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| Suzanne R HawleySummaryAffiliation: University of Kansas Medical Center Country: USA Publications
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Social networks and best practices in public health: the example of regional billing groupsDeborah A Whitmer
Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Topeka, Kansas, USA
Public Health Nurs 23:541-6. 2006..This intervention established regional billing groups to provide professional support and increase third-party reimbursement...
Generating social capital through public health leadership training: a six-year assessmentSuzanne R Hawley
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine Wichita, Wichita, KS 67214, USA
Health Educ Res 27:671-9. 2012..This study represents a key first step in examining the deliberate generation of social capital within a decentralized rural environment...
Competency-based impact of a statewide public health leadership training programSuzanne R Hawley
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine Wichita, Wichita, KS 67214 3199, USA
Health Promot Pract 12:202-8. 2011..Similar assessment methods can be used by other public health education programs to ensure that programs appropriately train specific workforce populations for national accreditation...
Immigrants vs. non-immigrants: attitudes toward and practices of non-therapeutic male circumcision in the United States of AmericaLi Jia
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine Wichita, Kansas 67214 3199, USA
J Cult Divers 16:92-8. 2009..To explore and compare attitudes toward and practices of non-therapeutic male circumcision (NTMC) between immigrants and non-immigrants...
Quantitative impact of mental health preparedness training for public health professionalsSuzanne R Hawley
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita 67214 3199, USA
Biosecur Bioterror 5:347-52. 2007..While the self-report nature of responses is a limitation, these findings serve as the first step toward producing and implementing effective mental health preparedness information and training on a wide scale...
Mental health emergency preparedness: the need for training and coordination at the state levelSuzanne R Hawley
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine Wichita, 67214 3199, USA
Prehosp Disaster Med 22:199-204; discussion 205-6. 2007..The coordination and integration of mental health agencies' plans into disaster responses is a critical step for ensuring effective response to all-hazard emergencies...
Development of an obesity prevention and management program for children and adolescents in a rural settingSuzanne R Hawley
Prairie View, Inc, Newton, Kansas, USA
J Community Health Nurs 23:69-80. 2006..Issues related to family versus individual behavior change are discussed, along with implications for managing behaviorally based activity and nutrition interventions within a rural community...
Academic-practice partnerships for community health workforce developmentSuzanne R Hawley
University of Kansas School of Medicine Wichita, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Wichita, KS 67214 3199, USA
J Community Health Nurs 24:155-65. 2007..The WALD Center's methods provide a model for academic-practice partnerships for community health practice and workforce development, even in environments with scarce health resources...
Initial perspectives from Midwestern neurologists: epilepsy patients' barriers and motivators for seeking treatmentSuzanne R Hawley
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine Wichita, KS 67214 3199, USA
Epilepsia 48:1920-5. 2007..Care providers may not recognize their patients' need for epilepsy information, contributing to treatment barriers, such as stigmatization and poor patient-provider communication...
Terrorism and mental health in the rural MidwestSuzanne R Hawley
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine Wichita, Wichita, KS 67214 3199, USA
Prehosp Disaster Med 21:383-9. 2006..Responders must be aware of the mental health effects of terrorism and how to prepare for and buffer these effects. However, the degree to which responders possess or value this knowledge has not been studied...
Epilepsy patients' perceptions about stigma, education, and awareness: preliminary responses based on a community participatory approachAngelia M Paschal
University of Kansas School of Medicine Wichita, Wichita, KS 67214 3199, USA
Epilepsy Behav 11:329-37. 2007..The community-based participatory research process and the patients' perceptions gathered through the resulting survey indicate potential activities for overcoming stigma and increasing education and awareness related to epilepsy...
Preparedness needs assessment in a rural State: themes derived from public focus groupsAmy Chesser
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS 67214-3199, USA
Biosecur Bioterror 4:376-83. 2006..These results may be used for planning and improving training for the general public in both urban and rural areas...
Tobacco use in silent film: precedents of modern-day substance use portrayalsTheresa St Romain
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine Wichita, 1010 N Kansas, Wichita, KS 67214, USA
J Community Health 32:413-8. 2007..Top-grossing silent films set a precedent for positive media portrayals of substance use that have persisted to the present day...
Measures of adherence to epilepsy treatment: review of present practices and recommendations for future directionsAngelia M Paschal
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine Wichita, Wichita, Kansas 67214 3199, USA
Epilepsia 49:1115-22. 2008....
Addressing physical inactivity among developmentally disabled students through visual schedules and social storiesMerilee Zimbelman
University of Kansas School of Medicine Wichita, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 1010 N Kansas, Wichita, KS 67214 3199, USA
Res Dev Disabil 28:386-96. 2007..This project tested visual schedules and social stories in a physical education setting in order to increase the physical activity of developmentally disabled students...
Addressing health disparities in highly specialized minority populations: case study of Mexican Mennonite farmworkersCyndi Treaster
Kansas Statewide Farmworker Health Program, Office of Local and Rural Health, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, USA
J Community Health 31:113-22. 2006..The work of the KSFHP has significant implications for further research into health disparities, specialized minority populations, and culturally competent data collection methods...
Implementation of a coordinated school health program in a rural, low-income communityLisa Cornwell
School Health Coordinator, USD 349 Stafford Schools, 418 East Broadway, Stafford, KS 67578, USA
J Sch Health 77:601-6. 2007..Rural Stafford County, Kansas, struggles with health professional shortages and a low-income, high-need population...
Preparedness for allied health professionals: risk communication training in a rural stateMike Heideman
Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Topeka, KS, USA
J Allied Health 36:72-6. 2007..Effective emergency response in a rural area depends on the preparedness skill level of allied health professionals as well as emergency responders...
