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Your Health, Your Choice: Pre-Teens Guide for a Healthy Life
Get PDFThis handout informs pre-teens and their families on how to understand individual food choices and create healthier defaults for optimal nutritionhttps://dune.une.edu/an_studedres/1161/thumbnail.jp
Navigating Mistrust Of The Healthcare System Through Interprofessional Collaboration
No full textResearch poster describing the following: The mistrust of patients towards healthcare professionals most of the time is caused by past negative medical experiences. Also, the level of trust in the health care system varies with age, race, gender, geography, and socioeconomic status. Generally, low-income patients trust the healthcare system less than higher income patients; those who are less healthy trust it less than those in better health; racial and ethnic minorities are more concerned than the general population about racial inequities when they receive healthcare. For instance, the Tuskegee Syphilis experiment was conducted on African-American males between 1932-1972 by United States PHS and CDC. The study population was a group of nearly 400 African Americans with syphilis. The purpose of the study was to observe the effects of the disease when untreated, though by the end of the study it was entirely treatable. The men were intentionally not informed of the nature of the experiment, and more than 100 died as a result. Thus, this decline in trust endangers patient’s lives and well-being. Our research poster is designed to help healthcare professionals build trust with those that don’t trust the healthcare system and share our experience from our simulated live patient Amanda.https://dune.une.edu/cecefall2021/1010/thumbnail.jp
Transformative Leadership In Nature-Based Preschool Education
Get PDFThe general topic of this qualitative case study was nature-based education for preschool children, which was explored through the lens of transformative leadership and its key principles: equity, inclusion, and democracy. The purpose was to examine nature-based preschool leaders’ perceptions of leadership. The research questions that guided this study were: a.) what are educational leaders’ perceptions of the significance of the transformative leadership components of inclusion, equity, and democracy in nature-based preschool education? b.) what are educational leaders of nature-based preschool programs’ perceptions of the impact their leadership style has upon their schools’ stakeholders, which include teachers, students, parents, and community? The participants were the leaders of five nature-based preschool programs. The findings included the importance of modeling and meeting the needs of stakeholders, and the development of empathy and compassion as a key result of their leadership. Further, the leaders of these programs emphasized the significance of teamwork and collaboration coupled with building strong relationships with stakeholders. A pattern emerged from the data that the principles of transformative leadership tend to occur naturally in nature-based preschool education, and that the empathy and compassion that are developed contribute to an inclusive, equitable, and democratic learning environment. Additionally, nature-based preschool leaders recognize that their leadership has a significant impact on their stakeholders. Recommendations include developing a framework for leadership in nature-based preschool education and expanding professional development opportunities for leaders in this field
Adopting Principles Of Food Justice For Equitable Oyster Aquaculture Industry Development
Get PDFThe mid-Atlantic region is experiencing a resurgence of oyster production, through both wild harvest and, more recently, aquaculture. While a historic, wild catch oyster fishery drove economic development of the region, the modern-day oyster industry is less intensive, more heavily managed, and is growing due to a growing aquaculture industry. While many Black watermen played critical roles in developing the historic wild-caught industry, barriers to advancement within the industry and to wealth accumulation in general prevented many from experiencing the full array of compensation, benefits, and legacy that the booming industry could have provided. Now, the modern-day oyster aquaculture industries in MD, DE, and NJ lack racial diversity at the business ownership level. This research analyzes barriers to entry into the aquaculture industries of MD, DE, and NJ, the history of Black oystermen, and Food Justice, to determine if Food Justice themes could be adopted by industry managers to promote socioeconomic diversity within the industry, specifically at the business ownership level. Results indicate that Food Justice principles, along with the use of antiracism or equity frameworks, can guide industry managers towards diversifying the industry at the business ownership level and promoting justice and equity within the industry. This study identified 8 major barriers to entry within the aquaculture industries of MD, DE, and NJ; the elimination of these barriers through a framework of 5 main Food Justice themes, could pivot the industries towards increased interest among a more diverse population of entrepreneurs, and increased interest in oysters among a more diverse population of consumers. Moving in this direction could create economic opportunities, alleviate nutrition insecurity among consumers, and increase environmental restoration efforts in coastal areas
First-Generation College Students: Making Sense Of Academic Advising And Advisor Leadership For Student Success
Get PDFEarning a college degree is one of the most socially and economically beneficial accomplishments individuals can achieve in the United States. The benefits of a college degree are evident, however not all students attain such credentials equitably. One student group that graduates from college at disparate rates when compared to others is first-generation college students (FGCS), or those who are the first in their family to earn a degree. FGCS are twice as likely to leave college with no earned degree compared to students who have parents or guardians with college degrees. Additionally, while significant research focuses on FGCS support efforts, few studies capture the experiences of FGCS with academic advising and its influence on persistence and student success.
The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to understand how FGCS at a small, private university in Tennessee perceive their lived experiences with academic advising and advisor leadership, and whether such experiences influenced student success and persistence to graduation. Two research questions directed this study: (1) How do FGCS at a small, private university describe and understand their lived experiences with academic advising and their advisor? (2) How do FGCS perceive and relate the role of academic advising and their advisor in their success and persistence to graduation? Eight individuals participated in two rounds of semi-structured interviews.
