Community Partner Guide to Service-Learning & Volunteerism

I am pleased to welcome you to our Community Partner Guide to Service-Learning and Volunteerism at California State University, Northridge. As I stated in my Annual Convocation message this year, we at Cal State Northridge are very proud of our mission, which is to serve the higher educational needs of this region. Our academic and student service programs help to grow our region’s intellectual capital by providing classes and activities that prepare an educated workforce. We emphasize programs that place our students in the community to learn and then to serve which positions us as a major force in meeting our region’s human needs. In education, social services, health-related fields, science, technology, arts, and culture, Cal State Northridge graduates, faculty, and students make life better for the people of this region

Preliminary estimates of seabird bycatch by UK vessels in UK and adjacent waters

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Integrating Grey and Green Infrastructure to Improve the Health and Well-being of Urban Populations

One of the enduring lessons of cities is the essential relationship between grey infrastructure (e.g., streets and buildings) and green infrastructure (e.g., parks and open spaces). The design and management of natural resources to enhance human health and well-being may be traced back thousands of years to the earliest urban civilizations. From the irrigation projects of the Indus Valley and the aqueducts of the Roman Empire to integrated systems of landscaped urban parks and street trees in contemporary times, humans have sought to harness the capacity of nature to advance city life. This article presents a systems science framework that delineates critical relationships between grey and green elements of cities and human health and well-being by modeling the complex, dynamic problem of asthma in socioeconomically disadvantaged city neighborhoods. By understanding the underlying structure of urban spaces and the importance of social interactions, urban planners, public health officials, and community members may capitalize on opportunities to leverage resources to improve the health and well-being of urban populations and promote social justice and health equity

Community Health Workers and Community Voices: Promoting Good Health

Documents how CHWs address the problems of health disparities, poor access to care, and the rising cost of health care. Examines challenges that exist in expanding current CHW programs, and policy options around finance, workforce, and delivery of care

Multiple Motives: Selfishness, altruism and reciprocal exchange in a Scottish charity shop

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