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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"community interventions"”.
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Factors and dynamics influencing the implementation of community interventions: a systems perspective
Community interventions are a recent development in the field of prevention. This study sought to address the current gap in this area, between scientific knowledge and community practice, through an understanding of practitioners’ experiences of implementation. A case study was undertaken to …
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Identifying barriers and effective community interventions to voluntary medical male circumcision in the Zambezi region
… set targets, Namibia included. Despite numerous interventions to scale up VMMC in priority countries, the MC prevalence rates are still low. For example, Namibia as a country set the target of 330 128 men to be circumcised by 2016, however the numbers are not promising. Therefore, the objectives …
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Prevention of childhood drowning: A review of current community interventions and their effect on recreational drowning mortality in children
… of risk reduction and other exposure limiting interventions is that they produce differing outcomes because they have differing efficacy even though they lead to the same end of reducing childhood drowning. These include laws that require secured pools and beaches; community programs that …
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HIV/AIDS and men : a critical examination of tensions and challenges in establishing a support group for men
… the difficulties involved in the creation of community interventions in this area. In addition, few men's only HIV/AIDS support groups exist and a relatively modest amount of literature surrounds the subject. This thesis, aims to investigate the struggles and tensions involved in the formation …
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A formative and outcome evaluation for a substance abuse treatment programme
… Alternate methods of treatment in the form of community interventions have been implemented in response to the need for treatment in these disadvantaged communities. This report is an evaluation of one such intervention based in Hanover Park, Cape Town.
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How the Labeling of “Acting White” Manifests itself Among People of Color: The Life Experiences of Cultural Straddlers
… and implications for further research and future community interventions.</p>
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Stigma and women living with HIV: A co-operative inquiry
… research but also for future governmental and community interventions and policies in regards to HIV awareness and education in New Zealand. Increasing awareness and education will reduce the transmission of HIV and will assist with destigmatising HIV, an empowering process for people living …
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Investigating the Prevalence of Social Anxiety in LGB College Students
… in marginalized communities like the LGBTQ community. Knowing that such a prevalent disorder is common among these populations and affects one of the main factors contributing to those individuals’ ability to adjust successfully and to their well-being, comes with the responsibility of …
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Individual, Family, School, And Community Predictors Of High School Male Suicidal Behaviors: An Analysis Of 2010 Iowa Youth Survey Data
… are patterns of individual, family, school, and community influences that contribute to the likelihood a young person will think about, plan, or attempt suicide. Examination of those patterns reveals that adolescent males have a different constellation of risk and protective factors impacting …
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Creating A Welcoming, Inclusive, And Affirming Primary Care Environment For Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex And Asexual Patients
<p>The LGBTQIA+ community has long faced disparities in healthcare which have had significant consequences including increased cancer risk factors and poorer health outcomes when compared to the cisgender, heterosexual community. Interventions are needed to increase the knowledge and cultural …
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Surviving Disablist Hate Rape : Barriers, Intersectionalities and Collective Interventions with Disabled Women in the North of England.
… women might best access support, justice and interventions after disablist hate rape. The research utilized standpoint feminist methodology, underpinned by the social model of disability. Nine focus groups with eighty-two victims and Survivors after disablist hate rape were conducted between …
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Coping with Experiences of War in Sri Lanka: Perspectives from Tamil Immigrants Living in the UK
… which has had a profound effect on the Tamil community. The number of Tamil people living in the UK continues to grow, yet the mental health needs of Tamil immigrants and their coping behaviours remain poorly understood. Understanding the needs of war-affected communities seems particularly …
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Exploring feminist notions of peacebuilding: experiences of women activists in Northern Uganda
… (over a period of 2 years) from key members of community-based peacebuilding groups as well as from the groups' beneficiaries. This study conceptualised gender from a decolonial, intersectional framing of femininities which considered lineage, age, class, and geographic location of women who …
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Development and Exploratory Findings of a Smartwatch Interface to Facilitate Group Cohesion in a Statewide Health Promotion Program
… health concern in the US and around the world. Community-based interventions that include evidence-based principles of group dynamics are effective at improving individual-level physical activity behaviors as well as changing social norms for health behaviors. The use of technologies such as …
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Systematic Intervention to Increase Parent Involvement In Children's Academic Activity
… discussed, particularly regarding engagement of community-based agencies and parent participation.</p>
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An investigation of everyday entrepreneurship in a resource-constrained context.
… of local resources and leverage their family, community, and other strategic alliances to start, survive in business, and expand the farm business. By leveraging on family and community interventions, including local social partnerships to access critical resources, the entrepreneurial farmers …
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Improving the Institutional Behaviour of Prisoners: Challenges and Opportunities for Behaviour Analysis
… adaptation of school-wide Positive Behavioural Interventions and Supports (PBIS) to juvenile justice facilities. PBIS offers a framework within which to integrate a continuum of evidencebased practices to address the needs of the population to which it is applied. Preliminary evidence suggests …
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GEOGRAPHIC DATA MINING AND GEOVISUALIZATION FOR UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH DATA
… outcomes can be helpful in designing effective community interventions to promote healthy living. Furthermore, specific information obtained from this dissertation can help guide geographically-targeted programs, policies, and preventive initiatives for overweight and obesity prevalence in the …
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Exploring community-led total sanitation as a mechanism to eliminate open-defecation: A case study of Havana informal settlement in Windhoek, Namibia
… study seeks to explore whether the newly adopted Community-Led Total Sanitation can improve access to and use of latrines in the Havana informal settlement as opposed to the current model of subsidised ablution facilities. Namibia has made tremendous strides in improving sanitation, particularly …