scholarly journals A history of the working group to address Los Alamos community health concerns - A case study of community involvement and risk communication

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry Otway ◽  
Jon Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Working Group ◽  
Los Alamos ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
History Of

Santo Domingo School: A Rural Schoolwide Project Success

1991 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Rose C de Baca ◽  
Cecilia Rinaldi ◽  
Shelley H. Billig ◽  
Beatriz Martinez Kinnison
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Staff Development ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Regular Education ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Santo Domingo ◽  
History Of ◽  
Student Absenteeism

A rural school serving a disadvantaged Native American population had a long history of high student absenteeism, low achievement, fragmented services, limited staff development, and a lack of strong ties among the school, parents, and community. Using the schoolwide-project option allowed in the 1988 Hawkins-Stafford Amendments to Chapter 1, the school restructured its compensatory and regular education services. After two years, the school experienced lower student absenteeism, higher achievement, increased student self-esteem, reduced numbers of referrals to special education, and increased parent and community involvement. The authors of this case study conclude that the schoolwide-project option was central to the school’s improvement efforts.

A Transnational Community of Scholars: The Theatre Historiography Working Group in IFTR/FIRT

2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 232-249
Author(s):  
THOMAS POSTLEWAIT ◽  
BARBARA SUŠEC MICHIELI
Keyword(s):  
Working Group ◽  
Theatre History ◽  
Performance History ◽  
Historical Scholarship ◽  
Transnational Community ◽  
History Of ◽  
Working Groups ◽  
Theatre Historiography

The history of the Theatre Historiography Working Group in IFTR/FIRT provides a case study of how and why the Federation has been transformed by its working groups during the last two decades. Founded in 1992, the historiography group has developed into one of the largest and most active in IFTR/FIRT. Over the last nineteen years, the members of the group, drawn from many of the countries in the Federation, have used the annual meetings to develop a diverse and often challenging scholarship on the history of theatre (broadly defined). By focusing on the basic issues in historiography, the participating scholars have refined their research and writing methods. Moreover, the essays and books, published in several languages, have contributed to major transformations in the methods and topics in performance history. The working group, besides serving as a transnational community for historical scholarship, has also contributed to revisionist methods in the teaching of theatre history in dozens of countries, especially during the last decade.

The Medicinal Plant Working Group and Community Conservation: A Work in Progress

2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-28
Author(s):  
Trish Flaster
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Working Group ◽  
Field Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
Community Conservation ◽  
The World ◽  
Fish And Wildlife Service ◽  
History Of ◽  
The U.S

Noted anthropologist Margaret Mead once said, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." Her statement sums up the philosophy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Medicinal Plant Working Group. This is the story of that group. It is the story of the evolution of an idea and the determination required to make it real. It is a story of community involvement and of people who care enough about plants to develop strategies to help ensure their future survival. This is the history of the Medicinal Plant Working Group (MPWG) under the guidance and leadership of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). It includes how it evolved, the projects to date, field data collected, and the community of people who have made it successful.

scholarly journals The meaning of community involvement in health: the perspective of primary health care communities

Curationis ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
GG Mchunu ◽  
NS Gwele
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Health Care Centers

The goal of this study was to establish the understanding and appreciation of the essence of PHC principles in the two Primary Health Care (PHC) communities. The PHC communities in this study referred to the people who were involved in the operation of the phenomenon, that is health professionals working in the health care centers and the communities served by these health care centers. It was hoped that the study would enhance the understanding of the importance of community involvement in health (CIH) in health care delivery, for both community members and health professionals. A case study method was used to conduct the study. Two community health centers in the Ethekwini health district, in Kwa Zulu Natal, were studied. One health center was urban based, the other was rural based. A sample of 31 participants participated in the study. The sample comprised of 8 registered nurses, 2 enrolled nurses, 13 community members and 8 community health workers. Data was collected using individual interviews and focus groups, and was guided by the case study protocol. The findings of the study revealed that in both communities, participants had different, albeit complementary, understanding of the term ‘Community Involvement in Health’ (CIH). Essentially, for these participants, CIH meant collaboration, co-operation and involvement in decision-making.

scholarly journals First Nations Women in Northern Ontario: Health, Social, and Community Priorities

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Amanda Maranzan ◽  
Alice Sabourin ◽  
Christine Simard
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Community Health ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Present Status ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Demographic Information ◽  
Northern Ontario ◽  
Health Concerns

