Alcohol Safety Action Project and the Courts

The findings of the Australian National Committee on Violence and the outcomes of a National Symposium on Alcohol and Violence have encouraged an interest in locally based initiatives to deal with the problem of alcohol-related violence in and around licensed premises in Australia. The first initiatives to emerge were in the form of local accords between police and licensees, with varying degrees of input and support from local government, licensing authorities, the various liquor industry associations, and the local community. To date none of these accords has had any legislative backing nor been underpinned by signed agreements, relying solely on the cooperation of the various parties. The early success claimed by the pioneering accords has resulted in their proliferation throughout Australia. This paper reviews three of the better-known accords, the West End Forum Project, the Surfers Paradise Safety Action Project, and the Geelong Local Industry Accord. Some general conclusions are made regarding the factors that are important with respect to the sustainability and efficacy of these approaches.

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Alaska Alcohol Safety Action Program ICHS Efficacy Study Report: Final draft

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e432322008-001 ◽

1999 ◽

Keyword(s):

Efficacy Study ◽

Action Program ◽

Study Report ◽

Final Draft ◽

Safety Action

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On Measuring the Social Opportunity Cost of Labour in the Presence of Tariffs and an Informal Sector (The Distinguishedl Lecture)

The Pakistan Development Review ◽

10.30541/v31i4ipp.535-564 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 31 (4I) ◽

pp. 535-564 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

M. Ali Khan

Keyword(s):

Informal Sector ◽

Opportunity Cost ◽

Costs And Benefits ◽

Open Letter ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

The Social ◽

Action Project ◽

Relevant Group ◽

Net Benefits ◽

The Individual

Harberger introduced his influential 1971 essay with the following words. This paper is intended not as a scientific study, nor as a review of the literature, but rather as a tract - an open letter to the profession, as it were - pleading that three basic postulates be accepted as providing a conventional framework for applied welfare economics. The postulates are: (a) The competitive demand price for a given unit measures the value of that unit to the demander; (b) The competitive supply price for a given unit measures the value of that unit to the supplier; and (c) When evaluating the net benefits or costs of a given action (project, programme, or policy), the costs and benefits accruing to each member of the relevant group (e.g., a nation) should normally be added without regard to the individual(s) to whom they accrue.

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Breakfast: A Crucial Meal for Adolescents’ Cognitive Performance According to Their Nutritional Status. The Cogni-Action Project

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu13041320 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 1320

Author(s):

Humberto Peña-Jorquera ◽

Valentina Campos-Núñez ◽

Kabir P. Sadarangani ◽

Gerson Ferrari ◽

Carlos Jorquera-Aguilera ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Cognitive Performance ◽

Cognitive Demand ◽

Positive Association ◽

Peak Height ◽

The Body ◽

Height Velocity ◽

Peak Height Velocity ◽

High Quality ◽

Action Project

This study aimed to determine whether pupils who have breakfast just before a cognitive demand, do not regularly skip breakfast, and consume a high-quality breakfast present higher cognitive performance than those who do not; furthermore, to establish differences according to their nutritional status. In this study, 1181 Chilean adolescents aged 10–14 years participated. A global cognitive score was computed through eight tasks, and the body mass index z-score (BMIz) was calculated using a growth reference for school-aged adolescents. The characteristics of breakfast were self-reported. Analyses of covariance were performed to determine differences in cognitive performance according to BMIz groups adjusted to sex, peak height velocity, physical fitness global score, and their schools. A positive association was found in adolescents’ cognitive performance when they had breakfast just before cognitive tasks, did not regularly skip breakfast, presented at least two breakfast quality components, and included dairy products. No significant differences were found between breakfast components, including cereal/bread and fruits/fruit juice. Finally, pupils who were overweight/obese who declared that they skipped breakfast regularly presented a lower cognitive performance than their normal-BMIz peers. These findings suggest that adolescents who have breakfast just prior to a cognitive demand and regularly have a high quality breakfast have better cognitive performance than those who do not. Educative nutritional strategies should be prioritized, especially in “breakfast skippers” adolescents living with overweight/obesity.

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Is the Scholarship of Engagement a Meaningful Approach to Foster Change in Community Development Education? Field Notes from Three Community/University Partnerships

International Journal of Community Well-Being ◽

10.1007/s42413-021-00114-w ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Lorena M. Estrada-Martínez ◽

Antonio Raciti ◽

Kenneth M. Reardon ◽

Angela G. Reyes ◽

Barbara A. Israel

Keyword(s):

Well Being ◽

Engaged Scholarship ◽

Action Research Project ◽

Development Education ◽

University Partnerships ◽

Scholarship Of Engagement ◽

Action Project ◽

Field Notes ◽

Community Engaged Scholarship ◽

Epistemological Framework

AbstractPedagogical approaches in community-engaged education have been the object of interest for those aiming at improving community health and well-being and reducing social and economic inequities. Using the epistemological framework provided by the scholarship of engagement, this article examines three nationally recognized and successful examples of community-university partnerships in the fields of community planning and public health: the East St. Louis Action Research Project, the South Memphis Revitalization Action Project, and the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center. We review and compare how these partnerships emerged, developed, and engaged students, community partners, and academic researchers with their local communities in ways that achieved positive social change. We conclude by highlighting common elements across the partnerships that provide valuable insights in promoting more progressive forms of community-engaged scholarship, as well as a list of examples of what radical forms of community-engaged education may look like.

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