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Item An Assessment of Formal Education in Breast feeding or human lactation for Health Professionals In Texas(2009-12-01) Zasova, Olga L.; Coggin, ClaudiaObjectives: Determine if health professionals receive formal courses in human lactation or breastfeeding at institutions of higher education in Texas. Methods: A website search was conducted for courses and competencies in human lactation or breastfeeding at degree-granting medical, physician assistants, public health, and nursing schools in Texas. In addition were searched in and out of state certificate-granting schools of midwifery, doula, and lactation consultants. Results: Breastfeeding was not cited in any of the curricula of degree-granting institutions. Nursing schools did not list but imbedded breastfeeding in childbearing courses. All certificate-granting schools require it in their curricula. Conclusion: It is difficult to foresee achievement of the breastfeeding goals for Healthy People 2010 when health professionals are not trained in them.Item Spatial phylogeography and correlation between genetic and geographical distance in Trypanosoma cruzi and its vectors of the genus Triatoma from Texas.(2013-08-01) Mitchell, Elizabeth A.; Michael AllenThis study proposes to describe the phylogenetic relationship among Triatoma species that carry Trypanosoma cruzi and between T. cruzi isolates, present in Texas. Additionally, it evaluates any correlation between geographical location of Triatoma collection and genotype of T. cruzi isolates, and the distribution of T. cruzi genotypes relative to ecological variables potentially affecting maintenance in zoonotic cycles or affecting transmission rates. T. cruzi and Triatoma spp. DNA was amplified by PCR, using primers targeting several conserved loci. The amplicons were sequenced and used as markers in establishing phylogenetic relationships. Spatial modeling was utilized to overlay vector and parasite geographic distributions with environmental factors in order to illustrate any potential associations.