Time to Ask Program at Greater Portland Health [Infographic]

The goals of the Time to Ask education and quality improvement program of the Lunder Dineen include increasing the capacity of interprofessional care teams in discussing alcohol use with the patients through the screening, brief intervention, and referral (SBIRT) process, and expanding providers\u27 use of screening and monitoring unhealthy alcohol use of their patients. This evaluation infographic visualizes the impact of Greater Portland Health\u27s use of this program. For more information about Time to Ask, visit https://lunderdineen.org/program/alcohol-use-time-to-ask/ For more information about the evaluation, please contact M. Lindsey Smith, PhD, [email protected]

Downeast Maine MAT Expansion Project: Year 1 Data Summary

This report summarizes the Year 1 activities of the Healthy Acadia Downeast Maine MAT Expansion Project. Through a collaborative effort of Healthy Acadia, its providers, the Downeast Substance Treatment Network and Downeast Substance Use Response Coalition, the project utilized multiple evidence-based strategies to combat opioid use disorder (OUD) in Downeast Maine. Key findings focused on: capacity building, stakeholder engagement, organizational and peer support, payment and reimbursement issues, the creation of low-barrier access to MAT, barriers, including stigma, to MAT patient-centered approaches auxiliary recovery supports For more information, please contact M. LIndsey Smith, PhD at [email protected]

Downeast Maine MAT Expansion Project: Year 2 Data Summary

This report summarizes the Year 2 activities of the Healthy Acadia Downeast Maine MAT Expansion Project. Through a collaborative effort of Healthy Acadia, its providers, the Downeast Substance Treatment Network and Downeast Substance Use Response Coalition, the project utilized multiple evidence-based strategies to combat opioid use disorder (OUD) in Downeast Maine. FMI: M. Lindsey Smith, PhD, [email protected]

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DURING THE POST COVID-19 PANDEMIC: TESTING THE EFFECT OF FOOD QUALITY, PACKAGING, AND CUSTOMER TRUST

This study aimed to assess the impact of food quality and packaging on consumer trust and satisfaction. This study received a total of 84 responses, according to data acquired through the distribution of online questionnaires. Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling, the data was analyzed. The data is processed using version 8 of WarpPls. The findings of this study reveal that product quality and packaging have a significant impact on customer trust and satisfaction. In addition to these findings, this study demonstrates that high levels of trust during the COVID-19 pandemic will influence customer satisfactio

COVID-19 and Face Mask Use: A St. Kitts Case Study

BACKGROUND: Mask wearing in the COVID-19 pandemic was previously hypothesized as a protective symbol that decreases compliance with other measures such as face touching and social distancing. However, the face mask is now central to the prevention of viral spread. AIM: In this paper, we looked at the shift of guidelines regarding mask use and the mask-wearing adherence habits of the Kittitian population at the onset of the pandemic. METHODS: In this study, we observed 468 individuals, each for 5 min, for the different types of face masks used and their adherence to the Center for Disease Control guidelines for the use of this personal protective equipment. We did the observation at three different locations at Basseterre, St. Kitts, from the 21st to April 30, 2020. RESULTS: We noted that 49.31% had medical-grade masks (N95 and surgical), 36.11% had improvised masks, and 14.74% had no facial covering. About 34% of persons with masks were not correctly covering their nose or mouth and 16.45% were touching their face with their hands. Wearing any face-covering appears to lead to more face touching than no covering at 18.25% versus 5.8%. The highest proportion of errors was seen in wearers of surgical masks, leaving the mouth/ nose uncovered at 12.08% of all errors. CONCLUSION: We recommend for public education and political efforts to increase adherence to mask use in conjunction with other protective measures such as social distancing and hand washing for curbing the COVID-19 transmission in St. Kitts and Nevis

Types of foreign capital inflows and economic growth: new evidence on role of financial markets

This paper presents evidences on differential growth effects for three types of foreign capital inflows (foreign direct investment, portfolio equity and debt inflows). Two major results emerged from the application of threshold regression. First, we find strong evidence that the relationship between private foreign capital inflows and growth is characterised by a nonlinear relationship based on financial development. Second, the positive benefits of the three types of capital inflows are only found in countries having a level of financial market development beyond a threshold level. A deeper and more active financial sector is crucial for economic progress

Rural Health Action Network Enhanced Outreach Initiative. Year One Final Report

Healthy Community Coalition (HCC), in coordination with the Rural Health Action Network (RHAN) of greater Franklin County, is implementing a multi-faceted outreach program to improve health outcomes among the rural poor living with chronic conditions in greater Franklin County, Maine. The goals of the Franklin County Rural Health Action Network Enhanced Outreach Initiative (RHAN-EOI) include: Expand access to quality services; Expand training for community health extenders; Decrease hospital admissions, emergency department use, and costs; and Improve communication and care coordination across project partners This report highlights the implementation and progress of HCC RHAN in Year 1. For more information, please contact M. Lindsey Smith at [email protected]