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| Examples of MPH Capstone Topics and Papers The listings below are capstone project papers submitted by students from previous years to help provide ideas on the breadth of possible topics and formats in which one can take with the capstone project. In addition to the links below of example papers, binders with copies of capstone project papers completed by students from previous years are on reserve at the main Lilienfeld Library (Hampton House 9th floor) and the MPH Program Office (Room W1015). Master of Public Health Capstone Award Recipients "A Proposal for Private-Public Collaboration during a Smallpox Outbreak" "Perspectives of Future Physicians on Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness: Challenges of Building a Capable and Sustainable Medical Workforce" "Evaluating the Impact of a Nutrition Education Program in Baltimore City Schools" "Clarifying the Outcomes of Family Involvement Interventions: An Evaluative Research Proposal" "Leaded in Idaho" "Health Assessment and Health Care Access among Internally Displaced Persons in Mississippi Travel Trailor Parks Two Years After the 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricane Season" "Cost-effectiveness of Misoprostol and Prenatal Iron Supplementation as Maternal Mortality Interventions in Rural India" "The Effectiveness and Sustainability of a Low-cost Water Filter in Removing Pathogens during Long-term Household Use" Master of Public Health Capstone Award Recipients Special honors were given to 10 students with the best overall capstone written projects. "Evaluation of the Effects of a New Interpretation Program at a Public Health Clinic 2005-2006" "Parental Age and Maternal Antibodies to Fetal Brain in Autism" "Model Comparing Outcomes in Cost -- Effectiveness and Tuberculosis Prevalence for Active and Passive Disease Surveillance in Peru" "A Proposal to Implement a Joint Collaboration at Johns Hopkins Between the Women's Mood Disorder Center and the Harriet Lane Clinic to Provide Screening and Treatment for New Mothers with Postpartum Depression" "Risk Factors for Birth Asphyxia Mortality in a Community-based Setting in Southern Nepal" "Investing in Health: Shifting the Health Care Paradigm" "The Impact of Pulsatile Perfusion Preservation on Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation" "Assessing Women's Preferences for Cervical Cancer Screening: An Application of Conjoint Analysis" "Young Maternal Age and the Risk of Neonatal Mortality in Rural Nepal" Master of Public Health Capstone Award Recipients "Pathway to Preparedness: A Social Marketing Strategy for Disaster Preparedness in 5 Counties in the State of Maryland" Master of Public Health Capstone Award Recipients "Catastrophic Outcomes Associated with Clostridium Difficile Colitis" "Report on Findings from the Wildland Fire Fighter Tobacco Use Study" "Children Born from Rape: Overlooked Victims of Human Rights Violations in Conflict Settings" "Poverty and Skilled Attendance at Delivery: A Study of Six Developing Countries" "Sexual Behavior Among Nigerian Youth" "Microbiological Inhalation Hazard at Open-Air Swine Facilities in American Samoa" Master of Public Health Capstone Award Recipients May 2004 "Interpregnancy Interval and the Risk of Maternal Night Blindness in Rural Nepal" "Development, Vehicles and Road Traffic Injuries: A Case Study and Review of Literature from India" Master of Public Health Capstone Award Recipients "Does Presence of a Mental Disorder in AIDS Patients Affect the Initiation of Antiretroviral Treatment (HAART) and Duration of Therapy?" "Intimate Partner Violence, Substance Abuse & HIV: Taking a Closer Look" "The Epidemiology of Ocular Trauma in Rural Nepal" "FDA Pediatric Drug Policy: Characteristics of Drugs Granted Exclusivity" "Reforming the Oral Health Sector in Uganda: A Primary Health Care Approach" "Trends and Differentials in Adolescent Sexual Behaviors in Rakai, Uganda, 1994-2002" "Health Care Facilities in the City of Guayaquil: Can Open Access Reduce Travel Distance?" "Racial Disparities in Reporting and Receipt of Immediate Breast Reconstruction in Maryland" "Evidential Strength of Medical Specialties: A Comparative Analysis" "Injuries in Unrestrained Pediatric Patients in the Texas Panhandle" Some Examples of Topics of Capstone Projects from Previous Years "Public Health Response to a Bioterrorist Attack Involving Smallpox" "Outcomes of a Comprehensive, Community-based, Family-oriented Substance Abuse Treatment Program: An Evaluation of the Asset Program in East Baltimore" "Evaluation Proposal for a Workplace Domestic Violence Awareness Program" "Expanding the Use of a Cross-Cultural Assessment of Trauma-Related Mental Illness: A Proposal for Afghan Women Refugees" "The Persistence of High Malaria Morbidity in Under-5 Children in the West Province of Cameroon" "Synergistic Biological Effects of Endotoxin and Traffic-related Air Pollution" "Cost-effectiveness of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Testing and Treatment as an HIV/AIDS Intervention" "Environmental Refugees and Human Rights" Other Topics: "Reducing Bloodstream Infections due to Central Venous Catheters" (Click here to view the PowerPoint presentation) "Investigation of an Outbreak of Hepatitis B Among Injecting Drug Users" "NHANES III Pesticide Data Informs Cape Cod Breast Cancer Study" "The Use of a Cross-Cultural Assessment of Trauma-Related Mental Illness" "Ethical Frameworks to Develop Public Health Interventions in Internet Chat Rooms" "Determinants of Hepatitis B Vaccination" "Northeast Cambodia Child Survival Program" "Smoking Prevention in Adolescent Girls in Maryland" "Public Health Effects of Direct to Consumer Pharmaceutical Marketing" "Effect of Refugees on Their Host Populations’ Health Status" "Connecting the DOTS: From TB Service Providers to Patients" | ||||||||||
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