Solidarity and Support: Lesbians with and without Disabilities as Allies for Each Other

Produced by The Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai'i, The Frank Sawyer School of Management, Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts, and The School of Social Sciences, The University of of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas for The Society for Disability Studies

Comparing the Health Care Resource Utilization and Medication Adherence of People with Epilepsy and People with Diabetes by Insurance Status

Background: Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases worldwide; diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that affects how the body produces and uses insulin. Prescribed medications are vital for controlling these and other chronic diseases by minimizing severe health issues, which can be affected by insurance type and status. Consequences of non-adherence include uncontrolled blood glucose in people with diabetes and uncontrolled seizures in people with epilepsy. We aimed to compare the healthcare resource utilization and medication adherence of people with epilepsy and people with diabetes by insurance status. Methods: Data was from the 2021 National Health Interview Survey. The sample (n=3,645) focused on adults 18 and older who self-reported having epilepsy (n=511) or diabetes (n=3,134). Covariates included sex, age, education level, and race. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were weighted to account for the complex survey design. Results: When compared with public insurance and after adjusting for covariates, uninsured people with epilepsy had 5.96 times (95% CI 1.71-20.75) the odds and uninsured people with diabetes had 5.33 times (95% CI 3.11-9.12) the odds of delaying care. The uninsured with epilepsy had 9.63 (95% CI 2.24-41.43) times the odds, and those with diabetes had 3.82 (95% CI 2.16-6.73) times the odds of taking less medication. Conclusions: In line with previous research, being uninsured is a barrier to adherence and to healthcare utilization. Uninsured people with epilepsy and people with diabetes had higher odds of non-adherence with prescriptions; they also had higher odds of inconsistent healthcare resource utilization

Bibliography of the space processing program. Volume 1: A compilation through June 1974, Parts 1 and 2

A compilation of NASA research efforts in the area of space environmental effects on materials and processes is presented. Topics considered are: (1) fluid mechanics and heat transfer; (2) crystal growth and containerless melts; (3) acoustics; (4) glass and ceramics; (5) electrophoresis; (6) welding; and (7) exobiology

Pick Pickens

This travel article from the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism highlights Pickens and some of the attractions there including the Butterfly, the Pickens County Museum of Art and History, the Hagood-Mauldin House, Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts, the Pickens Azalea Festival and Friday Night Football

The birthplace of American civilization

This travel article from the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism highlights Port Royal, its history and the things that make it unique today

Voices of Native Hawaiian Women: Perceptions, Responses and Needs Regarding Intimate Partner Violence

Using a community based participatory approach, individual interviews and focus groups were conducted with Native Hawaiian women to understand their cultural perceptions, responses, and needs regarding intimate partner violence (IPV). Semi-structured interview guides were used for both interviews. The overriding theme derived from content analysis is that IPV “starts in the home,” it is learned in the family and in the community. Visible injuries requiring emergency care is commonly perceived as IPV. The response to IPV included a primary theme of “defend the collective.” Intimate partner violence is understood to be a “family matter,” dealt within the family or by oneself. Native Hawaiian women who participated in this study sought to re-connect or establish relationships with self, others, spirit, natural elements, cultural practices, and community. Responding to IPV requires an understanding of cultural perceptions, responses, and needs of Native Hawaiians, with implications for families and communities. The needs expressed by Native Hawaiian participants reflect what they need to access “health.” Implications for health care providers require understanding how best to facilitate an individual’s access to “health” vs. access to “health care.