Effect of an Educational Intervention for Prevention of STD in Minority Women

Historically, African Americans and Hispanics in the United States have been disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), as compared with non-Hispanic whites. Females continue to outnumber males with these diagnoses. Women are generally at greater risk of acquiring HIV and other STDs than men because the female genital tract is more prone to injury and infection resulting from high-risk heterosexual contact (Crepaz et al., 2009). The purpose of the evidence based project was to implement and evaluate an educational intervention for the prevention of HIV and STDs. The Health Belief Model (HBM) was used as the theoretical foundation, along with a systematic approach to establish an educational intervention for STD prevention. This program was introduced to a federally qualified health clinic located in Northwest Indiana. To determine if the program was effective, participants were given a pre-intervention survey that measured STD knowledge, attitude toward condom use, and sexual assertiveness. An educational intervention was provided immediately after the survey, and a post-intervention survey was given 10 weeks later. Paired samples t tests were calculated to compare the mean pre-intervention total score to the mean post-intervention total score. The mean pre-intervention score was 2.35 (SD = 0.44), and the mean post-intervention score was 2.56 (SD = 0.27). An increase in knowledge occurred as evidenced by the higher mean post-intervention score. However, the difference between pre-intervention and post-intervention scores of knowledge were not statistically significant (t (7) = -1.407, p \u3e.05). Results demonstrated that brief STD educational programs can be beneficial in this population. This project is being considered as part of an ongoing educational series in the clinic

Sumter Casket Company -Holmes Funeral Directors, April 17, 1926

Correspondence: Letter from H.L. Witherspoon, Manager, Sumter Casket Company, Sumter, South Carolina providing statement of account as requested to Holmes Funeral Directors, Jacksonville, Florida

Sumter Casket Company - J.C. Holmes Undt. Co., February 22, 1926

Correspondence: Letter from H.L. Witherspoon, Manager, Sumter Casket Company, Sumter, South Carolina, request payment from J.C. Holmes Undertaker Co., Jacksonville Florida, to cover invoice of November 25, 192

Sumter Casket Company - Holmes Funeral Directors, January 22, 1926

Correspondence: Letter from H.L. Witherspoon, Manager, Sumter Casket Company, Sumter, South Carolina writing to inform Holmes Funeral Directors, Jacksonville, Florida, that they were not able to stop shipment

Active video games: An opportunity for enhanced learning and positive health effects?

Active video games are an emerging genre of electronic games that provide engaging exercise experiences by combining physical exertion with interactive game play. As such they have attracted increased interest from health promotion professionals to reduce sedentary behavior, increase physical activity, and improve health outcomes such as body composition. However their potential for enhancing the educational experience has not been extensively explored. This paper provides a brief overview of active video game research to date and outlines opportunities for future research. Specifically, we highlight the need to develop a conceptual framework to better understand the determinants, mediators, moderators, and consequences of active video gaming and integrate learning and health outcomes. We propose that active video games can be a key part of a wider “digital” supportive environment where education and health researchers and professionals work with, rather than against, video game technologies to promote learning and health

Forgiveness in Community Cultural Contexts: Applications in Therapy and Opportunities for Expanded Professional Roles

After a decade of research, forgiveness is now emerging as a legitimately recognized psychological intervention. Clinical models, in order to\u27 be useful for the broad range of clients seen in therapy, are designed to be essentially nonreligious. However, many clients are religious and many cultural groups have used forgiveness to deal with a myriad of issues, both individual and societal. Descriptions of how diverse groups are currently applying forgiveness in a community cultural context are therefore needed in the clinical literature. This article will describe three such indigenous forgiveness applications. Forgiveness is seen to address racial, gender, and religious conflicts. Implications for clinicians in the therapeutic and broader community contexts are considered

Effectiveness of general practitioner-delivered nutrition care interventions on dietary and health outcomes in adults with diet-related chronic conditions: a systematic review protocol.

OBJECTIVE: This systematic review will evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition care interventions delivered by general practitioners versus usual care or no care on dietary and health outcomes in adults with diet-related chronic conditions or risk states. INTRODUCTION: General practitioners are usually the first contacts in the health care system for patients with diet-related chronic conditions. While there is some evidence that general practitioners can be effective in delivering nutrition care for a number of outcomes, to inform future care, an update of the evidence is required as well as an examination of which components are associated with positive outcomes. INCLUSION CRITERIA: Published studies will be included if they report on adults with or at risk of diet-related chronic conditions; one-on-one nutrition care interventions individually delivered by general practitioners during primary care consultations; usual or no care as comparators; dietary and/or health outcomes with a minimum three-month follow-up; and randomized controlled trials. Included studies will be available in, or able to be translated into, English and will have no date restrictions. METHODS: The databases to be searched will include CINAHL, Embase, MEDLINE, and ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health. Following deduplication, two reviewers will independently screen the titles and abstracts in Covidence, followed by the full texts of potentially relevant studies. Disagreements will be resolved through discussion or with a third reviewer. Included studies will be critically appraised and data will be extracted using a modified JBI tool. Findings will be reported in tables and narrative synthesis, and pooled with statistical meta-analysis, where possible. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION NUMBER: PROSPERO CRD42021289011