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Borderland Biopolitics Public Health and Border Enforcement in Early Twentieth-Century Latinx Fiction

This article situates early twentieth-century Latinx fiction within the intertwined histories of public health and border surveillance along the Rio Grande to reveal a "borderland biopolitics" unique to the US-Mexico border region. Drawing on three…

Tags: 2018, biopolitics, border, Bracken R C, CITIZENSHIP, control, Department of Family & Community Medicine, English Language Notes, Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication, Literature, medicalized nativism, NEOMED College of Medicine, public-health

DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB-BASED SCALABLE INTERVENTION TO REDUCE MENTAL HEALTH RISKS IN MEDICAL EXAMINER PERSONNEL

This paper describes the development of a scalable intervention to reduce risk for depression and posttraumatic stress among medical examiner employees. Medical examiners identify the deceased, determine the cause and manner of death, and communicate…

Exercise for Patients With COPD: An Integral Yet Underutilized Intervention

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was the third leading cause of mortality in the United States in 2009 and accounts for millions of dollars in health care expenses annually. It is characterized by slow declines in functional ability and…

Health Information Exchange in Emergency Medicine

Emergency physicians often must make critical, time-sensitive decisions with a paucity of information with the realization that additional unavailable health information may exist. Health information exchange enables clinician access to patient…

Role Of The Social Milieu In Health And Wellness

Teaching Population Health: A Competency Map Approach To Education

A 2012 Institute of Medicine report is the latest in the growing number of calls to incorporate a population health approach in health professionals' training. Over the last decade, Duke University, particularly its Department of Community and Family…

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