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Nest of Holboell\u27s Grebe [Red-necked Grebe], North Dakota
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Health Educators Perceptions of Comprehensive Sex Education
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This study looked at health educators\u27 perceptions of comprehensive sex education (CSE) through the lens of nine middle school and high school health educators in Massachusetts. Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade (Totenberg & McCammon, 2022), sex education has been highly contested, specifically in more conservative states like Florida (Branigin, 2022). The purpose of this study is to find health educators\u27 perceptions of CSE. This qualitative study included nine interviews of teachers across four Massachusetts public school districts using an 11 question interview guides. Data analysis included three rounds of deductive coding on all nine interviews completed. The study finds that overall, educators fell on a spectrum with their definitions and understandings of CSE, some had a more narrow and simple view of CSE while others had a broader and in-depth view of CSE. Overall teachers perceive CSE to have a positive impact on their students. Teachers who perceive a positive impact in addition to having a strong understanding of CSE could see a sustained impact of the curriculum in their students. Finally, teachers who had a perceived positive impact of CSE could critically think about curriculum, what is included and what could be improved. This research creates implications for future studies done on the relationship between teachers and the impact of their teaching of comprehensive sex-education. A future study could look to further understand the overall United States perceived impact of CSE through interviews of health educators from around the country. Key Words: Comprehensive Sex Education, Perception, Educators, Impact, Roe v. Wad
Navigating the Inter-American Human Rights System: An Analysis of Its Role in Mapuche Activism
Full text linkThis paper examines Mapuche utilization of the Inter-American Commission and Court on Human Rights as a strategy of advocacy in social movements. Key theories in play are ideas of claim making and land rights, the definition and role of social movements in society, and the historic role the Inter-American Commission and Court has had in shaping norms and legal claims about indigenous rights in the Americas. The paper employs a discourse analysis to overview three case studies submitted to the IACHR by Mapuche groups in relation to indigenous rights. This analysis focuses on the context that brought forth these petitions, the structure of these arguments, the rights invoked and the trends across all three cases. I argue that the Inter-American human rights system serves as an important tool of norm changing and a platform that facilitates dialogue between the Mapuche and the Chilean state. Mapuche activists engage with this system to address systemic issues within the Chilean state and assert their desire for autonomy. While partially effective in addressing indigenous rights issues, the system faces challenges such as funding constraints and non-compliance at the national level, limiting its immediate impact on human rights violations. Despite these limitations, the system plays a crucial role as a norm shaper in the broader context of human rights advocacy
Medical Trauma in Pediatric and Adult Patients with Crohn\u27s and Ulcerative Colitis
Full text linkInflammatory Bowel Disease is a term that is used to classify Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. It is abundantly clear from past literature that hospitalizations and surgery can lead to PTSD (Taft et al., 2019). However, past research has not examined the impact that smaller procedures, such as infusions, can have on an individual’s mental health. Patients at Connecticut Children’s Infusion Center were recruited during their infusion appointments. After obtaining consent, patients completed questionnaires measuring their felt stigma and concealment, PTSD, and depression and anxiety symptoms. The research team completed medical chart reviews to identify the types of medications participants were taking and the amount of blood draws and infusions they have had in the past year. Our hypotheses were (1) repeated micro-medical procedures will be positively associated with symptoms of anxiety and depression in individuals with Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis, and (2) repeated micro-medical procedures will be positively associated with symptoms of medical trauma in individuals with Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis. Hypothesis one was not supported. However, there was a positive correlation between number of medication types and PTSD symptoms in pediatric patients and adult patients, which is consistent with hypothesis two. Specifically, pediatric patients who were taking rectally-administered medication had higher PTSD scores than patients who were not. Surprisingly, we did not find associations between PTSD scores and patients’ number of blood draws and infusions or between micro-medical procedures and anxiety and depression
The Inherent Trauma of Being: Eco-Terror in the American Naturalist Novella
Full text linkInvestigation into the human being and a natural form through nineteenth-century American literature. In both Edith Wharton\u27s Ethan Frome and Kate Chopin\u27s The Awakening, the main characters are Othered from their societies due to social, economic, and gendered differences, with devastating consequences. This calls into question how we have engaged with our world, and made it inhabitable for the deviant human, over the course of the last two centuries
How Does Connecticut Define Equity? Exploring Oppositions to House Bill 05003: An Act Concerning Education Funding in Connecticut (2023)
Full text linkComparative Analysis of State-Funded Rental Assistance Voucher Programs in Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, and New Jersey
Full text linkThe decline in support for public housing investment in the U.S. prompted the federal government to pivot towards tenant-based rental subsidies by establishing the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, a revised version of Section 8, in 1998 (Edson, 2011). Through the HCV program, administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), low-income households can receive rental subsidies without being locked into a neighborhood or rental unit, allowing for increased socio-economic mobility. Despite the federal government\u27s rental assistance through the HCV program, limited funding and strict eligibility requirements make it challenging to meet the demand of all residents seeking rental assistance throughout the country. A recent report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) states that the U.S. has a shortage of 7.3 million available rental homes that are affordable, estimating that 34 in 100 housing units are accessible to low-income families. To support federal efforts to increase housing affordability, state and local governments have moved towards developing state-funded rental assistance programs that meet the state-specific needs of low-income households that have yet to receive federal rental assistance.
