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Eco-News December 2018, Office Of Sustainability, University Of Southern Maine
Eco-News December 2018, Office Of Sustainability, University Of Southern Maine
Eco-News
In this issue:
- Greening Your Laundry
- Bus Ridership (Husky Line)
- Helping The Community With Energy Savings
- Sustainability Tip
The Torch (December 2018), Crtp
The Torch (December 2018), Crtp
Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter
Description
Civic and Community Engagement | Civil Rights and Discrimination | Education | Gender and Sexuality | Inequality and Stratification | Politics and Social Change | Public Policy | Race and Ethnicity
Recommended Citation
Baldwin, Brandon and Civil Rights Team Project, "Torch (August 2013)" (2013). Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter. 58. http://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/torch/58
Amjambo Africa! (December 2018), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (December 2018), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Listings ...............................Page 3
Empower the Immigrant Woman..... .........................................Pages 8 & 9
McAuley Residence..............Page 12
Okay So I Lost an Election...Page 12
Treating Mental Health .......Page 13
Public Charge .......................Page 15
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Access To Health Care Services For Adults In Maine [Policy Brief], Erika C. Ziller Phd, Barbara Leonard Mph, Amanda Burgess Mppm, Nathan Paluso Mph
Access To Health Care Services For Adults In Maine [Policy Brief], Erika C. Ziller Phd, Barbara Leonard Mph, Amanda Burgess Mppm, Nathan Paluso Mph
Access / Insurance
This data brief by researchers at the Maine Health Access Foundation and the University of Southern Maine's Maine Rural Health Research Center found ongoing inequality in the ability of people in Maine to get quality health care. The report examines data from 2014-2016 and shows that Maine people, of all income groups, report difficulties in paying medical costs. Research has also found the ability to seek timely and appropriate health care is impacted by income levels, educational background, race and ethnicity.
This brief provides an update to the 2016 study (available in Digital Commons: https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1038&context=insurance)
For more information, please …
Amjambo Africa! (November 2018), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (November 2018), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Migration Art..........................Page 2
Isuken ..............................Pages 8 & 9
Election Special ...........Page 12 & 13
In Stitches Documentary .....Page 15
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Department Of History And Political Science Registration Newsletter Fall 2018, Department Of History And Political Science, University Of Southern Maine
Department Of History And Political Science Registration Newsletter Fall 2018, Department Of History And Political Science, University Of Southern Maine
Department of History and Political Science Registration Newsletter
In this issue:
- Political Science majors Shaman Kirkland and Hamdia Ahmed help organize March for Our Lives
- New World Languages Options
- Screening of the film “Of Many: Then and Now” and moderated discussion with Rabbi Yehuda Sarna and Imam Khalid Latif
- (De)Constructing Race, Equality, and Power at SPACE Gallery
- Registration information
- HTY/POS Courses Offered Fall 2018
- HTY/POS Internship Fall 2018
- Ron Schmidt's forthcoming book Reading Politics with Machiavelli
The Torch (October 2018), Crtp
The Torch (October 2018), Crtp
Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter
Civic and Community Engagement | Civil Rights and Discrimination | Education | Gender and Sexuality | Inequality and Stratification | Politics and Social Change | Public Policy | Race and Ethnicity
Recommended Citation
Baldwin, Brandon and Civil Rights Team Project, "Torch (August 2013)" (2013). Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter. 58. http://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/torch/58
Amjambo Africa! (October 2018), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (October 2018), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Calling 911 ..............................Page 3
Ethiopian New Year .......Pages 8 & 9
Kang’omawe School.............Page 11
Traveling by Bus ...................Page 11
Empower the Immigrant Woman..........Page 12
November Elections.............Page 13
Microbusiness Fikiria ...........Page 15
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Further Evaluation Of The Pls Program: Reduced Consultant Involvement, Kelly Ann Pelletier Psyd
Further Evaluation Of The Pls Program: Reduced Consultant Involvement, Kelly Ann Pelletier Psyd
All Student Scholarship
This study evaluated the effects of the preschool life skills program (PLS; Hanley, Heal, Tiger, & Ingvarsson, 2007) on the acquisition of pro-social skills and reduction of interfering classroom behavior in a public special education pre-school in the Pacific Northwest. The rationale for the current study is based on the reality that consultants and trained assistants may not be a common element available to the average preschool setting. The objective of this investigation was to determine whether gains in pro-social skills and reductions in challenging behavior would occur under conditions of reduced consultant or supervisor involvement in this setting. In …
