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Profiling women's breast cancer screening practices using data mining
(2009)
Breast cancer is a major chronic disease and early identification is necessary for treatment. Mammograms are clinical tests that increase the detection of breast cancer. Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Public Health
(Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, 2006-12)
Each year the United Health Foundation,
a private, non-profit foundation dedicated
to improving health outcomes and
promoting healthier communities, releases
“America's Health Rankings.” Each state is
evaluated on ...
The role of effective principals in reducing teacher turnover in disadvantaged schools
(Institute of Public Policy, 2009)
Rates of turnover among public school teachers in the U.S. are substantial. Among all teachers, national estimates indicate that 16.5% of teachers left their schools between the 2003-04 and 2004-05 academic years, the most recent time period...
Mizzou Advantage grants awarded : round two
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2000)
For the second round of Mizzou Advantage grants, nearly 140 proposals were received totaling over $5 million in requests. Mizzou Advantage will fund 16 seed and 12 network projects; additionally, the Chancellor's Fund for ...
Mizzou Advantage Proposals Awarded: Spring, 2010
(University of Missouri, 2000)
In response to the initial Mizzou Advantage RFP for network and fellow proposals, seventy-eight submissions were received. Twenty-six proposals were funded, with PIs and Co-PIs representing dozens of disciplines.
Missouri Grain Summary by County
(University of Missouri Office of Extension, 1999)
the Missouri Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Agricultural, and Missouri Agricultural Statistics Service....
What is Mizzou Advantage?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This booklet provides detailed information about the Mizzou Advantage and the projects awarded grants in rounds 1 and 2 of the program.
A celebration of Mizzou Advantage
(University of Missouri, 2010)
The program for the celebration marking the first round of Mizzou Advantage grant awards includes abstracts of the awarded proposals.
K-12 Mathematics: What Should Students Learn and When Should They Learn it?
(2007-02)
In the fall of 2006 several influential national groups (Achieve, American Statistical Association, College Board, and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) developed and released documents that recommended curriculum standards or focal...
Improving car seat safety anticipatory guidance in the pediatric primary care setting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2024)
"The purpose of this QI project was to improve car seat safety anticipatory guidance by a pediatric primary care provider during well-child visits from newborn to age 13 years and, subsequently, increase parental knowledge ...
The uninsured in Missouri
(Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, 2003-05)
The uninsurance rate in Missouri has been
decreasing over the last decade, largely due to the implementation of the Missouri's Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP). This program expanded Medicaid services to many ...
GMO: Questions and Answers
(university of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 2000)
This is a list of common questions and answers concerning Genetically Modified Organisms and their place in Missouri Agribusiness.
LSO Newsletter, 2009-04
(University of Missouri Library Systems Office, 2009)
The LSO Newsletter was a monthly publication produced by the University of Missouri Library Systems Office (LSO) to update the University of Missouri faculty, staff and students on LSO's activities....
Findings from Year Two of the External Evaluation of the Healthy & Active Communities Initiative
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2008)
Communities Initiative.” The Missouri Foundation for Health contracted with the
Institute of Public Policy, Truman School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri to provide an evaluation of the success of the Initiative as a whole. This focus differs...
Improving Influenza vaccination rates of assisted living staff
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2024)
The purpose of this project is to improve the staff influenza vaccination rate at an Assisted Living facility in northern New Jersey. The goal of this project is to evaluate current staff vaccination rates, assess the ...
Health Literacy
(Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri - School of Medicine, 2006-07)
Health literacy is “the ability of an individual to access, understand, and use
health-related information and services to
make appropriate health decisions.” For a
woman with diabetes, health literacy means
understanding ...
Missouri Crop-Share Leasing Patterns
(University Extension, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999-07)
This guide focuses on one specific rental agreement, the crop-share lease. This guide uses producer survey information to determine how tenants and landowners share the costs of production under 50-50 and 2/3-1/3 lease ...
Evaluation of positive reflections in critical care nursing huddles to reduce nursing burnout
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2024)
Nature and scope of the project: Nurses can experience burnout when their workload exceeds their abilities and resources, causing physical and mental fatigue (Saravana et al., 2023). Research shows that 76% of critical ...
Vulnerabilities and Economic Wellbeing of Hispanic in non-Metro Missouri
(Cambio Center, 2007)
as residents. This research addresses the factors explaining vulnerabilities faced by Latinos, and their economic conditions in non-metro Missouri, using the 2000 Census and Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) as well as county level data on racial profiling...
Arkeology, 2006 Fall/Winter
(University of Missouri--Columbia. College of Veterinary Medicine, 2006)