introduction spatial planning concepts have become prominent in discussions and strategies that focus on regional and rural development. at the heart of this policy framework is an understanding that competition between regions is one of the primary driving forces influencing social and economic development and hence cohesion. it is also understood that some regions have greater advantages in t...

BACKGROUND Features of the built environment that influence physical activity behavior characterize Active Community Environments. CONTEXT Whether Active Community Environments policies exist in the state of Hawaii's four counties is unknown. The purpose of this study was to provide a baseline assessment of these policies in Hawaii. METHODS A survey assessing policies in six domains (i.e., ...

HIV in Dallas The Dallas Metropolitan Division (MD) consists of Collin County, Dallas County, Delta County, Denton County, Ellis County, Hunt County, Kaufman County, and Rockwall County. Dallas County is the second‐ largest county in Texas. In the Dallas MD, approximately 15,957 people are living with HIV, and approximately 900 new cases of HIV have been identified annually. 83% of people with ...

Soil organic matters are considered as the animal and plant residues and active components of soils. The cultivation practices will cause the quick removal of organic matters in soils even in those which are not affected by erosion. This study was carried out to assess the level of soil humus in the pilot area, to investigate the positive or negative effect of humus level on soil and to introdu...

Assign each rural county to an urban county. Let i index urban counties, and let j each of the rural counties assigned to a particular urban county; let j = 0 for the urban county. DeÞne an urban county and its assigned rural counties as a group, and let Ji be the number of rural counties in group i. Let Nij be the number of nurses in county j of group i, and let Pij be the population of county...

COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Donna Austin, Director, Family Mediation Program, Lane County Paul Edison-Lahm, Multnomah County Family Court Facilitator Dr. Adam Furcher, PhD, Psychologist and Mediator, Portland Janice Garceau, LCSW, Director, Family Court Services, Multnomah County Kelly Lemarr, Attorney/Branch Manager, St. Andrew Legal Clinic, Washington County Jane Parisi-Mosher, MA, LMFT, Therapist, Me...

ALLEN VAN DEYNZE, Biotechnology Specialist, Seed Biotechnology Center, University of California, Davis; DANIEL H. PUTNAM, University of California Cooperative Extension Alfalfa Specialist, University of California, Davis; STEVE ORLOFF, University of California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor and County Director, Siskiyou County; TOM LANINI, Cooperative Extension Weed Specialist, University o...

Introduction In 2004, Delaware County, Ohio, was the fast­ est growing county in Ohio and the eleventh fastest growing county in the nation. Even with a 71.4% increase in business establish­ ments, less than 40% of Delaware County res­ idents both live and work in the county. The population increased 30% from April 2000 to July 2004, when it reached 142,503. Delaware County, about 25 miles nort...

BACKGROUND Based on death certificate data, the Texas Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics calculates age adjusted all-cause mortality rates for each Texas county yearly. In 1998 the calculated rates for two adjacent Texas counties was disparate. These counties contain one city (Amarillo) and are identical in size. This study examined the accuracy of recorded county of residence for ...