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This project targets the rising drug overdose crisis in Bartholomew County, Indiana, where overdose deaths peaked at 47 per 100,000 in 2022. The initiative aims to enhance healthcare engagement by partnering with the Alliance for Substance Abuse Progress (ASAP) to train primary care, urgent care, and emergency department staff on addiction resources and interventions. Through structured education, community collaboration, and ongoing evaluation via the Indiana Drug Overdose Dashboard, the goal is to reduce overdose deaths by 50% by 2026. This initiative strengthens provider awareness, expands access to treatment, and fosters a united community response to substance abuse.
Ashe County, NC, a rural mountain community with a median age of 50, faces significant health challenges, including high rates of chronic disease and mental health concerns. The county’s suicide rate (22.3 per 100,000) far exceeds the state target, exacerbated by stigma and limited access to care. This project proposes a community-based primary care intervention to enhance mental health awareness, establish peer support networks, and implement targeted programs. By engaging local organizations and incorporating resident feedback, this initiative aims to address Ashe County’s mental health crisis with culturally responsive, community-driven solutions.
This Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) project addresses mental health among Charlotte’s homeless population. Charlotte, NC, faces rapid growth but struggles with homelessness, affecting over 3,000 individuals, many with mental health and substance abuse issues. Contributing factors include job loss, housing shortages, and systemic inequalities. This project raises awareness, expands screenings, and establishes support services. Partnering with organizations like Roof Above, it employs interviews, surveys, and data analysis to evaluate progress. The goal is to improve access to care, reduce untreated mental illness, and create sustainable interventions through ongoing monitoring and collaboration with local resources.
The goal of this project is to illustrate the ideological evolution of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and how it demonstrates the necessity of remaining goal-oriented and courageous in the face of challenges and conflicts.
This project addresses the high prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis C among individuals in Wilmington, NC, particularly those affected by substance use/IV drug use, homelessness, and lack of healthcare access. To reduce barriers to care, a mobile health unit intervention is proposed, providing on-site education, testing, and treatment referrals. By partnering with existing programs, such as the Hepatitis C Bridge Counseling Program and Novant’s HIV Outpatient Clinics, this initiative aims to enhance outreach, continuity of care, and patient outcomes. Success will be measured through electronic health records, ensuring a data-driven approach to reducing disease transmission and improving community health.
This project addresses the limited access to healthy food in Harnett County, NC, which contributes to high obesity (40%) and diabetes (14.6%) rates. The initiative involves gathering community data through surveys, town halls, and stakeholder engagement to assess barriers to fresh food access. Proposed solutions include developing farmers' markets, securing funding for farm-to-table initiatives, and advocating for grocery store expansion. The long-term goal is to reduce obesity and diabetes rates below state averages within five years by increasing food access, public education, and sustainable health programs. Success will be monitored through community feedback and health data analysis.
Indigenous history is largely ignored in public school education in the United States, which results in problematic consequences for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. Indigenous children experience marginalization that impacts academics and behavior, whereas non-Indigenous children develop inaccurate beliefs of the Indigenous population—savages, scalping, etc.— that frame and perpetuates harmful stereotypes. Do public schools in the United States have a moral responsibility to teach Indigenous history?
This project examines the prevalence and impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) in New York City, where over 11,000 incidents were reported between 2020 and 2021. IPV contributes to significant mental and physical health disorders, requiring targeted interventions. The proposed approach includes public awareness campaigns, trauma-informed training for professionals, and mandatory IPV education for students. The goal is to reduce IPV rates and associated health disparities through structured outreach, education, and evaluation. Success will be measured through incident rate reductions, improved community awareness, and increased access to resources for victims of IPV.
This Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) project addresses the high lung cancer incidence among never-smoking Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) women in Alameda County, California. Despite low smoking rates, AANHPI women face disproportionately high lung cancer risks, yet research and awareness remain limited. This initiative focuses on education, early detection, and policy advocacy. Key interventions include distributing educational materials, promoting lung cancer screenings, supporting tobacco control efforts, and engaging the community through outreach programs. By increasing awareness and improving healthcare access, the project aims to reduce disparities and enhance lung cancer prevention and treatment for this underserved population.
This presentation explores the intersection of mental health and firearm safety in Eastern Idaho, a predominantly rural region with limited healthcare access and high suicide rates. Through a community-oriented approach, the project assesses risk factors, including mental health stigma, firearm accessibility, and inadequate mental health resources. The intervention promotes safe firearm storage practices through education, partnerships with gun shops, and mental health integration into firearm safety training. The goal is to reduce firearm-related suicides among young adults by 20% over five years, measured through local health data and community engagement.
The dynamic, shape-shifting speaker of Sylvia Plath’s “Lady Lazarus” takes on the persona of a victimized Jew of the Holocaust and puts on a public performance displaying her transformation from death to resurrection. Scholars tend to see the poem as a sexualized performance that both reverses the gender role of the biblical Lazarus and illustrates Plath’s struggles with mental health disorders as well as her professional challenges. However, this paper argues that some critics misrepresent Plath’s mental struggles while most fail to notice how her use of the Jewish Holocaust and Jewish Phoenix represent a metaphorical way to challenge patriarchy.
At the end of Flannery O'Connor's story "A Good Man is Hard to Find,” a Grandmother calls an escaped fugitive known as the Misfit “one of [her] babies” after his gang has murdered her family while she pleaded to be spared. Some see her gesture as a “moment of grace” while others see it as a final appeal for respect for her Southern ladyhood or a recognition of her own stubbornness in the Misfit. This paper argues that regardless of the author’s theological intentions, the story offers insufficient evidence that the Grandmother has the faith required to receive God’s grace.
Fracking is a hot topic of debate because, on one hand, the methane gas that is collected from fracking provides a tremendous boost to the economy, and has the potential to be a more environmentally friendly alternative to coal. On the other hand, fracking has been proven to be a major pollutant of the atmosphere and ground water sources, and a major health risk for people who live near fracking sites. The major ethical conflict surrounding fracking is whether the economic advantages outweigh the dangers, both to the environment and the health of the people living near the sites.
This project proposes a mentorship program designed to support the Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) community by connecting younger patients with older, more experienced individuals, and linking parents of newly diagnosed children with mentors who have navigated similar challenges. The initiative aims to address the growing mental health needs within the T1D community, offering emotional support, practical advice, and guidance on managing the condition. The program will foster solidarity, reduce isolation, and provide coping strategies for both patients and families. Through structured, empathetic mentorship, the program seeks to enhance emotional well-being and create a supportive, connected T1D community.
