Many people envision mental health counselors as professionals who sit in an office helping clients work through trauma and emotional difficulties. But many counseling students are pursuing civic engagement as part of their ...
Jun 13, 2023
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Over the past two decades, medical professionals voted about 20% less often than the general population. When asked why they did not vote, physicians often cited busy schedules, lack of voter registration, and feeling that ...
Sep 13, 2022
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A new study investigated changes in physicians' voting behavior in modern day elections using nationally representative data. Results of the study, "Analysis of Reported Voting Behaviors of US Physicians, 2000-2020," appear ...
Jan 10, 2022
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To address sexual and gender minority health disparities, American medical schools must update their data collection practices, according to new research in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine. The study found 80% of medical ...
Aug 25, 2021
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A new study soon to appear in the Faculty of Public Health's Journal of Public Health suggests that participating in local food projects may have a positive effect on wellbeing and psychological health.
Jul 9, 2019
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Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can lead to mental health disorders in adolescence, and healthy family functioning and civic engagement can mitigate such damaging impact, according to a new Rutgers University–Camden ...
Feb 20, 2019
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Adolescents and young adults are encouraged to get involved in their communities through voting, volunteering, or becoming active in a cause. A new study sought to determine whether civic engagement during adolescence and ...
Jan 23, 2018
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death for Black/African American women in the US and more Black/African American women die every year from heart disease compared to their white and Hispanic counterparts, according to ...
Feb 27, 2017
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Cognitive skills and experiences like classroom-based play in kindergarten lead to participation in extracurricular activities in 8th grade among children growing up in poverty, finds a new study led by NYU's Steinhardt School ...
Jan 10, 2017
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The internet is giving older people in rural areas a new lease on life, according to a report released today by the University of Adelaide.
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