A new conservation education delivery system

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-19
Author(s):  
Sharon Clancy ◽  
Britt Jacobson
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Agriculture ◽  
Round Table ◽  
Knowledge Bases ◽  
Problem Area ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Conservation Education ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Farm Families ◽  
Resource Analysis ◽  
Team Members

AbstractThe Conservation Agriculture Project (CAP) of the North Dakota Natural Resources Trust (Trust) has demonstrated a new concept for delivering conservation education that improves farm economics while enhancing environmental health, restoring landscape functions and providing societal benefits. The 5-year project, initiated by the Trust in 2000, incorporated Resource Analysis Teams to assist four farmers and farm families serving as a demonstration in developing and implementing holistic farm plans. Resource Analysis Team members were agricultural, environmental, conservation and economic professionals. Resource Analysis Teams met with each demonstration farm family twice each year in a non-threatening setting, usually around the family's kitchen table. The integration of diverse knowledge bases resulted in an educational roundtable with all participants being educators and students at the same time. As round-table participants became familiar with the intricacies of each particular farm and with each other, adversarial relationships dissolved and team members worked together to move the farms toward sustainability—economic, environmental and social. This approach differs from most federal conservation programs to date, which have approached on-farm conservation in a piecemeal manner, only protecting a parcel of land or a critical problem area. For those programs, responsibility for searching out and implementing conservation practices has fallen primarily on the farmer, who also has had to assume associated risks. The Conservation Agriculture Project has demonstrated that the Resource Analysis Team approach yields positive results for the environment, wildlife, farm families and society while enhancing information delivery and improving communication and acceptance among diverse groups with varying agendas. Most importantly, it has demonstrated the need and positive impacts of delivering conservation education directly to farmers and ranchers, who manage 43% of the land nationwide.

Abstract WP442: Process Improvement for Stroke/Cardiovascular Risk Factor Screening

Stroke ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Margie Campbell ◽  
Jessica Lee ◽  
Tammy Watts
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Process Improvement ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Heart Team ◽  
Factor Screening ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Heart Institute ◽  
Risk Factor Screening ◽  
Stroke Team ◽  
Institute Staff

Background and Purpose: Despite advances in the acute treatment of stroke, many patients are delayed in seeking care. While many factors contribute to delays, the principle factor continues to be a lack of public knowledge regarding stroke signs and symptoms. For several years, our Comprehensive Stroke team had been completing community stroke screenings independent of our CV team partners. As the risk factors for Stroke and myocardial infarction (MI) are very similar, we explored the possibility of combining our resources with our Neurological Institute staff and the Heart Institute staff. The purpose behind our process improvement project was to improve collaboration, enhance utilization of resources, and provide more comprehensive risk factor assessment and risk factor education for our participants. An additional goal included teaching the participants the signs/symptoms of Stroke and MI and the importance of calling 911 immediately. Methods: The first step was to create a team that included Neurological Institute and Heart Institute team members. We developed educational materials to be used during the events, including a comprehensive Stroke and Cardiovascular disease booklet, a Risk Factor Scorecard and other visual aids. As the project progressed, additional team members were added to meet the expanded needs identified during the screenings completed. Physician referral was incorporated for appropriate patients. Results: In 2017, the Stroke team completed 3 events and screened 180 participants with a total of 14 volunteers. In 2018, the Neurological/Heart teams completed 5 events with 180 participants screened by 57 volunteers. Thus far in 2019, the Neurological/Heart team has completed 5 events with 333 participants screened and 38 volunteers participating. Conclusions: An interdisciplinary team approach resulted in more comprehensive risk factor screening for participants, increased number of events and greater community outreach. In addition, 4 participants were referred for Cardiology appointments.

