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Maximizing The Nutritional Value Of Produce Post-Harvest: Consumer Knowledge Gaps, Interests, And Opinions Regarding Nutrition Education Strategies, Dan Remley, Linnette Mizer Goard, Christopher A. Taylor, Robin A. Ralston

Journal of Extension

Although many consumers perceive locally produced, fresh fruits and vegetables to be healthier, they might not have the knowledge and skills to retain optimal nutritional quality following harvest or purchase. We surveyed Ohio farmers market consumers' and managers' knowledge and interests related to maximizing nutritional value of produce. Consumers and managers lacked knowledge but were interested in the topic. Respondents were concerned about chronic health conditions and how foods and nutrients might prevent them. The perspectives and knowledge gaps of the target audience will assist the development of educational materials and strategies.

Low-Income Mothers' Perceptions Of Barriers To Using Farmers Markets: A Snap-Ed Initiative To Understand Access Points To Local Foods, Sarah A. Misyak, Meredith Ledllie Johnson, Mary M. Mcferren, Jennifer L. Culhane, Kim L. Niewolny, Kathryn Hosig, Elena Serrano

Journal of Extension

The study reported here describes a Virginia Family Nutrition Program's target population's perceptions of barriers to using a farmers market to access local foods. Mothers from a rural county photographed their shopping experience. Using a photo elicitation process to develop themes related to food access, the mothers identified barriers to shopping at farmers markets. The results can provide guidance to agents, program assistants, and farmers market coordinators on promoting use of farmers markets by low-income populations. The development of experiential learning opportunities to overcome barriers is critical if farmers markets are encouraged as an avenue for promoting healthy eating.

Perceived Effects Of Community Gardening In Lower Mississippi Delta Gardening Participants, Alicia S. Landry, Nikki Chittendon, Christine Eh Coker, Caitlin Weiss

Journal of Extension

This article describes the perceived physical and psychological health impacts of community gardening on participants in the Mississippi Delta. Themes identified include the use of gardening as an educational tool and as a means to increase self-efficacy and responsibility for personal and community health. Additional benefits of gardening as identified by the study include exposure to new types of healthy foods, increased physical activity, and the building of a legacy. Incorporation of gardening into school curriculum could equip young residents with gardening skills and improve the likelihood that community gardens will be maintained.

Strongwomen® Program Evaluation: Effect Of Strength Training Exercises On Physical Fitness Of Participants, Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Beth Van Horn, Marilyn Corbin

Journal of Extension

The StrongWomen® Program (SWP) is a nationally disseminated group strength-training exercise and nutrition education program delivered by Extension. The study reported here examined the effect of strength training exercises in SWP on improvement in physical fitness of program participants. Senior Fitness Test was used to collect data. Upon analysis of paired t-tests, significant differences were found between pre-test and post-test across all the six fitness measures. Overall, SWP helped participants to improve their body strength and physical fitness and decreased risk of falls and fractures, which indicates the increased independence and quality of life among older adults.

Parents' Calcium Knowledge Is Associated With Parental Practices To Promote Calcium Intake Among Parents Of Early Adolescent Children, Carolyn W. Gunther, Angela M. Rose, Christine Bruhn, Mary Cluskey, Marla Reicks, Rickelle Richards, Siew Sun Wong, C.J. Boushey, Scottie Misner, Beth Olson

Journal of Extension

The study reported here aimed to identify the relationship of parents' calcium knowledge with diet-related parental practices and determinants of calcium knowledge. A cross-sectional survey was conducted measuring parental practices, calcium knowledge, and demographics. A convenience sample of 599 racially/ethnically diverse parents of children 10-13y completed questionnaires. Higher education and having a daughter were associated with higher calcium knowledge; being Asian or Hispanic and born outside the U.S. were associated with lower calcium knowledge. Parents with greater calcium knowledge were more likely to engage in healthy parenting practices. These factors may be important considerations for Extension educators in nutrition education.

Developing Effective Educational Materials Using Best Practices In Health Literacy, Kelly Niebaum, Leslie Cunningham-Sabo, Laura Bellows

Journal of Extension

Health literacy is emerging as a leading issue affecting U.S. consumers' health. It has been shown to be a stronger predictor of a person's health than age, income, employment status, education level, or race. To best meet the health literacy needs of consumers, Extension educators can use best practice guidelines for improved health communications to develop effective educational materials, which include getting to know the target audience; sending clear, actionable message(s); and using appropriate formatting with meaningful visuals. Extension educators can apply these best practice guidelines to better promote health-related behaviors and communicate science more effectively to consumers.

