Browsing W&L University Student Scholarship by Subject "Virginia -- Rockbridge County"
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Access to Prenatal Care in Rockbridge County: A Community-Based Research Project
This paper, which will function as my Women's and Gender Studies capstone, results from a semester-long look into the issues of prenatal and maternal health care services for women and infants residing in Rockbridge County, ... -
Affordable Housing in the Rockbridge Area (Rockbridge County, Lexington City, Buena Vista City)
The Rockbridge Area faces a great change in its culture and heritage if it does not address the quantity of available workforce housing. It has made strives with Threshold and the Buck Hill Community Project. As it moves ... -
An Inheritance of Slavery: The Tale of "Jockey" John Robinson, His Slaves, and Washington College
Much of the Washington College slaves' inner lives remain a mystery. The evidence does, of course, illuminate a great deal about the general course of their lives. John Robinson acquired and later bequeathed them to ... -
Equal Access to Services: Investigating Access to Food among the Rockbridge Area's Latino Population
This paper compares and contrasts qualitative data and quantitative data regarding residents of Rockbridge County, Lexington (city), and Buena Vista (city), Virginia, which constitutes the Rockbridge area. The qualitative ... -
Estimating Soil Carbon Content of Grazing Lands in Rockbridge County, Virginia Using Statistical and Machine Learning Techniques (thesis)
In recent years, organizations have explored various methods of quantifying soil carbon to document carbon flux or provide economic incentive to farmers utilizing management practices that sequester carbon in their soil. ... -
Exploring Obesity In Rockbridge County
Obesity as an illness is misunderstood. The common misconception is that obesity is an individual's problem and that obesity stems only from irresponsible nutrition. Evidence reveals that the reality of obesity as a disease ... -
MAPPing Healthcare of the Physically Disabled in Rockbridge County, VA: A Community Based Research Project
The following study was completed in conjunction with the Rockbridge Area Free Clinic's assessment of the access to and quality of health care for the disadvantaged residents of Rockbridge County, Virginia. The study was ... -
Microfacies of the Middle Ordovician New Market limestone in Rockbridge County, Virginia
Two� sections were measured and their microfacies defined macroscopically at two locations in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Nineteen microfacies are defined on the basis of detailed petrographic study of one section. Most ... -
Microfinance in the Rockbridge Area? An Exploration of Microfinance's Potential to Fight Poverty in the Washington and Lee Community
Whether or not microfinance could efficiently help the poor of the Rockbridge Area is a complex question that begins with the poor. My paper explores the facet of poor citizens from the perspective of laborers. Not all the ... -
The National School Lunch Program in Rockbridge County
Given the fact that 55 million US children between the ages 5 and 19 spend the majority of their days at school, the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) inherently has a significant role in determining the quality of our ... -
"Not sorry at all": Trump and Rockbridge County (thesis)
The documentary itself is set up in three sections. First, it examines the backstory of the three major characters, because Trump's election did not just happen because of current conditions. It was a product of years of ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Rockbridge Area Credit Study 2010: A Broad Assessment of Financial Issues Facing Low-Income Individuals in Rockbridge County and Recommendations for New Policies and Practices
This study seeks to identify the most significant financial issues facing low-income individuals in Rockbridge County and to suggest solutions that can be implemented to solve the problems identified. We have compiled data ... -
Women's Reproductive Health in Rockbridge County: A Community-Based Research Project
In Lexington, women's reproductive health issues have reached prominence of late, especially those of obstetric and prenatal care, because of the birthing center at Stonewall Jackson Carilion Hospital in April 2010. When ... -
Work for the Disabled: Federal and Local Initiatives
The goal of this paper is to examine federal policies towards disabled citizens and specifically the incentives provided to push disabled Americans towards work. This examination will include several case studies and a ...