Suicide Rates Among Adolescents And Young Adults In The Mountain West,
2023
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Suicide Rates Among Adolescents And Young Adults In The Mountain West, Isabelle G. Graham, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.
Health
This fact sheet shows data on suicide death rates among adolescents aged 10 to 24 years in the Mountain West:Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah. This fact sheet includes data from a report published by the Center for Disease Control in the National Vital Statistics Report which examines adolescent suicide in the U.S.
Nursing Homes In The Mountain West, 2023,
2023
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Nursing Homes In The Mountain West, 2023, Annie Vong, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.
Health
This fact sheet presents nursing home data in the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Data from a September 2023 ProPublica publication titled, “Nursing Home Inspect” are presented including the total number of nursing homes, homes with serious deficiencies, homes with infection related deficiencies, the amount nursing homes paid in penalties and the number of payment suspensions for nursing homes in the Mountain West.
An Analysis Of Racially Disparate Impacts On Housing For The City Of Tukwila, Washington,
2023
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
An Analysis Of Racially Disparate Impacts On Housing For The City Of Tukwila, Washington, Neil Tabor
Community and Regional Planning Program: Professional Projects
The housing crisis within the Pacific Northwest of the United States has prompted action from Washington legislators, resulting in Governor Inslee identifying housing as a key priority and the legislature passing a number of forward-thinking bills in the last half decade, requiring the allocation of more resources, and asking more of jurisdictions to address current housing needs and anticipated future growth. Layered within the planning efforts for future growth are concerns and considerations for the potential of new housing development to perpetuate and exacerbate societal inequities built on discriminatory housing policies and practices of generations past and present. In an …
Headwinds And Tailwinds: The Present And Future Of Work For Women,
2023
The Brookings Institution
Headwinds And Tailwinds: The Present And Future Of Work For Women, Molly Kinder
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
As part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West presents a lecture titled "Headwinds and Tailwinds: The Present and Future of Work for Women” by Brookings fellow in the Brookings Metro, Molly Kinder. Women comprise nearly half of the US labor force, and today outnumber men on college campuses. Yet the gender pay gap persists and women are overrepresented in the lowest paying occupations. In what ways are jobs and economic opportunities changing for women in the labor force? Over the next decade, how will demographic changes like the aging of the baby boom generation and technological changes …
Onboarding Program Eastern Band Of Cherokee Indians - Final Summary,
2023
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Onboarding Program Eastern Band Of Cherokee Indians - Final Summary, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development
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The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) is a federally-recognized tribe. The Family Safety Program (FSP) is the child welfare program that serves the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, under the tribal Division of Public Health and Human Services. FSP was established in 2015 with around 10 staff members and has grown to about 60 staff, all located in one office in Cherokee, North Carolina. Since FSP was a relatively new agency when they began working with the Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development (QIC-WD), turnover had not been a signficant problem, however, vacancies were a challenge. In October 2017, …
Frontline Job Redesign Louisiana - Final Summary,
2023
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Frontline Job Redesign Louisiana - Final Summary, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development
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The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Child Welfare Division (CWD) is a state-operated child welfare system. Louisiana has 64 parishes statewide organized into nine regions. The local parish offices provide child protective service (CPS), family services (FS), foster care (FC), and adoption services. CWD has approximately 1,500 employees including about 640 frontline caseworkers. In 2017, when Louisiana applied to become a QIC-WD site, CWD estimated its turnover rate across the state to be 24%, with one region having a turnover rate of 51%, while another had a turnover rate of only 8%.
This video discusses the challenges …
Frontline Job Redesign Louisiana - Prevention Worker Role Cards,
2023
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Frontline Job Redesign Louisiana - Prevention Worker Role Cards, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development
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Lists the different tasks given to types of prevention workers. View the download file.
Frontline Job Redesign Louisiana - Permanency Worker Role Cards,
2023
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Frontline Job Redesign Louisiana - Permanency Worker Role Cards, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development
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View the download file.
