Vassar College Digital Library

Vassar Scholarship

Vassar Scholarship, the institutional repository formerly known as Digital Window, reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community.  It provides access to a variety of collections, including senior theses and projects across a wide range of disciplines.

"Adapt and Overcome": The Relationship Between Emergency Departments and the Opioid Epidemic

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2020-January-01
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In my thesis, I argue that the opioid epidemic poses challenges but also opportunities for emergency departments to assess and improve their performance under duress for the betterment of future generations and ailments to come. I first delve into the...

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The Web Weaved by Culture: Telehealth in Native America

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2014-January-01
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Telehealth, with its focus of addressing healthcare at a distance and being cost efficient, has been suggested to be a good fit in Native American communities. However, very little study has been done bridging the two; even less has been...

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