Amjambo Africa! (September 2018), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (September 2018), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue... Eid Al-Adha .......................... Page 2
Results Conference ................Page 2
Host Community....................Page 3
World Refugee Day................Page 8
National Night Out ................Page 9
November Elections.............Page 13
Arabic Summer School ........Page 15
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An Analysis Of The Universal Home Care Program: Considerations For Implementation With The Context Of Maine's Existing Ltss Programs, Eileen J. Griffin Jd, Elizabeth C. Gattine Jd, Louise Olsen, Stuart Bratesman Mpp
An Analysis Of The Universal Home Care Program: Considerations For Implementation With The Context Of Maine's Existing Ltss Programs, Eileen J. Griffin Jd, Elizabeth C. Gattine Jd, Louise Olsen, Stuart Bratesman Mpp
Disability & Aging
A citizen initiative on the November 2018 ballot (Question 1, An Act to Establish Universal Home Care for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities) would establish a "Universal Home Care Program" (UHC Program) to serve older adults and persons with a disability living in Maine. This report does not constitute either support for or opposition to the referendum but is intended as an independent assessment of how the UHC Program could be implemented if it were to be approved by Maine voters. This analysis focuses on the implications of the UHC Program within the context of the Medicaid and …
Raw, Roast Or Half-Baked? Hogarth’S Beef In Calais Gate, Piers Beirne Phd
Raw, Roast Or Half-Baked? Hogarth’S Beef In Calais Gate, Piers Beirne Phd
Department of Criminology
Scholars of human–animal studies, literary criticism and art history have paid considerable attention of late to how the visual representation of nonhuman animals has often and sometimes to great effect been used in the imagining of national identity. It is from the scrutinies of these several disciplines that the broad backcloth of this article is woven. Its focus is the neglected coupling of patriotism and carnism, instantiated here by its deployment in William Hogarth’s painting Calais Gate (1749). A pro-animal reading is offered of the English artist’s exhortation that it is in the nature of ‘true-born Britons’ to consume a …
Medicaid Income Eligibility Transitions Among Rural Adults, Erika C. Ziller Phd, Deborah Thayer, Jennifer D. Lenardson Mhs
Medicaid Income Eligibility Transitions Among Rural Adults, Erika C. Ziller Phd, Deborah Thayer, Jennifer D. Lenardson Mhs
Access / Insurance
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid Expansion allows coverage for all adults aged 18 to 64 with income below 138 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL), and as of 2018, 32 states had implemented expansion. Research prior to the ACA suggests people may transition in and out of Medicaid income eligibility, but little is known about how this may affect rural adults. Movement in and out of Medicaid may increase administrative costs, create benefit and provider discontinuity, or lead to patient difficulties in paying medical bills and accessing care. This brief uses data from the national Survey of Income …
Amjambo Africa! (August 2018), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (August 2018), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Rwanda Bean Coffee ............ Page 7
Congolese Celebration..........Page 8
Cape Verde Celebration........Page 9
South Sudanese Celebration Page 10
Service Listings - Cut Out & Keep! .....................................Page 13/14
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Early Data From The Maine Ombudsman’S Hospital Advocacy Program: A Deeper Look At Difficult To Place Patients, Joseph Zamboni
Early Data From The Maine Ombudsman’S Hospital Advocacy Program: A Deeper Look At Difficult To Place Patients, Joseph Zamboni
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
There is little data available on the complex cause and effect of delayed hospital discharge; however, some evidence suggests that long-stay patients tend to be complex, older, and sicker. In Maine, a 2014 Maine Health Association report found complex hospital patients were waiting weeks, months and sometimes over a year in Maine Hospitals before accessing long-term services and supports. In response to these concerns around delayed discharge from hospitals, the First Regular Session of the 127th Maine Legislature created the Commission to study Difficult to Place Patients. The Commission ultimately passed Legislation that gave the Maine Long- Term Care Ombudsman …
Amjambo Africa! (July 2018), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (July 2018), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Profile: Angela Okafor........ Page 10
Know Your Rights ................Page 12
Families Separated at the Southern Border...............Page 12
Rural Health Clinic Participation In The Merit-Based Incentive System And Other Quality Reporting Initiatives: Challenges And Opportunities, John A. Gale Ms, Zachariah T. Croll Mph, Andrew F. Coburn Phd
Rural Health Clinic Participation In The Merit-Based Incentive System And Other Quality Reporting Initiatives: Challenges And Opportunities, John A. Gale Ms, Zachariah T. Croll Mph, Andrew F. Coburn Phd
