This study is concerned with the administrative and educational contributions of Don Heath Morris to Abilene Christian College. The aim of this investigation is to ascertain the purposes of those who founded Abilene Christian College and to study the effects of the philosophy and work of Don H. 'Morris on the school. Attention is also given to the changes that occurred in Morris' philosophy as he adjusted to the vicissitudes of a growing college during a period when American higher education was making dramatic changes. Perhaps the outstanding quality of Don H. Morris as a college administrator was his persistence and single-mindedness in pressing for the achieving of the school's goals. He had the ability to see a goal clearly and to work toward it tirelessly. He never allowed the burdens of office that might have deterred a less committed and determined person to come between him and his devotion to the purposes of the school. Morris' basic philosophy of Christianity and Christian education was matured and intensified during his years at Abilene Christian College. His life was fulfilled in his work at Abilene Christian College, and Abilene Christian College bears the lasting impression of his personality and philosophy.

The purpose of this study was to collect information regarding healthcare worker (HCW) vaccination policies in Utah family practice clinics. Data sources: The study was conducted in Utah family practice clinics in the most densely populated counties in the state and was a cross-sectional descriptive design. Data were collected from 155 family practice clinic managers. Analyses included frequencies and percentages for quantitative items and a content analysis for open-ended items. Conclusions: HCWs are employed in environments where infectious diseases can be easily spread from person to person, thus, vaccinations can be instrumental in protecting the health of HCWs and patients alike. In Utah, 56.8% of family practice clinics had either no vaccination policy for HCWs or had a policy with no consequences for noncompliance. Utah family practice clinics need to implement changes to create and maintain HCW vaccination policies. Implications for practice: Nurse practitioners can be leaders and change agents by working with their county and state health departments to create state-wide policies that mirror the position statements from the American Nurses Association and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

Atskleidus kiek sveikatinimo veikla susijusi su mokyklos vadovų požiūriu, galima numatyti vienos aktualiausių nūdienos ugdymo sričių - sveikatos ugdymo - veiklos efektyvumo didinimo galimybes. / Topic of the Master’s Paper is “Attitude of Principals Towards Health Education Activities”. Importance of the Paper: Having revealed how much health activities are related to opinion of principals its is possible to suppose increasing of opportunities of effectiveness of activities of health education, which meantime is one of the most relevant education fields. Investigation problem: Health education program is implemented in Lithuanian general education schools since 1992, but schoolchildren health and way of life does not change positively.