This report will discuss a comparative analysis of Connecticut’s Rental Assistance Program (CT RAP) and similar programs in Hawaii, Massachusetts and New Jersey to identify best practices for administering rental subsidy programs. Each program will be evaluated based on their efficiency and accessibility to their target demographics. Eligibility criteria, management of applications and waitlists, disbursement of funds, assistance and outreach models, evaluating, monitoring and reporting practices will be discussed to identify best practices amongst each state’s approach. Comparisons and methods highlighted will inform policy recommendations for improving upon CT RAP and state-wide efforts for assisting low-income residents
Emerging Adults\u27 Experiences with E-Cigarette Cessation [post-print]
Full text linkBackground: The use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) is one of the most common substance use behaviors in college students, yet most individuals show some interest in quitting. The current study added to the limited literature on ENDS cessation by examining readiness to quit and the use and perceived efficacy of ENDS cessation methods in a heterogeneous sample of college students. Methods: Students 18-24 years in Psychology courses (N = 1563; 73% female) from six US universities completed an online survey between September 2021-April 2022. Results: Nearly half the sample (n = 738, 47%) reported lifetime ENDS use and nearly half of lifetime users (n = 356, 48%) reported a quit attempt. Most ENDS users reported some readiness to quit (n = 251, 67%). Quitting cold turkey , using willpower, and replacing ENDS use with another activity were endorsed most frequently; strategies were perceived as more helpful if students had direct experience with them. Social support (e.g., counseling, groups, family/friend support) and nicotine replacement products were perceived as effective but were utilized infrequently. Digital tools (i.e., apps, text messaging) were perceived to be least helpful and were utilized infrequently. Conclusion: Most college students who use ENDS are interested in quitting and have relied on unassisted methods for cessation. Our data suggest a significant opportunity for college personnel and public health officials to further enhance awareness and uptake of ENDS cessation resources for this demographic. Digital tools that integrate social support may be especially effective given their low cost, demonstrated efficacy, and alignment with students\u27 preferences for social support
Inhibitory Control Training Improves Cold but Not Warm Cognition in Typically Developing Preschoolers.
Full text linkInhibitory control, as a fundamental executive function, has been found to be associated with a range of cognitive processes. In this study, our objective was to enhance inhibitory control through a targeted training program and assess its impact on delay discounting and risky decision making. Thirty-two typically-developing children (age mean 6.89±0.32 years) were recruited in a random clinical trial design in two equal intervention and active control groups. Go/No-Go, Flanker, continuous performance, delay discounting, and balloon analogue risk tasks were used for assessment in three baseline, post- intervention, and 3-months follow-up sessions. The intervention group received the program for attentive rehabilitation of inhibition and selective attention (PARISA) and the active control group participated in a story telling class, both in 12 sessions. The results of the study indicate significant improvements in sustained attention, interference control, and prepotent inhibition among participants in the intervention group. However, there were no significant changes observed in delay discounting and risky decision making. These findings suggest that the inhibitory control training primarily enhances aspects of cold cognition and attentional processes. However, the observed improvements did not extend to reward processing or warm cognition.
Keywords: Inhibitory control training; cognitive training; executive functions; preschoole