Organizational Change Process Milwaukee - Final Summary,
2023
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Organizational Change Process Milwaukee - Final Summary, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development
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Organizational Change in Action
The Division of Milwaukee Child Protective Services (DMCPS) is a state-operated child welfare system and is the only county system in Wisconsin run by the state. The Division is housed under the Department of Children and Families and has just under 200 staff, including: administrative/managerial staff, initial assessment and access (hotline) frontline workers, and fiscal and operations support. In 2016, DMCPS had an external turnover rate of 37% and they applied to be a Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development (QIC-WD) site, with the goal of strengthening their child welfare workforce.
When DMCPS started working with …
Organizational Change Process Milwaukee - Site Intervention Logic Model,
2023
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Organizational Change Process Milwaukee - Site Intervention Logic Model, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development
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Each QIC-WD site developed a logic model to serve as a visual representation of their selected intervention. All logic models included four main components: inputs, activities, outputs, and outcomes. Collectively, these demonstrate the resource and actions required to implement the program, as well as the associated result of changes anticipated through implementation of the program. The hypothesized relationships are represented by the pathways connecting the listed activities and anticipated outcomes.
Organizational Change Process Milwaukee - Arc Principles Poster,
2023
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Organizational Change Process Milwaukee - Arc Principles Poster, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development
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- All staff and administrative actions and decisions should be guided by a clear focus on the wellbeing of the children and families served.
- Measure success by how much child and family wellbeing improves and use this data to drive decision-making and improvement.
- Continually seek to be more effective, to eliminate barriers, and to foster change to improve the wellbeing of children and families.
- Focus on relationships/networks in your organization, stakeholders, and family networks to affect child and family outcomes.
- Get those with a stake (front-line staff) involved in key program decisions, solutions, and improvement efforts.
Addressing Work-Related Traumatic Stress Nebraska - Final Summary,
2023
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Addressing Work-Related Traumatic Stress Nebraska - Final Summary, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development
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Building a Resilient Workforce
Nebraska Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) is a state-operated child welfare system. The Division is housed in the Department of Health and Human services and is divided into five service areas. DCFS has about 400 frontline child welfare workers (Child and Family Services Specialists or CFSS), 70 supervisors, and 15 field administrators. In 2017, DCFS had an annual turnover rate of about 30%. They applied to be a QIC-WD site with the goal of strengthening their child welfare workforce.
When DCFS started working with the Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development (QIC-WD), an Implementation …
Supportive Supervision And Resiliency Ohio - Summary,
2023
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Supportive Supervision And Resiliency Ohio - Summary, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development
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Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) is a state-led, county-administered child welfare system. Ohio’s 83 single-county agencies and two multi-county agencies are responsible for the delivery of child protective services and ongoing case management in Ohio’s 88 counties. In 2017, ODJFS had an annual turnover rate of about 27%. They applied to be a Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development (QIC-WD) site with the goal of strengthening their child welfare workforce. When ODJFS started working with the QICWD, a Workforce Implementation Team (WIT) was established to participate in a needs assessment process, determine an intervention, and support implementation. …
Supportive Supervision And Resiliency Ohio - Coaching To Support Resilience Chart,
2023
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Supportive Supervision And Resiliency Ohio - Coaching To Support Resilience Chart, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development
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➢ What makes you hopeful about participating in Resilience Alliance? ➢ What worries you? ➢ What is one thing you’d like to achieve as a result of attending Resilience Alliance? ➢ How will you manage competing demands to be able to fully participate? ➢ When you think about how the agency responds to stress now, what is one area you’d most like to see change? ➢ What opportunities do you see to participate in the change? ➢ What is one thing you that might prepare you for Resilience Alliance? ➢ How do you recognize emotional, physical, personal indicators? What triggers …
Competency-Based Personnel Selection Oklahoma - Final Summary,
2023
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Competency-Based Personnel Selection Oklahoma - Final Summary, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development
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Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) is a state-operated child welfare system, but hiring has always been done locally. The agency is divided into five field regions serving 27 districts and 77 counties. In 2017, OKDHS employed 1,780 Child Welfare Specialists (caseworkers) and 388 supervisors. That same year, the annual turnover rate was 25%. They applied to be a QIC-WD site with the goal of strengthening their child welfare workforce.
