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The Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Study was designed to be the first large, population-based metropolitan study of temporal trends in stroke incidence rates and outcome within a biracial population.

..However, little is known about the learners' specific needs for improving their CAM clinical skills...

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Health Education Through Extension Leaders (HEEL) is one of the solutions the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture has created to address the problem of chronic disease in Kentucky...

..Diabetes is a well known risk factor for stroke, but the impact of diabetes on stroke incidence rates is not known. This study uses a population-based study to describe the epidemiology of ischemic stroke in diabetic patients...

National and regional data indicate that breast cancer early detection is low in Kentucky, especially rural regions, perhaps because access to mammography services can be problematic.

The Kentucky Department for Public Health and the University of Kentucky College of Nursing entered into a collaborative partnership to provide an enhanced public health nursing experience for a select group of undergraduate students...

..To determine whether smokers with cervical cancer were more likely to die from cervical cancer compared with non smokers after adjusting for confounding factors...

..The two WWTPs selected for this study represent rural (Plant A, Kentucky) and urban (Plant B, Georgia) areas. PFOS was a major contaminant in samples from Plant A (8...

PURPOSE: This study was performed to provide a 2001 benchmark of oral health status of children in Kentucky with a comparison to the most recent state (1987) and national surveys...

..We investigated the reasons for, barriers to, and follow-up of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening recommendations in primary care practices seeing patients from Appalachian Kentucky.

..The seasonal phenology of the squash bug in central Kentucky and its natural enemies were studied using summer squash planted sequentially throughout the 2005 and 2006 ..

Horse foals on five farms in Central Kentucky were used in field studies in 2007 evaluating activity of paste formulations of four compounds (fenbendazole-FBZ, ivermectin-IVM, oxibendazole-OBZ, and pyrantel pamoate-PRT) against internal ..

..One plant located in Louisville, Kentucky, is included in many of these studies...

..Few studies have systematically examined cancer survival by individual level health insurance data from a state population-based cancer registry for 4 anatomic sites...

..against small strongyles in horses (foals, yearlings, and older animals) on a farm (Farm MC) in Central Kentucky in late 2006 and during 2007...

..A narrative text analysis of 69 Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) agricultural tractor fatality reports from 1994 to 2004 was ..

..There was no ureteral complication in both groups. HALDN provides shorter operative and extraction times and better recipient surgeon satisfaction without increasing donor morbidity...

This study examines the relationship between the increasing number of elderly and disabled people in Kentucky and the static number of long-term nursing home beds available. A comparison is made by using the 2000 US census data...

..a parasite study were collected from Thoroughbred foals (n=349), 28 to 330 days old, on seven farms in central Kentucky during 49 monthly trips from May to October, November, or December 2004...

..An easily adaptable prototype system was developed to monitor emergency department patient visits during the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, Kentucky, from April 16-May 14, 2002...

..PCR appeared to be the most useful diagnostic technique. Among outpatient treatments, ThermoMed and cryotherapy had favorable safety and efficacy profiles...

..This study examines the relationship between weight status and dietary practices of middle school students...

..We assessed women's acceptance of HPV vaccination for themselves and for adolescent girls, in an Appalachian population with cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates among the highest in the United States...

..While mortality from cancer in Appalachia has previously been reported to be elevated, rates of cancer incidence in Appalachia remain unreported...

A collection of 68 isolates of Salmonella enterica serovar Kentucky collected during the period 2003-2004 from humans in two geographical regions in the Slovak Republic was studied...

Insects in Kentucky bluegrass seed production fields in Oregon, Idaho, and Washington were sampled just before harvest and their association with ergot conidia of Claviceps purpurea Fr. (Tul.) was evaluated during 1996-1998...

..Because rabies in domestic animals in Kentucky is uncommon, these findings suggest that had the existing recommendations been followed, the prophylaxis would ..

..The Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) initiative provides a standardized way of measuring the prevalence of COPD...

..of agricultural injuries during a 1-year period in a sample of 998 farmers aged 55 years and older living in Kentucky. A total of 98 farm-related injuries were reported among 88 older farmers for a crude injury rate of 9...

..The volume of ischemic stroke on CT scans has been studied in a standardized fashion in acute stroke therapy trials with median volumes between 10.5 to 55 cm(3). The volume of first-ever ischemic stroke in the population is not known...

..out in 2008 in four yearling horses (H-2, H-4, H-10, and H-11) born and raised together on a farm (MC) in Central Kentucky. These horses were treated intraorally with ivermectin paste at the dose rate of 200 microg/kg...

..To improve efficiency at the farm level, a better understanding of how farm management factors impact reproductive performance is important...

..endoparasites in equids (n=350) at necropsy was conducted at the Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center in central Kentucky (1995-1999)...

..approach to understanding the nutritional status of elementary school children in a rural community in eastern Kentucky. It pays particular attention to the ways in which the school's nutrition environment shapes overweight and ..

