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Best News User Guide: Coalitions, Center For Public Health Systems Science, Sarah Moreland-Russell, Erin Black, Laura Brossart

Center for Public Health Systems Science

This user guide was created to help tobacco control staff and partners implement evidence-based best practices by translating research into practical guidance. The user guides focus on strategies (e.g., programs and interventions) that have shown strong or promising evidence of effectiveness. Recommendations in this guide are suggestions for utilizing coalitions in comprehensive tobacco control programs.

Mfa09 (Mfa 2009), Sam Fox School Of Design & Visual Arts, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Carmon Colangelo, Patricia J. Olynyk, Stephanie Barenz, Carolyn Dawn Bendel, Jacob Cruzen, Rachel Ann Dennis, Bryan Eaton, Maya Escobar, Meredith Foster, Morgan Gehris, Gina Grafos, Stephen Hoskins, Amelia Jones, Hye Young Kim, Anne Lindberg, Goran Maric, Kelda Martensen, Erica L. Millspaugh, Carianne Noga, Joel Parker, Rebecca C. Potts, Shannon Randol, Elaine Rickles, Michael Kenneth Smith, Dan Solberg, Natalie Toney, Glenn Tramantano, Kathryn Trout, J. Taylor Wallace

Books and Monographs

Catalogue of a culminating student exhibition held at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum in 2009. Content includes A new paradigm / Carmon Colangelo -- Evolving practices / Patricia Olynyk -- Stephanie Barenz -- Carolyn Dawn Bendel -- Jacob Cruzen -- Rachel Ann Dennis -- Bryan Eaton -- Maya Escobar -- Meredith Foster -- Morgan Gehris -- Gina Grafos -- Stephen Hoskins -- Amelia Jones -- Hye Young Kim -- Anne Lindberg -- Goran Maric -- Kelda Martensen -- Erica L. Millspaugh -- Carianne Noga -- Joel Parker -- Rebecca C. Potts -- Shannon Randol -- Elaine Rickles -- Michael …

What Is It Worth? An Economic Evaluation Of The Mfh Tobacco Initiative, Center For Public Health Systems Science, Dan Gentry, Stephanie Herbers, Sarah Shelton

Center for Public Health Systems Science

This report presents the results from an economic evaluation conducted by the Center for Tobacco Policy Research at Washington University in St. Louis. Although there have been several economic evaluations of individual tobacco cessation and prevention programs, there have been few, if any, to date that have examined a tobacco control initiative with multiple strategies.

Taking The Edge Off: The Role Of Stressful Events And Perceived Stress On Alcohol Use And Problems Among Older Adults, Paul Sacco

All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

Alcohol misuse by older adults is a significant public health concern and is projected to worsen with the aging of the "baby boom" generation. To help understand the nature of older adult alcoholism, it is crucial to investigate factors such as stress that may influence consumption and problem use among older adults. Findings are mixed on the role of stress and coping in alcohol use, and studies comparing the role of stress and coping in alcohol use on different age groups are rare. Therefore, this study had the following aims: 1) To test a stress and coping model of current …

Social Impact, Edward F. Lawler, Ellen Rostand, Michelle Kassman, Julie Kennedy, Jessica Martin, Toky Branding + Design, Donna Boyd, A.J. Agee

Social Impact Publication

From the Dean: Our Work in this Economy.;

Interview: Q&A with Paul C. Brophy;

Bookshelf: Understanding Assets: Two new books explore the impact of ownership and assets on individuals and communities;

Perspectives with Matthew Kreuter: Communication Connections;

Building a New Paradigm: Transdisciplinary Research Comes to the Forefront;

A Sense of Place: Place-Based Initiatives Help Communities and Students;

Notebook: Research: Tutoring Produces Big Gains in Student Learning;

Notebook: Research: Free Exercise and Nutrition Program in Brazil Could Serve as Model in United States;

Notebook: Research: Growing Problem for Veterans-Domestic Violence;

Notebook: Message of Service Drives Surge in Peace Corps Applications;

Notebook: …

Exploring The Potential Of Aging Network Services To Improve Depression Care, Leslie Hasche

All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

Depression is a prevalent, debilitating yet treatable psychiatric disorder affecting older adults. Older adults underutilize specialty mental health care, persistently receive poor quality care in primary care settings, and have high rates of non-adherence to pharmacotherapy. Aging network services, such as adult day services, homecare services, senior centers, and supportive housing may be able to improve the quality of depression care. However, it is unknown how current models of empirically supported depression care are used within or could be adopted by aging network services. Thus, this study described the organizational factors, staff factors, and current agency practices regarding depression among …

Examining The Longitudinal Impact Of Assets And Income On Immigrant Health Behaviors, Jacqueline Kagotho