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Orientador: Marcos de Souza Queiroz / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-05T09:14:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Antunes_SoniaMarinaMartinsdeOliveira_M.pdf: 9310867 bytes, checksum: bf1870a4d8bcd4af8ac83f4d2be55fac (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005 / Resumo: o presente estudo consisteem analisar o processo de desospitalização,no interior da reforma psiquiátrica,emparticular,as representaçõessociais dos profissionaisde saúde envolvidos com a assistência ao doente mental. Remete a uma análise histórica e conjuntural, partindo-se da hipótese de que se faz necessário repensar a intervenção institucionalcomo wn dos fatoresdeterminantesno curso e prognósticoda doença mental. Envolve também a postura dos profissionais de saúde, o trabalho interdisciplinare os fatores que permeiam estas práticas, pelos preceitos do novo paradigma de desinstitucionalização e da atenção em saúde mental. Optamos por wn estudo de abordagem qualitativa, concentrada na compreensão das representações sociais evidenciadasna instituiçãosobre a assistênciaem saúde mental e os desafios impostos aos profissionais de saúde, que se empenham em promover a desospitaJi7.açãodo doente mental.Focalizamoso cotidianoinstitucionaldo CAPS(Centro de AtençãoPsicossocial), wn serviço municipalizadode SaúdeMentalem Andradas-MG,utilizando-separa a coleta de dados entrevistassemi-estruturadascomtodos osprofissionaisde saúde que compõema equipe multiprofissionalda instituiçãoe aceitaramemparticiparda pesquisa.Os resultados encontrados,a partirda análisedos dados,pontuamque a lógicamanicomialainda permeia as práticas cotidianas do CAPS e o tratamento do doente mental insere-se dentro da concepçãohegemônica da Medicina,onde os profissionaisde saúde tomam o diagnóstico psiquiátricocomo referênciapara suas intervenções,além do baixo grau de conhecimento, que os profissionaisapresentaramsobre o processo da reforma psiquiátrica.No entanto, apesar do baixo investimentogovernamentalpara a área de saúde mental do município, a redução do número de intemaçõespsiquiátricas,nos últimos tempos, apontam para uma direção favorável a desospitalização,onde a equipe consegue conduzir casos bastante complexos valendo-se apenas dos recursos existentes.Para os profissionais do CAPS - Andradas-MG, a finalidade primordial do programa refere-se à promoção da saúde do indivíduo, em adoecimentopsíquico, e identificaçãode mecanismosque apontem para a conquistade wna melhor qualidadede vida / Abstract: The present study consists of an analysis of out hospitalization at the center of psychiatric reforrn, in particular,the social ramificationson the healthcare professionals involved in the care of the mentally addresses a historicaland "complete" analysis, beginning with the hypothesisthat it is necessary to rethink institutionalintervention as one of the detennining factorsin the courseand prognosticationof mental illness. It also involvesthe posture ofhea1thcareprofessionals,interdisciplinarywork, and the factors that permeate these practices,by the principIe of the new paradigm of out institutionalization and care in mental health. A study with the qualitative approach was selected, concentratingon the socialmanifestationsshownin the institutionrelatingto mental health care and the challengesimposed on healthcareprofessionals,which concem themselves with promoting the out hospitalization of the mentallyill. A case study was performed, focusing on the institutionalquotidian of CAPS (The Center for Psycho-Social Care), a municipalMental Hea1thservicein Andradas,Minas Gerais,collectingdata through semistructured interviews with alI of the healthcare professionals tha! make up the multidisciplinaryteam in the institution. The results encountered, beginning with the analysisof the data, point out that "asylumlogic" stillpermeatesthe day to day practicesat CAPSand the treatmentofthe menta11yillmakesup a part ofthe hegemonicconceptionof Medicine,in whichhea1thcareprofessionalsreach a psychiatricdiagnosisas a referencefor their intervention; in addition to this that the professionals demonstrate a low leveI of knowledge regarding the process of psychiatricreformo Nevertheless, the low leveI of municipal govemment investmentin the area of mentalhea1thand the recent reduction in the number of psychiatrists,point in a favorabledirectionto out hospitalizationin which the team managesto deal withvery complexcasesmakingthe most ofthe scarce resources available. For the professionalsof CAPS - Andradas, the primary ends of the program focuses on the promotion of the health of the individual in psychiatric illnesses, and identificationof the mechanismsthat aid in the conquestof a better qualityof life Abstract: The present study consists of an analysis of out hospitalization at the center of psychiatric reforrn, in particular,the social ramificationson the healthcare professionals involved in the care of the mentallyi11.1taddressesa historicaland "complete" analysis, beginning with the hypothesisthat it is necessary to rethink institutionalintervention as one of the detennining factorsin the courseand prognosticationof mental illness. It also involvesthe posture ofhea1thcareprofessionals,interdisciplinarywork, and the factors that permeate these practices,by the principIe of the new paradigm of out institutionalization and care in mental health. A study with the qualitative approach was selected, concentratingon the socialmanifestationsshownin the institutionrelatingto mental health care and the challengesimposed on healthcareprofessionals,which concem themselves with promoting the out hospitalization of the mentallyill. A case study was performed, focusing on the institutionalquotidian of CAPS (The Center for Psycho-Social Care), a municipalMental Hea1thservicein Andradas,Minas Gerais,collectingdata through semistructured interviews with alI of the healthcare professionals tha! make up the multidisciplinaryteam in the institution. The results encountered, beginning with the analysisof the data, point out that "asylumlogic" stillpermeatesthe day to day practicesat CAPSand the treatmentofthe menta11yillmakesup a part ofthe hegemonicconceptionof Medicine,in whichhea1thcareprofessionalsreach a psychiatricdiagnosisas a referencefor their intervention; in addition to this that the professionals demonstrate a low leveI of knowledge regarding the process of psychiatricreformo Nevertheless, the low leveI of municipal govemment investmentin the area of mentalhea1thand the recent reduction in the number of psychiatrists,point in a favorabledirectionto out hospitalizationin which the team managesto deal withvery complexcasesmakingthe most ofthe scarce resources available. For the professionalsof CAPS - Andradas, the primary ends of the program focuses on the promotion of the health of the individual in psychiatric illnesses, and identificationof the mechanismsthat aid in the conquestof a better qualityof life / Mestrado / Enfermagem e Trabalho / Mestre em Enfermagem