Rural Health Clinics
Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) are an important source of primary care in underserved rural communities with more than 4,200 RHCs providing primary care services to rural Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries in 44 states. In light of the growing emphasis on quality reporting, it is important to understand factors influencing RHC readiness to participate in quality reporting including the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), Medicaid, and commercial payer quality reporting programs. The exclusion of RHCs from CMS’s quality reporting programs and value-based initiatives may potentially create a perception among consumers and policymakers that RHCs are unable to meet the requirements of …
Adults Using Long Term Services And Supports: Population And Service Use Trends In Maine, Sfy 2016, Kimberly I. Snow Mhsa, Ba, Frances Jimenez Ba, Tina Gressani, Louise Olsen
Adults Using Long Term Services And Supports: Population And Service Use Trends In Maine, Sfy 2016, Kimberly I. Snow Mhsa, Ba, Frances Jimenez Ba, Tina Gressani, Louise Olsen
Disability & Aging
All of us have likely either used, will use, or know someone who uses long term services and support (LTSS). They enable us to live with dignity and as much independence as possible and offer us the opportunity to remain involved and productive in our communities. The need for LTSS can arise suddenly after injury or illness or a life-long condition. But how ever the need arises, the impact is the same—services such as personal care, work support, home health care, and residential care provide not just for individual health and comfort, but also for interaction, inclusion, and engagement with …
The Torch (June 2018), Crtp
The Torch (June 2018), Crtp
Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter
Civic and Community Engagement | Civil Rights and Discrimination | Education | Gender and Sexuality | Inequality and Stratification | Politics and Social Change | Public Policy | Race and Ethnicity
Recommended Citation
Baldwin, Brandon and Civil Rights Team Project, "Torch (August 2013)" (2013). Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter. 58. http://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/torch/58
Amjambo Africa! (June 2018), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (June 2018), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
Welcome to Amjambo Africa! Welcome to Amjambo Africa! We are Maine’s free newspaper for and about New Mainers from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Amjambo Africa! is here to help New Mainers thrive and to help Maine welcome and benefit from our new neighbors.
Amjambo Africa! will serve as a conduit of information for newcomers as they navigate life in Maine.
Amjambo Africa! will include background articles about Africa so those from Maine can understand why newcomers have arrived here.
Amjambo Africa! will profile successful New Mainers from Sub-Saharan Africa in order to give hope to those newly arrived as well as make …
Hepatitis C In Injection Drug Users: A Study Of A Detoxification Program In Maine, Meghan Rousselle
Hepatitis C In Injection Drug Users: A Study Of A Detoxification Program In Maine, Meghan Rousselle
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
The opiate epidemic has had an impact on the lives of millions of people in this county. As we explore ways to address this issue, it is important to consider the long-term consequences that the epidemic will have. One long-term consequence is the spread of the hepatitis C virus (or HCV). Approximately 3.2 million people in the United States are chronically infected with this virus. Without consideration about ways to treat this virus and prevent its transmission, there will be large numbers of people who will die from complications of HCV in the future. These losses will contribute to the …
Amjambo Africa! (May 2018), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (May 2018), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
Welcome to Amjambo Africa! Welcome to Amjambo Africa! We are Maine’s free newspaper for and about New Mainers from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Amjambo Africa! is here to help New Mainers thrive and to help Maine welcome and benefit from our new neighbors.
Amjambo Africa! will serve as a conduit of information for newcomers as they navigate life in Maine.
Amjambo Africa! will include background articles about Africa so those from Maine can understand why newcomers have arrived here.
Amjambo Africa! will profile successful New Mainers from Sub-Saharan Africa in order to give hope to those newly arrived as well as make …
Solar Farming In Maine: An Objective Overview, Carmen Demartis
Solar Farming In Maine: An Objective Overview, Carmen Demartis
Student Policy Briefs
The US Energy Information Administration predicts that there will be 28% more energy use globally by the year 2040 (1). Coupled with this, is an increase in awareness of the negative effects of greenhouse gas emissions on the environment. These two facts are among the main drivers behind the heightened interest and investment in renewable energy sources. Solar energy, with carbon emissions estimated as 43 times less than natural gas (2), is a particularly attractive source of renewable energy.
