The Independent Vol. XXVII No. 1

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Interim technical guidance for selected interventions

"Since the first cases of HIV/AIDS were recognized in 1981, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its partners have worked to combat the epidemic. Our goal has always been to stop transmission and reduce the burden of HIV/AIDS. The new initiative, Advancing HIV Prevention: New Strategies for a Changing Epidemic (MMWR April 18, 2003; 52:329-356), supports the prevention work of the past two decades and expands and strengthens our efforts by modeling new strategies on proven approaches that have been used successfully in preventing other infectious diseases." - p. 1Introduction -- Routinely recommended HIV testing as part of regular care services -- Rapid testing in non-clinical settings -- Routine HIV testing of inmates in correctional facilities -- HIV partner counseling and referral services -- Prevention interventions with persons living with HIV -- Prevention in medical care settings -- Achieving universal HIV testing of pregnant women -- Appendix: guidelines for counseling and referral for persons with newly identified HIV infection -- GlossaryAt head of title: Advancing HIV prevention : new strategies for a changing epidemic."April 2003" - http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/prev_prog/AHP/resources/guidelines/Interim-Guidance.ht

Compendium of HIV prevention interventions with evidence of effectiveness: from CDC's HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis Project

"November 1999"August 31, 2001 revision available via the World Wide Web.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis Project. Compendium of HIV Prevention Interventions with Evidence of Effectiveness, November 1999: [inclusive page numbers]

The experiences of student nurses on placements with practice nurses : a pilot study

To prepare the registered nurse of tomorrow in the United Kingdom (UK) to care for patients in general practice (GP)-led services, today's student nurses need to have the opportunity to experience placements with practice nurses to enable them to make positive career choices to become practice nurses in the future. The role of the practice nurse is described in the article. As a pilot project, seventeen students undertook placements with practice nurses in one of seven GP practices selected by the London GP Deanery and the university as having fulfilled the criteria to support student nurses in placements. A mentorship preparation programme was provided to prepare practice nurses for mentoring these students. An evaluation study was undertaken of this pilot project. Findings showed that students were highly positive about the experience; the majority rated this placement as being as good as or better than previous placement experiences. The evaluation also explored the impact on student learning and the value that the placement had. There was a positive impact on students' knowledge and skills in certain clinical areas especially related to health promotion. Students also indicated that they would like to have additional placements with practice nurses and would consider a career as a practice nurse in the future

Priming the Historian in All Planners

This article advocates bringing historical analysis methods—thinking like a historian—and primary sources into the planning classroom. It reviews recent literature on teaching history and on how the general public uses the past. It offers an introduction and guide to historical methods and provides specific teaching examples that I have tested in my planning history course. Introducing students to historical analysis methods and primary sources, in addition to livening up the delivery of historical content, can assist students to understand the importance of context for planning solutions, the complexity of planning issues, and the possibility for change that contingency brings.Yeshttps://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/manuscript-submission-guideline

Geographical classifications to guide rural health policy in Australia

The Australian Government's recent decision to replace the Rural Remote and Metropolitan Area (RRMA) classification with the Australian Standard Geographical Classification - Remoteness Areas (ASGC-RA) system highlights the ongoing significance of geographical classifications for rural health policy, particularly in relation to improving the rural health workforce supply. None of the existing classifications, including the government's preferred choice, were designed specifically to guide health resource allocation, and all exhibit strong weaknesses when applied as such. Continuing reliance on these classifications as policy tools will continue to result in inappropriate health program resource distribution. Purely 'geographical' classifications alone cannot capture all relevant aspects of rural health service provision within a single measure. Moreover, because many subjective decisions (such as the choice of algorithm and breakdown of groupings) influence a classification's impact and acceptance from its users, policy-makers need to specify explicitly the purpose and role of their different programs as the basis for developing and implementing appropriate decision tools such as 'rural-urban' classifications. Failure to do so will continue to limit the effectiveness that current rural health support and incentive programs can have in achieving their objective of improving the provision of health care services to rural populations though affirmative action programs