have free access to a multi-level weight loss program called MOVE! MOVE is an acronym for Managing Overweight/Obesity in Veterans Everywhere. Although ...
Public health and swine production medicine aspects of vH1N1 influenza virus

Reece, Thomas Ray (Kansas State University, 2012-05-08)

Variant H1N1 influenza (vH1N1) virus is an issue both in swine production medicine and in the arena of public health. Influenza viruses can infect but not always produce disease in avian, humans and swine. Swine are ...
Prevention in the Prairies: Tobacco Prevention and Sodium Reduction Initiatives in Kansas

Garvey, Jacqueline (2013-01-17)

As a Governor’s Internship award winner, I had the pleasure of working as an epidemiologist intern in the chronic disease program within the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Health Promotion (KDHE). ...
Pharmaceutical Product Withdrawal Periods in Mongolia: Current Situation and Efforts to Improve Knowledge and Practices

Gibson, Stephan (2013-01-17)

Mongolia is a nation with a long and rich history of herding livestock as the main source of food. Since independence from the Soviet Union in 1990, it has undergone many adjustments in the livestock industry including ...
Outdoor Mass Gatherings in Kansas: An Examination of Local Health Department awareness and Involvement

Horton, Bryna (2012-06-04)

Many outbreaks have occurred during mass gathering events as a result of person-to-person transmission of disease, animal-to-human transmission, and foodborne transmission. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment ...
Nutrition and Health Education in Rural and Urban Areas of Kansas

Taylor, Melissa N. (2012-06-04)

The overall focus of this experience was to provide efficient nutrition education and health promotion with both rural and urban areas of Kansas. To begin the experience, the student concentrated on health promotion and ...
MPH Field Experience at Jackson County Missouri Health Department

Bhatt, Pranav (2013-01-17)

The Jackson County Health Department is located in Independence, Missouri. It is affiliated with Truman Medical Centers, Kansas City, MO. For more than 80 years the Jackson County Health Department has been dedicated to ...
Masters of Public Health: Field Experience and Final Project

Kerns, Michele (2013-01-17)

Service related tinnitus and hearing loss has been a steadily growing cost and concern for veterans and soldiers over the past few decades. The current protocols for education and hearing protection, while an improvement, ...
Implementing Group Nutrition Education in Ogden, Kansas

Bono, Erika (2013-01-17)

Kansas State Research and Extension receives federal funding to provide nutrition education programs for limited resource families. One such program is the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) which targets ...
Health Communication to Promote Food Security and Safety and Prevention of Human Cases of Bovine Tuberculosis and Brucellosis in Asella, Ethopia

Sourou, Sabi Y. (2012-06-04)

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) funded a study in the Arsi Zone (Oromiya) of Ethiopia from August 2011 through February 2012. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of bovine ...
EXPERIENCE WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) CENTER FOR GRAIN AND ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH (CGAHR) ARTHROPOD-BORNE ANIMAL DISEASES RESEARCH UNIT (ABADRU: CONSIDERING RIFT VALLEY FEVER AND OCCUPATIONAL BIOSAFETY AND HAZARD PRACTICES

Roof, Clinton (2012-08-21)

The Master of Public Health (MPH) capstone experience results in numerous personal and academic gains. Through my MPH capstone experience, I was able to utilize knowledge gained from previously related classes. I gained ...
Evaluation of a hand hygiene campaign in outpatient healthcare clinics

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 ...
The effects of communal eating on perceived social support and academic success in first year college students

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 ...
A Characterization of Injuries Among Active Duty Personnel at Fort Riley, Kansas

Lopez, Tara C. (2012-06-04)

This report summarizes my experiences as a student extern at the Department of Public Health, Fort Riley, Kansas. This field experience was in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Master of Public Health Program ...
The Blue, the Green, and the Toxic: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Physicians and Veterinarians Regarding Harmful Algal Blooms

Moser, Karin (2012-08-21)

Worldwide, 60% of cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae samples contain harmful toxins that could lead to adverse health effects in both humans and animals. When these bacteria proliferate they are known as Harmful Algal ...
Animal Rabies in Nepal and Raccon Rabies in Albany County, New York

Yadav, Shankar (2012-08-21)

Rabies is a fatal viral disease that has existed since the antiquity, and is prevalent throughout the world. Wild animals contribute to the spread of this disease to humans and animals in developed nations; however, canines ...