..initial face-to-face meeting followed by a telephone survey of 189 women who gave birth at a level I hospital in Kentucky between October 14 and November 10, 2002, and whose infants were placed in the well-infant nursery...

..Viral culture results from the University of Kentucky Clinical Microbiology Laboratory were reviewed for a 6-year period (1994 through 1999)...

..This study further confirms the value of a single nutrition counseling session as an effective approach to treating type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease...

..of preventive screening for colorectal cancer, compliance with screening recommendations in Appalachian Kentucky is low...

..Oxyuris equi (one to 129) were recovered from seven horses (330 days to 23 years old). Thelazia lacrymalis (one to 85) infected the eyes of five horses (317 days to 11 years old)...

..The objective of this study was to examine temporal trends in stroke incidence and case-fatality within a large, biracial population during the 1990s...

..It provides practical information on ways to enhance interactivity and overcome obstacles. Preliminary outcomes for learners in a four-state area are summarized...

..and implementation of Every Child Succeeds, a multisite home visitation program in southwestern Ohio and Northern Kentucky. In order to optimize quality assurance and generate new learning for the field, a Web-based system (eECS) was ..

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..The ACT composite score increased by 1.2 points, to 23. The reading and science subscores showed the largest increase. Although labor-intensive for the coordinators, the program was successful in meeting the stated goals...

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..A convenience sample of master trainers (n = 44) and teachers (n = 45) from 16 Kentucky counties participated...

..Collectively, these data support the role of the educational program in promoting improved oral health in these children over a one month period...

..To define temporal trends in the incidence of anticoagulant-associated intracerebral hemorrhage (AAICH) during the 1990s and relate them to rates of cardioembolic ischemic stroke...

..DATA SOURCES: Kentucky Medicaid administrative data for 1996...

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..Results provide support for an MDM that goes beyond traditional social psychological models for a broader understanding of condom use in adolescents. Implications for further theory testing and safer sexual interventions are discussed...

..Our hypothesis was that telemedicine-based followup of trauma patients discharged to remote areas is feasible and is associated with high patient and physician satisfaction...

..Assessing student outcomes in Nursing Administration MSN curriculum is possible with standardized tests designed by management and psychology educators. Experiential learning theory is a useful perspective from which to study PBL...

..Strong positive relationships were found between overall program implementation and program-level outcomes achieved by student participants...

..However, the relative predictive ability of four common measures of dialysis dose (urea reduction ratio, single-pool Kt/V, double-pool Kt/V, and urea index) is unclear...

..Other benefits include saving 40,000 dollars per retained nurse, higher patient satisfaction, and an increase in recruitment...

..The modules on CD were piloted with nursing students from three universities. Results of the effectiveness study demonstrated significant gains in knowledge and comfort level regarding the care of children with DD...

..program that was recently evaluated in a randomized field trial in 14 middle schools in Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky. The authors examined targeted and nontargeted variables as possible mediators of program effectiveness...

..licensed in Ohio were less likely to have specific domestic violence training (23% vs 60%) as compared with Kentucky physicians, where domestic violence education is required for licensing...

..To evaluate the effectiveness of an interventional protocol for the early initiation of breastfeeding that would remove barriers in the labor, delivery, recovery (LDR) unit...

..access to dental care, the oral health of rural Appalachians is poorer than that of people in other parts of Kentucky. Limited health care dollars go to primary medical care which may be the only contact these individuals have with ..

..A school of nursing within a small, private university located in eastern Kentucky formed new partnerships with the community as a result of completing a practice drill...

..The purpose of this paper is to describe Phase I of an evolving course review process at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry (UKCD)...

..Implications for correctional and community treatment opportunities in rural and urban areas are discussed...

..The goals of this study were to assess the use of dental services in both rural and urban areas of Kentucky and to examine challenges facing practitioners in rural areas...

..Service learning is a pedagogy that links community service with academic experience...

..the process used to introduce a service-learning course into the medical curriculum at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine...

..Medical schools have increasingly begun to incorporate service learning practices into their curricula...

..special issue of the Journal of Health Administration Education, the authors presented the University of Kentucky College of Public Health's plans for an innovative new Doctor of Public Health (Dr. P.H.) degree...

The objectives of the study described in this article were to test training and resource materials for preparing Kentucky public health agency staff to lead the National Local Public Health System Performance Assessment and to identify ..

..Our population-based epidemiological study is set in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky region of 1...

..To examine the relationship of demographic and social influence with initiation of cigarette use among undergraduates...

..Bicycle riders with previous safety training had significantly different scores on the riding behavior and user burden subscales...

..study sought to determine if this was true for food safety by assessing food safety perceptions and behaviors of Kentucky consumers. Data were collected through a telephone questionnaire based on a survey by the U.S...

..School and public health nurses, working together with agriculture teachers, may make an effective team in reducing injuries among teen agricultural workers...

