Browsing by Subject "Public health"
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Obesity, Physical Activity, and Health Implications in the Low-Income Community
Tackling obesity related poverty, specifically found in rural communities, is a larger problem than simply increasing physical activity. However, starting at physical activity allows for an opportunity to tackle problems ... -
The Problem with PrEP: Intersectional Stigma and Modern HIV Prevention in the United States
Even though the literature published on PrEP [Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis] is still relatively new, there has already been a lack of coherence between studies to understand which social mechanisms and individual factors ... -
RAMifications for Healthcare: Remote Area Medical and Healthcare Access in Rural Virginia
Remote Area Medical, a healthcare nonprofit based in Rockford, Tennessee, attempts to shore up health disparities experienced by rural Americans, "prevent[ing] pain and alleviat[ing] suffering by providing free, quality ... -
The Role of Race in the Heroin Epidemic
Opioid-related addiction has been propelled by opioid treatment within the healthcare system. The addictive nature of these drugs was underestimated, leading to opioid and heroin addiction in many patients who were treated ... -
Social Identity and the Take-Up of Healthcare: Exploring the Intersection of Caste, Gender, and Public Policy in Nepal (thesis)
To reach equality in health outcomes, Nepal -- in concert with most developing countries -- has focused on the decentralization of healthcare. Although accessibility to health services is now relatively uniform, health ... -
Tiny Home Communities: Alternative Solutions to Addressing Homelessness
Homelessness is decreasing nationally, but populations experiencing homelessness in certain states and unsheltered homelessness both increasing. Also, chronic homelessness still makes up large part of populations experiencing ... -
The TRIPS Agreement and the Human Right to Essential Medicines
Of course, patents are not the only, or even the primary, roadblocks to accessible medicine in developing nations. Over one-third of the world's population lacks access to the drugs on the WHO [World Health Organization] ... -
What's Passed is Prologue: The Affordable Care Act
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or ACA), passed on March 23, 2010, is the most comprehensive U.S. healthcare reform legislature enacted since the passage of Medicaid and Medicare in 1965. The overarching ...