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I would love to say that Cheryl really helped me through my intro to sociology class. She really understood her students and other obligations they have. I love you and everything you have done as a individual 💙💙🙏🏻🙏🏻

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Cheryl Thayer with Joi Smith and Ribhi Salhi, PhD. 

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Cheryl Thayer with Joi Smith and Ribhi Salhi, PhD. 

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Abstract

It is the general consensus that continuous and comprehensive health care of good quality should be available to all, under conditions that are convenient, comfortable, and not detrimental to the dignity or self-respect of the individual.

This study concerns the adequacy of health services as perceived by persons living in rural, urban, and urbanizing-rural areas of Utah. It is also a study (1) to determine the degree to which various demographics found to be related to differential medical needs in metropolitan areas is related to perception of health services, and (2) to assess the congruence between empirical and perceived availability of health services among persons of varying age, sex, education, and other conditions generally related to the use of health services.

The findings on perceived availability tend to more closely reflect the actual availability of health services than demographic background differences between urban and rural areas. The urbanizing-rural areas, however, do not reflect the actual availability of health services, as much as they do the improvement in availability of health services. Within both rural and urban areas and to a lesser degree within urbanizing-rural areas, health service delivery as perceived by different categories of the population appears to be quite equitable.

Recommended Citation

Thayer, Cheryl L., "Availability and Perceived Adequacy of Health Services in Utah" (1976). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 3240.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/3240

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Availability and Perceived Adequacy of Health Services in Utah

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It is the general consensus that continuous and comprehensive health care of good quality should be available to all, under conditions that are convenient, comfortable, and not detrimental to the dignity or self-respect of the individual. This study concerns the adequacy of health services as perceived by persons living in rural, urban, and urbanizing-rural areas of Utah.

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Cheryl was a customer of mine when I ran a Petstore in her neighborhood. Nothing was too much for her corgis. We will all miss her in the store telling us stories about her little pack as we helped her get everything she needed ❤️ RIP Cheryl

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Such an amazing person. She truly cared for her students through and through, and never let anything stop her from being positive and optimistic. She will be missed! ♥️

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She was always ready with a thoughtful response to my questions.

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She was always ready with a thoughtful response to my questions.

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Thank you to Cheryl for all of her work with IEA and with the Region 37 cohort, which the public school where I teach is part of.  I would see her at Region 37 meetings over the years. She was a strong voice for our union and for teaching.  May she rest in peace. 

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Thank you to Cheryl for all of her work with IEA and with the Region 37 cohort, which the public school where I teach is part of.  I would see her at Region 37 meetings over the years. She was a strong voice for our union and for teaching.  May she rest in peace. 

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Thank you so much Cheryl for so many things since we met on 2002. You gave me so much assurance. May you rest in peace, Cheryl.

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Thank you so much Cheryl for so many things since we met on 2002. You gave me so much assurance. May you rest in peace, Cheryl.

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Cheryl was one of the most dedicated advocates for adjunct faculty and students I have ever known.  She worked tirelessly to enact real change.  It is hard to imagine her no longer in the figth and she will be missed by all who knew her.  

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Cheryl was one of the most dedicated advocates for adjunct faculty and students I have ever known.  She worked tirelessly to enact real change.  It is hard to imagine her no longer in the figth and she will be missed by all who knew her.  

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Cheryl Baunbach-Caplan
CODAA President

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I was just getting to know Cheryl in the past year, as she had helped me thru a very rough patch this past Summer. I was blown away by her generosity of time, patience, and wisdom. I felt I had gained a new friend and mentor, even after 16 years teaching here and 23 as a full-time professor at NEIU. She was never too busy, returned every text and call so quickly, and gave the sense of having my back, unconditionally. I know I have lost a new and beautiful friend. I truly hope she knows, how very grateful I am to her for all she did. Cheryl - you and your wonderful sense of humor, your good "trouble-making", and your slight potty mouth - which we totally shared :) - will be missed so very much. I am Jewish, so I have said the Mourner's Kaddish for you. May you rest in peace.