..of vaccinating against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in Medicaid enrolled females of the Appalachian region of Kentucky (n = 49,411 females) aged 12 to 25 years, versus paying for the treatment of cervical cancer cases (n = 643 cases)..

..OBJECTIVES: The populations at risk for spinal cord injury (SCI) in the northwestern Kentucky (KY) and southern Indiana (IN) regions were identified following examination of the causes and factors associated ..

..obesity and cardiovascular risk factors among male and female employees of eight small manufacturing companies in Kentucky. Randomly selected employees were screened using anthropometric and metabolic measures and a food frequency ..

..The purposes of this pilot study were to examine prevalence of depressive symptoms among rural adolescents and identify related social and environmental variables...

..Thus, classifying MRSA as either community acquired or nosocomial underestimates the amount of healthcare-associated MRSA...

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..Frequently reported medical problems included arthritis, migraines, and high blood pressure. Knowledge of physical problems in persons with mental illness is essential for advanced practice nurses...

b>Kentucky and its neighboring states have some of the highest coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality rates in the United States, leading researchers to nickname the region "Coronary Valley...

..reviewed data from the School-based Health Promotion Centers in one middle school, and one High school in central Kentucky. A total of 232 6th graders and 607 9th graders were included...

The identification of industry, occupation, and associated injury costs for worker falls in Kentucky have not been fully examined...

..High caffeine consumption was associated with daily cigarette use; aggressive behavior; conduct, attention deficit/hyperactivity, and social problems; and increased somatic complaints in adolescents...

..Motor vehicle crashes, alcohol use, and fire-arm use are associated with more severe injuries...

..This retrospective review of data from a Level I trauma center presents ATV crash-related injury prevalence, type, and location sustained in central Kentucky and compares the data with previous reports.

..The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) in adolescents presenting for cervical colposcopy in an adolescent gynecology office...

..Epidemiological studies of dysphagia in the elderly are rare. A non-treatment-seeking, elderly cohort was surveyed to provide preliminary evidence regarding the prevalence, risks, and socioemotional effects of swallowing disorders...

Obesity rates for adults in Kentucky are regularly among the highest in the nation. Since 1991, adult obesity in Kentucky and the United States has nearly doubled...

..OW) and obesity (OB) currently loom unabated at epidemic proportions in the United States (US), to which Kentucky (KY) is a leading contributor...

..However, the study did not support the inclusion of impaired consciousness and withdrawal as comprised in the terminal restlessness scale...

..To examine the role of school-based health centers (SBHCs) on changes in student health-related quality of life (HRQOL) over a 3-year period among elementary and middle school students...

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..Results are reported by sex, age group, race/ethnicity, marital status, location of injury, method of injury, circumstances of injury, and other selected characteristics...

..In April 2003, we obtained Icr KIM6 for preliminary studies from Dr. Sue C. Straley (U. Kentucky), who will also provide the pgm CO99 and WT/CO99 to be used here...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in American women. Kentucky ranks as the 6 highest state in the nation for heart disease among women...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in American women. Kentucky ranks as the 6 highest state in the nation for heart disease among women...

..body mass index, age, and cardio-respiratory fitness], lipid profile, and modifiable lifestyle behaviors) in 4 Kentucky Department of Corrections (KyDOC) state-run prisons. This study will be conducted in 4 state operated prisons...

..PERFORMANCE S1TE(S) (organization, city, state) University of Kentucky. Lexineton. KY KEY PERSONNEL. See instructions Name Rebecca Ellis Dutch Michael Sheehan Willie Craft, Jr...

..S. However, a recent case of acute Babesiosis in a resident of Kentucky was shown to be caused by a parasite morphologically indistinguishable from European Babesia divergens...

The University of Kentucky's Cancer Control Program, Department of Behavioral Science , Kentucky Cancer Program, and community partners are proposing a five-year, community-based, participatory project to increase colorectal cancer ..

..this research is to conduct "enhanced surveillance and operations research using population- based data" from the Kentucky Cancer Registry (KCR)...

..Baptist Hospital in Nashville, TN, and Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, TN, University of Louisville in\par Kentucky) to qualified researchers on a prospective basis; 2) to collect and bank pre-neoplastic lesions to\par facilitate ..

DESCRIPTION: The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) is located in Western Kentucky, about 10 miles west of the City of Paducah...

The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) is located in Western Kentucky, about 10 miles west of the City of Paducah...

..Akins, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Kentucky. She has served in a tenure-track faculty position for 5 years, during which time she has had 10 publications, ..

The Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky, in collaboration with its key consortium affiliates (Pennsylvania State University and West Virginia University), regional partners and community-based cancer control coalitions, ..

The University of Kentucky's Cancer Control Program, Department of Behavioral Science , Kentucky Cancer Program, and community partners are proposing a five-year, community-based, participatory project to increase colorectal cancer ..