Loading livestock

"June, 1939""Reprinted April, 1949""Every livestock farm should be equipped with some sort of a loading chute to facilitae safe, convenient handling of livestock. A survey made in 1935 by the National Livestock Loss Prevention Board shows there is an average yearly loss of about $3,000,000 on deads and cripples and$9,000,000 from bruises in livestock delivery from farms to packing plants in the United States. The producer, of course, bears the loss. The survey traced part of this damage directly to careless loading on the farm. Convenient loading equipment will make it possible to greatly reduce this loss. This circular shows several methods of solving this loading problem, furnishes a list of materials required, and gives the details of construction of two typical loading chutes."--First paragraph.K. B. Huf

A low cost kitchen water system

"January, 1940""An abdundant supply of good pure water, conveniently furnished, and a safe sanitary method of disposing of household wastes are two of the greatest conveniences that can be installed in any home. No type of equipment will return as much satisfaction for the money expended as a good water and sewage disposal system. The object of this circular is to give information regarding a simple and inexpensive, yet very effective method of bringing water into the kitchen and removing at least a part of the kitchen waste."--First page.K.B. Huf

Poultry house remodeling

May, 1938

Homemade poultry equipment

"June, 1940""On every farm where poultry is raised the use of adequate equipment is essential for profitable net returns. The laying flock comfortably housed and provided with ample feeders, waterers, nests, and sanitary roosts will be more profitable, and the labor required to care for the flock will be reduced."--First paragraph.D.D. Moyer and K.B. Huf

The Missouri summer range shelter

May, 1939

Mental Health and Chronic Disease

By 2015, worldwide, 1.2 billion children aged 5-14 years will have some kind of significant chronic disease. Although scientific evidence indicates that children with chronic illness have more mental health issues than their healthy peers, many controversies and gaps in the literature exist. It is imperative that an understanding of the effects of chronic illness upon the mental health status of children and adolescents be undertaken. This chapter uses a biopsychosocial perspective to investigate the connection between chronic illness and mental health. The intent of the chapter is to suggest ways that medical and mental health professionals can provide services to chronically ill children and adolescents that foster positive mental health through the achievement of all developmental tasks with as little psychological stress as possible

Holistic Health: Does It Really Include Mental Health?

Holistic health, incorporating mind and body as equally important and unified components of health, is a concept utilized in some health care arenas in the United States (U.S.) over the past 30 years. However, in the U.S., mental health is not seen as conceptually integral to physical health and, thus, holistic health cannot be realized until the historical concept of mind-body dualism, continuing stigma regarding mental illness, lack of mental health parity in insurance, and inaccurate public perceptions regarding mental illness are adequately addressed and resolved. Until then, mental and physical health will continue to be viewed as disparate entities rather than parts of a unified whole. We conclude that the U.S. currently does not generally incorporate the tenets of holistic health in its view of the mental and physical health of its citizens, and provide some suggestions for changing that viewpoint

From Healing the Whole Person: An Argument for Therapeutic Touch as a Complement to Traditional Medical Practice

The growing popularity and use of therapeutic touch (TT) is an issue that has generated controversy and concern within the medical community. While anecdotal and traditional scientific evidence suggest that TT would be an advantageous addition for clinics and hospitals to include in their armamentarium of complementary interventions within the realm of traditional medicine, TT has not become widely available in the U.S. One reason for the lack of availability may be the dearth of conclusive scientific support for TT\u27s efficacy and, therefore, its inclusion in clinic and hospital treatment planning would give it the appearance of legitimate practice, which it may not yet deserve. Whether or not deserved, if TT were added to hospital and clinic treatment protocols without substantial scientific support, it would be thought to have the implicit support of the scientific community, at which point the question of its efficacy would be moot in the minds of many people; thus patients would utilize it, because they believe it works rather than because it works. Since TT has not yet been scientifically proven as per Western standards, leaders of the health care community are likely wary of lending support to TT at this time. If TT can be found to be a scientifically sound therapeutic technique, then it will be more readily accepted in the health care community. This paper reviews TT

Psychological and Social Development

The global epidemic of childhood and adolescent overweight has become a major public health concern. Not only are these youth more likely to become obese as adults, and thus more prone to obesity-related diseases than their non overweight peers, they are also likely to suffer emotional and social effects associated with overweight. Overweight in youth has been linked to depression, low self-esteem, eating disorders, negative body image, and stigma. It appears to be bi-directional in nature, with overweight sometimes predicting certain psychological effects and psychosocial issues sometimes predicting overweight. Effective assessment and treatment of psychological and mental health issues in overweight youth will help overweight youth deal more effectively with their social and psychological milieus. Additionally, interventions for mental health concerns may have the added health benefit of increasing weight loss, thus decreasing obesity-related disease for which the overweight adolescent is prone

A Policy and Intervention for Overweight Children and Adolescents

The global epidemic of childhood and adolescent overweight has become a major public health concern. Not only are these youth more likely to become obese adults, and thus more prone to obesity-related diseases than their non overweight peers, they are also likely to suffer emotional and social effects associated with overweight. Overweight in youth has been linked to depression, low self-esteem, eating disorders, negative body image, and stigma. It appears to be bi-directional in nature, with overweight sometimes predicting certain psychological effects and psychosocial issues sometimes predicting overweight. Effective assessment and treatment of psychological and mental health issues in overweight youth will help overweight youth deal more effectively with their social and psychological milieus. Additionally, interventions for mental health concerns may have the added health benefit of increasing weight loss, thus decreasing obesity-related disease for which the overweight adolescent is prone