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I was just getting to know Cheryl in the past year, as she had helped me thru a very rough patch this past Summer. I was blown away by her generosity of time, patience, and wisdom. I felt I had gained a new friend and mentor, even after 16 years teaching here and 23 as a full-time professor at NEIU. She was never too busy, returned every text and call so quickly, and gave the sense of having my back, unconditionally. I know I have lost a new and beautiful friend. I truly hope she knows, how very grateful I am to her for all she did. Cheryl - you and your wonderful sense of humor, your good "trouble-making", and your slight potty mouth - which we totally shared :) - will be missed so very much. I am Jewish, so I have said the Mourner's Kaddish for you. May you rest in peace.

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I wish I had expressed my admiration and appreciation while I could. Your unwavering dedication is inspiring for all of us. Thank you!
Young Lee

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I've only been at Oakton since Summer 2022. I've only met Cheryl twice, both times during the New Adjunct orientation. But in the brief conversations that we had, I just knew that she cared and that many of the benefits that I and other adjuncts have right now were due to her tireless work.
I will not be able to thank her enough.
-- Zeke.

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Thank you for your fearless advocacy for all adjuncts. You will be forever imprinted on all our hearts.
Cari

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I had Dr. Thayer for both Intro to Sociology and Social Problems. She’s made an impact on those around here wherever she’d be at whenever possible. She was always so kind, funny and very passionate in helping her students. She’ll be missed dearly. 😞💕

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https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses/4330/

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Fear of Crime and Women: an Analysis of a Paradox (Louisiana).

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Research indicates that sex is the most powerful predictor of fear of crime and that women have a higher level of fear than men. A paradox arises because women have a higher level of fear but are victimized less. This dissertation examines: (1) the underlying dimensions of fear and the specific off…

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Leading students in Haiti: "At Oakton, Thayer stresses the importance of service learning to her students.“This will show that I not only talk the talk, but walk the walk,” Thayer says."

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Leading students in Haiti: "At Oakton, Thayer stresses the importance of service learning to her students.“This will show that I not only talk the talk, but walk the walk,” Thayer says."

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Oakton Community College Training Specialist Cynthia Townsend of Chicago and Sociology Lecturer Cheryl Thayer of Western Springs are part of an eight-person Haiti Youth Project (HYP) humanitarian trip to Gonaïves, Haiti, June 17-23. Townsend, the group leader, and Thayer are overseeing a project to expand the arts to students at the Eden School, located two hours north of the capital of Port-au-Prince.

HYP is an organization established by Townsend in 2009 that connects youth and young adults in humanitarian service for annual mission trips to the second most populous nation in the Caribbean. Last year, during the HYP's week-long trip, Townsend and her fellow travelers established visual arts and music programs at the school attended by approximately 50 orphans.

"Our mission trip in 2016 was extremely successful, and during this upcoming visit, we want to continue to expand the offerings at the school as well as provide professional development to the staff there," explains Townsend. "I'm looking forward to seeing the progress the school has made from last year and taking it to the next level."

Being an orphan herself is what drives Townsend to organize the trips to Haiti.

"When I was young, I didn't have anyone in my life guiding me," she says. "I want to make an impact so that both the American and Haitian youth know that they can use their artistic talents to benefit not only themselves but to help others."

Members of the HYP had to shell out the cost of the airfare to Haiti but received substantial donations to help defray the cost of the mission trip.

"There's no price tag you can put on opening possibilities for students, which in my experience have been far greater than I could have ever imagined," explains Townsend. "My dream is to solve problems around the world and assist impoverished communities within various countries in improving educational opportunities. As an educator, I've been given gifts through my knowledge and experience and want to give back."

The trip will be Thayer's first trek to the Caribbean nation.

"I'm really excited about visiting a different culture and helping to make a difference for the students in Haiti," she says.

At Oakton, Thayer stresses the importance of service learning to her students.

"This will show that I not only talk the talk, but walk the walk," Thayer says.

She also plans on incorporating what she learns during the mission trip to her Oakton students in the fall.

"I can explain firsthand that Haiti is not just a picture in a book," she adds. "Also, I can talk about my experience in the framework of sociology so students can get a better understanding of the world."

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Oakton employees seeking to make a difference on Haiti mission trip

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Oakton Community College Training Specialist Cynthia Townsend of Chicago and Sociology Lecturer Cheryl Thayer of Western Springs are part of an eight-person Haiti Youth Project (HYP) humanitarian trip to Gonaïves, Haiti, June 17-23. Townsend, the group leader, and Thayer are overseeing a project to expand the arts to students at the Eden School, located two hours north of the capital of Port-au-Prince.

