scholarly journals Therapists join national effort to help essential workers

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (15) ◽  
pp. 6-7
Author(s):  
Valerie A. Canady
Keyword(s):  
National Effort

scholarly journals Mexican Virtual Solar Observatory project

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (14) ◽  
pp. 613-613
Author(s):  
Alfredo J. Santillán ◽  
Liliana Hernández ◽  
Guillermo Salas ◽  
Antonio Sánchez ◽  
Alejandro González ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Present State ◽  
Active Regions ◽  
Solar Observatory ◽  
Software Environment ◽  
The World ◽  
Solar Active Regions ◽  
Working Together ◽  
National Effort ◽  
Existing Data

The Virtual Solar Observatory (VSO) concept outlines a software environment for searching, obtaining and analyzing data from archives of solar data that are distributed at many different observatories around the world (Hill 2006, in this volume). The VSO, however, not only provides fast and reliable access to the existing data of Solar Active Regions, but also represents a powerful and unique tool to perform numerical simulations of the evolution and present state of solar phenomena. Two centers at UNAM, the Institute of Astronomy (IA) and the Supercomputer Center (DGSCA), along with the Sonora University, are working together to create the Mexican Virtual Solar Observatory (MVSO) that will be part of a wider national effort.

The U.S. Children's Bureau and Infant Mortality in the Progressive Era

1995 ◽  
Vol 177 (3) ◽  
pp. 57-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kriste Lindenmeyer
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Progressive Era ◽  
Infant Mortality Rate ◽  
Child Welfare Policy ◽  
High Infant Mortality ◽  
Diagnostic Work ◽  
National Effort ◽  
The U.S

Early in the twentieth century, a growing child welfare movement led to the establishment of the first federal agency in the world, the U.S. Children's Bureau, designated to investigate and report on the circumstances of children. Appointed in 1912, the agency's first director, Julia Lathrop, focused on infant mortality, beginning with a year's study in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The work stimulated a national effort to “save babies.” The Bureau's efforts led to the Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921, which funded educational and diagnostic work to lower the nation's high infant mortality rate. But this type of effort was short-lived. The article describes the course of the agency's work in the Progressive Era and evaluates its effect on current child welfare policy, a key area in the ongoing controversy over “welfare reform” and the role of the federal government in the provision of human services.

Breast-Feeding Trends: A Cause for Action

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 88 (4) ◽  
pp. 867-868
Author(s):  
RUTH A. LAWRENCE
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
The United States ◽  
Infant Formulas ◽  
Surgeon General ◽  
Human Lactation ◽  
Breast Feed ◽  
The Many ◽  
National Effort

Breast-feeding in the United States reached a peak in 1982 after suffering an abysmal decline in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s which followed the introduction of the many conveniences afforded by infant formulas. Much effort, energy, and enthusiasm has been poured into the encouragement of women to breast-feed their infants for at least the first 6 months. In 1984, C. Everett Koop, MD, Surgeon General of the United States, said, "We must identify and reduce the barriers that keep women from beginning or continuing to breast-feed their infants."1 A major national effort followed the Surgeon General's Workshop on Breast-feeding and Human Lactation in 1984.2

Immunization Action Month, October 1974

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 380-380
Author(s):  
Samuel L. Katz
Keyword(s):  
Medical Association ◽  
American Academy ◽  
Family Doctor ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Childhood Immunization ◽  
National Medical ◽  
American Children ◽  
Office Nurse ◽  
National Effort

The Executive Board of the American Academy of Pediatrics, in a recent session, unanimously approved a resolution supporting Immunization Action Month, October 1974, in order to stimulate a more widespread immunization of American children against poliomyelitis, diphtheria, rubella, mumps, pertussis and tetanus. It is completely appropriate, therefore, that the Academy take an active role in a nationwide effort to make October 1974 a month for emphasis and promotion of childhood immunization. Joining with the Academy in this effort are the American Medical Association, American Academy of Family Physicians, National Medical Association, American Osteopathic Association, American Nurses Association, American League of Nursing, five major service organizations and five manufacturers of biologics. The entire campaign is initiated and coordinated by the Center for Disease Control. The aims of this national effort are twofold: (1) "to motivate parents to check the immunization status of their children with their family doctor"; and (2) "to create receptivity on the part of the physician to these parental inquiries and encourage him and his office nurse to conduct an ongoing office audit of the immunization record of every child he sees." A third goal should be to make every effort to reach those indigent and other disadvantaged groups who do not receive consistent health care. Why is such a campaign necessary? The striking reductions in the numbers of reported cases of diphtheria, tetanus, pentussis, poliomyelitis, and measles attest to the remarkable efficacy of the vaccines in the prevention of these diseases. Disquieting information has arisen from two sources: (1) the surveillance reports of infectious diseases; and (2) the surveys of the immunization levels of preschoolers and those children at the time of school entry.1

A NATIONAL COLLECTION OF MATERIAL RELATED TO THE HISTORY OF PREMATURE INFANT CARE

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 68 (6) ◽  
pp. 762-762
Author(s):  
Audrey B. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Perinatal Care ◽  
Smithsonian Institution ◽  
Patient Records ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Hospital Records ◽  
History Of ◽  
Care Technology ◽  
Private Collections ◽  
National Effort

An effort is under way to establish a collection of materials which will trace the development of perinatal-care technology in The National Museum of American History at Smithsonian Institution. Readers of Pediatrics are urged to cooperate in this national effort to locate materials of historical interest in back rooms of hospitals and in private collections. The material of interest ranges from incubators (Lion-type used in incubatorbaby exhibits to the present-day models), resuscitation and ventilating devices (delivery-room apparatus, Bloxom Air-Lock, rocking bed, respirators ...), feeding items (gavage equipment, nasal spoons, indwelling tubes ...), photographs, hospital records (statistical reports, examples of patient records ...) and equipment used in landmark investigations (calorimetry, oxygen consumption ...).

Let the Sun Shine In

2015 ◽  
pp. 157-178
Author(s):  
Cindy Pierard ◽  
Josefine Smith ◽  
Caitlin Wells
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
News Media ◽  
Open Government ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
State University ◽  
Community Groups ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
New Mexico State University ◽  
National Effort

Sunshine Week is a national effort to promote the importance of open government and freedom of information. Although originally begun as a news media initiative, it has grown to include community groups, libraries, schools, governments, and others who are committed to civic engagement and access to information. For academic libraries, Sunshine Week offers opportunities to forge collaborations with campus and community partners, and to connect programming with broader student learning goals. This chapter makes the case for Sunshine Week as a mechanism for bringing together campus and community groups around issues of common concern, either as a standalone effort or part of a broader program focusing on civic engagement. It features a partnership between the library, journalism program, and donors at New Mexico State University but includes ideas and resources that are transferable to other settings.

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