All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

The foreign born population is an integral part of U.S. society and continues to experience a steady numerical increase. This study uses longitudinal data to determine the effects of culture and acculturation on the health behaviors of the foreign born. Drawing from the behavioral model of health service utilization for vulnerable populations: Gelberg, Andersen, & Leake, 2000), the assets effects model: Schreiner & Sherraden, 2007; Sherraden, 1991), and acculturation models and using generalized linear, latent, and mixed models: GLLAMM), the study constructs longitudinal models to establish the determinants of health behaviors: recreational physical activity, alcohol consumption, and cigarette smoking) through …

Who Uses Community-Based Youth Shelters? An Inter-Group And Intra-Group Analysis, Jennifer Mcclendon

All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

Community-based youth shelters are the primary method of intervention designed to meet the complex needs of at-risk youth who leave home before they have developed the skills to live independently. This research examines shelter users' patterns of cross-sector service use to better understand the needs and resources of shelter residents. The aims of this study are 1) to perform an inter-group analysis, comparing sheltered youth with status offense runaways and foster care runaways, and 2) to explore the population of emergency shelter residents using an intra-group analysis, determining whether distinct profiles of sheltered youth exist, based on individual characteristics and …

Understanding Political Involvement Among Disadvantaged Adolescents, Suzanne Pritzker

All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION Understanding Political Involvement Among Disadvantaged Adolescents by Suzanne Pritzker Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work Washington University in St. Louis, 2009 Professor Amanda Moore McBride, Chairperson Following substantial concern in recent years about youth disengagement from the political arena, 2008 Presidential election data indicate that youth political participation is now on the rise. However, low-income and some ethnic minority youth are substantially less likely to participate and to hold positive attitudes about politics and government than their wealthier and/or White counterparts. This suggests a possible disconnect between ethnic minority or economically disadvantaged youth and the larger …

Health Service Utilization Among Chinese, Filipino, And Asian Indian Older Adults In The United States, Jing Tan

All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

The United States is becoming more ethnically diverse, with a rapidly growing Asian population. At the same time, the graying of America brings with it special consideration for America's ethnic minorities. The current research on service utilization among Asian American older adults is very limited. The purposes of this study are:: 1) to describe and compare health service needs and health insurance coverage among Chinese, Filipino, and Asian Indian older adults;: 2) to use modified Andersen's behavior model to identify what predisposing factors, enabling factors, need factors, and immigrant-related factors are associated with health service utilization; and: 3) to test …

The Role Of Foster Care Placement In Later Problem Behavior, Sangmoo Lee

All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

Foster care placement is an important child welfare service to protect children from further maltreatment. However, high problem behavior rates among foster youth have been a great concern. Significant limitations in the current knowledge examining the role of foster care placement in later problem behavior exist. This study seeks to increase knowledge about the potential role of foster care placement in problem behavior: juvenile delinquency, runaway, teen pregnancy, and truancy) among foster care youth, based on ecological problem solving model. Research questions are: 1) does foster care placement predict problem behavior among children who received foster care compared to those …

Lawyering In The Academy: The Intersection Of Academic Freedom And Professional Responsibility, Peter A. Joy

Scholarship@WashULaw

The legal academy has given little thought to how practicing law within law schools affects professional responsibilities and is different from representing clients in a traditional law firm or how notions of academic freedom affect lawyering in law schools. Yet repeated attempts to interfere with law clinic representation starkly illustrate how lawyering in the academy might be different, under notions of professional responsibility and academic freedom, from other lawyering or typical law teaching.

Scholarship on interference in clinical programs has focused primarily on the impropriety of interference on the institutional autonomy of law schools by those outside the university, such …

Mfh Tpci Evaluation Report Brief 3: Workplace Strategy Evaluation Findings 2005-2008, Center For Public Health Systems Science, Sarah Shelton

Center for Public Health Systems Science

This report is part of a series developed to provide updates on the progress of the Missouri Foundation for Health’s Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Initiative (TPCI). The report provides an overview of the activities and short-term outcomes of workplace strategies that occurred between 2005 and 2008.

Mfh Tpci Evaluation Report Brief 4: School Strategy Evaluation Findings 2005-2008, Center For Public Health Systems Science, Sarah Shelton

Center for Public Health Systems Science

This report is part of a series developed to provide updates on the progress of the Missouri Foundation for Health’s Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Initiative (TPCI). The report provides an overview of the activities and short-term outcomes of school program strategies that occurred between 2005 and 2008.

