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Postpartum Support: Application of a Local Peer Support, Community Care Model
The postpartum period is one of the most influential developmental stages of a womenâs life and represents a time of heightened risk for mental health decline. Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders have been implicated as a key influence of negative parenting experiences, poor newborn psychological outcomes, delayed newborn development, and inadequately adaptive family development behaviors. Integrating established resiliency components against mental illness, such as social support, into a postpartum care model can benefit postpartum women and secondarily positively impact the aforementioned outcomes. A community care model highlighting social support for postpartum mothers was integrated into a rural Minnesota region and was found to positively impact maternal experiences according to the 14 participants. Identified outcomes included improved perception of role identity, increased awareness of maternal self-care value, and enhanced peer relationships around a shared developmental experience. Future implications for nurse practitioner care include a recommendation to integrate group community care into postpartum wellness with facilitation by an experienced perinatal health provider knowledgeable in community resources. It is imperative that nurse practitioners caring for postpartum women validate dependent care agency, encourage and aid in facilitating support mobilization, and collaborate with women throughout the postpartum time
10. Starting from Scratch
This 2019 article celebrates UCI Law\u27s accomplishments in its first 10 years, featuring quotes from the school\u27s current dean and founding dean
Offendersâ perceptions of the UK prison smoking ban
Purpose
Despite overall reductions in levels of smoking in the UK, rates of offender smoking remain high. In 2016, it was announced that prisons in England and Wales would gradually introduce a smoking ban. The purpose of this paper is to explore offendersâ perceptions around the upcoming smoking ban.
Design/methodology/approach
A total of eight focus groups were conducted in four prisons across the North of England. Both smoking and non-smoking offenders participated in the focus groups, and thematic analysis was used to explore the findings.
Findings
Themes generated from the data were âfreedom and rightsâ, âthe prison environmentâ and âguiding supportâ. Participants discussed how the smoking ban was viewed as a punishment and restricted their freedom, with perceptions as to why the ban was being implemented centring around others trying to control them. Participants expressed concerns around the financial implications of the smoking ban on already stretched prison resources. Participants also recommended improving the nicotine replacement therapy on offer, and increasing the range of leisure activities within the prison to prepare for the smoking ban.
Originality/value
Overall, it was apparent that participantsâ awareness of the smoking ban was generally poor. It is recommended that offenders need to be made more aware of the smoking cessation support they will receive and given the opportunity to ask questions about the smoking ban. Increasing offendersâ awareness of the ban may reduce stress associated with a perceived lack of choice around their smoking behaviours
Atmospherically relevant core-shell aerosol studied using optical trapping and Mie scattering
Solid coreâliquid shell aerosols have been trapped in a counter-propagating optical trap confirming potential coreâshell morphology in the atmosphere.</p
Association between childcare educatorsâ practices and preschoolersâ physical activity and dietary intake: a cross-sectional analysis
Abstract: Introduction Childcare educators may be role models for healthy eating and physical activity (PA) behaviours among young children. This study aimed to identify which childcare educatorsâ practices are associated with preschoolersâ dietary intake and PA levels. Methods This cross-sectional analysis included 723 preschoolers from 50 randomly selected childcare centres in two Canadian provinces. All data were collected in the fall of 2013 and 2014 and analysed in the fall of 2015. PA was assessed using Actical accelerometers during childcare hours for 5 consecutive days. Childrenâs dietary intake was measured at lunch on 2 consecutive days using weighed plate waste and digital photography. Childcare educatorsâ nutrition practices (modelling, nutrition education, satiety recognition, verbal encouragement and not using food as rewards) and PA practices (informal and formal PA promotion) were assessed by direct observation over the course of 2 days, using the Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care tool. Associations between educatorsâ practices and preschoolersâ PA and dietary intake were examined using multilevel linear regressions. Results Overall, modelling of healthy eating was positively associated with childrenâs intake of sugar ([beta]=0.141, 95% CI 0.03 to 0.27), while calorie ([beta]=â0.456, 95% CI â1.46 to â0.02) and fibre intake ([beta]=â0.066, 95% CI â0.12 to â0.01) were negatively associated with providing nutrition education. Not using food as rewards was also negatively associated with fat intake ([beta]=â0.144, 95% CI â0.52 to â0.002). None of the educatorsâ PA practices were associated with childrenâs participation in PA. Conclusions Modelling healthy eating, providing nutrition education and not using food as rewards are associated with childrenâs dietary intake at lunch in childcare centres, highlighting the role that educators play in shaping preschoolersâ eating behaviours. Although PA practices were not associated with childrenâs PA levels, there is a need to reduce sedentary time in childcare centres
Comics, Questions, Action! Engaging Students and Instruction Librarians With the Comics-Questions Curriculum
In a four-session Summer Bridge programme, we experimented with new curricular and pedagogical ideas with a group of incoming freshmen. We developed the Comics-Questions Curriculum (CQC), which melds studentsâ question asking with a focus on comics. The purpose of this paper is to describe the rationale for and ongoing development of the CQC as well as the ways the CQC fosters engagement of students and librarians, builds upon studentsâ existing skills but propels them forward toward college-level work, and positions librarians as partners in studentsâ college work. Although it was designed for a specific purpose initially, the CQC in its current state is widely adaptable to other contexts beyond the original scope
SEEK Summer Bridge Program in the Hunter College (CUNY) Libraries 2018
A description of a four session curriculum, using comics to teach students how to ask questions
SEEK Summer Bridge Program in the Hunter College (CUNY) Libraries 2018
A description of a four session curriculum, using comics to teach students how to ask questions
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