Data analysis incorporated NVivo qualitative software and followed Moustakas’ (1994) modified van Kaam model. The seven-step analysis process resulted in four primary themes: (1) expectations and understandings of advising, (2) influence of encouragement and support, (3) advisor availability and access, and (4) perceptions and development of autonomy. Analysis also resulted in rich individual textural-structural descriptions, which culminated in a composite textural-structural description that captured the essence of how participants made sense of advising experiences. Results revealed that advising did benefit participants and helped them in their persistence to graduation. Findings also uncovered areas where policymakers and advisors must consider ways to support FGCS success and persistence such as through developing advising orientations, professional development on relational aspects of advising, making adequate time for FGCS advisees, and advising to support autonomy
Everyday Tips to Achieve a Healthy Weight
Get PDFThis handout depicts six evidence-based practices to help overweight and obese individuals achieve a healthy weight. These tips are meant to be easily integrated into everyday life, and are backed by the CDC, USDA, and multiple scientific studies and reviews.https://dune.une.edu/an_studedres/1180/thumbnail.jp
Effects Of Vaping Nicotine Vs Traditional Cigarette Smoking On Periodontal Patients
Get PDFVaping is becoming increasingly popular as an attempt to decrease traditional smoking. Chemicals found in cigarettes are known to be harmful to the periodontium. Nicotine, found in both inhalants, is a vasoconstrictor that causes a reduction in the inflammatory response. This leads to less bleeding and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) flow in those that smoke cigarettes versus those that vape. Due to e-cigarettes new prevalence, additional research is required to understand its long-term effects on periodontitis.https://dune.une.edu/dh_studpost/1014/thumbnail.jp
Dragons of the Anthropocene: Wielding death for profit…
No full textOriginal: Ink on legal pad, 8.5” x 11
Artist\u27s statement:
Contrary to popular belief, dragons exist. They are all around us but to see them we have to acknowledge our part in keeping them alive and healthy. We feed them with ignorance, lassitude, apathy. We nurture them in our refusal to believe that we too have a part of them in us. Through inaction we invite them to spread suffering, to gnaw on the bones of new prey each day. Yes—we might even watch them rampage and then turn away.
It is painful taking the role of St. George. One invites trouble and danger when they report the sighting of dragons. You might even be thought unhinged. It is dangerous to buck the systems that have been put in place for the breeding of dragons. Dragons are powerful. They are not afraid because they are the warriors for injustice, the purveyors of pain, the cultivators of chaos.
The one thing that repels dragons is truth. They can be vanquished by compassion and kindness; they recoil at generosity and love may transform the worst of them into potent allies for justice. Do we desire obliteration or salvation? It really is now or never. The dragons are howling at the ramparts of everything we hold dear. It will take the strength of many to do the work that must be done. It will require a commitment to honesty and equality, education and frugality. It will require selflessness and love.
These dragons have been plaguing me—I had hoped that they would go away, that somebody else would do the hard work, take on the very real danger but however much I struggled to ignore them they were there in every headline and everyday life, even at the movies. I began to draw them, to try and visualize their faces. I was surprised that they didn’t look like the dragons of my childhood. Dragons assume the strangest forms. I realized they depend on our love of comfort and leisure. Some even looked innocent until I peeled back the layers and realized that much of what I have is built on the backs of dragons.
Take a look around. You’ll see them too.
Dragons of the Anthropocene series: Dragons Dragons exist Woe-yet another dragon… So many tricks… So hungry… A feast of enmity… Nothing to see here Wielding death for profit… I see what I like… Something is happening here… Built on injustice… It’s late… Never too much… It is cultivated… It’s a game for winners… Fascinating… Think about it… Crimes against humanity… Fields of harvest… So sad… Lover of conflict… Apocalyptic accessory More for less and less for more…https://dune.une.edu/artcomm_facart/1026/thumbnail.jp
Rural Teachers’ Perceptions Of School Principals’ Leadership Behaviors Affecting Motivation To Improve Professional Practice.
Get PDFSchool principals and teachers being a powerful force of social change is a well-established argument. While literature confirms the substantial impact school leaders and teachers have on improving organizations and student outcomes, there is a dearth of granular knowledge related to how rural school principals in China influence teachers\u27 motivation to improve professional practice. Thus, by engaging in a qualitative study leveraging the Interpretative Phenomenological Approach (IPA) this study aimed to illuminate the principals\u27 behaviors that teachers perceived as having significant impact on their motivation to improve practice. As part of its conceptual framework, the study incorporated a theoretical framework that combined the Behavioral Theory of Leadership with Social Contagion Theory. Seven participants from various rural schools in mainland China participated in the study and in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted in two rounds over a two-month timescale in the Fall of 2020. The findings revealed that rural school leaders’ behaviors most germane to teachers’ motivation to improve professional practice were genuine care and concern for teachers’ well-being, accessibility and tempered friendliness, consequential dialogical discourse, articulated communication of school-based expectations and initiatives, avoidance of dogmatic micromanagement on classroom-based matters, perceptible consistency, and appreciable predictability. Recommendations for further study center on future longitudinal studies aimed at investigating the observed phenomenon over time and in different settings and a deeper investigation into the nature of principal friendliness to ascertain degrees to which teachers deem it to be appropriate
The Technical Difficulties Associated With Interprofessional Healthcare Through Telehealth Medicine
No full textPresentation illustrating the following: With the implantation of Telehealth medicine over the past year, many have shown advantages of this method, however, most don\u27t see behind the scenes. Working with an interprofessional team, collaboration is needed to move smoothly through these encounters. Technical difficulties, talking over each other and feeling the need to talk through needed silences happens often. Since it\u27s a new experience for everyone, provider included, working through an encounter can take patience from all involved.https://dune.une.edu/cecespring2021/1001/thumbnail.jp