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Insights into Ebola and Other Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Disease Risks
(2014-10-29)
Are the risks of transmission of infectious diseases such as Ebola actually increasing, or is the public just more aware of the problem because of the efficiency of the global media in identifying infectious disease outbreaks?
THE MEANING AND LIVED EXPERIENCE OF DEPLOYMENT AS PERCEIVED BY MILITARY OFFICERS' SPOUSES/PARTNERS
(East Carolina University, 2011)
This study addressed the question, "What is the lived experience of and meaning held by military officers' spouses/partners regarding multiple, year-long or longer deployments of their active duty military wife/partner in ...
Educating Future Environmental Health Professionals
(2015)
Future environmental health problems will require a new generation of educated and trained professionals. Efforts to enhance the environmental public health workforce have been promoted by several organizations. While ...
Dengue risk assessment
(East Carolina University, 2015)
Dengue fever is the most prevalent vector borne disease in the world with over 3.6 billion people at risk and one billion new infections (including one million deaths) recorded annually. Risk assessments showing the impact ...
Xylene
(2016-09-26)
Integrative Health Coaching : A Phenomenology of Clients' Discoveries
(East Carolina University, 2012)
The field of health coaching has experienced significant growth in response to the social and economic burden of chronic disease. Integrative health coaching (IHC) applies the principles of integrative medicine and a ...
Potential for sublethal insecticide exposure to impact vector competence of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) for dengue and Zika viruses
(2016-09-26)
Dengue and Zika viruses (DENV and ZIKV, Family Flaviviridae, genus Flavivirus) are arboviruses that cause human epidemics. Due to lack of vaccines for many mosquito borne diseases, there is a need for mosquito control. In ...
Effects of Blood Meal Source on Aedes albopictus Life Table Characteristics and Vector Competence for Dengue Virus
(2016-09-26)
Commercially available blood can be
used as an alternative to live animals to
feed mosquitoes; however, the extent to
which alternative blood sources affect
mosquito vector competence for dengue
virus (DENV, ...
Environmental Health: Air Quality
(2016-09-26)
Importance of Air Quality
•2-3% of all deaths in the U.S. each year are attributed to air pollution-induced respiratory or cardiovascular disease.
•Lung cancer, respiratory disease, and heart ailments linked to poor air quality