Care Coordination

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joy H. Kang ◽  
Peter A. Selwyn
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease Management ◽  
Interdisciplinary Team ◽  
Hiv Care ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Coordination Of Care ◽  
Successful Management ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Hiv Continuum Of Care ◽  
Multiple Health

Patients infected with HIV are now living longer, and there is a growing prevalence of HIV-related and/or non-HIV-related comorbidities, often with an increasing need for chronic disease management beyond the treatment of HIV infection. The barriers to each of the steps in the HIV continuum of care need to be identified, anticipated, and addressed. Comprehensive HIV care requires the coordination of many providers. Successful management of referrals, communication between team members, and the challenges of an aging HIV-infected population are reviewed. The interdisciplinary team approach is essential to effective coordination of care for patients with multiple health and service needs.

scholarly journals Physicians’ Perceptions of the Type 2 Diabetes Multi-disciplinary Treatment Team

2011 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 794-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn D. Ritholz ◽  
Elizabeth A. Beverly ◽  
Martin J. Abrahamson ◽  
Kelly M. Brooks ◽  
Brittney A. Hultgren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Multidisciplinary Team ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Diabetes Treatment ◽  
Treatment Team ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes Treatment ◽  
Consistent Information

Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore physicians’ perceptions of the multidisciplinary type 2 diabetes treatment team. Methods Nineteen physicians (74% endocrinologists; 26% primary care) participated in semistructured interviews. Audiorecorded data were transcribed, coded, and analyzed using thematic analysis and NVivo 8 software. Results Physicians considered the multidisciplinary team, including a physician and diabetes educator, as very important to diabetes treatment. Participants described how diabetes, with its many comorbidities and challenging lifestyle recommendations, is difficult for any single physician to treat. They further described how the team’s diverse staff offers complementary skills and more contact time for assessment and treatment of patients, developing treatment relationships, and supporting patients in learning diabetes self-care. Physicians stressed the necessity of regular and ongoing communication among team members to ensure patients receive consistent information, and some reported that institutional factors interfere with intra-team communication. They also expressed concerns about the team approach in relation to individualized treatment and patients’ reluctance to see multiple providers. Conclusions This study highlights physicians’ positive perceptions of and concerns about the type 2 diabetes multidisciplinary team. Further study of diabetes educators’ and patients’ perceptions of the team approach is needed.

The Post-Rapanos Predicament: An Application of the Jurisdictional Determination Form

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig A. Straub ◽  
Allan M. Hale
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Knowledge Bases ◽  
Army Corps ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Army Corps Of Engineers ◽  
Protection Agency ◽  
Determination Process ◽  
Nexus Analysis ◽  
The U.S

On June 5, 2007, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issued joint guidance (herein the Rapanos Guidance) interpreting the U.S. Supreme Court’s divided Rapanos v. United States decision on the geographic extent of regulatory jurisdiction under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The technical document, “Jurisdictional Determination Form Instructional Guidebook” uses ambiguous language regarding implementation of the guidance manual. Pursuant to the Rapanos guidance, traditionally navigable waters (TNW), relatively permanent tributaries to these waters, and wetlands directly abutting such tributaries are “categorically” jurisdictional, while non-navigable tributaries that are not relatively permanent, wetlands adjacent to such tributaries, and wetlands that are adjacent to but do not directly abut a relatively permanent non-navigable tributary, are jurisdictional only if they have a “significant nexus” to a TNW. A critical issue for permit applications is whether the proposed activity will be subject to a categorical assertion of regulatory jurisdiction, or to a more involved “significant nexus analysis.” The scientific and environmental analyses of permit applications encountering a significant nexus analysis is designed to undergo additional review by the EPA. At the present time, the Guidance is deficient in providing definitive instruction for determining whether a significant nexus is present between a non-navigable tributary with non-permanent flow and a TNW. Our project allowed implementation of the Guidance and involved the installation of 264 miles of pipeline and permit negotiation with three separate Corps districts. Assessment of 483 streams and 189 wetlands was performed using the newly developed Jurisdictional Determination Forms. An interdisciplinary team approach was developed by integrating the knowledge bases of geographers and ecologists. Databases and maps were developed to allow collective assessment of potential waters of the U.S. within the context of the Rapanos ruling. Because of the Guidance’s ambiguity, it was necessary to develop a defensible approach with detailed concepts and terms to adequately implement the Jurisdictional Determination process to the satisfaction of regulators responsible for the implementation of the jurisdictional determination guidance manual.

