Immigrant parents' perceptions of child protective services may have important implications for their engagement in public institutions that are central to their children's well being. The current study examined West African immigrants' perceptions of child welfare authorities and the role of disciplining and monitoring in these communities' meaning making. A multiethnic group of 59 West Africa...

Political violence, armed conflicts and human rights violations are produced by a variety of political, economic and socio-cultural factors. Conflicts can be analyzed with an interdisciplinary approach to obtain a global understanding of the relative contribution of risk and protective factors. A public health framework was designed to address these risk factors and protective factors. The fram...

INTRODUCTION The Public Health Agency of Canada developed the Chronic Disease Indicator Framework (the Framework) with the goal of systematizing and enhancing chronic disease surveillance in Canada by providing the basis for consistent and reliable information on chronic diseases and their determinants. METHODS Available national and international health indicators, frameworks and national he...

T his book is about human behavior in public and nonprofit organizations. Its purpose is to provide information and perspectives that enhance our understanding of our own behavior and our ability to influence the behavior of others. It concerns how public servants interact with others in their organizations and with the public, how they view their work and its importance to their communities, a...

In many cases the simultaneous protection against electromagnetic and acoustic fields of wide frequency ranges is required. The complexity such a task lies in impossibility significantly reducing low-frequency sound levels with traditional sound-absorbing materials, as well different requirements for materials that shield high-frequency fields. It proposed to solve this problem by creating two-...

BACKGROUND This paper is based on data gathered from a 2006 survey of 1,098 "street children" in Northern Tanzania. It examines the role that school may play in preventing the migration of vulnerable youth to become homeless "street children". Specific focus is placed on the correlations found between children's attendance in school, their reports of abuse or support in their family, and their ...