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Books or Baskets: Compromising the Education and Future of Black Student-Athletes
In this paper, I discuss the challenges and inequalities that Black male athletes face while playing college sports, particularly basketball and football at PWIs. I explore how this focus on sports pushes these individuals to focus on athletics rather than academics, as they are there on scholarships and are focused primarily on representing their schools and becoming professional athletes. I discuss multiple factors that play into these student-athletes\u27 idea that athletics are more important than academics. Using multiple studies, I give information and statistics on the outcomes of these athletes. I also provide limitations of the studies I use so that others can expand the information given and contribute to this topic in the future
Quality Improvement for Well Child Care
Presented to the Faculty
of University of Alaska Anchorage
in Partial Fulfillment of Requirements
for the Degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCEThe American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Bright Futures (BF) guidelines for well child care
were designed to provide quality pediatric care. Adherence to AAP-BF guidelines improves:
screenings, identification of developmental delay, immunization rates, and early identification of
children with special healthcare needs. The current guideline set is comprehensive and includes
thirty one well child exams, thirty three universal screening exams and one hundred seventeen
selective screening exams. Many providers have difficulty meeting all guideline requirements
and are at risk of committing Medicaid fraud if a well exam is coded and requirements are not
met. The goal of this quality improvement project was to design open source and adaptable
templates for each pediatric age group to improve provider adherence to the BF guidelines. A
Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) quality improvement model was used to implement the project.
Templates were created for ages twelve months to eighteen years and disseminated to a pilot
clinic in Anchorage, Alaska. The providers were given pre-implementation and postimplementation
surveys to determine the efficacy and usefulness of the templates. Templates
were determined to be useful and efficient means in providing Bright Futures focused well child
care. The templates are in the process of being disseminated on a large scale to assist other
providers in meeting BF guideline requirements.Title Page / Table of Contents / List of Tables / List of Appendices / Abstract / Introduction / Background / Clinical Significance / Current Clinical Practice / Research Question / Literature Review / Framework: Evidence Based Practice Model/ Ethical Considerations and Institutional Review Board / Methods / Implementation Barriers / Findings / Discussion / Disseminatio
Constructing Families: Associative Networks in the Seventeenth-century Cases of Mary and Katherine Hampson
Wills and other evidence related to the married Mary Hampson and her sister-in-law the never married Katherine Hampson place each within associative networks and detail their financial and emotional situations throughout their lives. Mary Hampsonâs printed autobiography and legal documents detailing years of marital abuse reveal the loss of her small fortune and her financial destitution that contributed to her inability to maintain her familial and class associations. In contrast, her sister-in-law the never married Katherine Hampson died possessed of wealth that increased dramatically under her financial management. Katherine Hampsonâs detailed will illustrates a complex associative network that reveals her familial connectedness and emotional well-being throughout her life. The cases of these two women challenge normative conceptions of the relationship between marital status and financial, social, and emotional stability in early modern England
Trapped in the Mouse House: How Disney has Portrayed Racism and Sexism in its Princess Films
This paper analyzes the history of one of the most popular entertainment companies in the world, Disney. Through the discussion of multiple princess films, from the beginning of Disney to the more current films, I analyze the ongoing racism and sexism that is presented in these timeless Disney films. I will discuss the implications that this racism and sexism has on the children who view these films and what responsibility Disney has as a worldwide company in terms of what it displays to its audience
The Psychosocial Effects of the Li-Fraumeni Education and Early Detection (LEAD) Program on Indivdiuals with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is a hereditary cancer syndrome that leads to an increased risk of multiple cancers. In the past five years new screening protocols have been developed that provide improved screening options for individuals with LFS. However, very little has been published on the psychosocial impact of these screening protocols. The goals of this study were to determine how participation in screening impacts individuals psychosocially, to examine the benefits and drawbacks of screening, and to evaluate possible barriers to continued screening. This qualitative study consisted of phone interviews with 20 individuals that took part in an LFS screening program at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Data analysis showed that benefits of screening include early detection, peace of mind, centralized screening, knowledge providing power, and screening making LFS seem more livable. Perceived drawbacks included logistical issues, difficulty navigating the system, screening being draining, and significant negative emotional reactions such as anxiety, fear, and skepticism. Regardless of the emotions that were present, 100% of participants plan on continuing screening in the program. Our data indicates that the perceived benefits of screening outweigh the drawbacks of screening. Individuals in this screening program appear to have improved psychosocial well-being because of their access to the screening program
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