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Trends in U.S. Smoking and Cessation: Insights from 2015-2022
Get PDFOur project focuses on analyzing trends in smoking and cessation rates among U.S. adults between 2015 and 2022, using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). The goal of the study was to explore how key demographic factors such as age, gender, income, and education impact smoking behaviors and quitting efforts. By employing both descriptive statistics and logistic regression, we identified disparities in smoking prevalence and cessation rates across these demographic groups. The findings suggest that while smoking rates have generally declined, there remain significant differences in outcomes based on socio-demographic variables. This work provides insights that could help shape more targeted public health interventions aimed at reducing smoking rates and addressing health disparities in tobacco use.https://scholarship.depauw.edu/srfposters/1156/thumbnail.jp
Credentialing Care: COVID-19 and the Bureaucratization of Doulas
Get PDFDoulas in the United States offer embodied, informational, and continuous one-on-one care to birthing people. Doulas have historically sought certification to gain knowledge through training and to gain legitimacy for healthcare providers and clients. During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals required doulas to provide proof of certification. The COVID-19 pandemic, and the proliferation of state-sponsored doula programs, has sparked a shift in how doulas are viewed and regulated, enabling new forms of bureaucratic oversight and control. Based on participant observation, surveys, and semi-structured interviews, we examine the connection between certification and care including motivations doulas have for certification, the perceived value of certification, certification as a form of gatekeeping, and increased bureaucratization of doulas. Using a critical feminist approach, we argue that increased bureaucratization and surveillance of doulas has not improved standards of care or led to more equitable access. Indeed, doulas provide a window into the negative impact of bureaucratization on care. While some of these negative impacts are byproducts of policies intended to increase oversight and access to doula care, we argue that increased bureaucratization and surveillance of doulas is also intended to act as a gatekeeping mechanism demonstrating how policies contribute to uneven reproduction
The African Diaspora as Lived Construct and Experience in The Africana Bible: Reading Israel\u27s Scriptures from Africa and the African Diaspora (Second Edition)
No full textExcerpt: What is the relationship between the African Diaspora and the Bible? The potential answers to such a question vary widely. My answer is that the forced migration, or dispersion, of millions of Africans into the crucible of the modern Atlantic plantation economy as cheap labor is pivotal for understanding Africana biblical interpretation. African New World enslavement was central to this economic system; it affected the African continent as well as the Americas. Those forcibly transported to the New World, and elsewhere, engaged in a process of resistance and culture creation designed to transcend the limits of enslavement. The Bible, the..
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Get PDFLindsay Hontz is a Junior English Writing Major and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor at DePauw University. She enjoys photography and typically shoots film. She loves to cook and bake in her free time
Candy for Men
Get PDFEllie Davis is a sophomore from Fishers, Indiana, majoring in English writing. She enjoys writing fiction, poetry, and screenplays that focus on identity and self-discovery
A Mirror of Henry Rousseau
Get PDFSamaira Snow is a sophomore from Carmel, Indiana, majoring in biology with a minor in studio art. They enjoy using vibrant colors and surreal imagery to express emotions in their artwork
Caught in the Funnel
Get PDFSamaira Snow is a sophomore at Depauw University where she will double major in studio art and art history with a minor in education. She loves to challenge herself by learning techniques to recreate famous pieces along with creating original pieces
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Get PDFAbby McArthur-Self is a senior English writing and German major. They have personal beef with creative nonfiction and an eye for strange and slightly garish
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Get PDFAnne Gregg is a Senior English Writing major, Honor Scholar, and Media Fellow at DePauw. She is also the Editor-In-Chief of A Midwestern Review. Everytime Anne is anxious, her mother tells her to get a new hobby. Her new hobbies include: embroidery, deciphering cryptograms, and necromancy
Wage Against the Machine: How Women Took on Workplace Inequality
Get PDFThis paper focuses on the life and work of Esther Peterson, a key figure in the fight for workplace equality, particularly for women. It explores her significant contributions to labor legislation, including the Equal Pay Act of 1963, and her efforts to empower women in the workforce. The research traces Peterson’s career path through the historical context of women\u27s labor participation from the 1940s through the 1960s, highlighting her impact on creating policies aimed at gender equality in the workplace and her lasting influence on generations of women striving for economic justice