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Cheryl Thayer and Karen Roth went to Puerto Rico to help.

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Cheryl Thayer and Karen Roth went to Puerto Rico to help.

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During a recent service trip to Puerto Rico, a group of Oakton Community College students withstood nuisances like ants, termites and cockroaches to help a school ravaged by Hurricane Maria prepare for the school year.

Service Learning Coordinator Karen Roth and Sociology Lecturer Cheryl Thayer led a group of six students who spent a week in Puerto Rico helping to spruce up classrooms at La Escuela Agapito Rosario, a public school in Vega Baja, just outside San Juan. The group included Sammie Heinz (Northbrook), Robin Dreifuss (Glencoe), Regina Rizal (Chicago), Aishat Mohammed (Chicago), Jasmine Cetinbag (Chicago) and Abdallah Simmons (Brooklyn, New York).

"Our duties involved helping to clean up classrooms in preparation for an increased class size, as several of the island's schools were shut down to destruction," Roth says. "In addition, we assisted with student assessment data, painting a mural and general outside courtyard cleanup. Students learned a great deal about the public school system in Puerto Rico, what families experienced during the hurricane and worked alongside teachers practicing Spanish."

During the service project, students had the opportunity to meet the mayor of Vega Baja and also do some sightseeing. They were presented with tokens of appreciation for their accomplishments as they departed.

"The mayor is also a teacher, and he presented us with pins and key chains," Mohammed says. "It was nice to be recognized for our work, and everyone there made us feel welcome. The people there were so friendly, and they treated us as though they knew us our entire lives."

Thayer adds, "We were treated like we were celebrities."

Mohammed said the experience helped her and other students come away with a new perspective.

"Students there are still struggling with the aftermath of the hurricane, and some schools still don't have electricity," she says. "The trip helped me to realize that education - as well as every single moment - shouldn't be taken for granted."

The Puerto Rican school is already looking forward to the next visit by Oakton students, perhaps as soon as summer 2019.

"When we left, the classrooms were in tip-top shape and ready for the school year," Roth explains. "Oakton students took great pride in their work. We're working on creating a curriculum that includes a learning community experience at the school for next summer. In addition, we've also been asked to develop a service learning partnership between Oakton and La Escuela Agapito."

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Oakton students make a difference during trip to Puerto Rico

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During a recent service trip to Puerto Rico, a group of Oakton Community College students withstood nuisances like ants, termites and cockroaches to help a school ravaged by Hurricane Maria prepare for the school year.

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Cheryl, it was a pleasure meeting you through my time on IEA. You will be truly missed.

Jay Fulgencio

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I worked with Cheryl for many years, on the IEA Higher Education Council and the Board of Directors. It is hard to imagine the Council without her. I admired her spirit of advocacy, and she was a vigilant voice for part time faculty at every juncture. My condolences to her colleagues, friends, and family. -Jackie McGrath, College of DuPage and IEA 

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I worked with Cheryl for many years, on the IEA Higher Education Council and the Board of Directors. It is hard to imagine the Council without her. I admired her spirit of advocacy, and she was a vigilant voice for part time faculty at every juncture. My condolences to her colleagues, friends, and family. -Jackie McGrath, College of DuPage and IEA 

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I remember when I first met Cheryl. It was before an AFA board meeting. I had never been to a meeting before.  I came into the office at that time and she was so kind and welcoming like we had known each other all along.  I was talking about how I help my mom a lot and she shared how she cared for her elderly parents until their death.  The main word I feel when I think about Cheryl is "integrity".  I'm still processing that she is gone.-gwyn stupar

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Oakton Occurence article about Shanty Town

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Oakton Occurence article about Shanty Town

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Oakton's Habitat for Humanity Club spent the night in "shantys" that they made from cast-off cardboard and other materials on the evening of Nov. 7, in order to educate our local communities about the lack of adequate housing and to draw attention to homeless youth. That evening the temperature dropped to 18 degrees Fahrenheit.

