Service-learning does work at Sacramento State University! : The 65th Street Corridor Community Collaborative Project

In 2002, a group of interdisciplinary scholars and researchers from Sacramento State University approached local community members in South Sacramento to collaborate on addressing rising at-risk and violence rates at two public schools in areas where gang violence and a lack of access to resources created a need for innovative, culturally competent strategies. This collaboration has blossomed into a long-term community project that currently annually serves more than 2,000 middle and high school students Panel members will discuss the evolution of this project that utilizes a University community-mobilization approach. This panel consists of one faculty member and three students. Dr. Greg Mark will be the panel discussant and will provide the Project’s historical background. Presenters #1 and #2: Dr. Gregory Mark & Griselda Casillas Dr. Mark is the Project Director for the 65th Street Corridor Community Collaboration Project. For over 40 years, he has used service learning as a teaching methodology. Dr. Mark will contextualize the Collaborative’s work. Ms. Casillas will discuss the recruitment and training process of the program. Presenters #3: Ray-Ven Arzola & #4 Aury Zavala Ms. Ray-Ven Arzola is a Psychology undergraduate student. She will discuss the lack of individual, family, and community stability. Due to this lack of stability, students are more at-risk of engaging in violent activity or quite simply just falling behind in school. This program has allowed for students from Sacramento State, to serve as positive role models and mentors for some of those at-risk youth. Ms. Aury Zavala is a Counseling graduate student at Sac State and since 2005 has served as the Bridge to College student coordinator. Ms. Zavala will discuss the Bridge to College program and its impact on undergraduate students and 7 – 12 grade students and their parents. The overall goals of this program are to build a college-going culture for the parents at each school and provide and guide them with information and skills to prepare their children for higher education

Su salud a la mano (your health at hand): patient perceptions about a bilingual patient portal in the Los Angeles safety net.

ObjectivesDriven by beneficial patient-centered outcomes associated with patient portal use and the Affordable Care Act, portal implementation has expanded into safety nets-health systems that offer access to care to a large share of uninsured, Medicaid, and other vulnerable populations. However, little attention has been paid to the factors that affect portal accessibility by the vulnerable patients served by these health systems-including those who are limited English proficient (LEP).Materials and methodsThe Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (LAC DHS), the second-largest safety net system in the nation, launched its first patient portal, and one of the few bilingual English-Spanish interfaces in existence, in March of 2015. To explore portal awareness and perceptions, we conducted focus groups with LAC DHS patients, in English and Spanish (LEP). The Technology Acceptance Model was used to guide thematic analysis of focus group data.ResultsOf the 46 participants, 37 were patients and 9 were caretakers; 23 were English-speaking and 23 Spanish-speaking LEP. All patients had diabetes or hypertension. Over half had an annual household income <$10 000, yet 78% of English-speaking and 65% of Spanish-speaking LEP participants reported at-home Internet access. Participants' discussion centered around 3 major thematic narratives: (1) participants' awareness or attitudes about the LAC DHS portal; (2) role of culture, language, or community with regard to portal accessibility and utility; and (3) perceived needs for successful portal implementation.ConclusionsSafety net participants identified concrete benefits to the portal and emphasized the need for portal engagement that offered accessible education, support, and resources in clinical and community settings. The portal offers an additional opportunity to engage the patient and family with trusted and validated health information, and should be further developed in this capacity. This study provides a better understanding of preferred improvements of patient portal engagement that guide broader health technology efforts to address electronic health disparities

Serratia marcescens Is Able to Survive and Proliferate in Autophagic-Like Vacuoles inside Non-Phagocytic Cells

Serratia marcescens is an opportunistic human pathogen that represents a growing problem for public health, particularly in hospitalized or immunocompromised patients. However, little is known about factors and mechanisms that contribute to S. marcescens pathogenesis within its host. In this work, we explore the invasion process of this opportunistic pathogen to epithelial cells. We demonstrate that once internalized, Serratia is able not only to persist but also to multiply inside a large membrane-bound compartment. This structure displays autophagic-like features, acquiring LC3 and Rab7, markers described to be recruited throughout the progression of antibacterial autophagy. The majority of the autophagic-like vacuoles in which Serratia resides and proliferates are non-acidic and have no degradative properties, indicating that the bacteria are capable to either delay or prevent fusion with lysosomal compartments, altering the expected progression of autophagosome maturation. In addition, our results demonstrate that Serratia triggers a non-canonical autophagic process before internalization. These findings reveal that S. marcescens is able to manipulate the autophagic traffic, generating a suitable niche for survival and proliferation inside the host cell