This article reports on data from women dwelling in First Nations communities regarding (1) baseline statistics about women’s circumstances, needs, interests, and opportunities for community engagement, and (2) information about women’s present status, experience, interest, and other questions of social, economic, and health status. Two hundred twenty-six women from 35 First Nations communities completed the survey. This paper focuses on the main findings from the survey, which fall into 4 thematic areas. Theme 1 consists of demographic information as provided by participants. Theme 2 consists of social information such as housing and education. Theme 3 includes information about participants’ top community health concerns. Theme 4 examines participants’ community involvement. Use of the survey in directing women's social policy is discussed.

Press Propaganda and Subaltern Agents of Pan-Islamic Networks in the Muslim Mediterranean World prior to World War I

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Odile Moreau
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
World War I ◽  
North Africa ◽  
World War ◽  
Subaltern Studies ◽  
Resistance Movements ◽  
The Press ◽  
Mediterranean World ◽  
History Of

This chapter explores movement and circulation across the Mediterranean and seeks to contribute to a history of proto-nationalism in the Maghrib and the Middle East at a particular moment prior to World War I. The discussion is particularly concerned with the interface of two Mediterranean spaces: the Middle East (Egypt, Ottoman Empire) and North Africa (Morocco), where the latter is viewed as a case study where resistance movements sought external allies as a way of compensating for their internal weakness. Applying methods developed by Subaltern Studies, and linking macro-historical approaches, namely of a translocal movement in the Muslim Mediterranean, it explores how the Egypt-based society, al-Ittihad al-Maghribi, through its agent, Aref Taher, used the press as an instrument for political propaganda, promoting its Pan-Islamic programme and its goal of uniting North Africa.

Evaluating Community Engagement and Benefit-Sharing Practices in Australian Wind Farm Development

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Lansbury Hall ◽  
Jarra Hicks ◽  
Taryn Lane ◽  
Emily Wood
Keyword(s):  
Community Engagement ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Benefit Sharing ◽  
Delphi Panel ◽  
Government Organizations

The wind industry is positioned to contribute significantly to a clean energy future, yet the level of community opposition has at times led to unviable projects. Social acceptance is crucial and can be improved in part through better practice community engagement and benefit-sharing. This case study provides a “snapshot” of current community engagement and benefit-sharing practices for Australian wind farms, with a particular emphasis on practices found to be enhancing positive social outcomes in communities. Five methods were used to gather views on effective engagement and benefit-sharing: a literature review, interviews and a survey of the wind industry, a Delphi panel, and a review of community engagement plans. The overarching finding was that each community engagement and benefit-sharing initiative should be tailored to a community’s context, needs and expectations as informed by community involvement. This requires moving away from a “one size fits all” approach. This case study is relevant to wind developers, energy regulators, local communities and renewable energy-focused non-government organizations. It is applicable beyond Australia to all contexts where wind farm development has encountered conflicted societal acceptance responses.

Turning Aliens into Socialists

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-93
Author(s):  
Jessica Moberg
Keyword(s):  
Outer Space ◽  
The United States ◽  
Second World War ◽  
World War ◽  
History Of ◽  
Swedish History ◽  
Second World ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Highly Evolved

Immediately after the Second World War Sweden was struck by a wave of sightings of strange flying objects. In some cases these mass sightings resulted in panic, particularly after authorities failed to identify them. Decades later, these phenomena were interpreted by two members of the Swedish UFO movement, Erland Sandqvist and Gösta Rehn, as alien spaceships, or UFOs. Rehn argued that ‘[t]here is nothing so dramatic in the Swedish history of UFOs as this invasion of alien fly-things’ (Rehn 1969: 50). In this article the interpretation of such sightings proposed by these authors, namely that we are visited by extraterrestrials from outer space, is approached from the perspective of myth theory. According to this mythical theme, not only are we are not alone in the universe, but also the history of humankind has been shaped by encounters with more highly-evolved alien beings. In their modern day form, these kinds of ideas about aliens and UFOs originated in the United States. The reasoning of Sandqvist and Rehn exemplifies the localization process that took place as members of the Swedish UFO movement began to produce their own narratives about aliens and UFOs. The question I will address is: in what ways do these stories change in new contexts? Texts produced by the Swedish UFO movement are analyzed as a case study of this process.

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