Background: Health care needs to evolve to meet the needs of people living with HIV as they age and become a more diverse population. For HIV and other conditions, physician specialty and experience are often positively associated with disease-specific outcomes but negatively associated with primary care outcomes. The objectives of this thesis were to: 1) assess comorbidity prevalence among people living with HIV in Ontario; 2) describe the type and extent of care by physician specialty; 3) use a theoretical shared primary/specialist care typology to characterize this care; 4) measure the quality of care delivered related to this typology; and 5) assess the independent effect of family physician HIV experience. Methods: Population-based data were used to describe a cohort of 14,282 individuals living with HIV in Ontario. Health care visits to this cohort were categorized by physician specialty, physician HIV experience, and HIV-related versus HIV-unrelated care. A theoretically-based typology of care was developed by linking patients to usual family physicians and to HIV specialists with 5 possible patterns of care. Prevention and chronic disease management adherence, antiretroviral (ART) prescribing, and health care utilization were compared across typology models using multivariable hierarchical logistic regression analyses. The independent effect of family physician experience was also examined. Results: People with HIV had significant comorbidity. Family physicians provided the majority of care. Five patterns of care were described: exclusively primary care (45.4%); specialist-dominated co-management (30.7%); family physician-dominated co-management (10.1%); low engagement (8.6%); and exclusively specialist care (5.3%). After adjustment, HIV patients in exclusively specialist care had lower odds of colorectal cancer screening but higher odds of receiving ART. Odds of having an emergency department visit did not differ among models. Among HIV patients seeing only family physicians, those linked to family physicians with high HIV experience were significantly more likely to receive ART than those with lower HIV experience. Discussion: People with HIV in Ontario have substantial comorbidity. A typology of shared care between family physicians and HIV specialists had a strong influence on the quality of care delivered. These findings have important policy and practice implications and support emerging evidence that multi-specialty expertise is required to address the care needs of this population.

There is an increasing need for research addressing the health concerns faced in cancer survivorship. Research has indicated that racial and ethnic minority cancer survivors are at increased risk for negative health outcomes, and some findings suggest that health literacy may play a role. Yet, few studies have explored how relations among heath information barriers, weight status, and health behaviors may differ by race and ethnicity in cancer survivors. Objectives: 1) To explore whether health information barriers are associated with weight status, cigarette use, and alcohol use among cancer survivors, 2) To explore the moderating role of race and ethnicity on the relationships among barriers to health information, weight status, cigarette use, and alcohol use among cancer survivors. Method: The current study involved secondary analysis of the 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey data from Louisiana. Results: Bivariate analyses revealed racial and ethnic minority survivors were more likely to report difficulties understanding health-related information. Regression analyses showed that having greater difficulty understanding information from health professionals was associated with higher BMI; however, none of the three health information barriers were associated with either smoking or alcohol use after controlling for demographic variables. In the present study, the causality assumption for moderation was not met, and for this reason analyses were not conducted to test the moderating effect of race/ethnicity. Conclusion: Findings suggest health literacy interventions targeting obesity may help improve health outcomes for cancer survivors, and minimize racial and ethnic disparities in health literacy.

