This research examined the factors that influence individuals’ level of disaster preparedness. The focus was on an individual’s level of disaster preparedness and how it is influenced by the individual’s demographic and ...

High levels of stress are prevalent among hospital workers (Dyrbye, Shanafelt, Sinsky, Cipriano, Bhatt, Ommaya, West, & Meyers, 2017), but although stress is high, not many studies have investigated healthy behaviors among ...

Mental illness is a condition that alters an individual’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Within the United States, the stigma associated with mental illness is highest among the African American community. African ...

Over the last thirty years in the United States, obesity rates among children ages 2 to 19 have doubled, with even higher rates among ethnic minorities. The purpose of this study is to determine if school-related disciplinary ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate levels of stress, causes of stress, and coping strategies among freshmen and senior college students. For this purpose, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) developed by Cohen, 1983 ...

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine condition that affects nearly 4-21% percent of women of reproductive age (Azziz, Carmina, Dewailly, Diamanti-Kandarakis, Escobar-Morreale, Futterweit, Jannsen, Legro, ...

In 2010, the public health workforce was identified as one of the six public health areas that urgently need quality improvement by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health. ...

According to the American Psychological Association (APA), 64% of Americans in 2019 reported work as a major stressor. Since the 1980s in the United States and across the world, work-related stress has risen as one of the ...

Breastfeeding is a vital public health strategy for improving infant morbidity and mortality as well as maternal morbidity outcomes. However, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (2011), U.S. mothers ...

Depression has a potential impact on adults with physical limitations. The purpose of the study is to determine if adults with physical limitations have a higher chance of being diagnosed with a depressive disorder than ...