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2025 Student Research and Essay Collection

Updated August 21, 2025

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EDITORIAL

NON–PEER REVIEWED

Students Having Their Say: Novel Approaches and Solutions to Current and Emerging Public Health Problems

Jack L Jr. Students Having Their Say: Novel Approaches and Solutions to Current and Emerging Public Health Problems. Prev Chronic Dis 2025;22:250252.

ESSAY

PEER REVIEWED

Smart-Home Innovation for Older Adults’ Mental Health: Reimagining Usability and Accessibility

Fakhimi MM. Smart-Home Innovation for Older Adults' Mental Health: Reimagining Usability and Accessibility. Prev Chronic Dis 2025;22:250113.

ESSAY

PEER REVIEWED

“If We Can Get Them to Stop, They Can Have Such a Better Life”: Implementing Tobacco and Nicotine Dependence Treatment Services in Community Pharmacies in North Dakota

Wanner HM, Corr K. "If We Can Get Them to Stop, They Can Have Such a Better Life": Implementing Tobacco and Nicotine Dependence Treatment Services in Community Pharmacies in North Dakota. Prev Chronic Dis 2025;22:250088.

ESSAY

PEER REVIEWED

Harnessing Youth Engagement at Faith-Based Organizations to Combat Hypertension

Scroggs GJ, Battista RA, Kappus RM. Bridging the Gap: Promoting Physical Activity in College-Aged Students. Prev Chronic Dis 2025;22:250115.

ESSAY

PEER REVIEWED

Bridging the Gap: Promoting Physical Activity in College-Aged Students

Doshi RH, Khosla P, Amin KS. Harnessing Youth Engagement at Faith-Based Organizations to Combat Hypertension. Prev Chronic Dis 2025;22:250118.

ESSAY

PEER REVIEWED

Our Schoolyard Infrastructure Just Isn’t Cutting It: Play Is Public Health

Wilson K, Schulke M. Our Schoolyard Infrastructure Just Isn't Cutting It: Play Is Public Health. Prev Chronic Dis 2025;22:250121.

ESSAY

PEER REVIEWED

Confronting the Crisis: Actions to Address Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Among Black Women in Rural Georgia

Robinson J, Screen J, Bayer CR. Confronting the Crisis: Actions to Address Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Among Black Women in Rural Georgia. Prev Chronic Dis 2025;22:250125.

ESSAY

PEER REVIEWED

The Missing Piece in Chronic Disease Prevention: Dental Caries

Nagdeo KP. The Missing Piece in Chronic Disease Prevention: Dental Caries. Prev Chronic Dis 2025;22:250130.

ESSAY

PEER REVIEWED

Eliminating Cervical Cancer: the Impact of Screening and Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination

Nabi S, Mimba B, Akunne O. Eliminating Cervical Cancer: the Impact of Screening and Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination. Prev Chronic Dis 2025;22:250127.

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

PEER REVIEWED

The Role of Childhood Adversity and Social Drivers of Health in Subjective Cognitive Decline

Joshi A, Yeo J. The Role of Childhood Adversity and Social Drivers of Health in Subjective Cognitive Decline. Prev Chronic Dis 2025;22:250116.


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