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- Title:
- March: Celebrating National Women's History Month (2019)
- Description:
- A Galter Library website synopsis, with links to Galter Library articles, presentations, exhibits, and posters, all remembering the lives of Northwestern's pioneering female graduates and their accomplishments.
- Keyword:
- Northwestern University Medical School, Northwestern University Woman's Medical School, Northwestern University Dental School
- Subject: MESH:
- Black People--education, Students, Medical, Physicians, Women
- Subject: LCSH:
- African Americans--Study and teaching, Alumni and alumnae
- Subject: Name:
- Thompson, Mary Harris, 1829-1895, Henderson, Olive Myrtle, 1877-1957, Reynolds, Emma Ann, 1862-1917
- Creator:
- Kubilius, Ramune K.
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2019
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/
- Resource Type:
- Historical Article
- Title:
- February: Celebrating Black History Month (2019)
- Description:
- 2019 Galter Health Sciences Library website article that provided a synopsis of and links to previously published Galter Library articles, presentations, exhibits, and posters, all remembering the lives of Northwestern's pioneering black graduates.
- Keyword:
- Northwestern University Medical School, Northwestern University Woman's Medical School, Northwestern University Dental School, African-American
- Subject: MESH:
- Students, Medical, Black People--education
- Subject: LCSH:
- African Americans--Study and teaching, Alumni and alumnae
- Subject: Name:
- Williams, Daniel Hale, 1856-1931
- Creator:
- Kubilius, Ramune K.
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2019
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/
- Resource Type:
- Historical Article
- Title:
- Reducing Language Barriers in Health Insurance Access among Chicago Public Schools Korean-Speaking Families
- Description:
- The objectives of this study were to explore the underlying problems in the Chicago Public School (CPS) system related to language barriers and to examine the effect of reducing the language barrier in the CPS hotline service for parents of Korean-speaking students. Ultimately, this study aimed to reduce disparities in health insurance access among all non-English speaking students that have had no language support.
- Keyword:
- Korean, language barriers, public schools, Chicago, Health insurance access
- Subject: MESH:
- Language, Health Services Accessibility, Health Equity, Students, Asian, Insurance, Health
- Subject: Geographic Name:
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Creator:
- Nam, Joon Kyung
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2019
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Title:
- Barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening among Asian American women: a systematic review
- Abstract:
- Objective: To understand barriers and facilitators for obtaining cervical cancer screening in Asian American women age > 18 years.Data Sources: A systematic review following PRISMA guidelines and using PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science to identify studies. Search terms included cervical cancer screening, Asian American, and Pap test. Additional studies identified manually.Study Selection: Only articles assessing sociodemographic, healthcare access, or acculturation factors and knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in Asian American women associated with compliant and noncompliant cervical cancer screening behavior were included.Data Extraction: Extraction of data by 1 author using predefined data fields.Data Synthesis: A total of 17 articles met all inclusion criteria. Six groups were studied: Chinese, Filipina, Japanese, Korean, South Asian, and Vietnamese. Age, marital status, education, insurance coverage, time in the US, and English-speaking ability were associated with previous receipt of a Pap test. Young age, unmarried, uninsured, less time in the US and less than fluent English-speaking ability were less likely to have obtained a Pap test. Older age, married, private or public health insurance, more than ten years in the US, and fluent English-speaking ability were more likely to have obtained a Pap test. Variations of this trend were found among the subgroups. Not enough data on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors to make generalizable statements.Interventions: Multi-component, community-based interventions using patient navigators, text messages, or lay health workers have varying degrees of success in increasing uptake of Pap tests but can bridge gaps in care and overcome barriers faced by Asian women seeking cervical cancer screenings.Limitations: Only applicable to the populations discussed. Not applicable to the entire Asian American community or other minority populations.Conclusion: Successful interventions to increase use of cervical cancer screenings must be targeted in their approach and demonstrate a thorough understanding of the characteristics of individual communities.
- Keyword:
- cervical cancer, screening, Asian Americans, women
- Subject: MESH:
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Asian, Women, Diagnostic Screening Programs
- Subject: Geographic Name:
- United States
- Creator:
- Rohail, Hira
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2018
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Title:
- Food Insecurity among Asian Americans: A Scoping Review Protocol
- Keyword:
- Food Insecurity, Asian American
- Subject: MESH:
- Food Insecurity, Asian
- Subject: Geographic Name:
- United States
- Creator:
- Ro, Suji
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center
- Language:
- English
- Rights:
- All rights reserved
- Resource Type:
- Study Design
- Title:
- Postmortem Report. No. 15, Pulmonary embolism caused by the patient's wounds
- Description:
- The patient died of a fat embolism as a result of his wounded left leg.
