• The Association Between Citrus Consumption and Skin Cancer: An Analysis of Risk and Nutrient-Gene Interaction 

  Marley, Andrew Raymond (2020-12)

  Purpose. In the US, melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) rates have increased substantially in recent decades. While many skin cancer risk factors have been established, the impact of dietary citrus, which is ...
• Health of Indiana Firefighters 

  Muegge, Carolyn Marie (2020-12)

  Background: Firefighters are exposed to carcinogens, toxic agents, and other risks for cancer and cardiovascular disease. Research shows that aero-digestive and genitourinary cancers are in excess among firefighters compared ...
• An Examination of Opioid Prescribing Policy and Clinical Practice in the Context of the United States Opioid Crisis 

  Danielson, Elizabeth Caitlin Anne (2020-11)

  In 2017, the United States government declared that the opioid epidemic was a public health emergency. Among responses to address the epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a set of opioid ...
• A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Assessing the Relative Efficacy of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Based on PD-L1 Expression Levels 

  Kwiatkowski, Kathy (2020-10)

  Purpose: The purpose was to comprehensively assess the impact of PD-L1 expression on the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors on Overall Survival (OS) and Progression-Free Survival (PFS). Methods: A systematic literature ...
• Medicaid Administrative Costs: Trends, Expansion Effects, and Express Lane Eligibility 

  Balio, Casey Patricia (2020-07)

  Medicaid covers 21% of Americans which includes over 65 million children and adults, making it the largest single source of health insurance for Americans. As a public program jointly administered between the federal and ...
• Health Information Exchange Use in Primary Care 

  Apathy, Nathan Calvert (2020-08)

  The United States has invested over $40 billion in digitizing the health care system, yet the anticipated gains in improved care coordination, quality, and cost savings remain largely unrealized. This is due in part to ...
• Hearing Loss and Use of Medications for Anxiety and/or Depression in Testicular Cancer Survivors Treated with Cisplatin-Based Chemotherapy 

  Ardeshirrouhanifard, Shirin (2020-05)

  Testicular cancer is the most common solid tumor among young men. Although testicular cancer survivors (TCS) are expected to live for over 40 years after cancer diagnosis, they are at risk for chemotherapy adverse effects ...
• Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number, Insulinemic Potential of Lifestyle, and Colorectal Cancer 

  Yang, Keming (2020-03)

  Because colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in the US, identifying biomarkers that might inform disease prevention and early diagnosis is of great public ...
• An Examination of How National Policies are Driving Population Health Outcomes and Organizational Change in Private and Public Sectors 

  Hilts, Katy Ellis (2020-03)

  The United States spends more on healthcare than any other country in the world, but still trails most other countries when it comes to important health indicators. There has been an increasing recognition that in order ...
• Associations Between Vitamin D Biomarkers and Cardiometabolic Outcomes Among Women 

  Xia, Jin (2020-02)

  There is growing evidence that vitamin D endocrine system may be associated with multiple cardiometabolic outcomes, such as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), type 2 diabetes, and other relevant cardiometabolic comorbidities, ...
• Preconception and Interconception Health and Routine Health Service Use Among Women in a Rural Midwestern Community 

  DiPietro Mager, Natalie Ann (2020-02)

  Advancement of preconception and interconception health is a key element to improve women’s health as well as pregnancy outcomes. Little is known about the preconception and interconception health status of rural Midwestern ...
• Examining the Variability in and Impact of State-Level Regulations of Opioid Treatment Programs 

  Jackson, Joanna Rachel (2019-09)

  The United States is experiencing a severe opioid use epidemic with more than 2 million people currently suffering from opioid use disorder (OUD), of which, over 1 million need treatment. Opioid treatment programs (OTPs) ...
• Examining the Impact of State-Mandated Insurance Benefits and Reimbursement Provisions on Access to Diabetes Self-Management Education and Training (DSME/T) 

  Brown-Podgorski, Brittany L. (2019-09)

  With an estimated 30.2 million diagnosed and undiagnosed cases among adults (and another 84 million at risk), diabetes mellitus is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions and a leading cause of mortality in the US. ...
• Health Care and Policy Interventions to Improve the Health of Patients Experiencing Homelessness 

  Golembiewski, Elizabeth H. (2019-08)

  Housing instability and homelessness are associated with significant health burdens, including high rates of chronic and infectious disease, disproportionate vulnerability to violence and injury, and increased risk of ...
• Emergency Department Utilization Among Pediatric and Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 

  Mullen, Cody J. (2019-04)

  Introduction: The prevalence of those aged 3-25 with an intellectual and developmental disability (I/DD), has increased 17.1% from 1997 to 2008. This study focused on these I/DD: autism spectrum disorder (ASD), cerebral ...
• Understanding African Immigrant Health in the United States: An Exploratory Study of the Nigerian Immigrant Healthcare Experience 

  Omenka, Ogbonnaya Isaac (2019-02)

  In the United States, there is very little knowledge about the health of African immigrants. Although their population exceeds 2 million and still on the rise exponentially, a big gap exists regarding knowledge about ...
• Evaluating the quality of mobile health apps for maternal and child health (MCH) 

  Biviji, Rizwana (2018-08-08)

  Introduction Mobile health (mHealth) applications (apps) are increasingly accessible and popular. In 2015, over 60% of smartphone users used their phones to look up health related information. mHealth apps related to ...
• The risks and consequences of opioid misuse 

  Greene, Marion Siegrid (2018-05-22)

  Opioid misuse and addiction has been widely identified as a public health problem, contributing substantially to the nation’s morbidity and mortality. Over the past two decades, misuse of prescription opioids pain relievers ...
• Young people in recovery from substance use disorders: an analysis of a recovery high school's impact on student academic performance & recovery success 

  Knotts, Adam Christopher (2017-12-18)

  The purpose of this dissertation was to produce knowledge on the academic performance and recovery success of students enrolled in a Recovery High School. The study site was Hope Academy, located in Indianapolis, IN, and ...
• Mental health trends among female youth and the relationship with violence 

  Ford, Janet Helene (2017-07-26)

  Objective: Investigate if the prevalence of depression/suicidality changed from 2001 to 2015 among adolescent females exposed to sexual assault or physical fighting, and if various violent exposures or the accumulation ...

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