Chinese Spirit, Russian Soul, And American Materialism: Images Of America In Twentieth-Century Chinese And Russian Travelogues, Rumyana Cholakova

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Chinese Spirit, Russian Soul, and American Materialism: Images of America in Twentieth-Century Chinese and Russian Travelogues This study is concerned with the process of understanding and representation of the Other in travel narratives and the role of the traveler's cultural tradition and ideological beliefs in this process. I explore the images of the United States in some of the most influential twentieth-century Chinese and Russian travelogues. There are deep cultural differences between China and Russia, yet their relationships with the West show certain similarities. The first important parallel is that the contacts with the West was a catalyst in the …

Asset-Building Policy Coalitions In The United States, Karen Edwards

Center for Social Development Research

Asset-Building Policy Coalitions in the United States

Asset-Building Coalitions In Oregon And North Carolina: Two Case Studies, Karen Edwards, Gena Gunn, Jennifer Downs, Jennifer Heffern

Center for Social Development Research

Asset-Building Coalitions in Oregon and North Carolina: Two Case Studies

Measuring The Impact Of A Community Revitalization Program: The Case Of Beyond Housing In Pagedale, Missouri, William Winter, William Elliott Iii

Center for Social Development Research

The paper examines the impact of a comprehensive housing development program initiated by a nonprofit organization working in a small municipality in St. Louis County, Missouri. The development program includes rental housing, for sale housing and repair grants to existing residents. The analysis serves both as opportunity to test hedonic price modeling on the housing work and as an examination of the applicability of such techniques in evaluation of local community development efforts. The analysis finds evidence of price differential comparing municipal sales to sales within a comparable, larger geographic area, with a negative differential switching to positive over the …

Raising Parent Expectations: Can Wealth And Parent College Accounts Help?, William Elliott Iii, Kristen Wagner

Center for Social Development Research

For many children, especially minority and low-income children, attending college is a genuinely desired but elusive goal. Research on aspirations and expectations provides a way to understand the gap between what children desire and what they actually expect to happen. This study examines the potential role of children’s college accounts (CCAs) as a way to reduce the gap between aspirations and expectations among at-risk children. I find that only 39 percent of children without savings for college expect to attend college; there is an aspirations/expectations gap of 41 percentage points among children with CCAs. Moreover, children with a CCA are …

Seed For Oklahoma Kids: Demonstrating Child Development Accounts For All Newborns, Michael Sherraden, Margaret M. Clancy

Center for Social Development Research

SEED for Oklahoma Kids: Demonstrating Child Development Accounts for All Newborns

Civic Service In Lesotho: Local Sources And U.S. Connections, R Drew Smith, Stephanie Boddie

Center for Social Development Research

Civic Service in Lesotho: Local Sources and U.S. Connections

Servicio Voluntario Juvenil En Lationamerica Y El Caribe Un Estido Regional; Resumen Ejecutivo [Youth Volunteer Service In Latin America And The Caribbean: A Regional Assessment; Executive Summary], Amanda Moore Mcbride, René Olate, Lissa Johnson

Center for Social Development Research

Servicio Voluntario Juvenil en Lationamerica y el Caribe Un Estido Regional; resumen ejecutivo [Youth volunteer service in Latin America and the Caribbean: A regional assessment; executive summary]

A History Of Rural, Economic, And Social Policies In China, Sibin Wang

Center for Social Development Research

This report reviews major rural, social, and economic policies in China over the past century. These policies are discussed in historical context with a focus on how they responded to social, economic, and cultural changes at each stage. Assessment and analysis of these policies and their implications are provided by the author.

Youth Volunteer Service In Latin America And The Caribbean: A Regional Assessment, Amanda Moore Mcbride, René Olate, Lissa Johnson, Rodrigo Kon, Leandro Bottinnelli, Florencia Cabrera, Marta Estarellas

Center for Social Development Research

Youth Volunteer Service in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Regional Assessment

Experience Corps: Changes In Activity Associated With Participation, Nancy Morrow-Howell, Stacey Mccrary, Song-Iee Hong, Wayne Blinne

Center for Social Development Research

Experience Corps: Changes in Activity Associated With Participation

Experience Corps: The Volunteer Experience, Nancy Morrow-Howell, Stacey Mccrary, Song-Iee Hong, Wayne Blinne

Center for Social Development Research

Experience Corps: The Volunteer Experience

The Effects Of Holding Assets On Social And Economic Outcomes Of Families: A Review Of Theory And Evidence, Robert Lerman, Signe-Mary Mckernan

Center for Social Development Research

The Effects of Holding Assets on Social and Economic Outcomes of Families: A Review of Theory and Evidence

Seed For Oklahoma Kids: Launch Media Report, Center For Social Development

Center for Social Development Research

SEED for Oklahoma Kids: Launch Media Report

Volunteerism And Ngos In Latin America: Elements That Enhanced Long-Term Volunteer Retention, Terrance Jantzi, Fiorella Rojas, Caroline Kroeker-Falconi

Center for Social Development Research

Volunteerism and NGOs in Latin America: Elements That Enhanced Long-Term Volunteer Retention

Dialogues On Assets In Native Communities: Recording A Native Perspective On The Definition And Benefits Of Retaining And Building Assets, Amy Locklear Hertel, Kristen Wagner, John Phillips, Karen Edwards, Jessica Hale

Center for Social Development Research

Dialogues on Assets in Native Communities: Recording a Native Perspective on the Definition and Benefits of Retaining and Building Assets