45 research outputs found
3D Computational Position Analysis based on the Articular Surface of Tarsal Bone: A Preliminary Study
No full textLaboratory for Community Engaged Scholarship and Practice
No full textThe proposed session will constitute the initial meeting of the Laboratory for Community Engaged Practice and Scholarship (LCE or Lab). The session will provide the opportunity to describe an iinterdisciplinary lab for investigating best practices and innovative approaches related to community engagement. A presentation of the proposed purpose and objectives of the lab will open the session, followed by an interactive discussion with the audience to provide input on the lab proposal and identify areas of focus for participants and priority areas of alignment with other initiatives. Community practice represents a framework for considering the operation of the lab. Julian (2006, p. 68) defines community practice in terms of strengthening the capacity of communities to meet the needs of constituents and to help community members realize their dreams. Scholarship related to community engagement focuses on the development of innovations in the process for working with groups of people in a specific geographic location or groups who experience similar situations to address issues that affect their health or well-being (McCloskey et al., 2011). After the initial session, the lab will be convened quarterly at a location on campus. Future meetings will consist of a presentation of an issue, tool, project or process related to community engagement practice and/or scholarship followed by discussion. In addition, lab personnel will plan and implement other training activities that will benefit the campus and local community. A primary purpose of the lab will be to engage interdisciplinary faculty and students in developing fundable proposals to investigate issues related to community engagement practice and/or scholarship.AUTHOR AFFILIATION: David Julian, Director of Community Planning and Evaluation, College of Education and Human Ecology, [email protected] (Corresponding Author); Andrew Wapner, Director of the Center for Public Health Practice, College of Public Health.This poster will provide detailed information about the Laboratory for Community Engaged Practice and Scholarship. Learn about the lab, review activities in which lab participants might choose to be involved, and get a schedule of upcoming meetings
Local public health engagement & accreditation readiness support
No full textIn Ohio, local health departments (LHDs) are required to achieve accreditation via the Public Health Accreditation Board by July 2020. To meet the requirements for accreditation, LHDs are pursuing system performance monitoring, community engagement and unique agency partnerships at a rapidly increasing rate. In a 2016 memorandum, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) engaged the Center for Public Health Practice (CPHP) within The Ohio State University College of Public Health to support local public health accreditation and public health service delivery across the state. This support was designed to provide Ohio's LHDs with the tools and technical assistance to standardize LHD system performance, develop lasting public health partnerships and implement evidence-based improvements for the provision of public health services. The CPHP was uniquely qualified to provide these support services, with expertise in public health accreditation, community engagement, coalition building and public health systems research. This agreement allowed the CPHP meet to the needs of local public health in Ohio and conduct valuable research on which factors impact accreditation readiness. In the proposed presentation, a panel of LHD leaders will discuss their engagement strategies with fellow community partners, how partnering with the CPHP helped strengthen their local public health workforce and system, and how the design of the accreditation support project promoted collaboration and exploration of shared services among community agencies. Example partnerships that developed and the impact on local health outcomes will be shared. Panelists will describe specific activities through which local public health departments perceived growth in their connections to the community. The CPHP will present methods used to understand the unique needs of local public health and the importance of designing support to meet those needs. Highlighting the collaborative learning process utilized, the CPHP will discuss how this work systematically engaged communities across the state to impact community health via accreditation readiness activities. Discussion will focus on approaches to encourage local agency collaborations as a way to elicit positive change in the health of Ohio residents. The CPHP will describe the national significance of project research to identify components necessary for LHDs to achieve accreditation and improve the public health system overall. The target audience for this presentation are individuals interested in improving community health and wellness by establishing collaborative relationships between higher education and state and local government agencies, as well as the methods utilized to develop lasting relationships between local agencies. This presentation will be led by Meredith Cameron, MSW and Andrew Wapner, DO, MPH. The panel will consist of up to three local public health department employees from multiple regions of Ohio.AUTHOR AFFILIATION: Meredith Cameron, Program Director, College of Public Health, [email protected] (Corresponding Author); Andrew Wapner, Clinical Assistant Professor, Director, Center for Public Health Practice, College of Public Health.In Ohio, local health departments (LHDs) are required to achieve accreditation via the Public Health Accredi-tation Board by July 2020. To meet the accreditation requirements, LHDs are pursuing community engagement and unique agency partnerships. To assist, the Ohio Department of Health engaged the Center for Public Health Practice (CPHP) within The Ohio State University College of Public Health to support local public health accreditation and public health service delivery. A panel of LHD leaders will discuss their engagement strategies with community partners and how design of the CPHP accreditation support project promoted collaboration and exploration of shared services among community agencies. Example partnerships and their impact on local health outcomes will be shared. The CPHP will highlight the collaborative learning process utilized to systematically engage local public health via accreditation support activities
A way of seeing people and place: Phenomenology in environment-behavior research
No full textThis review examines the phenomenological approach as it might be used to explore environmental and architectural issues. After discussing the nature of phenomenology in broad terms, the review presents two major assumptions of the phenomenological approach: (1) that people and environment compose an indivisible whole; (2) that phenomenological method can be described in terms of a “radical empiricism.” The review then considers three specific phenomenological methods: (1) first-person phenomenological research; (2) existential-phenomenological research; and (3) hermeneutical-phenomenological research. Next, the article discusses trustworthiness and reliability as they can be understood phenomenologically. Finally, the review considers the value of phenomenology for environmental design
Mission and Low Vision: A Visually Impaired Museologist's Perspective on Inclusivity
No full textThe author gives a detailed account of a visit to the Seattle Art museum, with observations about audio tours, staff training, signage, audio backgrounds to visual displays, and other exhibit elements. He argues that inclusive design will only come about when underserved groups are understood “not as targets to be reached but rather as the knowledgeable curators of their own experiences.” Key words: blindness, low vision, museum, inclusive design, museum access, accessibility, Seattle Art Museum
Unexpected Expectations: The Curiosities of a Mathematical Crystal Ball
No full textUnexpected Expectations: The Curiosities of a Mathematical Crystal Ball explores how paradoxical challenges involving mathematical expectation often necessitate a reexamination of basic premises. The author takes you through mathematical paradoxes associated with seemingly straightforward applications of mathematical expectation and shows how these unexpected contradictions may push you to reconsider the legitimacy of the applications. The book requires only an understanding of basic algebraic operations and includes supplemental mathematical background in chapter appendices. After a history
Prescribing practices among Lebanese obstetricians for prenatal corticosteroids to enhance fetal lung maturity
No full text[No abstract available]Crowther CA, 2006, LANCET, V367, P1913, DOI 10.1016-S0140-6736(06)68846-6; Kaimal A, 2007, AM J OBSTET GYNECOL, V197, pS40, DOI 10.1016-j.ajog.2007.10.102; Gilstrap LC, 2001, OBSTET GYNECOL, V98, P144; Roberts D., 2006, COCHRANE DB SYST REV, V3, DOI DOI 10.1002-14651858.CD004454.PUB2; Wapner RJ, 2006, AM J OBSTET GYNECOL, V195, P633, DOI 10.1016-j.ajog.2006.03.08711
