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  1. Social support and well-being in middle-aged and elderly spinal cord injured persons: a social-psychological analysis

    Advances in health care science are enabling greater numbers of spinal cord injured persons to live to old age. As these persons grow older, there may be additional problems in coping due to stressors such as...

  2. Thirdhand Tobacco Smoke: Emerging Evidence and Arguments for a Multidisciplinary Research Agenda

    There is broad consensus regarding the health impact of tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure, yet considerable ambiguity exists about the nature and consequences of thirdhand smoke (THS). We introduce...

  3. Community Assessment of African Maternal Health in the Portland Region: Drivers for Community, Health Services and...

    This community needs assessment surfaces a range of health priorities faced by the African community. While the scope of the study is limited by time and resources, and strategically focused on maternal health,...

  4. Short-term wellness program for a school staff comparing levels of support

    This study conducted an experiment with 139 staff volunteers from a suburban school district (K-12) who participated in an eight-week program of exercise, nutritional practices, and stress control measures. All...

  5. The communication of wellness concepts interculturally in an Alaskan health-care context

    The purpose of this study is to investigate in what ways cultural value differences between Alaskan Native clients and non-Native health professionals affect the communicating of "wellness" concepts....

  6. Primary Care and Mental Health Integration in Coordinated Care Organizations

    The prevalence of untreated and undertreated mental health concerns and the comorbidity of chronic conditions and mental illness has led to greater calls for the integration of primary care and mental health....

  7. Understanding the Relative Importance of Positive and Negative Social Exchanges: Examining Specific Domains and Appraisals

    Negative social exchanges have been more reliably related to psychological health than have positive social exchanges. Little research, however, has sought to understand how underlying appraisal processes link...

  8. Child and Maternal Health in the Slavic Community: Insights on Assets and Priorities

    The Slavic community’s health is impacted by race and ethnicity, and also by issues that flow from being a newcomer community, and also from their status as refugees. They also bring to the U.S.A. cultural...

  9. North Douglas County Community Needs Health Assessment (Phase 2)

    Beginning in August 2016, Phase 2 of the North Douglas County (NDC) Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) built on work completed in the Phase 1 planning process, and engaged the communities of Drain,...

  10. A Cross-Sectional Study of Student-Athlete Needs Satisfaction and Well-Being

    Grounded in self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000), the purpose of this study was to examine (a) the effects of the social environment, as defined by the divisions of the Department of Athletics, on...

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