Michael Glasser
Biographic Data
| ID | 6535467 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Glasser |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Glasser |
| SIGNATURE | GLASSER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Chicago, Rockford campus |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Illinois 4-H Health Jam for Healthy Lifestyles and Rural Pipeline Awareness
This article discusses knowledge and encouragement of healthy lifestyles and health professions career awareness in rural youth. The Northern Illinois 4-H Health Jam, an innovative program targeting rural elementary school children to offer information and support related to exercise, wellness, nutrition, and health careers is described. From 2006 to 2008, a total of 262 youth have participated in the Health Jam, which is based on an experiential…
Perspectives on Rural Health Workforce Issues
Context: Past research has documented rural physician and health care professional shortages. Purpose: Rural hospital chief executive officers’ (CEOs’) reported shortages of health professionals and perceptions about recruiting and retention are compared in Illinois and Arkansas. Methods: A survey, previously developed and sent to 28 CEOs in Illinois, was mailed to 110 CEOs in Arkansas. Only responses from rural CEOs are presented (Arkansas n = 3…
A Farewell to Thomas C. Rosenthal, MD, Editor, and Andrew Danzo, Associate Editor
Rural Illinois Hospital Chief Executive Officers’ Perceptions of Provider Shortages and Issues in Rural Recruitment and Retention
Background: It is important to assess rural health professions workforce needs and identify variables in recruitment and retention of rural health professionals. Purpose: This study examined the perspectives of rural hospital chief executive officers (CEOs) regarding workforce needs and their views of factors in the recruitment and retention process. Methods: A survey was mailed to CEOs of 28 Illinois rural hospitals, in towns ranging from 3,396 …
Use of and Attitudes Toward Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Family Practice Patients in Small Rural Illinois Communities
Context: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use continues to increase in the United States. Data on rural patients' use and extent of integration of CAM with conventional medicine are lacking, although this is a population often associated with use of “folk remedies” and self‐care strategies Purpose: To examine rural primary care patients' attitudes toward and use of CAM Methods: A total of 176 surveys (70% response rate) were returned …
Meeting the Needs of Rural Populations Through Interdisciplinary Partnerships
This article describes the organization and outcomes of a Rural Health Outreach Initiative (RHOI) designed to increase collaboration between the medical education and health care delivery sectors to improve the quality of health care delivery and health outcomes in rural communities. Two inter-related partnership strategies were utilized in rural communities to address the health and social service needs of rural populations. The partnerships wer…
The role of the family in medical careseeking decisions of older adults
1Assistant Professor of Medical Sociology Department of Family and Community Medicine University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford Rockford, Illinois 2Assistant Professor of Community Health Sciences School of Public Health University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, Illinois 3Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine Departmet of Medicine University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford Rockford, Illinois
A paradox of medicalization
Males' use of public health department family planning services
Information was obtained from over 200 males visiting a family planning service either to obtain free-of-charge condoms or incidental to accompanying their female partner. The former group was younger and more likely to reside near the health department: over 40 percent of this group used the health department as sole condom source. Both groups indicated willingness to share in costs for male services. Future programs need to more effectively pla…
Relationship of Pregnanediol Level to Cognitive Behavior and Mood
This work examines data secured from a larger study relating cognitive behavior and mood in women to variation in estrogen level. The larger study noted that performance tended to be better during the luteal phase. The present analysis looks at the relationship of urinary pregnanediol levels with mood and cognitive behaviors. Thirty women with non-oral contraceptive-controlled menstrual cycles were tested during the luteal phase on a battery of c…
Relationship of Pregnanediol Level to Cognitive Behavior and Mood
This work examines data secured from a larger study relating cognitive behavior and mood in women to variation in estrogen level. The larger study noted that performance tended to be better during the luteal phase. The present analysis looks at the relationship of urinary pregnanediol levels with mood and cognitive behaviors. Thirty women with non-oral contraceptive-controlled menstrual cycles were tested during the luteal phase on a battery of c…
Males' use of public health department family planning services
Information was obtained from over 200 males visiting a family planning service either to obtain free-of-charge condoms or incidental to accompanying their female partner. The former group was younger and more likely to reside near the health department: over 40 percent of this group used the health department as sole condom source. Both groups indicated willingness to share in costs for male services. Future programs need to more effectively pla…
The role of the family in medical careseeking decisions of older adults
1Assistant Professor of Medical Sociology Department of Family and Community Medicine University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford Rockford, Illinois 2Assistant Professor of Community Health Sciences School of Public Health University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, Illinois 3Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine Departmet of Medicine University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford Rockford, Illinois
A paradox of medicalization
Use of and Attitudes Toward Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Family Practice Patients in Small Rural Illinois Communities
Context: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use continues to increase in the United States. Data on rural patients' use and extent of integration of CAM with conventional medicine are lacking, although this is a population often associated with use of “folk remedies” and self‐care strategies Purpose: To examine rural primary care patients' attitudes toward and use of CAM Methods: A total of 176 surveys (70% response rate) were returned …
Meeting the Needs of Rural Populations Through Interdisciplinary Partnerships
This article describes the organization and outcomes of a Rural Health Outreach Initiative (RHOI) designed to increase collaboration between the medical education and health care delivery sectors to improve the quality of health care delivery and health outcomes in rural communities. Two inter-related partnership strategies were utilized in rural communities to address the health and social service needs of rural populations. The partnerships wer…
Rural Illinois Hospital Chief Executive Officers’ Perceptions of Provider Shortages and Issues in Rural Recruitment and Retention
Background: It is important to assess rural health professions workforce needs and identify variables in recruitment and retention of rural health professionals. Purpose: This study examined the perspectives of rural hospital chief executive officers (CEOs) regarding workforce needs and their views of factors in the recruitment and retention process. Methods: A survey was mailed to CEOs of 28 Illinois rural hospitals, in towns ranging from 3,396 …
Perspectives on Rural Health Workforce Issues
Context: Past research has documented rural physician and health care professional shortages. Purpose: Rural hospital chief executive officers’ (CEOs’) reported shortages of health professionals and perceptions about recruiting and retention are compared in Illinois and Arkansas. Methods: A survey, previously developed and sent to 28 CEOs in Illinois, was mailed to 110 CEOs in Arkansas. Only responses from rural CEOs are presented (Arkansas n = 3…
A Farewell to Thomas C. Rosenthal, MD, Editor, and Andrew Danzo, Associate Editor
Illinois 4-H Health Jam for Healthy Lifestyles and Rural Pipeline Awareness
This article discusses knowledge and encouragement of healthy lifestyles and health professions career awareness in rural youth. The Northern Illinois 4-H Health Jam, an innovative program targeting rural elementary school children to offer information and support related to exercise, wellness, nutrition, and health careers is described. From 2006 to 2008, a total of 262 youth have participated in the Health Jam, which is based on an experiential…
Medicine (10 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Health care (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Rural area (5 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Global Health Workforce Issues (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Political science (3 works)