Parenting styles, child BMI, and ratings of obesigenic environments in families of children age 5-11

Background: The epidemic of childhood obesity is a multi-factorial problem but the child\u27s home environment and parenting practices clearly play a role. This study evaluates the utility of a behaviorally based screening tool for evaluating practices and home environments. This study also seeks to determine if parenting styles influence parent and child environmental ratings and child Body Mass Index (BMI). Methods: 313 elementary students and 75 of their parents completed separate versions of the Family Nutrition and Physical Activity (FNPA) instrument. Parents also completed the Parenting Styles and Dimension Questionnaire (PSDQ), a 58 item survey that categorizes parenting practices into three styles: authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive. BMI data was obtained by trained staff. Cronbach\u27s alpha was run to check reliability of parent and child FNPA reports. Pearson product moment correlations among the parent and child FNPA scores were used to determine overall associations and parent-child agreement. Regression analyses were used to determine if parenting styles were related to FNPA and child BMI. Cluster analysis was also used to identify patterns in the PSDQ classifications that may be associated with particularly high or low FNPA scores. Results: Correlations between child FNPA scores and parent scores were low (r = .188). Correlations between the Parent FNPA score and child BMI-z score was low (r = -.31) but statistically significant. Parents were more internally consistent in evaluating home environments. Older children were more consistent reporters than younger children. Cluster analysis revealed clear differences in associated FNPA scores. Less authoritative parenting was associated with more obesigenic environments. Less obesigenic environments were associated with authoritative parenting styles. Regression analysis shows that authoritative parenting was the best predictor of FNPA and no significant predictor was determined for child BMI. Conclusion: Parents and children differ in perceptions of their home environments and parenting style can alter parent ratings of the home environment

A New American Dream

A New American Dream traverses’ the hierarchical systems of power within the United States of America (USA). Survival and ‘success’ in the USA almost always requires assimilation into white culture, valuing patriarchy, capitalism and white supremacy (PCWS). Articulated through fine art prints, video and commercially produced postcards, my Master of Fine Arts Thesis artwork serves as multimedia instigation, compassing the viewer to reflect upon injustices of today and to reimagine a society of equality for tomorrow. Holding a queer liberatory politick with an artistic platform, my puissance lies within disrupting our ability to lucidly categorize and separate issues. The artwork challenges the acceptance of patriarchy, capitalism and white supremacy by reacquainting the viewer with pervasive cultural objects and ideals which all work to uphold an insidious operation of oppressive ideology. The artwork does not ask for equality within the dominating state of the United States of America because bona fide equality would reflect a non-hierarchical society, thus a society free of patriarchy, capitalism and white supremacy. My MFA Thesis artwork intends to help viewers reflect and locate themselves within the larger network of power called the United States of America. Utilizing a queer liberatory politick, the artwork asks us to reflect upon the past and reconsider the present in order to reshape the future

Assessing women\u27s aftercare needs

The purpose of this study is to assess the aftercare needs of women who have completed substance abuse treatment

Understanding Elements Involved in Active Racial and Ethnic Minority Recruitment Practices for Biopharmaceutical-Sponsored Clinical Trials: A Socio-Ecological Qualitative Inquiry

Inequitable participation in clinical trials continues to be a problem, and trial populations do not always reflect the demographics of the population that the investigational product will ultimately be treating. Because genetic differences between racial and ethnic groups affect the safety and efficacy of new treatments, it is important that standard of care decisions are made based on a representative population. The purpose of this study is to understand the socio-ecological elements that are involved in the active implementation of racial and ethnic minority recruitment practices for biopharmaceutical-funded trials in the United States. This general qualitative study was both descriptive and exploratory in nature and utilized semi-structured, in-depth interviews for data collection. The socio-ecological model was utilized as the conceptual framework guiding this study (McLeroy, Bibeau, Stecker, & Glanz, 1988). The interview guide was designed to explore the perceptions, practices and experiences of 15 clinical research site professionals related to recruiting racially and ethnically diverse trial participants. Data analysis utilized a coding process in which data were coded inductively. Codes were classified according to the socio-ecological model. Following data analysis, 20 themes emerged from information pertaining to the actual implementation of minority recruitment practices. These 20 themes represent each level of the socio-ecological model and provide explanations for intrapersonal, interpersonal, organizational, community and policy components. A holistic view that facilitates a comprehensive understanding of effective minority recruitment practices is offered after considering the interaction of the components at all levels of the socio-ecological model. These multi-faceted findings reveal that an ecological perspective offers insight into improving access to clinical trials by focusing on environmental change initiatives, rather than individual change on a patient level. This study’s findings offer practical guidance for the implementation of change initiatives in minority recruitment practices at research sites. The results of this study demonstrate that environmental change can provide a premise for improving access to clinical trials among minority populations

Carlee Rae Johnson

Carlee Rae Johnson was the 2016 President of the Alaska School Nutrition Association and the food service director for Petersburg, Alaska.https://egrove.olemiss.edu/icn_ohistories/1007/thumbnail.jp

Housing for single-parent families

Thesis (M. Arch)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1986.MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH.Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-142).This thesis poses the question of how we are to house the family of the future. The concept of the strictly nuclear family as a backbone of our civilization is disintegrating under the onslaught of careers, of divorce, of teen pregnancy, and of abusive home life. Though many of these trends are deplorable, there are cases in which the decision to be a single parent is a constructive one. But, whether voluntary or not, the situation of the single parent is a difficult one. Single parenthood entails the combination of roles and tasks usually shared by two adults. A child who lives with only one parent has fewer resources for support, whether financial or emotional, and may lack necessary role models. Single-parent families, therefore , are families with extraordinary needs. It is the premise of this thesis that many of these needs are related to housing. Among the issues involved are childcare, location of the workplace, the sense of home and of belonging to a neighborhood, of having a 'turf ' of one's own. These issues are not limited to the single- parent family, per se. But these families have both greater economic and emotional constraints, and fewer resources for housing and services. The present-day housing market does not cater to this ever-growing segment of our population. The attempt to define the housing- related needs of these families is paralleled by a design exploration. The site is 21 adjacent lots in a residential neighborhood of San Francisco. The program is for a cluster development of 24 units, incorporating various levels of cooperative living. There are single units and shared units all have features that are intended to enhance the possibility of sharing childcare or chores, and to facilitate the reintegration of the workplace with the home.Katrina Rae Johnson.M.Arc

Ecosystem sustainability and resource-based tourism : linkages and indicators

The landscape of northern Ontario provides an ideal setting for resource-based tourism and, in recent years, the focus on tourism has increased due to the popularity of outdoor recreation and the notion that tourism can increase community sustainability. Resource-based tourism is based on a wide range of activities which are both consumptive and non-consumptive. As an industry, tourism can have significant impacts on natural, physical or social environments and it is important that the industry be managed sustainably. Currently, there is no generally accepted approach for examining the sustainability of the resource-based tourism industry and ensuring that resources are managed in the interests of future generations. The international forestry and tourism industries have adopted the concept of sustainability indicators. Their initiatives provide guidance for the development of a regional framework for resource-based tourism. Through a workshop and mail survey, members of the Northern Ontario Tourism Outfitters Association (NOTO) identified values that they believe are essential to the sustainability of resource-based tourism. This input, combined with data collected through a literature review, was utilized to develop a suite of indicators of sustainable resource-based tourism. An evaluation of each indicator was conducted and a revised framework of 23 indicators reflecting on ecological, economic and social values is presented. The framework will be useful to resource managers and the tourism industry