<p> S^32/S^34 ratios have been determined between some coexisting sulfides from the Heath Steele B-1 orebody and five other stratiform deposits in the Bathurst-Newcastle area, New Brunswick, and in crushed ore samples and pyrites from three across deposit profiles in the B-1 orebody. Zn, Cu, Pb and Ag abundances have been established across the orebody. Fractionations of S^32/S^34 ratios between coexisting sulfides have been determined in heating experiments at temperatures of 350 to 500°C and isotope effects measured in aqueous precipitation and exchange experiments at 25°C. S^32/S^34 fractionations between given coexisting sulfides from all the sulfide deposits are found to show only small variations. Isotope exchange is generally rapid in dry sulfide systems. Metal sulfides in aqueous solutions are slightly enriched in S^32 relative to the H2S with which they precipitate or communicate. It is concluded that the sulfide deposits have been regionally metamorphosed. The origins that have been proposed for the deposits so far are discussed and a model is suggested to explain the sulfur isotope and base metal abundances in the B-1 orebody.</p> / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, extensive logging reduced the forests of red spruce (Picea rubens) by nearly 99% through portions of West Virginia. In the wake of this disturbance, red spruce has begun regenerating on the ridge and mountaintop areas of Canaan Valley, West Virginia, where heath and grassland communities have both persisted in natural barrens and expanded into formerly forested areas. To understand abiotic and biotic conditions guiding the advance of the red spruce stand, I conducted a broad-scale assessment of thirty-one demographics plots spread across two sites (north Cabin Mountain and Bear Rocks/Dolly Sods), and a more focused assessment of red spruce species associations within thirty-two paired plots at Cabin Mountain. At the 15m x 15m demographics plots, I conducted a count of all P. rubens present, measured specimen height, DBH or diameter at ground level (DGL) for specimens < 1.37m tall, and assessed the relative percent cover of rock, shrub, herbaceous, and tree cover. These data, along with additional abiotic components derived from a DEM, formed the basis of my assessment using a generalized linear mixed model (GLMM) to identify the most significant biophysical variables related to P. rubens count. In the paired plots, I used the relative interactions index (RII) to compare the total cover of each present non-graminoid vascular species and the grouped cover types Rock, Graminoid, Lichen, Litter, and Moss in one 45cm-radius plot with a < 1.37m P. rubens specimen, and one paired 45cm-radius plot in open heath. The significance of differences in total cover were assessed with the Wilcoxon test and Tukey HSD. The GLMM identified percent rock cover and distance from the nearest P. rubens stand to be important correlates of P. rubens count at the demographic plots. Graminoid cover was found to be higher in P. rubens 45cm-radius plots than in paired heath plots, and Vaccinium angustifolium cover was found to be concentrated in 45cm radius plots beyond the first 15cm from the P. rubens stem. These findings reinforce a complex interplay between both the biotic and abiotic characteristics of a microsite and the successful germination and regeneration of a red spruce seedling in the heathland. / Master of Science / During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, extensive logging reduced the forests of red spruce (Picea rubens) by nearly 99% through portions of West Virginia. In the wake of this disturbance, red spruce has begun regenerating on the ridge and mountaintop areas of Canaan Valley, West Virginia, where heath and grassland communities have both persisted in natural barrens and expanded into formerly forested areas. To understand the necessary abiotic and biotic conditions guiding the advance of the red spruce stand, I conducted a broad-scale assessment of thirty-one demographics plots spread across two sites (north Cabin Mountain and Bear Rocks/Dolly Sods), and a more focused assessment of red spruce species associations within thirty-two paired plots at Cabin Mountain. At the 15m x 15m demographics plots, I measured and counted all red spruce present. I collected landscape and community data on each plot using field surveys and a digital elevation model (DEM) to the variables most associated with a higher count of red spruce in each plot. In the 45cm-radius paired plots, I used simple mathematical comparisons to identify positive and negative interactions between red spruce shorter than breast height (1.37m) and different types of cover, including heathland species such as Vaccinium angustifolium (lowbush blueberry), rock, graminoid, and moss. Modeling indicated that rock cover, and distance between the plot and the nearest stand of red spruce, were found to be the most significant variable affecting the count of red spruce at each plot, with increased rock cover and shorter stand distance both associated with higher numbers of spruce. In the paired plots, there was slightly higher graminoid cover associated with the tree than with the open heath plot, and V. angustifolium was more concentrated beyond 15cm from each red spruce specimen. These findings suggest that rock cover is important for tree regeneration both the biotic and abiotic characteristics of a microsite and the successful germination and regeneration of a tree seedling in heathlands.

In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in the use of arts, humanities and media-based approaches to teaching students in medicine, health, and social care-related disciplines. Here, it is widely assumed that 'the arts' are an undifferentiated force for good which will humanise curricula dominated by medical and scientific perspectives. Such approaches tend, however, to be implemented in something of a theoretical vacuum with little consideration of critical perspectives derived from cultural studies. 'Cinemeducation' is a term recently coined for the use of mainstream films which touch on particular medical conditions or 'disorders' in the education of medical students (Alexander et al, eds 2005). What is overlooked by advocates of this approach is that such films often perpetuate stereotypical views of the nature and causes of physical and emotional ill-being, and collude in their medicalisation. Scriptwriters and directors may also give in to the temptation to sensationalise or misrepresent conditions because this makes for box office success. Finally, there are subtleties related to denotation and connotation in film which mean that little can straightforwardly be assumed about educational outcomes. This presentation will draw on a study of both independent and mainstream films related to memory loss and cognitive impairment in the context of my own teaching in dementia studies, and will include clips from source material. Drawing on Ricoeur's concept of the hermeneutics of suspicion I seek to introduce a note of caution to the current 'arts and health' agenda.