Implications And Impacts Of Awareness Sessions In A Work Site Health Promotion Program, Debra Haire-Joshu M.S.N., M.S.Ed., Cathleen M. Connell Ph.D., Benico Barzilai M.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

The purpose of this study was to evaluate one phase of an extensive worksite health promotion program, developed multidisciplinary health care professionals. A single was conducted using the Cardiac Health Questionnaire. results to card: climate and implemented by group pre-post design T-test and chi-square indicated significant changes in attitude and knowledge related ovascular disease prevention. Perceptions of organizational and employee work place, also have The need for worksite concerns regarding issues of confidentiality in the implications for the development of such programs. health programs and the skills health professionals provide to their successful implementation, provide educational direction to the development …

4-H 357 Guide For Evaluating Livestock Showmanship Contests : Beef, Sheep, Swine, Doyle R. Wolverton

Nebraska 4-H Clubs: Historical Materials and Publications

Nebraska Cooperative Extension 4-H 357: Guide for Evaluating Livestock Showmanship Contests. This guide provides an outline of various desirable showmanship practices and the relative importance of each.

Science Competencies In Health Occupations Education, Judith A. Davis C.L.S., Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

Health Occupations Education students and teachers recognize the relationship between life and physical sciences and the health occupations curriculum. To verify this relationship, the Division of Vocational Education, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, funded a project for North Carolina State University’s Health Occupations Teacher Education faculty to study the relationship of science and health occupations and to analyze the science competencies taught in health occupations courses in secondary schools. A teacher panel and technical advisory panel assisted with the study. A survey of teachers verified the relationship of health occupations and science competencies. Results of the survey formed the …

Distance Learning In Iowa For Health Occupations Education, Rosie L. Burley-Hicks Ed.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

No abstract provided.

Teaching Health Occupations For A Networked World, Catherine M. Sleezer Ph.D., Deane B. Gradous Ph.D., Jill R. Hough, Jenny Auger-Maw

Journal of Health Occupations Education

This paper discusses the problems with traditionally managed hierarchies and observes that networking among units is becoming more prevalent. Given the . interdependence inherent in fully networked organizations, systems thinking is introduced as a useful tool for understanding and managing change. Health Occupations Educators can use systems thinking skills to help students comprehend (a) how and why systems interrelate to help patients, (b) how to build and maintain relationships, (c) how to synthesize information across content areas, and (d) how to learn.

Allied Health In Tennessee: A Supply And Demand Study, Kaylene A. Gebert Ph.D., M. Jo Edwards Ed.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

Health reform is a continuing state and national issue, and demands will increase for various health care disciplines at varying levels of training. In Fall 1992, the Tennessee Board of Regents System (TBR) appointed a task force to conduct a study that would provide data and information to assist institutions and the TBR in making responsible decisions relative to programming in allied health. This study describes the employment status of various allied health professions at the national, regional, and Tennessee levels, provides current supply information for Tennessee, identifies areas of need, and gives Tennessee and national employment projections for twenty-five …

Second Year Iowa Associate Degree Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Persons With Aids, Mary Lou Lauer Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

The attitudes of second-year associate degree nursing students toward persons with AIDS who became infected with HIV by one of three different modes of transmission, and toward patients not having AIDS but instead having leukemia, was investigated. Participants read one of four vignettes about a man having either leukemia or AIDS contracted by either unsafe male-male sexual activity, unsafe dsug use, or through a blood transfusion. Participants then responded to two attitude inventories and answered fourteen questions about descriptive variables. Results from factor analysis and univariate analysis of variance indicated that students’ attitudes were most positive toward the individual with …

Readability And Interest Of Health Occupations Textbooks For Special Needs Learners, Dana Anderson Ph.D., Karen H. Jones Ed.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

The purpose of the study was to evaluate 17 representative health occupations textbooks in terms of reading difficulty, writing style, and interest level for special populations learners. The objective was to identify texts, using six different readability formulas, that were significantly more diificult, thus providing additional obstacles to special populations in their preparation for health occupations careers. Likewise, the relatively easier texts were identified for consideration in text evaluation and selection procedures. Additionally, representative text samples were analyzed with measures of writing style and human interest in order to consider a wider range of selection attributes. Results found that all …

Diversified Health Occupations, Anna Hackney R.N., B.S.N.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

No abstract provided.

