The Iowa Homemaker vol.23, no.2

Presenting 1943 Veishea, Dorothy Walker, page 1 Keeping Up With Today, Margaret Ralston, page 4 Letter from a SPAR, Mary Leffler, page 5 Demand for Day Nurseries, Marjory Gillingham, page 6 Freezing Preserves Victory Foods, Frances Madigan, page 7 Gardens Challenge Faculty, Lois Stewart, page 8 Food Affects Morale, Dr. Lowell Selling, page 9 Vicky Favors Simplicity, Mary Lou Springer, page 10 An Economist Interprets Food Problems, Dorothy Conquest, page 11 Grooming for a Career, Mary Schmidt, page 12 Students Enlist, Annette DeLay, page 13 The Red Cross Canteen Corps Mobilize, page 14 What’s New in Home Economics, Lily Houseman, page 16 Women to Know, Josephine Ahern, page 18 Home Economists Plan for the WAAC, Frances Kerekes, page 19 Canada Organizes for Nutrition, Mary Ellen Sullivan, page 20 Experience Gleaned, Janet Russell, page 22 Eggs Spell Good Nutrition, Marian Loofe, page 23 Commissioned in Dietetics, Victoria McKibben, page 24 Across Alumnae Desks, Virginia Carter, page 26 Whole Grains Fortify, Shirley Like, page 28 Designed for Art Majors, JoAnne Nicholson, page 29 Alums in the News, Rachel Ann Lusher, page 31 Meals on the Move, Catherine Tidemanson, page 3

Understanding the social context of fatal road traffic collisions among young people: A qualitative analysis of narrative text in coroners' records

Background: Deaths and injuries on the road remain a major cause of premature death among young people across the world. Routinely collected data usually focuses on the mechanism of road traffic collisions and basic demographic data of those involved. This study aimed to supplement these routine sources with a thematic analysis of narrative text contained in coroners' records, to explore the wider social context in which collisions occur. Methods. Thematic analysis of narrative text from Coroners' records, retrieved from thirty-four fatalities among young people (16-24 year olds) occurring as a result of thirty road traffic collisions in a rural county in the south of England over the period 2005-2010. Results: Six key themes emerged: social driving, driving experience, interest in motor vehicles, driving behaviour, perception of driving ability, and emotional distress. Social driving (defined as a group of related behaviours including: driving as a social event in itself (i.e. without a pre-specified destination); driving to or from a social event; driving with accompanying passengers; driving late at night; driving where alcohol or drugs were a feature of the journey) was identified as a common feature across cases. Conclusions: Analysis of the wider social context in which road traffic collisions occur in young people can provide important information for understanding why collisions happen and developing targeted interventions to prevent them. It can complement routinely collected data, which often focuses on events immediately preceding a collision. Qualitative analysis of narrative text in coroner's records may provide a way of providing this type of information. These findings provide additional support for the case for Graduated Driver Licensing programmes to reduce collisions involving young people, and also suggest that road safety interventions need to take a more community development approach, recognising the importance of social context and focusing on social networks of young people. © 2014 Pilkington et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd

Drink, drugs and work don't mix Promoting drug and alcohol policies in the workplace

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Wellness in work - supporting people in work and assisting people to return to the workforce: An economic evidence review

AbstractRapid review methodology was used to identify updated economic evidence on programmes or interventions designed to enable employees to remain in and return to the workforce. In Wales, there are currently 1.48 million people in employment and 58,300 people who are unemployed. This equates to an unemployment rate of 3.8% in Wales.The evidence in this report builds on a previousWellness in Workreport (Edwards et al., 2019). This review has a broad focus to understand the economic impact of well-being within the workplace. The main section of the report is on the economic benefits of keeping the workforce well. Seventy-six papers were included from databases searched for literature published between 2017 and 2023.Economics studies were found relating to common mental health conditions; severe mental health conditions; influenza vaccination; illicit drug use; smoking and vaping; healthy eating and physical activity. A range of economic evidence of low, medium, and high quality relating to interventions targeting well-being in the workforce was identified. This included high quality evidence that interventions in the workforce for employees at risk of common mental health disorders can be cost saving for businesses and the health and social care sector. There is also high quality evidence on the cost-effectiveness of interventions focusing on healthy eating and physical activity in the workplace. Some evidence gaps were also identified.Policy and practice implications:There is a need to consider the evidence presented in this rapid review on cost-effective interventions to improve the wellness of the workforce in Wales. Updated policies and procedures to improve equal employment opportunities, regardless of age, gender, or disability status are needed.Economic considerations:Amongst the G7 nations, the United Kingdom (UK) is performing relatively poorly in relation to returning to pre-pandemic employment rates. This is in part caused by the long elective (planned) surgery waiting lists present in the National Health Service (NHS) right across the UK, highlighting the circular relationship between health and the economy.Funding statement:The Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation, the Bangor Institute for Medical and Health Research, and the Swansea Centre for Health Economics were funded for this work by the Health and Care Research Wales Evidence Centre, itself funded by Health and Care Research Wales on behalf of Welsh Government.</jats:p