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Browsing Master of Public Health Student Reports and Theses by Published Date "2016"

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URINARY RETENTION EDUCATIONAL TOOLKIT: STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES TO REDUCE CATHETER-ASSOCIATED COMPLICATIONS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES

Keim, Cassidy (2016-08)

Urinary retention is the inability to completely void the bladder. The condition can either be acute or chronic. Causes of urinary retention include obstruction, infection and inflammation, pharmacological, neurological, ...
Understanding selected health outcomes between Kansas counties: does where a county falls on a rural urban classification continuum matter?

Breese, Katie (Kansas State University, 2016-08-01)

Purpose: The objective of this study was to compare characteristics of urban and rural counties in Kansas in order to identify and seek explanations for differences in health factors and population health outcomes. ...
TULAREMIA ANALYSIS, KANSAS, 2012-2015

Paquette, Callie (2016-12)

Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacteria Francisella tularensis that is endemic in the United States. With the potential to cause severe illness and even death as well as concern for its use as a biological ...
SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITIES AND LATE ONSET GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS IN TENNESSEE, 2010-2014

Jones, Cassandra (2016-08)

My capstone project and field experience gave me the opportunity to increase my public health knowledge and skills. I spent the summer of 2016 at the Tennessee Emerging Infections Program at Vanderbilt University Medical ...
MATERNAL HEALTH AND ZOONOSIS

Hoffner, Jull J. Speier (2016-12)

I completed my field experience at the Department of Public Health (DPH) at the Fort Riley Army Installation, Kansas. There are six sections within the DPH that each have a different job, but they all work together to ...
INTERNSHIP AT THE WYANDOTTE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Cavlovic, Emily (2016-12)

This report is a summation of my field experience conducted at the Unified Government Public Health Department from May 31st to July 15th, 2016. I specifically worked at the Communicable Disease Control Program I also ...
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM: POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS

Shulse, Taylor (2016-08)

My master’s project and field experience provided me with a wide variety of opportunities for personal growth, as well as acquainted me with the different aspects of the field of public health. My capstone project developed ...
Helping the Medicare Population

Breese, Katie (2016-08)

This report will briefly detail a field experience completed at Riley County Extension office under the supervision of the director Jennifer Wilson and preceptor Virginia Barnard, MPH. The scope of the work involved tasks ...
Fruit and vegetable intake of youth in low-income communities

Sempa, Judith (Kansas State University, 2016-08-01)

The objectives of the study were to assess fruit and vegetable intake of 6th to 8th grade youth in low-income areas, assess their food environment, and determine factors that influenced fruit and vegetable consumption. ...
“The Friend Zone”- friendship moderates the impact of a web-based group dynamics application on group cohesion: a randomized trial

Thompson, Nicholas Scott (Kansas State University, 2016-05-01)

Purpose: Face-to-face group dynamics-based (GDB) programs have been shown to be effective in promoting group cohesion and physical activity (PA). Recent evidence suggests that GDB principles can be successfully translated ...
FIELD EXPERIENCE REPORT: VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL

Thompson, Nicholse S. (2016-05)

In partial fulfillment of the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree, I completed 180 hours with Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan Kansas for my field experience. Via Christi is a not-for-profit acute care center, serving ...
FIELD EXPERIENCE REPORT: AMENDING THE COUNTYWIDE POLICY TO SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING EMPLOYEES IN RILEY COUNTY

Molnar, Katherine (2016-12)

My public health field experience was completed at the Riley County Health Department located at 2030 Tecumseh Road, Manhattan, Kansas 66502. The Riley County Health Department was started as a city-county health department ...
FIELD EXPERIENCE AT RILEY COUNTY K-STATE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION

Knutson, Cassandra (2016-08)

My field experience at Riley County K-State Research and Extension began in late February of 2016 and lasted until the end of June, 2016. During this time, I completed two hundred and forty hours of experience under the ...
EXPLORING CHARACTERISTICS OF VACCINATED DOGS THAT FAIL TO ACHIEVE AN ADEQUATE LEVEL OF RABIES VIRUS NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES

Anna, Pees M. (2016-08)

This study provides additional findings that could potentially have implications for current and future guidelines as they pertain to pet travel, vaccination campaigns, and exposure recommendations. Furthermore, the study ...
EVALUATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTALLATION MOSQUITO SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM, UNITED STATES 2012-2015

Dawes, Terra L. (2016-08)

West Nile virus (WNV) is the primary arbovirus acquired within the United States and is transmitted by the bite of a mosquito. Mosquito surveillance programs are key components of overall WNV disease surveillance programs ...
EVALUATION OF INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCESS AND USAGE AMONG WIC CLIENTS

Sempa, Judith; Sempa, Judith (2016-08)

For my field experience, my major project was to assess the use of internet and social media among WIC (women, infants, and children Food and Nutrition Service) clients, receiving services from the Riley County Family and ...
DEVELOPING A WORKSITE WELLNESS PROGRAM FOR THE SALINE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO BE USED AS A MODEL FOR OTHER RURAL CENTRAL KANSAS REGION

Perez, Daniel (2016-08)

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 ...
CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS ANALYSIS FOR JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSAS

Megee, Rebecca (2016-08)

Johnson County is the most populated county in Kansas, with 575,000 residents. Campylobacteriosis is one of the most common enteric diseases reported in Johnson County. Its occurrence is reportable by law to the Kansas ...
ADULT VACCINE SURVEILLANCE IN CLINTON COUNTY, NY: WHAT ARE THE GAPS AND BARRIERS TO UP-TO-DATE VACCINATIONS?

Bubenik, Sara J. (2016-08)

BACKGROUND: Baseline adult vaccinations in the United States are lower than the Healthy People 2020 goal. Literature has shown evidence that this disparity is associated with increased morbidity and mortality of common ...
ACTIVE LIVING GEARY COUNTY

Farley, Richelle (2016-12)

Many adults are not meeting the physical activity guidelines of 150 minutes per week. Only about 20 percent of U.S adults or one in five adults are meeting both the aerobic and muscle strengthening components of the physical ...