Preparing An Instructional Videotape As A Learning Experience, Margaret Snell R.N., E.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

This paper presents information that encourages teachers to involve students in making an instructional videotape. Following a discussion about some of the advantages of using television for instructional purposes, suggestions are provided which explain how students can make their own instructional videotape. The steps reflect how a videotape was made by a group of college students.

A Study Of Diabetes Content In Associate And Baccalaureate Schools Of Nursing, Debra Haire-Joshu Ph.D., Martha Mitchell Funnell M.S.N., R.N., Elizabeth Warren-Boulton M.S.N.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

Nurses play a critical role in promoting quality diabetes patient care. The practice patterns of the generalist nurse are established in undergraduate nursing programs. It is therefore critical that the information delivered to the diabetic patient reflect the most recently identified priorities of diabetes care. The American Diabetes Association Council on Education conducted a survey to determine the extent to which diabetes content is addressed in the curricula of nursing schools. Data collected from associate and baccalaureate degree nursing faculty revealed a majority of didactic content focused on topics related to diabetic pathophysiology, followed respectively by information regarding the therapeutic …

Career Ladder In Medical Laboratory With Multiple Certifying Agencies, Shirley A. Baker Mt(Ascp)Sc, Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

The purpose of this article is to review the medical laboratory career ladder. Every health profession has a career ladder which involves education and experience. During the past few decades, workers were in abundance and entry into health occupations was primarily accomplished through education. Presently, there is a shortage of health care workers during an age of increasing health care needs. Therefore, the time has come to reassess the other avenue of career development, namely experience. Barriers to certification by experience have developed through eligibility requirements established by certifying agencies attempting to ensure public safety during a period of rapid …

Postsecondary Health Occupations Students' Preferences For Processing Information And Decision-Making, Karen E. Gable R.D.H., Ed.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

Applying knowledge of student learning styles has been one response to pressures for educational accountability. The purpose of this study was to identify the information and decision-making preferences of students enrolled in different health occupations programs and different educational settings. The findings indicated significant differences existed in the preference scores of health occupations education students in various occupational majors. Differentiation of preferences for Sensing existed between educational sites. Four recommendations are made regarding the application of the findings in areas such as instructional design, teacher-student interaction in the learning process, and career counseling.

Public Law 100-203 And Nursing Home Reform: Nurse Aide Training, Curriculum Development, And Marketing, Norma Lean Schira R.N., Ph.D., Thomas R. Syre M.P.H., Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

Public Law 100-203 provides that nurse aidea undergo a minimum of 75 hours of education to prepare chem to work with the elderly in the long-term care industry and in home health. Federal law suggests preparation of new curricula to meet the needs of this education requirement. The authors suggest that curricula currently available more than adequately meet the needs of this educational requirement; and it is more an issue of marketing current materials and health occupations education programs. This manuscript considers Public Law 100-203 Nursing Home Reform, curriculum development issues and suggestions for marketing health occupations education materials and …

At Home With Home Care, Frances M. Lowe

Journal of Health Occupations Education

No abstract provided.

Preliminary Concerns Of Pl 100-203 And Nursing Home Reform: Implications For Nurse Aide Training, Thomas R. Syre M.P.H., Ph.D., Norma Jean Shira R.N., Ph.D., Ruth E. Syre B.S., R.N.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

Public Law 100-203, the “Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987,” Subtitle C Nursing Home Reform has a dramatic impact on nursing homes and health occupations education. The requirements of the new law stipulate 75 hours of content specific preservice education for nurse aides employed in nursing homes. This stipulation impacts on existing health occupations education programs that prepare entry level workers for careers in the health industry.

Hospice Care: Comprehensive And Compassionate Care Of The Terminally Ill, Gerald H. Holman M.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

This article outlines crucial elements of Hospice care stressing Hospice philosophy, types of care provided, the Interdisciplinary approach to patient and family support, specific experiences with dying patients, and the responsibility of Hospice to the care of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome patients. Most of the information was based on experiences of St. Anthony’s Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, the first free-standing hospice in the Southwestern United States in Amarillo, Texas.