- Keyword:
- Autopsy
- Subject: MESH:
- War-Related Injuries, Leg Injuries, Amputation, Surgical, Embolism, Fat, Blood Transfusion, Autopsy
- Subject: LCSH:
- World War, 1939-1945
- Subject: Geographic Name:
- Rome (Italy)
- Creator:
- 12th General Hospital
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 1944-07-26
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- Resource Type:
- Report
- Title:
- Recognition and treatment of gas gangrene
- Keyword:
- Gas Gangrene
- Subject: MESH:
- Gas Gangrene--diagnosis, Gas Gangrene--therapy, Wound Infection--therapy, Perioperative Care, Amputation, Surgical
- Creator:
- Creator not identified.
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 1940/1949
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- Resource Type:
- Guideline
- Title:
- Postmortem report. Gas gangrene, due to the patient's injuries
- Abstract:
- The patient died of gas gangrene after being wounded in the right thigh and calf by shell fragments during the Salerno landing.
- Keyword:
- Autopsy
- Subject: MESH:
- Amputation, Surgical, Gas Gangrene, War-Related Injuries, Fractures, Open, Femoral Fractures, Leg Injuries, Autopsy, World War II
- Subject: Geographic Name:
- 'Ayn al-Turk (Algeria)
- Creator:
- 12th General Hospital
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 1943-09-14
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- Resource Type:
- Report
- Title:
- Postmortem report. No. 17, Anaphylatic shock due to tetanus antitoxin
- Description:
- The patient, who sustained multiple injuries from an enemy mine, ultimately died of anaphylactic shock due to the tetanus antitoxin.
- Keyword:
- Autopsy
- Subject: MESH:
- War-Related Injuries, Wounds, Penetrating, Anaphylaxis, Tetanus Antitoxin--adverse effects, Amputation, Surgical, Amputation, Traumatic, Autopsy
- Subject: LCSH:
- World War, 1939-1945
- Subject: Geographic Name:
- Rome (Italy)
- Creator:
- 12th General Hospital
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 1944-09-17
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- Resource Type:
- Report
- Title:
- Racial Disparities in Non-Traumatic Lower Extremity Amputation Rates in Illinois, 2013-2016
- Abstract:
- Background. Racial disparities in amputation rates have been widely recognized, including studies of higher rates in the Chicago metropolitan area among predominantly non-Hispanic black as compared to predominantly non-Hispanic white zip code areas. These disparities persisted into the 2000s despite a declining overall amputation rate after 1996. This study compares racial and ethnic amputation rates from more recent years for all residents of Illinois.Methods. Illinois hospital discharge data from 154 non-federal Illinois hospitals were used to calculate lower extremity amputation rates for the years 2013-2016 by race and ethnicity. ACS 5-year Census data were utilized to create race and ethnicity population denominators for patients 35 years of age or older in the state of Illinois, as well as for the populations of 3 different groups being compared (non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic or Latino). The study assessed statewide amputation procedure trends as well as trends in population-based differences in through foot, below knee, and above knee amputation rates per 100,000.Results. Between 2010 and 2014, there was an apparent 14.7% increase in total lower extremity amputations in National Inpatient Sample estimates. In Illinois, statewide amputation procedure rates at all levels increased steadily from 2013 to 2016, increasing to 38.29 per 100,000 in 2016. However, there were very apparent ICD-9 to ICD-10 coding effects, with a 13% jump in through foot amputations and a 10% decline in above knee procedures between quarters when coding transitioned in 2015. Though only representing approximately 13% of the Illinois population, 26.9% of all lower extremity procedures were performed for non-Hispanic blacks, with the disparity in overall rates averaging 48.5 per 100,000, twice the non-Hispanic white rate.Conclusions. There was an increase nationally in the number of amputation procedures preceding the change to ICD-10 coded procedures in 2015. These data from Illinois hospitals indicate an apparent continuing increase in amputations driven by a large 2016 increase in through foot procedures, that is to some extent an IVC-10 coding change artifact. While ICD-10 coded above knee amputations appear to have declined in 2016, we cannot determine whether this was a real or a coding-related decline. Racial disparities in lower extremity amputation rates in Illinois continue to exist. Compared to a prior study looking at amputation rates in Northern Illinois, it possible that the racial gap has narrowed since the early 2000s, suggesting that public health interventions involving education and addressing social determinants of health may be promising to continue to reduce the gap.
- Keyword:
- racial disparities, amputations, lower extremities, Illinois
- Subject: MESH:
- Healthcare Disparities, Race Factors, Amputation, Surgical, Amputees, Lower Extremity
- Subject: Geographic Name:
- Illinois
- Creator:
- Welten, Vanessa Mercedes
- Publisher:
- DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center
- Language:
- English
- Date Created:
- 2018
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis