scholarly journals A Framework of U.S. Contemporary Police Training: Select Types of Basic Training and Purpose of Field, Inservice, and Specialized Training

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Richard H. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Police Training ◽  
The United States ◽  
Inservice Training ◽  
Specialized Training ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Basic Training ◽  
Roll Call ◽  
Traffic Enforcement ◽  
Field Training Officer

The article illustrates an overview of the various types of police training in the United States. It includes types of mandatory minimum annual training within the states, the purpose, importance, and benefits of various types of police training. The types of training include basic training (e.g., sponsored academy basic training and preservice self-pay basic training), field training officer (FTO), roll-call training (e.g., recent incidents, new updates), inservice training (e.g., legal updates, firearms, community policing, mental health issues, wellness), and specialized training (e.g., SWAT training, traffic enforcement, hostage and barricaded subjects, promotions, dealing with issues in the community). Relevancy of training curriculum and validation of selection criteria are| also addressed.

Epidemiology of Technology Use and Mental Health in the United States

2020 ◽  
pp. 41-56
Author(s):  
Seth W. Whiting ◽  
Rani A. Hoff
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mass Scale ◽  
Online Gambling ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Mental Health Issues

Advancements in technologies and their mass-scale adoption throughout the United States create rapid changes in how people interact with the environment and each other and how they live and work. As technologies become commonplace in society through increased availability and affordability, several problems may emerge, including disparate use among groups, which creates divides in attainment of the beneficial aspects of a technology’s use and coinciding mental health issues. This chapter briefly overviews new technologies and associated emerging applications in information communication technologies, social media networks, video games and massively multiplayer online role-playing games, and online gambling, then examines the prevalence of use among the general population and its subgroups and further discusses potential links between mental health issues associated with each technology and implications of overuse.

Grant writing: Moving from generating ideas to applying to grants that matter

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 236-244
Author(s):  
David Nelson ◽  
Leslie Ruffalo
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Behavioral Science ◽  
The United States ◽  
Grant Writing ◽  
Psychosocial Issues ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Community Settings ◽  
Innovative Strategies ◽  
Fund Research

There is an extraordinary burden placed upon the healthcare system and people as a result of health disparities that exist within the United States. If there is going to be a concerted effort to develop innovative strategies to reduce health disparities, input from the community and behavioral scientists can and should be included in this approach and narrative. Grant writing provides one vehicle to express the narrative and to provide a means to fund research and programs within clinic-based and community settings. This paper describes a four-step inquiry process to guide healthcare professionals with varying degrees of clinical and scholarship interests through the grant writing process. They include: (1) Why write grants (motivations), (2) what is the area of focus? (Interests), (3) whom should be on the project? (partnerships), and (4) what needs to happen next to move the idea forward? (actions) The complexity of psychosocial issues means that behavioral science is well suited to develop both hypotheses-driven and phenomenological research to understand bio-psycho-social health issues. Grant writing does not need to be mysterious or daunting. It can provide a means to an end, not only to fund research but also as a means to an end of health disparities.

Pediatric Telephone Advice: Seattle Hotline Experience

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 88 (4) ◽  
pp. 814-816
Author(s):  
JAMES L. TROUTMAN ◽  
JEFFREY A. WRIGHT ◽  
DONALD L. SHIFRIN
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
American Academy ◽  
District Of Columbia ◽  
The United States ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽  
Telephone Advice ◽  
Regional Newspapers

Pediatric hotlines gives parents and interested parties the opportunity to call pediatricians with questions regarding child health issues. More than a dozen such hotlines have been held by state chapters of the American Academy of Pediatrics in all regions of the United States. They were promoted by regional newspapers and generally preceded by feature articles centered on child health concerns. The first hotline was held in 1987 by pediatricians in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia in conjunction with the Washington, DC, chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the newspaper USA Today. Seattle-area pediatricians and The Seattle Times sponsored a 1-day, 8-hour hotline in March 1989.

Uniformity of Terminology for Circular Intersection Designs

2018 ◽  
Vol 2672 (34) ◽  
pp. 63-72
Author(s):  
Joe Gustafson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Design Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Road User ◽  
Policy Enforcement ◽  
Traffic Enforcement ◽  
Safe Operation ◽  
The World ◽  
Mixed Messages

Most transportation engineers around the world, and now in the United States, are relatively familiar with roundabouts and their operational and safety benefits. Although roundabouts are becoming increasingly common, drivers and even engineering professionals often contend with mixed messages about roundabout design and operation. In a world speckled with all manner of spiral roundabouts, signalized roundabouts, traffic circles, gyratories, and rotaries, is it any wonder that confusion, and public resistance, often persists? These mixed messages may represent the greatest hurdle to implementation, public acceptance, and safe operation of multi-lane roundabouts in particular. Within North America and across the globe, circular intersection designs that appear relatively similar to users can in fact require significantly different driver behaviors, depending on whether they are configured with a continuous circle road or a network of crossing roadways. This distinction can be of critical importance for roadway designers and agencies, elected officials and other policymakers, road user education and licensing, traffic enforcement, mapping and GPS navigation, and safe operation of autonomous vehicles. This paper aims to provide an overview of existing definitions, explore the nature of conflict points for each design, provide a framework modeling method for analysis, and provide globally applicable definitions for roundabout features for use in design, education, policy, enforcement, and research. This paper is focused primarily on roundabout design guidance and operations within the United States, but places these practices within the global context, such that the definitions and analyses provided can be applied to all forms of roundabout intersections around the world.

scholarly journals An Elective Course in Women's Health Issues

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie A. DiPietro
Keyword(s):  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Community Outreach ◽  
The United States ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Elective Course

Purpose: To develop, implement, and evaluate an elective course for the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) curriculum that provides students with a comprehensive overview of women's health across the lifespan and exposes them to social and economic issues that impact women's health. Case Study: At the time of this writing, the class has been delivered 3 times to a total of 56 students. Students read and discussed (both in-class and online) timely articles in women's health issues on topics including sex-based biology; women in clinical trials; maternal and child health; women's health coverage and access to care in the United States; gender and health communication; abuse and the role of healthcare professionals; and international issues in women's health and women's rights. Students completed a pre- and post-test; developed seminar presentations regarding women's health issues; wrote reflective essays about the course; and designed and implemented health promotion projects for National Women's Health Week (NWHW). At the end of the course, the number of correct answers on the post-test significantly improved from the pre-test (p<0.001). Through anonymous course evaluations, students indicated that the assignments fulfilled the learning objectives (mean 4.68 on a 5-point Likert scale) and the exercises were useful in helping their understanding of the material (mean 4.66 on a 5-point Likert scale). Over 500 women from the campus and community participated in the NWHW projects. Implications: An elective course was designed to educate pharmacy students regarding women's health issues and to provide students with an opportunity to perform community outreach.   Type: Case Study

Mental Health Scenario of Asian Americans

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susheelabai R. Srinivasa ◽  
Sudershan Pasupuleti
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Utilization Patterns ◽  
Imminent Risk ◽  
The U.S

This chapter discusses the mental health of Asian Americans, highlighting their growing needs as well as policy-making challenges. There is a stereotypical view of this segment of the U.S. population as being a ‘model minority’. However, they are under-represented in mental-health service utilization due to fear of stigmatization, and, when provided, these services are often culturally insensitive. This paper argues for a more comprehensive approach to Asian Americans’ health issues so that concerns and challenges can be addressed. It also presents sociocultural, institutional, and environmental factors that affect the under-reporting and under-utilization patterns of mental-health services among Asian Americans. The growing incidence of mental-health problems and underutilization are imminent risk factors for the psychological well-being of Asian Americans in the United States.

Case Study Analysis of a Resource Room and Self-Contained Classroom Model with Emotionally Disturbed Students

2015 ◽  
pp. 151-170
Keyword(s):  
Emotionally Disturbed ◽  
The United States ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Resource Room ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Service Delivery Models ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Delivery Models

The chapter focuses on the IDEA disability category of Emotional Disturbance (ED), which ranks fifth among school-aged students in the United States that have been diagnosed with an exceptionality. ED is a disability that, due to severe behavioral and mental health issues, affects a student's ability to succeed academically in school, which many times leads to the student not finishing high school. The chapter explains that most service delivery models for students who are classified as ED occur in a resource room or self-contained classroom model. Two case studies demonstrate services within such models that have been found to be successful. The chapter also includes a discussion on specific intervention strategies that can assist teachers working with ED students.

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