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Creating "Healthy" Connections: What Role Can The Library Play In Fitness And Wellness Programs?, Jennifer Little Kegler May 2021

Creating "Healthy" Connections: What Role Can The Library Play In Fitness And Wellness Programs?, Jennifer Little Kegler

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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Assessment Of Patient And Employee Mental Health During Covid-19, Lanerica Rogers, Tammy Phillips, Aerial Petty, Gabriana Freire, Carline Denis-Barnes May 2021

Assessment Of Patient And Employee Mental Health During Covid-19, Lanerica Rogers, Tammy Phillips, Aerial Petty, Gabriana Freire, Carline Denis-Barnes

Research Day

Background: Many individuals in the United States have anecdotally reported a decline in their mental health due to worry and stress over the COVID-19 pandemic. Although much research has been dedicated to populations across the country, patients and employees at community health centers have been overlooked in terms of the effect of pandemic conditions on their mental health. The present study seeks to understand how the mental health of these populations has been impacted and offer recommendations for what can be done to address any unmet mental health needs.

Methods: Survey responses were compiled from patients and employees of the …


Design Solutions That Impact Mental Health, Elise Buck Apr 2021

Design Solutions That Impact Mental Health, Elise Buck

Student Research Symposium

Design is about solving problems in the most beautiful and functional way possible. Within the profession it is the designer’s responsibility and obligation to provide practical, meaningful, and healthy spaces wherein people will thrive. Similar to most design projects, the sector of workplace design focuses significantly on the mental health and psychological wellness of the employees that use the space in order to combat the negative effects of bad design on long term health. According to an article published by Gettysburg College, the average person will spend approximately one-third of their life, or about 90,000 hours at work over a …


Schoolwide Strategies To Scale Up Sel And Trauma Informed Practices, Gastrid Harrigan, Fanya Jabouin-Monnay Mar 2021

Schoolwide Strategies To Scale Up Sel And Trauma Informed Practices, Gastrid Harrigan, Fanya Jabouin-Monnay

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

This presentation will provide participants with strategies to energize, recharge, and upgrade their Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and trauma-informed practices to better meet the needs of the 21st Century learner. Participants will be exposed to researched-based strategies, methods, and techniques to scale up their SEL initiatives. They will also learn ways to incorporate trauma-informed practices into their school culture and classroom routines.


Health & Climate Change: Country Profile 2021 Bahamas, World Health Organization Jan 2021

Health & Climate Change: Country Profile 2021 Bahamas, World Health Organization

Security Research Hub Reports

The WHO Special Initiative on Climate Change and Health in SIDS aims to provide national health authorities in SIDS with the political, technical and financial support required to better understand and address the effects of climate change on health. A global action plan has been developed by WHO that outlines four pillars of action for achieving the vision of the initiative: empowerment of health leaders to engage nationally and internationally; evidence to build the investment case; implementation to strengthen climate resilience; and to facilitate access to climate finance. In October 2018, Ministers of Health gathered in Grenada to develop a …