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Firm turnover under asymmetric information: Tanzania's agro‐dealer sector

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We study firm turnover (i.e., entry and exit) and its consumer implications in a market characterized by asymmetric information. Using a three‐round census of agro‐dealers in Tanzania's Morogoro Region, we document annual firm entry and exit rates of 33% and 17%, respectively.
Alix Naugler, Hope Michelson, Sarah Janzen, Christopher Magomba   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sports Medicine Community Outreach [PDF]

, 2013
IMPACT. 1: A signature of the outreach program is services to Columbus City Schools (CCS). On-site medical care and student mentoring/teaching on the diagnosis and treatment of sport-related problems for CCS student-athletes is provided. -- 2.
Summanen, Thomas
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A realist synthesis of the evidence on outreach programmes for health improvement of Traveller Communities [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Improving the health of Traveller Communities is an international public health concern but there is little evidence on effective interventions.
M. Lhussier, Lhussier, Monique, Forster, Natalie, S. M. Carr, N. Forster, Carr, Susan   +5 more
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Reverse auctions for drought‐responsive water buybacks: Evidence from co‐designed lab and field experiments

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Protecting endangered aquatic species while sustaining farming communities can require water buyback programs that are both cost‐effective and responsive to the variability and unpredictability of drought conditions. Working in close partnership with The Nature Conservancy and the Georgia Water Planning and Policy Center, we co‐design parallel
Lusi Xie, Kent D. Messer, Leah H. Palm‐Forster, Mark Masters, Holly A. Michael, Kristin Rowles   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

B/ordering and healthcare access for migrants with precarious status: The role of healthcare workers in counteracting restrictive policies

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné, Jill Hanley, Élise Bourgeois‐Guérin, Pénélope Boudreault   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Firearm carrying practices and motivations: A mixed methods study among adults and youth

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The purpose of this participatory action, mixed methods research study was to identify motivations related to firearm carrying from a qualitative perspective, and then to use quantitative research to characterize the patterns of motivations around carrying.
Krista R. Mehari, Colleen S. Walsh, L. Taylor Stevens, Jasmine N. Coleman, Alice Ellyson, Phillip N. Smith   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implementing a bidirectional process with community stakeholders to identify cancer prevention and control priorities for Antelope Valley, a semirural area of Los Angeles county

Preventive Oncology & Epidemiology
Purpose: Bidirectional engagement is a process used by cancer centers to engage communities in cancer outreach and research. This paper describes the establishment of a cancer-focused stakeholder coalition and a bidirectional process to identify outreach
Nicholas Acuna, Estefania Rodriguez, Reener Balingit, Lourdes Barajas, Aziza Shepherd, Adel Domingo, Alison K. Herrmann, Mayra Serrano, Laurel J. Finster, Alexis Pope, Jane C. Figueiredo, Charles S. Kamen, Zul Surani   +12 more
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Large Dog Relinquishment to Two Municipal Facilities in New York City and Washington, D.C.: Identifying Targets for Intervention

Animals, 2014
While the overall trend in euthanasia has been decreasing nationally, large dogs are at a higher risk of euthanasia than other sized dogs in most animal shelters in the United States.
Emily Weiss, Margaret Slater, Laurie Garrison, Natasha Drain, Emily Dolan, Janet M. Scarlett, Stephen L. Zawistowski   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Community Engagement and Outreach Programs For Lead Prevention In Mississippi [PDF]

, 2020
The objective of the project was to encourage health promotion through education, outreach, and community-based training. The people attending health fairs (n = 467), community events (n = 469), and Kindergarten classes (n = 241) were the study ...
Mitra, Amal K., Anderson-Lewis, Charkarra   +1 more
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Community partner perspectives on community‐academic health research partnerships with Black American communities: A scoping review

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Evaluations of community‐engaged research (CEnR) typically emphasize health outcomes rather than the partnership processes that contribute to intervention effectiveness. This scoping review synthesized community partner‐identified strategies for successful community‐academic health research partnerships with Black American communities and ...
Kaylyn A. Garcia, Dylan R. Wong, Derek M. Griffith, Nada M. Goodrum, Bret Kloos, Shannon Deutsch, Guillermo M. Wippold   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source