The Institute in Central Queensland : proceedings of a symposium held at The Queensland Institute of Technology Capricornia on 18th July, 1969.

The Institute in Central Queensland : proceedings of a symposium held at The Queensland Institute of Technology Capricornia on 18th July, 1969

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Housing the elderly in South West England

The spatial distribution of elderly persons in S.W. England will be discussed, with special reference to the South Hams District of Devon. Housing problems presented by the very high concentration of the elderly in this area, in particular those aged 75 + will be assessed in relation to local and county planning policies. The relationship between the elderly and the local housing market provides the major focus for this paper. The changing geography of the elderly in relation to housing provision may be interpreted in two main ways: either the housing market may be viewed as one that is responding to increasing demands from the growing population; or the provision of speculative housing supply may itself be a determinant of these new spatial patterns at the local scale. Résumé: Le logement de la population âgée dans le sud-ouest de l'Angleterre.: La distribution géographique des personnes âgées est décrite, avec référence particulière au South Hams District dans le comté du Devon. Des problèmes de logement provenant de la concentration très marquée des personnes âgées dans ce district, des 75 ans et plus en particulier, sont évalués en tenant compte des projets des autorités locales et de l'administration du comté. Le rapport entre les personnes âgées et le marché du logement est le sujet principal de cette étude. En ce qui concerne la disponibilité du logement, il existe deux interprétations possibles : soit le marché obéit à la demande croissante d'une population toujours plus grande; soit V offre spéculative de logement est une cause des tendances nouvelles géographiques sur le plan local.</div

Global health public-private partnerships: IAVI, partnerships and capacity building

New developments in biotechnology and the need to overcome the lack of incentive for investment in vaccines for diseases affecting Africa have led to the promotion of product development public-private partnerships (PPP). Our work at the ESRC INNOGEN Research Centre assesses the way in which these collaborative mechanisms approach their mission of getting science to work for the poor and what they contribute to broader development objectives, particularly in relation to capacity building. Case study research of the International AIDS Vaccine initiative (IAVI) and their work on the ground in Africa and India has highlighted two legal related issues. First, by working as a PPP the organisation has changed the 'ownership' of science, making the process more flexible and emphasising a bottom-up dialogue process while advocating a private sector ethos. Second--whether intentionally or not--the partnership's emphasis on advocacy and communications has increased the importance of knowledge generation and management activities within the partnership and its availability to stakeholders. This paper attempts to ascertain the impact of these issues for the building of health research capacity

A practice manual for community nursing in Australia

"A Practice Manual for Community Nursing in Australia is an evidence-based practice companion for community nurses. It has been specifically developed for Australian nursing students and community nurses practising within the Australian community health care context because community nursing practice requires unique ways of knowing, understanding and practising. Focussing on the common elements of community nursing practice and framed by primary health care principles, best practice is promoted through the inclusion of guidelines to assist decision making and the detailed descriptions of procedures commonly performed in community health care delivery."--BOOK JACKET

Introduced macroalgae : a growing concern

Introductions of non-indigenous species to new ecosystems are one of the major threats to biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services. Globally, species introductions may lead to biotic homogenisation, in synergy with other anthropogenic disturbances such as climate change and coastal pollution. Successful marine introductions depend on(1) presence of a transport vector, uptake of propagules and journey survival of the species; (2) suitable environmental conditions in the receiving habitat; and (3) biological traits of the invader to facilitate establishment. Knowledge has improved of the distribution, biology and ecology of high profile seaweed invaders, e.g. Caulerpa taxifolia, Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides, Sargassum muticum, and Undaria pinnatifida. Limited, regional information is available for less conspicuous species. The mechanisms of seaweed introductions are little understood as research on introduced seaweeds has been mostly reactive, following discoveries of introductions. Sources of introductions mostly cannot be determined with certainty apart from those directly associated with aquaculture activities and few studies have addressed the sometimes serious ecological and economic impacts of seaweed introductions. Future research needs to elucidate the invasion process, interactions between invaders, and impacts of introductions to support prevention and management of seaweed introductions

Environmental health in Australia: Overlooked and underrated

Improvements in environmental health have had the most significant impact on health status. In Australia, life expectancy has significantly increased through provision of vaccination, safe food and drinking water, appropriate sewage disposal and other environmental health measures. Yet the profession that is instrumental in delivering environmental health services at the local community level is overlooked. Rarely featuring in mainstream media, the successes of Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) are invisible to the general public. As a consequence, students entering university are unaware of the profession and its significant role in society. This has resulted in there being too few EHOs to meet the current regulatory requirements, much less deal with the emerging environmental health issues arising as a consequence of changing global conditions including climate change. To futureproof Australian society and public health this workforce issue, and the associated oversight of environmental health must be addressed now. © The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health

Resistance training in addition to aerobic activity is associated with lower likelihood of depression and comorbid depression and anxiety symptoms: A cross sectional analysis of Australian women

The mental health benefits of resistance training (RT) alone or beyond those provided by aerobic physical activity (PA) are unclear. This study aimed to determine the association between meeting recommendations for aerobic PA and/or RT, and symptoms of depression and/or anxiety. Participants were Australian female members of the 10,000 Steps project (n = 5180, 50.0 ± 11.5 years). Symptoms of depression and anxiety were determined using the Depression Anxiety Stress Score. Participants were grouped as ‘depression only’, ‘anxiety only’, ‘co-occurring depression and anxiety’ or ‘neither depression nor anxiety’ based on relevant subscale score (cut-points: depression≥14 points, anxiety≥10 points). The International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Long Form questionnaire was used to determine PA with an additional item to specify RT frequency. Participants were classified as adhering to ‘aerobic PA only’ (≥150 min PA/week), ‘RT only’ (RT ≥ 2 days/week), ‘aerobic PA + RT’ (≥150 min PA/week+RT ≥ 2 days/week), or ‘neither aerobic PA nor RT’ (<150 min PA/week+RT < 2 days/week). Adjusted relative risk ratios (RRR [95%CI]) were estimated using multinomial logistic regression models. Relative to the ‘neither PA nor RT’ (n = 2215), the probabilities of ‘depression only’ (n = 317) and ‘co-occurring depression and anxiety’ (n = 417) were lower for the ‘aerobic PA only’ (n = 1590) (RRR = 0.74 [0.56–0.97] and RRR = 0.76 [0.59–0.97] respectively), and ‘both PA + RT’ (n = 974) groups (RRR = 0.61 [0.43–0.86] and RRR = 0.47 [0.33–0.67] respectively). There were no associations between adhering to one or both recommendations and ‘anxiety only’ (n = 317), or between ‘RT only’ (n = 401) and depression and/or anxiety. Prevention and treatment strategies including both aerobic PA and RT may provide additional benefits for depression with or without comorbid anxiety. © 2019 Elsevier Inc

"Context of silence" : violence and the remote area nurse

"Anecdotal evidence exists to suggest that the incidence of violence directed towards remote and rural health professionals is severe and increasing. Furthermore, some remote area nurses have reported increasing evidence of violent interactions as a significant motivation for their departure from remote area nursing practice. Limited research has been conducted which specifically addresses the risk and experience of violence to health professionals who practice in remote communities...The purpose of this study was to explore the anecdotal evidence that violence is a prevalent stressor to remote area nurses within isolated communities, and to assess their repertoire of coping skills in effectively managing violent situations. The study utilised 'across method triangulation' combining quantitative (in the form of a questionnaire survey of remote area nurses) and qualitative methods (in the form of open ended questions) within the questionnaire and group interviews of voluntary participants"--p. 1