Due to its strong association and high prevalence with cardiovascular disease and premature death, hypertension, or high blood pressure, showcases a consequential public health challenge in the United States. While evidence suggests an association between socioeconomic status and hypertension prevalence, few have yet to explore this relationship in the United States subpopulations of non-white women. […]
C12-P: Communicating Research to Public Audiences
This research study is part of a First Year Research Experience [FYRE] class project to examine how research opportunities have been impacted by the pandemic, and how to best leverage the online environment. Our specific study examined disciplinary perspectives of faculty and graduate students focusing on how they share their research outcomes beyond their research […]
C15-P: The Effectiveness of Dental Sealants in Preventing Dental Caries in the Ages 3 and Older
The Public Health major, with a focus in epidemiology, requires a capstone research project to be done in the field of public health and epidemiology. For my research project, I chose to study oral health and disease outcomes, specifically in the field of dentistry. Oral health dictates overall health in a variety of ways such […]
C18-P: What Is the Prevalence of Hpv Cases Among Males and Females Based on Their History of Hpv Vaccination?
With both of us having majors and interests in public health, we focused our research area on a huge topic in that field right now: vaccinations. Not only are vaccinations extremely important in reducing the burden of infectious diseases, but can also reduce inequity, disability, and death[7]. We decided to research vaccinations in terms of […]