Tailoring A Social Needs Assessment Tool For An Urban Latino Population, Jasmine K. Singh

Research Scholars Poster Presentation

Tailoring a Social Needs Assessment Tool for an Urban Latino Population

Jasmine K. Singh¹

Beth A. Careyva, M.D.^1,2

¹Department of Family Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network

²Research Scholar Program Mentor

Abstract

Introduction: Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) measures are methods for patients to report on their health-related quality of life. The purpose of this study is to adapt a social needs assessment tool, Beacon Patient Reported Outcome Quality of Life (PROQOL), to identify and address unfulfilled social needs in the Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) patient population. Approximately 40% of health outcomes are due to unmet social …

The Adaptive Change Of Hla-Drb1 Allele Frequencies Caused By Natural Selection In A Mongolian Population That Migrated To The South Of China, Hao Sun, Zhaoqing Yang, Keqin Lin, Shuyuan Liu, Kai Huang, Xiuyun Wang, Jiayou Chu, Xinyu Huang

Faculty Publications

Pathogen-driven balancing selection determines the richness of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles. Changes in the pathogen spectrum may cause corresponding changes in HLA loci. Approximately 700 years ago, a Mongolian population moved from the north of China to the Yunnan region in the south of China. The pathogen spectrum in the south of China differs from that in the north. In this study, changes in the HLA genes in the Yunnan Mongolian population, as well as the underlying mechanism, were investigated. A sequence-based typing method (SBT) was used to genotype HLA-DRB1 in 470 individuals from two Mongolian populations and another …

Nitrogen And Water Effects On Canopy Sensor Measurements For Site-Specific Management Of Crops, Nicholas C. Ward

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Water and nitrogen (N) are undoubtedly the two largest agricultural inputs globally. Coupled with advances in site-specific management technology their integration into production agriculture will allow for the most efficient use these crop input resources. Active canopy sensors offer the ability to measure biophysical plant traits rapidly and make assessments about plant status. Specifically, optical sensor measurements of light reflectance assess plant N status allowing for in-season and on-the-go N recommendations and applications; while infrared thermometers (IRT) measurement of canopy temperature can be used a tool for irrigation management. To evaluate how these technologies work among different plant stress environments …

Sweat Gland Density And Response During High-Intensity Exercise In Athletes With Spinal Cord Injuries, Robert C. Pritchett, A. M. Al-Nawaiseh, K. K. Pritchett, V. Nethery, P. A. Bishop, J. M. Green

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

Sweat production is crucial for thermoregulation. However, sweating can be problematic for individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI), as they display a blunting of sudomotor and vasomotor responses below the level of the injury. Sweat gland density and eccrine gland metabolism in SCI are not well understood. Consequently, this study examined sweat lactate (S-LA) (reflective of sweat gland metabolism), active sweat gland density (SGD), and sweat output per gland (S/G) in 7 SCI athletes and 8 able-bodied (AB) controls matched for arm ergometry VO₂peak. A sweat collection device was positioned on the upper scapular and medial calf of …

Summer Commencement Ceremonies, University Of North Florida

Commencement Printed Materials

Program for the Summer Commencement ceremonies.

Agave Chewing And Dental Wear: Evidence From Quids, Emily E. Hammerl, Melissa A. Baier, Karl Reinhard

Karl Reinhard Publications

Agave quid chewing is examined as a potential contributing behavior to hunter-gatherer dental wear. It has previously been hypothesized that the contribution of Agave quid chewing to dental wear would be observed in communities wherever phytolith-rich desert succulents were part of subsistence. Previous analysis of coprolites from a prehistoric agricultural site, La Cueva de los Muertos Chiquitos in Durango, Mexico, showed that Agave was a consistent part of a diverse diet. Therefore, quids recovered at this site ought to be useful materials to test the hypothesis that dental wear was related to desert succulent consumption. The quids recovered from the …

Assessment Of Heavy Metal Concentration In Water Around The Proposed Mkuju River Uranium Project In Tanzania, Firmi P. Banzi, Peter K. Msaki, Najat K. Mohammed

Tanzania Journal of Science

Effective verification for compliance with water quality standards in uranium mining in Tanzania requires data sensitive to monitor heavy metal concentration in water around the Mkuju River Uranium Project before mining commences. The area susceptible for pollution by the project was estimated using AERMOD dispersion model and found to cover about 1300 km2. Thirty one surface and groundwater samples were collected and analysed for heavy metals and physicochemical properties using ICP-MS and standards techniques, respectively. The physicochemical properties for water samples analysed ranges from 5.7 to 7.8 for pH, 2.8 to 80.2 mg/L for TDS and 15 to 534.5 mS/cm …