Student Jason Rossner experienced his second year sleeping in his homemade shelter. His takeaway from the event is that "At any given time there is always going to be 10, 20 or a 1,000 people who will have to deal with homelessness, terrible weather conditions, and they might not even be lucky enough to have the necessary materials to build a cardboard shelter. It reminds me of how lucky I am to have four stable walls and a roof over my head."

The "shantys" were to show awareness of their most heart-wrenching issue of housing insecurity for local youth. High levels of vulnerability typify youth homelessness. To make matters more complicated, the issue of housing insecurity for youths in the Chicago suburbs looks very different from what most people envision when they think of homelessness.

More often than not "couch surfing" (moving from one temporary housing situation to another) makes suburban at-risk youth much less visible. The proof is that there are housing insecure youth present in our own Oakton community and many here are not aware of them.

Cheryl Thayer, Oakton Habitat for Humanity club advisor, describes homelessness as "a catch-all for many social problems such as mental health issues, unemployment issues, and affordable housing issues for example. In fact, homelessness on its own may create its own social issues. The issues created can be drug and alcohol abuse and health-related issues due to the unavailability of preventative medical care where the homeless population is concerned."

Thayer continues, "Obviously, a lack of preventative medical care ultimately leads to early death, and criminal issues like theft to afford drugs that in turn might be being used to alleviate pain due to lack of medical care. This same cycle hits homeless children hard as well regarding the lack of education opportunities such as schooling, etc."

Youth homelessness, in particular, may occur as a result of nothing more than turning 18 and being asked to leave the family home. It can also occur when a young person is recruited, at times from another country, to play a sport in the U.S. college program resulting in homeless college athletes.

University of Chicago's 2017 Chapin Hall report titled "Missed Opportunities: Youth Homelessness in America" states that, "1 in 10 young adults ages 18 to 25 endures some form of homelessness in a year. Half of the prevalence involves couch surfing only. For young adults ages 18-25, 9.6 percent are located in urban counties and 9.2 percent are located in rural counties. 162 percent increase of youth with annual household income of less than $24,000 per year had 162 percent higher risk prevalence. It is also possible that these numbers are vastly under-reported.

To assist local homeless youth please donate to the Oakton Habitat for Humanity Club by contacting Cheryl Thayer at [email protected] or [email protected] Cash or check donations can be dropped off with the Offices of Student Life at either the Des Plaines campus (Room 1530) or the Skokie campus (Room A160) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday or 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Fridays.

If any student is food insecure and are having trouble finding the Oakton Caring Closet website an online form can be found at www.oakton.edu/caringcloset.

The Caring Closet is also located in the CCID, Room 1430 at Des Plaines campus or the Office of Student Life, Room A160 at the Skokie campus to fill out a food order form. Please allow 48 hours for the order to be filled.

Rosner believes that the way to reduce homelessness lies in community intervention. "I met a man in Mount Prospect that had another opportunity for us involving service learning. Also, the Habitat for Humanities Project is very supportive of affordable housing. This is also a social problem. For example, joblessness contributes to homelessness and on it goes."

Youth homelessness also goes hand-in-hand with socioeconomic vulnerabilities and the lack of services and/or resources that contribute to a downward spiral that becomes dangerous for those caught in it.

Youth homelessness is also generational; shelter providers report that the adults they see needing shelter are the same young people they saw when they were kids. It is far too easy to imagine that their children are or will be homeless in the future.

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Oakton's Habitat for Humanity Club spent the night in "shantys" that they made from cast-off cardboard and other materials on the evening of Nov. 7, in order to educate our local communities about the lack of adequate housing and to draw attention to homeless youth. That evening the temperature dropped to 18 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Watch Cheryl's Speech at the May Board Meeting, 2022.

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Watch Cheryl's Speech at the May Board Meeting, 2022.

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Cheryl Speaks at 2 hours, 19 minutes.: https://oakton.sharestream.net/mediacloud/#/playback/channel/8a80809d5d1f080f015d2ca408ac0008/8a01ce8f802ffd370180fca222e2004c

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Cheryl was on the IEA Board of Directors: https://ieanea.org/about/leadership/board-of-directors/

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Habitat for Humanity, Spring 2017, Karen Roth Photo

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Habitat for Humanity, Spring 2017, Karen Roth Photo

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Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that helps people in your community and around the world build or improve a place they can call home. Donate, volunteer and raise your voice in support of decent and affordable housing.