Browsing by Subject "prevention"
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Assessment and Prevention of Children at Risk of Abuse or Neglect
(East Carolina University, 2016-04-29)The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS, 2015) reported that the estimated number of child maltreatment victims nationally was 679,000. The same report noted that 1,520 children died as a result of child ... -
Breaking Patterns of Environmentally Influenced Disease for Health Risk Reduction: Immune Perspectives
(2010-08)Diseases rarely, if ever, occur in isolation. Instead, most represent part of a more complex web or “pattern” of conditions that are connected via underlying biological mechanisms and processes, emerge across a lifetime, ... -
Creating a Club to Increase Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention on ECU's Campus
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)Sexual assault is a problem that has an unprecedently high occurrence on college campuses. It was found that 14.8% of students will experience some form of sexual assault while in college (Cantor et al., 2015). However, ... -
Development and Validation of a Universal Sleep Screener for College Students
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-25)Sleep problems are highly prevalent in adolescents, especially for college students. Students with poor sleep quantity and quality are at-risk for various academic, behavioral, and medical problems. Universal sleep hygiene ... -
Development and Validation of a Universal Sleep Screener for College Students
(East Carolina University, 2022-07-25)Sleep problems are highly prevalent in adolescents, especially for college students. Students with poor sleep quantity and quality are at-risk for various academic, behavioral, and medical problems. Universal sleep hygiene ... -
Implementing A Routine Diabetic Foot Screening in A Primary Care Clinic
(2022-04-21)Diabetic foot ulcers are one of the chief complications associated with diabetes, which can be managed in a primary care setting through early identification, lifestyle modification, diabetic management, and referral. This ... -
Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: A Quality Improvement Project
(2023-12-07)Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a complex side effect of general anesthesia affecting 30% of the general surgical population and up to 80% of high-risk patients. Prevention and management of PONV are crucial ... -
Perceptions of disposal options for prescription opioids among community members in North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-26)The nonmedical use of prescription drugs and opioids, the use of any drug not used for its intended purpose or only used for the feeling it creates rather than solving a medical problem, is an increasing global crisis ... -
SCHOOL-BASED MINDFULNESS AND YOGA WITH YOUNG ADOLESCENTS AS AN ENHANCED HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-17)Little is known about the effects of mindfulness-based intervention and yoga implemented with adolescents in school settings, especially regarding evaluation of specific outcomes compared to alternate Health and PE ...