Maine has the distinction of being both one of the highest per capita consumers of fossil fuels in the nation (3), …
Solar Energy On Farmland, Eden Martin
Solar Energy On Farmland, Eden Martin
Student Policy Briefs
The large-scale use of agriculture and land alteration has caused the concentrations of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere to rise in the last 250 years (Janke, 2010). The majority of greenhouse gas emissions is caused by the burning of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are a threat when it comes to the health of our planet but they are also abundant and affordable (Janke, 2010). This threat has caused many to start exploring the use of alternative energy sources that are renewable; solar technology, wind power, geothermal, and ocean energy (Janke, 2010). According to Rebecca Hernandez, “solar energy has one of …
Maine's State Policy For Solar Farms On Agricultural Land., Elliot James Lee
Maine's State Policy For Solar Farms On Agricultural Land., Elliot James Lee
Student Policy Briefs
A change is coming to the Northeast, and Maine is not prepared to handle it. Across the Northeast, agricultural land is being converted to solar farms, with no policy in place to handle it. Opening Maine up to numerous problems with, permitting, regulations, taxes, best management practices, size of these farms, and lack of infrastructure to name a few. All of which need to be addressed, while dealing with the general instability of policies surrounding green energy and green technology like solar panels. This change is coming quickly, and although we need this policy soon, it cannot be rushed, or …
The Affordable Care Act’S Medicaid Expansion And Food Insecurity Rates, Mary Moran
The Affordable Care Act’S Medicaid Expansion And Food Insecurity Rates, Mary Moran
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
Many Americans face difficult financial decisions, often regarding the allocation of limited resources. Household resources may be split among the costs of food, clothing, housing, transportation, childcare, utilities, and health care. For some households, this allocation may present a challenge to purchasing sufficient food, leading to food insecurity. Defined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as “a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food” (2017), food insecurity may decrease when other financial-related aspects of life improve. An improvement in access to affordable health care, as seen through the recent Medicaid expansion under …
Direct Care Nursing Aide Turnover In Long-Term Care Facility, Qilian Luo
Direct Care Nursing Aide Turnover In Long-Term Care Facility, Qilian Luo
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
This capstone project, Direct Care Nursing Aide Retention in a Long-Term Care Facility, will uses both qualitative and quantitative analyses to identify the possible contributors to high nursing aide turnover rates in Maine. The quantitative analyses of this project are based on the staffing payroll data of one Maine assisted living facility. The final product of this capstone project will be shared with the study facility, in the hope that they may find uses for its content.
A Qualitative Assessment Of New Graduate Nurse Practitioners First Year Of Practice, Alex Beggs Rn, Msn
A Qualitative Assessment Of New Graduate Nurse Practitioners First Year Of Practice, Alex Beggs Rn, Msn
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
This project serves as a Capstone and final requirement for the Master of Public Health Degree at the University of Southern Maine Muskie School for Public Service. The project is a qualitative inquiry into the experience of new graduate nurse practitioners’ in their first year of practice, and their transition from the registered nurse (RN) into the nurse practitioner (NP) role. Using the theoretical constructs of Benner’s “From Novice to Expert” and the Burch’s “Conscious Competence model” new graduate nurse practitioners’ experiences will be analyzed. Risk and protective factors for role confidence will be identified through the use of qualitative …
The Torch (April 2018), Crtp
The Torch (April 2018), Crtp
Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter
Civic and Community Engagement | Civil Rights and Discrimination | Education | Gender and Sexuality | Inequality and Stratification | Politics and Social Change | Public Policy | Race and Ethnicity
Amjambo Africa! (April 2018), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (April 2018), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
Welcome to Amjambo Africa! Welcome to Amjambo Africa! We are Maine’s free newspaper for and about New Mainers from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Amjambo Africa! is here to help New Mainers thrive and to help Maine welcome and benefit from our new neighbors.
Amjambo Africa! will serve as a conduit of information for newcomers as they navigate life in Maine.
Amjambo Africa! will include background articles about Africa so those from Maine can understand why newcomers have arrived here.
Amjambo Africa! will profile successful New Mainers from Sub-Saharan Africa in order to give hope to those newly arrived as well as make …