Since the end of the draft, the U.S. Army has prided itself on its patriotic volunteers who heed the call to "Be All That You Can Be." But beneath the recruitment slogans, the army promised volunteers something more tangible: a social safety net including medical and dental care…
Grief has only begun to be researched. A preponderance of existing research has been conducted studying widows and the emotional impact of their grief. Most research on widows has been done with middle age to elder widows. This study considers a sample of young widows between 18…
The public's perspective is a critical component of effective health policy. It provides the insights necessary to develop policies that are politically feasible as well as those that will truly benefit the public's health. To that end, this dissertation examines the perspective…