Contemporary Animal Agriculture: Rural Community Concerns in the United States

2011 ◽  
pp. 138-151
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
The United States ◽  
Animal Agriculture

scholarly journals Nonprofits and the Promotion of Civic Engagement: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding the "Civic Footprint" of Nonprofits within Local Communities

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Micheal L. Shier ◽  
Lindsey McDougle ◽  
Femida Handy
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Community Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Education And Awareness

ABSTRACT   The literature suggests that nonprofit organizations provide civic benefits by promoting engagement within local communities. However, there exists minimal empirical evidence describing the ways in which nonprofits actually undertake this role. In order to address this omission, we conducted interviews with personnel of nonprofit organizations in one rural community in the United States. Our preliminary findings indicate that nonprofit organizations promote civic engagement through programs and activities that: 1) engage volunteers and donors; 2) bring community members together; 3) collaborate with organizations within and beyond the community; and 4) promote community education and awareness. Together, these findings help to develop a working model to understand the civic footprint of nonprofit organizations with methodological implications for future research that would seek to measure the extent to which nonprofits promote civic engagement. Il est normal de supposer que les associations à but non lucratif favorisent l’engagement du citoyen dans les communautés locales. Cependant, il existe peu de données empiriques sur la manière dont ces associations assument véritablement ce rôle. Pour combler ce manque, nous avons mené des entretiens semi-directifs approfondis auprès du personnel d’associations à but non lucratif dans une petite communauté rurale aux États-Unis. Nos résultats préliminaires indiquent que ces associations motivent les citoyens à s’impliquer quand elles offrent des programmes et des activités qui : 1) intéressent les bénévoles et les donateurs; 2) rassemblent directement ou indirectement les membres de la communauté; 3) collaborent avec d’autres associations tant au sein de la communauté qu’au-delà de celle-ci; et 4) encouragent l’éducation et la conscientisation communautaires. Ces constats aident à établir un modèle pour mieux comprendre la présence civique des associations à but non lucratif dans les communautés et indiquent une piste à suivre pour des recherches futures qui examineraient l’influence de ces associations sur le niveau de participation civique.

The Economics of Rural Community Services in the United States

2019 ◽  
pp. 53-67
Author(s):  
James R. Nelson ◽  
Luther Tweeten ◽  
Gerald Doeksen
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
The United States ◽  
Community Services

Rural Cross-Sector Collaboration

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 193S-215S ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter M. Miller ◽  
Martin K. Scanlan ◽  
Kate Phillippo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
The United States ◽  
Community Schools ◽  
Western United States ◽  
Community Partnership ◽  
Service Community ◽  
Rural Context

Schools throughout the United States apply comprehensive community partnership strategies to address students’ in- and out-of-school needs. Drawing from models like the Harlem Children’s Zone, Promise Neighborhoods, and full-service community schools, such strategies call for diverse professionals to reach beyond their own organizations to collaborate with complementary partners. Extant research on cross-sector collaboration focuses disproportionately on urban settings. This qualitative study examined three years of cross-sector collaboration in “Midvale,” a rural community in the western United States. Applying the conceptual framework of social frontiers, it illuminates how issues of difference, competition, and resource constraint impacted cross-sector collaboration in Midvale’s rural context.

Public image of animal agriculture in the United States

1995 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.G. Zimbelman ◽  
L.L. Wilson ◽  
M.B. Bennett ◽  
S.E. Curtis
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Image ◽  
Animal Agriculture

scholarly journals Quality of life in a new hospital hostel

1996 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 275-276
Author(s):  
C. J. Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
The United States ◽  
City Area ◽  
The United Kingdom

Quality of life scores were measured In a new hospital hostel in a rural community. These scores were compared to scores on patients in a similar hospital hostel in an inner city area in the United Kingdom and also scores on patients living in a range of different facilities in the community In the United States.

scholarly journals Targeting the Local: Policing Clandestine Methamphetamine Production in a Rural US Community

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Garriott
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
The United States ◽  
Local Production ◽  
Police Power ◽  
Resource Officers ◽  
The Impact

AbstractIn the United States, state-based efforts to curtail the spread of methamphetamine (“meth”) have targeted domestic producers through heightened regulation of precursor chemicals used in the clandestine meth-production process. This article examines the impact of these efforts on the exercise of police power in a rural community affected by methamphetamine. As the author shows, the targeting of local meth production has incorporated residents of rural communities into the policing process by variously encouraging and requiring them to adopt a new way of perceiving the local landscape, centred around methamphetamine. Under the new legislation, previously benign objects such as cold medicine, batteries, and drain cleaner have been re-signified as objects with criminal potential that residents of rural communities are called upon to police. This has led to the expansion of police power within and beyond the formal domains of law enforcement. Through the targeting of local production, civic volunteers, pharmacists, retail clerks, natural resource officers, and others have been drawn into the policing of the meth problem. This reveals a key dynamic in the localization of police power: as police power is localized, the local is reimagined in terms of police power.

scholarly journals (A330) Training Agricultural Emergency Responders

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S1) ◽  
pp. s92-s93 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.L. Cowen
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
United States ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
The United States ◽  
Plant Health ◽  
Veterinary Services ◽  
Animal Agriculture ◽  
Emergency Responders ◽  
Health Inspection ◽  
Inspection Service

Training Agricultural Emergency Responders by Paula L. Cowen, D.V.M., Director, Professional Development Staff, Veterinary Services, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of AgricultureBackground Emergency Response is a critical component of our Animal Agriculture infrastructure. The ability to deploy trained personnel to handle any kind of emergency is key to quickly containing any disaster and mitigating the effects. This training is provided by a number of federal agencies, universities as well as at the state and local level.BodySeveral training strategies are employed by a number of different entities. Training is available on-line, in the classroom, with wet labs using live animals, through exercises and case studies. An overview of training and education of Agricultural Emergency Response personnel across the United States will be covered with a more in depth look at the training provided by the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service.ConclusionThe Professional Development Staff provides technical training in disease identification and control, emergency response, import/export, and other topics as needed. Protecting and promoting American Animal Agriculture is our core mission. Veterinary Services provides leadership at the intersection of Animal and Public Health concerns.

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