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Community development and the community nurse

Curationis, 1981
In the health professions lip service has long been paid to the concept of people accepting responsibility for the maintenance of their own health. Yet, in reality, in spite of extensive health education campaigns to bring this home to the communities served, there is still a marked tendency to think for — to plan for — and to do for — people those ...
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Community Development Banks [PDF]

, 1996
The Clinton/Gore proposal for the creation of a network of 100 Community Development Banks (CDBs) to revitalize communities is bold and crucial for the success of the US economy. Banks are essential institutions in any community and the establishment of a bank is often a prerequisite to the investment process.
Hyman P. Minsky, Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, Ronnie J. Phillips, L. Randall Wray   +3 more
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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge, Maite E. Houwing, Rowena L. Grohssteiner, Ferdows Atiq, Sonja A. M. C. Teuben, Mirjam P. Fransen, Marjon H. Cnossen   +6 more
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Phoenix rising 2000: How Timor-Leste’s media bloomed from the ashes of violence and bloody conflict

Pacific Journalism Review, 2018
Commentary: The second annual Dili Dialogue Forum in July 2018 was sponsored by UNESCO, UNDP and the Timor-Leste Press Council and the governments of New Zealand, Japan and the Netherlands.
Bob Howarth
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Early Impact of Childhood Opportunity on Neurocognitive Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neurocognitive impairment is a well‐recognized complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) that begins early in childhood and persists across development. While cerebrovascular injury contributes substantially to risk, neurocognitive deficits are also observed in children without overt or silent cerebral infarctions, suggesting ...
Julia E. LaMotte, Hannah Koch, Olivia A. Coughlin, Jillian R. Bouck, Allie Carter, Seethal A. Jacob   +5 more
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An Evaluation of the Extent of National Agricultural Research Institutes’ Communication Strategies Regarding Farmers’ Awareness of Agricultural Technologies in South-West Nigeria

Pan-African Journal of Education and Social Sciences
One of the National Agricultural Research Institutes' key responsibilities is information sharing to farmers. This study investigated selected NARIs’ deployed communication strategies in disseminating agricultural technologies information to farmers and ...
Adesegun S. Adetola, Johnson B. Akintayo, Oluwafemi T. Olomojobi   +2 more
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Communication and Technology in the Process of Social Change: A Critical Appraisal of the Early Communication Theories

Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2017
This article explores the conceptualization of communication and technology by the early communication scholars, which laid the foundation of contemporary communication studies, in their quests for explaining social change.
Res.Assist. Banu Durdağ
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COMMUNICATION PERFORMANCE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOR IN VILLAGE-OWNED ENTERPRISE IN MANAGING VILLAGE ENTERPRISE: A CASE STUDY OF PANGGUNGHARJO VILLAGE OF BANTUL CITY, INDONESIA [PDF]

Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 2019
BUMDes of Desa Panggungharjo (Village-owned enterprise of Panggungharjo Village) has rubbish processing, swadesa (a village-owned department store), tamanu oil processing, and village tourism business units.
Kusuma S., Hubeis A.V.S., Sarwoprasodjo S., Ginting B.   +3 more
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Psychosocial Functioning After Pediatric Bone Sarcoma: Generic and Survivor‐Specific Outcomes in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors may experience psychosocial challenges related to childhood cancer after their intensive, body‐altering treatment. This cross‐sectional study aimed to evaluate generic and survivor‐specific psychosocial outcomes in a national cohort of pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors, and ...
Hinke van der Hoek, Heleen Maurice‐Stam, Laura R. Beek, Jennifer van Dijk, Marjolein E. M. Langemeijer, Relinde W. Slooff‐Lentink, Alied M. van der Aa‐van Delden, Anne Westerweel, Marloes van Gorp, Hendrik W. B. Schreuder, Lianne M. Haveman, W. Peter Bekkering, Leonie G. Tigelaar, Johannes H. M. Merks, Martha A. Grootenhuis   +14 more
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Ironic Medications: A Narrative‐Based Psycho‐Educational Intervention to Explore Patient–Provider Communication in Adolescents With Haematological Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adolescents with haematological malignancies face significant emotional and relational challenges, often accompanied by difficulties in communicating their needs within the healthcare context. To address these issues, a narrative‐based psycho‐educational intervention based on the creation and prescription of Ironic Medications was ...
Marta Stoppa, Elena Pagani Bagliacca, Selena Russo, Giulia Rampoldi, Maria Grazia Strepparava, Adriana Cristina Balduzzi, Andrea Biondi, Marco Spinelli   +7 more
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