scholarly journals Assistive Technology Assessment and Planning for Children with Multiple Disabilities in Educational Settings

2005 ◽  
Vol 68 (12) ◽  
pp. 559-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jodie Copley ◽  
Jenny Ziviani
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Think Tank ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Critical Elements ◽  
Educational Environments ◽  
Device Interaction ◽  
Effective Assessment

A number of critical elements have been identified in assistive technology assessment and planning to optimise its integration into the educational environments of children and hence address their functional goals. These elements are as follows: adopting a collaborative think-tank team approach to which all educational team members contribute equally and where technology experts are consulted once the need for specific technical support or training is identified; involving the family by establishing mutual expectations and using effective communication strategies; and conducting in-depth assessment that identifies clear goals, includes task analysis within daily environments, examines the child-device interaction closely and investigates the resources available to implement assistive technology use. With this backdrop, this paper reviews existing assessments and proposes that the Lifespace Access Profile (LAP) (Williams et al 1993) and Lifespace Access Profile (Upper Extension) (LAPUE) (Williams et al 1994) satisfy many of the criteria for effective assessment and planning advocated in the literature.

Related Services Research for Students With Low-Incidence Disabilities

2000 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 230-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael F. Giangreco
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
General Education Teachers ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Team Size ◽  
Team Process ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Related Services ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Consumer Perspectives ◽  
Low Incidence

When speech-language pathologists provide educationally related services for students with low-incidence disabilities who are placed in inclusive classrooms, they are asked to work with a variety of other adults. The ways in which these adults make decisions about individualizing a student’s educational program, determine related services, and coordinate their activities have an impact on educational outcomes for students as well as on interprofessional interactions. This article summarizes a team process for making related services decisions called VISTA (Vermont Interdependent Services Team Approach) and a series of nine research studies pertaining to the use and impact of VISTA. It also addresses related topics, such as team size, consumer perspectives, and paraprofessional supports. Five major implications from these studies are offered concerning (a) developing a disposition of being an ongoing learner, (b) developing a shared framework among team members, (c) having a research-based process to build consensus, (d) clarifying roles, and (e) increasing involvement of families and general education teachers.

scholarly journals Tourism Economic Value of Bukit Pangonan Urban Forest, Lampung, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 543-549
Author(s):  
Susni Herwanti ◽  
Indra Gumay Febryano ◽  
Slamet Budi Yuwono ◽  
Khusnul Khotimah ◽  
Irwan Sukri Banuwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Urban Forest ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Urban Forests ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Conservation Education ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
The Government ◽  
Selection Of

The quite high community activities in urban areas have caused the Bukit Pangonan Urban Forest to become an alternative tourism spot easily accessible by urban communities. There is, however, the need for natural tourism development in regional planning and conservation towards increasing the economic value of these urban forests. Therefore, this study was conducted to analyze the economic value of nature tourism in Bukit Pangonan Urban Forest and its role in environmental conservation. This involved the selection of 100 respondents as samples through incidental sampling techniques. Data was collected using interviews and analyzed quantitatively with the travel cost method and descriptively. The results showed the economic value of the Bukit Pangonan Urban Forest is Rp 4,557,944,880 per year, with visitors having a surplus of Rp 119,433 per visitor per visit and spending Rp 96,630/person/visit with the highest on transportation. The role of urban forests in environmental conservation is quite significant in preventing environmental damage, and it is possible to enhance this through the addition and diversification of tree species, protection of biodiversity, selection of appropriate tree species, development of environmentally friendly tourism facilities, providing conservation education to visitors, and policy support from the government. Moreover, it is also possible for the government to use Bukit Pangonan Urban Forest as a model to develop urban forest tourism in other areas.

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