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Intervention Activities (intervention + activity)

Distribution by Scientific Domains
Medical Sciences40%
Humanities and Social Sciences40%

Selected Abstracts

Planning Environmental Sanitation Programmes in Emergencies

DISASTERS, Issue 2 2005
Peter A. Harvey
Environmental sanitation programmes are vital for tackling environmental-related disease and ensuring human dignity in emergency situations. If they are to have maximum impact they must be planned in a rapid but systematic manner. An appropriate planning process comprises five key stages: rapid assessment and priority setting; outline programme design; immediate action; detailed programme design; and implementation. The assessment should be based on carefully selected data, which are analysed via comparison with suitable minimum objectives. How the intervention should be prioritised is determined through objective ranking of different environmental sanitation sector needs. Next, a programme design outline is produced to identify immediate and longer-term intervention activities and to guarantee that apposite resources are made available. Immediate action is taken to meet acute emergency needs while the detailed programme design takes shape. This entails in-depth consultation with the affected community and comprehensive planning of activities and resource requirements. Implementation can then begin, which should involve pertinent management and monitoring strategies. [source]

Myths and reality of foreign exchange interventions: an application to Japan,

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FINANCE & ECONOMICS, Issue 2 2007
Takatoshi Ito
Abstract The objective of this paper is to examine what we know, and do not know, about foreign exchange interventions by the monetary authorities, and to present some new evidence on the Japanese intervention activities. With limited data, efforts are made to determine whether some conventionally made assertions are a myth or a fact. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]

Promoting Physical Activity in Girls

JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, Issue 2 2005
A Case Study of One School's Success
ABSTRACT: This case study profiles one of 24 high schools that participated in a school-based, NIH-funded study to increase physical activity among high school girls. The case study school was one of 12 randomly assigned to the intervention group. The study intervention was based on the premise that a successful intervention is developed and tailored by teachers and staff to fit the context of their school. Intervention guidelines (Essential Elements) and the Coordinated School Health Program (CSHP) model were used to direct intervention activities for physical education, health education, school environment, school health services, faculty/staff health promotion, and family/community involvement. All girls at the case study school received the intervention. A team of school employees provided leadership to develop and implement the intervention in collaboration with a university project staff. Data collected over a two-year period were used to describe changes that occurred in each CSHP area. Key changes were made in the school environment, curricula, policies, and practices. Qualitative measures showed girls more involved in physical activity. Quantitative measures taken in eighth grade, and repeated with the same set of girls in ninth grade, showed increases in both moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (p = < .01) and vigorous physical activity (p = .04). Other schools can use this case to modify components of the CSHP model to increase physical activity among high school girls. [source]

A proportionate mortality study of bricklayers and allied craftworkers,

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE, Issue 1 2005
Joyce Salg PhD
Abstract Background Mortality among members of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (IUBAC) is examined. Bricklayers and allied craft workers may be exposed to cobalt, epoxy resins, pitch, lime, and to lung carcinogens such as asbestos, silica, and nickel. Methods Proportionate mortality ratios (PMRs) were computed using US age-, gender-, and race-specific mortality rates for members who died during 1986,1991. Results Statistically significant PMRs among white men were found for cancers of the esophagus (PMR,=,134), stomach (PMR,=,131), respiratory system, trachea, bronchus, and lung (PMR,=,144), other parts of the respiratory system (PMR,=,216), other and unspecified sites (PMR,=,125). Elevated PMRs were also found for other diseases of the blood and blood forming organs (PMR,=,201), emphysema (PMR,=,133) and for asbestosis (PMR,=,554), and other respiratory diseases (PMR,=,119). Conclusions Results are consistent with those found in previous studies, and suggest the need for intervention activities directed at the prevention of these cancers, and other respiratory diseases. Am. J. Ind. Med. 47:10,19, 2005. Published 2004 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source]

The depiction of stuttering in contemporary juvenile fiction: Implications for clinical practice

PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SCHOOLS, Issue 7 2008
Kenneth J. Logan
We reviewed 29 contemporary juvenile fiction books featuring characters who stutter to assess the presentation of stuttering-related content. Although plots varied widely, most characters displayed attributes or accomplishments that offset their communication impairment. Many characters improved social and/or communicative functioning during the stories, though rarely in conjunction with professionally administered intervention. Most books depicted listener responses to stuttering, including impatience, teasing, ridicule, and bullying. Some books contained incorrect or distorted information, which could convey the mistaken impression that stuttering is simply a symptom of emotional distress. Nonetheless, most portrayals of stuttering seemed sufficient for the books to be considered for use as an instructional tool in certain education and intervention activities. Potential applications of the books in these contexts are discussed. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. [source]