When OKDHS started working with the Quality Improvement Center for Workforce Development (QIC-WD), a steering committee was established to participate in a needs assessment process, determine an intervention, and support …
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald: Your Vote Matters,
2023
Western Kentucky University
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald: Your Vote Matters, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Administration Documents
Magazine edition of the College Heights Herald for the period October 4 - November 6, 2023.
- Anderson, Alexandria. Letter from the Editor – Elections
- Reed, Bailey. Every Vote in This County is Important – Daniel Cameron, Andy Beshear
- Phelps, Maggie. The Importance of Voter Registration
- Daniel Cameron on the Issues
- Andy Beshear on the Issues
- Di Palermo, Dominic. The Bowling Green Rock Band Academy – Musicians
- Costellow, Ali. Students & Campus Organizations Prepare for November Election
- Wilborn, Price. Wokeness Is Not a Bad Thing, and People Need to Stop Saying It Is
- Edmonds, Luke. A Kentuckian’s Guide to Legal Sports …
A Guaranteed Income Intervention To Improve The Health And Financial Well-Being Of Low-Income Black Emerging Adults: Study Protocol For The Black Economic Equity Movement Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial,
2023
University of California, San Francisco
A Guaranteed Income Intervention To Improve The Health And Financial Well-Being Of Low-Income Black Emerging Adults: Study Protocol For The Black Economic Equity Movement Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial, Sheri A. Lippman, Margaret Libby, Michelle K. Nakphong, Abigail Arons, Monica Balanoff, Rain Mocello, Emily A. Arnold, Starley B. Shade, Marguerita Lightfoot, Multiple Additional Authors
OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Faculty Publications and Presentations
Background
Economic inequity systematically affects Black emerging adults (BEA), aged 18–24, and their healthy trajectory into adulthood. Guaranteed income (GI)–temporary, unconditional cash payments–is gaining traction as a policy solution to address the inequitable distribution of resources sewn by decades of structural racism and disinvestment. GI provides recipients with security, time, and support to enable their transition into adulthood and shows promise for improving mental and physical health outcomes. To date, few GI pilots have targeted emerging adults. The BEEM trial seeks to determine whether providing GI to BEA improves financial wellbeing, mental and physical health as a means to address …
Mountain West State Health System Rankings, 2023,
2023
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Mountain West State Health System Rankings, 2023, Julia Salangsang, Ivan Sun, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.
Health
This fact sheet presents data from the “2023 Scorecard on State Health System Performance” published by The Commonwealth Fund. The original report includes data from all 50 states and measures health system performance based on health care access, quality, use of services, costs, health disparities, reproductive care and women’s health, and health outcomes.
Navigating Complexity Of Serving Displaced Communities: A Study Of Yemeni Community-Based Organizations In Egypt,
2023
American University in Cairo
Navigating Complexity Of Serving Displaced Communities: A Study Of Yemeni Community-Based Organizations In Egypt, Alya Mohammed Al-Mahdi
Theses and Dissertations
Forced displacement is a global crisis that poses challenges for nations like Egypt. Despite international NGO support, escalating displaced individuals have overwhelmed existing capacities. Refugee Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) have emerged as a natural response from the communities themselves to bridge the gap between the state and NGOs and the refugee community. However, CBOs in Egypt face challenges that impact their operation and continuity. Through qualitative research, this study aims to explore the experience of the Yemeni CBOs. Through interviews with seven people from six CBOs conducted through field visits and online calls, this research uncovers the dynamics of Yemeni CBOs …
The Covid-19 Pandemic And Work From Home, 2019-2021,
2023
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The Covid-19 Pandemic And Work From Home, 2019-2021, Maryam Raja, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.
Economic Development & Workforce
This fact sheet presents data from the American Community Survey (ACS) Report, “Home Based Workers and the COVID-19 Pandemic,” which examines how the COVID-19 pandemic affected commuting patterns and workplace systems. The data examine how the pandemic shifted norms in work culture and conditions in Mountain West states and metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs).
