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Kellom Heights Housing Market Report, Marcus Jackson, Robert F. Blair
Kellom Heights Housing Market Report, Marcus Jackson, Robert F. Blair
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Mr. Alvin M. Goodwin, Jr., President of the Omaha Economic Development Corporation asked the Center for Public Affairs Research at the University of Nebraska at Omaha to conduct a brief examination of the housing market surrounding the proposed Kellom Heights 42 unit multi-family housing project. This report examines the existing housing conditions and housing needs in the general project area. In conjunction with other relevant information, this report will help determine the feasibility of the expansion of the Kellom Heights housing project.
Review Of Contemporary Federal Policy Toward American Indians By Emma R. Gross, Beth R. Ritter
Review Of Contemporary Federal Policy Toward American Indians By Emma R. Gross, Beth R. Ritter
Sociology and Anthropology Faculty Publications
This book is a public policy study detailing the various factors which culminated in pro-Indian federal policy and legislation during the 1970s. The author's primary thesis is to suggest the 1970s represented a marked departure from previous federal Indian policy and legislation in that Native Americans themselves were well-represented in the democratic process impacting favorable federal decision-making.
Impact Of Agribusiness On The Omaha Metropolitan Statistical Area, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
Impact Of Agribusiness On The Omaha Metropolitan Statistical Area, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
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The impact of agribusiness on a region requires the use of multipliers to estimate the full economic effect. Multipliers account for the interactions from industries to industries and from industries to households and back, and are produced easily from input-output studies.
S.T.A.R.T Health Services: An Overview, Uno Center For Public Affairs Research
S.T.A.R.T Health Services: An Overview, Uno Center For Public Affairs Research
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S.T.A.R.T. stands for Strategic Training And Resource Targeting-a self-help approach to local planning. Today's rapidly changing health care climate requires new strategies and processes for managing local health services delivery systems. In fact, the successful communities of the future will be those that are able to rely on local initiative and resources to tailor their own health care delivery strategies. S.TA.R.T. Health Services provides you with the necessary tools to determine your community's strengths and weaknesses, and helps you develop an action plan to improve your local health care delivery system.
S.T.A.R.T Health Services: An Overview, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
S.T.A.R.T Health Services: An Overview, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
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S.T.A.R.T. stands for Strategic Training And Resource Targeting-a self-help approach to local planning. Today's rapidly changing health care climate requires new strategies and processes for managing local health services delivery systems. In fact, the successful communities of the future will be those that are able to rely on local initiative and resources to tailor their own health care delivery strategies. S.TA.R.T. Health Services provides you with the necessary tools to determine your community's strengths and weaknesses, and helps you develop an action plan to improve your local health care delivery system.
S.T.A.R.T. Exchange Vol. 03, No. 02, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
S.T.A.R.T. Exchange Vol. 03, No. 02, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
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Cambridge Packs History In Run For Future
Unmc Economic Impact Study, Jerry Deichert
Unmc Economic Impact Study, Jerry Deichert
Publications
The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) has a major impact upon the economy of the state of Nebraska. More than a learning and research center, UNMC is a major employer and business enterprise.
The State Of Black Omaha: 1992 - Housing Conditions, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
The State Of Black Omaha: 1992 - Housing Conditions, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
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In 1931, five years after its founding, the Urban League of Nebraska co-sponsored a study of the social conditions of African Americans in North Omaha. Co-authored by T. Earl Sullenger, Professor of Sociology at what was then the Municipal University of Omaha, and J. Harvey Kerns, Executive Director of the Omaha Urban League, the study observed that, "In Omaha, as other cities North and South, the Negro is striving for status .... In spite of obstacles and handicaps he has established social and religious structures which have enriched the city. In this development, the credit belongs to both races- to …
The State Of Black Omaha: 1992 - Housing Conditions: Executive Summary, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
The State Of Black Omaha: 1992 - Housing Conditions: Executive Summary, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
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The African American community in Omaha has undergone many changes since 1931. Although there is considerable evidence of progress and some cause for optimism, there also are reasons to be concerned. The State of Black Omaha: 1992 Housing Conditions has not attempted to construct an index of parity in housing, but if the housing data in the preceding section is any indication, it would appear that inequality between African Americans and Caucasian Americans in Omaha may be narrowing for some and widening for many others.
Occasional Paper No. 092-1: Health Care Perceptions Of Nebraska's Urban & Rural Aged, James A. Thorson, F. C. Powell
Occasional Paper No. 092-1: Health Care Perceptions Of Nebraska's Urban & Rural Aged, James A. Thorson, F. C. Powell
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Random samples were drawn in Douglas County, Nebraska (N = 196, mean age = 73.8 years), in the counties surrounding Douglas County also served by the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging (N = 104, mean age = 72.4 years), and in eleven of the rural Sandhills counties of Nebraska (N = 200, mean age = 76.6). Participants responded to structured interviews of 169 questions that included self-assessed health status, availability of health care and physician services, costs, attitudes toward health care services, health experiences and beliefs. While the Sandhills respondents were significantly older and had less access to health services, …
Journal Of The Community Development Society Vol. 23, No. 01, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
Journal Of The Community Development Society Vol. 23, No. 01, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
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The Journal of the Community Development Society (ISSN 001 0-3829) is devoted to improving knowledge and practice in the field of purposive community change. The purpose of the Journal is to disseminate information on theory, research, and practice. The Editor welcomes manuscripts that report research; evaluate theory, techniques, and methods; examine community problems; or analyze, critically, the profession itself. The Journal is published twice each year.
Support For An Outdoor Pool In Papillion, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
Support For An Outdoor Pool In Papillion, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
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This report summarizes findings from a December 1991 telephone survey that was conducted by the Center for Public Affairs Research for the city of Papillion. The survey was designed to determine voter support for the construction of an out-of-doors swimming pool.