Shortages of Rural Mental Health Professionals

This study presents a conceptual model of the supply and demand for mental health professionals. It uses national data to profile differences in the supply of mental health professionals in different types of rural and urban areas. It contrasts the availability of general health and mental health professionals. It examines shortage areas identified in 2000 and their related community characteristics. Because of the absence of data on a national level to describe many types of mental health professionals state licensure data for one state were used to show the volume and distribution of these practitioners. To improve rural mental health service delivery it will be necessary to implement system changes to promote the increased availability, competency, and support of rural health professionals.mental health, rural

Salmonella Enterica serovar Typhimurium induces rapid migration of dendritic cells into the gut lumen

Dendritic cells (DC)s are key elements for the immune responses and can operate as antigen sampling cells. We report now that they can also migrate into the gut lumen upon bacterial challenge. Isolated intestinal loops in BALB/c mice, C57/BL6 and C57/BL6 MyD88 knock out (KO) mice were infected with non invasive GFP-labelled S. Typhimurium strain SL1344 (?SPI1, rpsM-gfp), a derivative of the same strain lacking SPI1 and both fliC and fljB flagellin encoding genes, E. coli DH5a (/pZEP16, rpsM-gfp), or PBS. After three hours, luminal content was harvested, washed and DCs were separated. FACS was carried out to characterize and enumerate the recovered cells. Confocal microscopy (CM) and TEM were also performed. Approximately 7 x 104 cells were present in loops treated with flagellated S. typhimurium SL1344, but not in loops belonging to the C57/BL6 MyD88 KO mice. Phenotypic analysis showed the presence of CD11c+, CX3CR1+, MHCII+, CD8a– and CD11b– cells associated with Salmonella. CM confirmed the increase of CD11c+ DCs in the gut lamina propria. TEM and CM showed bacteria associated with luminal DCs. These data show that Salmonella induces flagellin- and Toll-like receptor-dependent DC migration into the gut lume

NOMA Roundtable Panel

Presented on October 16, 2013 from 6:00 pm-7:45 pm in the Reinsch-Pierce Family Auditorium on the Georgia Tech campus.Runtime: 109.58 minutesNOMA Atlanta second event in celebration of 50 Years of Diversity in the Atlanta AEC Community: Celebrating our Trailblazers of Change which honors The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom 50 years ago . This "Trailblazers of Change" roundtable will present a candid discussion on how Atlanta has changed over the past 50 years and where it must go to solidify its place in America as a great city. Panelists will reflect upon the contributions of diverse stakeholders, show more in the building of Atlanta and discuss the importance of diversity in its continued growth over the next 50 years. The panel includes prominent voices of Atlanta with business owners, government officials and community advocates who have a deep and intimate historic knowledge of our city and a forward-facing vision for its future. The roundtable discussion will be moderated by Stefan Chase, CBS Atlanta News personality, to promote a lively discussion and audience engagement