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. 2023 Aug 25;11:1192771. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1192771

Table 2.

Examples of bachelors of public health student-developed capstone projects, 2021–2022: applying themes of critical race theory.

Public health student-developed capstone project titles Solórzano framework (98) of critical race theory in education
Centrality and intersectionality of race and racism Challenge to dominant ideology Commitment to social justice Centrality of experiential knowledge Interdisciplinary perspective
Reducing racial disparities in maternal mortality among black women in the United States X X X
Improving access to quality care among Filipino women in the Philippines to reduce maternal mortality X X
Addressing type II Diabetes among native Americans by promoting a cultural diet X X X X X
Preventing type II Diabetes among native Hawaiians by increasing access to produce in Hawaiʻi X X X
Increasing breast cancer screening through culturally appropriate programs among native Hawaiian women in Hawai‘i X X X X
Raising COVID-19 vaccination rates among pacific islander populations within Hawai‘i through outreach and education programs X X
Decreasing COVID-19 infection among native Hawaiians and Pacific islanders in rural communities by promoting use of testing in school settings X X
Preventing obesity among native Hawaiian adults in Hawai‘i through the promotion of a cultural diet X X X X
preventing hypertension among Filipinos in Hawai‘i by increasing access to healthy foods X X X
Decreasing chlamydia in black, indigenous, people of color teens in Hawai‘i through early screening and treatment X X X X
Promoting early detection of breast cancer among Filipino adult women in Hawai‘i through screenings and health literacy X X X