Faculty Research Posters, College of Public Health

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This collection consists of posters created by the faculty in the College of Public Health at George Mason University

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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Infant Mortality: Evidence from North Carolina
(2010-05-18T18:20:29Z) Kitsantas, Panagiota; Gaffney, Kathleen
Racial/ethnic disparities in infant mortality constitute a critical public health problem. North Carolina (NC) ranks 45th in teh US, with 8.5 infant deaths per 1,000 life births compared to the current US rate of 6.6 per 1,000 live births. Among minorities in NC, the rate is even higher 13.9 per live births
A Demographic-Economic Model for Adloescent Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention
(2010-05-18T18:20:07Z) Cartwright, William; Kitsantas, Panagiota; Rose, Steven
The Gender Difference in Health Promotion among College Students
(2010-05-18T18:19:55Z) Chong, Elizabeth; Jung, Lorena; Lasus, Howard
The purpose of this study was to determine if gender difference existed in health promoting behaviors among college students
Risk Profiles of Overweight/Obesity among Preschoolers
(2010-05-18T17:45:37Z) Kitsantas, Panagiota; Gaffney, Kathleen
A small number of studies has established risk profiles of childhood obesity by examining the combined effect of pre-and postnatal maternal factors as well as children's characteristics on childhood overweight/obesity