Perspectivas del sistema agroalimentario regional

Esta publicación constituye una primera aproximación al abordaje sistémico y de la complejidad del sistema agroalimentario regional. La publicación aborda la evolución y trayectoria de los sistemas agroalimentarios y su sustentabilidad, caracteriza las tendencias y cambios globales, analiza las configuraciones locales y regionales de las tendencias, ensaya sobre las políticas públicas situadas del sistema agroalimentario regional, y toma posición sobre cómo construir un sistema agroalimentario sostenible. El documento busca presentar una serie de interrogantes estratégicos sobre los desafíos de la gestión territorial rural para potenciar y promover la seguridad alimentaria. El texto brinda ideas y conceptos para reflexionar y debatir sobre la sustentabilidad futuro del sistema agroalimentario regional de Mendoza y de San Juan.EEA MendozaFil: Perez, Martin Alberto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Mendoza; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras; ArgentinaFil: Silva Colomer, Jorge. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Mendoza; ArgentinaFil: Mussetta, Paula Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Ciencias Humanas, Sociales y Ambientales; ArgentinaFil: Hernandez, Juan Jesus. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Juan; ArgentinaFil: Rodriguez Ibañez, Yanina Griselda. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Agricultura Familiar Región Cuyo (IPAF); ArgentinaFil: Cueto, Walter. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; ArgentinaFil: Dalmasso, Caterina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Centro Regional Mendoza San Juan; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; ArgentinaFil. Vitale Gutierrez, Javier Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Centro Regional Mendoza San Juan; ArgentinaFil: Alvarez, Juan Agustín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Científico Tecnológico Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; Argentina.Fil: Sales, Romina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Científico Tecnológico Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Aridas; ArgentinaFil: Quagliariello, Roxana Gaby. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Junín; Argentin

Prevalencia e impacto de la violencia íntima de pareja en mujres con lupus eritematoso sistémico

Objective: Stress and trauma are psychosocial factors with an impact on the course of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The influence of violence on SLE has not been entirely explored, even though women (including patients with rheumatic diseases) are a vulnerable population to any form of violence. This study aims to assess the prevalence and impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on healthrelated quality of life in women with SLE. Methods: An observational, cross-sectional, and analytical study was conducted at a rheumatology clinic of a university hospital from September 2022 and September 2023. We evaluated the presence of IPV in 85 women with SLE with the Hurt, Insulted, Threatened with Harm and Screamed at (HITS) questionnaire and the Index of Spouse Abuse (ISA), and quality of life with LupusQoL. Results: The prevalence by HITS score of past-year IPV was 24.4% and of lifetime IPV was 36.5%. Past-year non-physical violence was present in 17.1% of patients by ISA, and 27.1% were victims in their lifetime. While in physical violence, 7.3% were victims in the previous year and 21.2% in their lifetime. The total quality of life and the emotional domain by LupusQoL were diminished in victims of past-year IPV, compared to those who weren’t exposed (p = 0.018 and p = 0.036, respectively). Past-year HITS score correlated with the physician global assessment (PGA) (rho = 0.301, p = 0.006), while lifetime HITS score correlated with PGA (rho = 0.329, p = 0.002) and SLEDAI-2K (rho = 0.277, p = 0.010). Conclusion: We found that 1 in 4 women suffered IPV in the previous year, and those who were exposed had diminished quality of life. Also, the severity of the abuse correlated with disease activity. The findings of this study highlight the relevance of assessing psychosocial factors in these patients to achieve better comprehensive care

Enhancing family outcomes: The use of post-item decision-making reviews

The purpose of this project was to design a program, identify a potential funding source, and complete a grant application to fund the program. The proposed program is an aftercare Team Decisionmaking (TDM) program for families receiving voluntary services from the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Compton office. The program is expected to enhance family outcomes and reduce the number of failed voluntary cases. The Weingart Foundation was chosen as the funding source because the foundation funds programs that benefit the underserved and general community. An extensive literature review on risk factors for child abuse, service needs of families involved in the child welfare system, and TDM outcomes was conducted. If funded, this program would provide families with additional support to successfully exit DCFS. Actual submission and funding of this grant were not required for the successful completion of this project