Browsing by Subject "Health Disparities"
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ADVANCE DIRECTIVES AND HEALTH DISPARITIES IN LUNG CANCER
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-04)The purpose of this study is to explore associations between disparities in the documentation of advance directives in the medical records of patients with lung cancer. Consecutive medical records of patients newly diagnosed ... -
DISSEMINATING INFORMATION AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT HEALTH DISPARITIES TO STUDENTS AT THE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE LEVELS
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-16)The purpose of this Signature Honors Project was to effectively educate and raise awareness about health disparities to students at all grade levels. This was accomplished through the collaboration of multiple departments ... -
Gender and Racial Identity, Smoking Norms, and Smoking Behaviors Among College-Aged African American Women
(East Carolina University, 2018-11-27)African American women smoke less than their gender and racial counterparts, yet they face higher risk for smoking-related disease development, disease mortality, and poorer disease related quality of life. Therefore, it ... -
Investigating Genetic Variants of the Folate One Carbon Metabolism (FOCM) Pathway for Associations with Recurrent Stroke and Measures of Homocysteine
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-17)Stroke is currently the fifth leading cause of death and the leading cause of long-term disability in the United States. Stroke accounts for over 140,000 deaths annually and according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...