273 research outputs found
Infertility problems and mental health symptoms in a community-based sample: depressive symptoms among infertile men, but not women
Most researchers agree that men’s and women’s experiences of infertility are
fundamentally different, and impacts upon the nature of psychological distress
encountered. However, design flaws, including non-random samples
unrepresentative of the general population, compromise many existing studies. Data
derived from a random general community sample provides prevalence of current
infertility, and permits examination of longitudinal associations between mental
health symptoms and infertility among 1,978 participants aged 28-32 years. In the
previous 12-months, infertility was experienced by 2.1% and 5.4% partnered men
and women. Infertility independently predicted depressive symptomatology in men,
and anxiety symptoms among women. Gender differences were sustained, even
controlling for prior depression and anxiety. Health professionals are encouraged
to proactively enquire about affective symptoms experienced by both women and
men with infertility problems
A Computer-Assisted Pre-Service Program in Reading
In 1975, the National Right-to-Read effort funded an experimental project at Northwestern University involving the application of computer facilities to the operation of a pre-service program for teacher preparation in reading. Utilizing a competency-based model (Houston and Howsam, 1972), the computer component of the program managed the student\u27s entry into and progress through a series of on-line, interactive tutorials by assessing their initial behaviors, assigning lesson modules, guiding use of a bibliographical data base and monitoring progress
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Healthy Placemaking - Revitalizing Springfield\u27s Medical District
Healthy Placemaking - Revitalizing Springfield’s Medical District
Healthy Placemaking for the North End Medical District was a community engagement urban design studio for Springfield, MA to propose a new vision for the Medical District as an exemplary model of healthy place-making. WHAT IS HEALTHY PLACE-MAKING? Healthy place-making is a creative process that generates an interconnected mixture of amenities that activate the public realm, creating a livelihood that builds upon sense of place. Urban design strategies consider the ecological relationship between people and the environment in order to provide design interventions that improve the mental, physical, social, and economic wellbeing of inhabitants. Contextually rooted in the history of the area, new and adapted development illustrates environmentally responsible initiatives.
EXISTING CONDITIONS 1. No Sense of Place 2. Weak Connections 3. No Mix of Uses and Amenities 4. Unhealthy Environment
STUDIO PROCESS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Meetings with diverse stakeholders – residents, community leaders, employees in the medical industry- led to a better understanding of assets, challenges and goals from different perspectives. Listening to their ideas was influential for developing the design program.
DESIGN STRATEGIES AND OBJECTIVES 1. Enhance the Sense of Place The designs create a sense of place through Landscape Architecture for playing and gathering and the enjoyment of the beauty and healing of plants. 2. Increase Connections The designs create new green connections to work, school and nature in the city. 3. Provide a Balance of Amenities A variety of amenities are introduced into the urban fabric to activate the street life while also stimulating the local economy. 4. Green Infrastructure as a Framework for Public Health Green infrastructure and public health are intrinsically linked: stormwater management, tree canopy, pervious surface cover, and public open space.
PLACE-ORIENTED DESIGN PROPOSALS The work explores design proposals for three different places: DESTINATION WASON RIVERSIDE creates two new destinations on the edge of the Connecticut River that engage people and plants, BRIGHTWOOD’S MEDICAL EDGE designs a livable neighborhood with a mix of amenities, gathering places, infill for housing and a remodeled industrial edge to mitigate the impact for residents and to improve the services, and HEALTHY SPACES FOR HEALTHY PEOPLE designs a walkable, green Medical Campus with the framework of the healing landscape
Iron bioavailability: UK Food Standards Agency workshop report
The UK Food Standards Agency convened a group of expert scientists to review current research investigating factors affecting iron status and the bioavailability of dietary iron. Results presented at the workshop show menstrual blood loss to be the major determinant of body iron stores in premenopausal women. In the presence of abundant and varied food supplies, the health consequences of lower iron bioavailability are unclear and require further investigatio
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