Applied distance learning methods in disaster preparedness: a systematic review - Bosak S, Namaky A, Aghababaeian H, Bazyar J, Rokhafroz D, Ahmadi-Mazhin S.
Nowadays, accidents and disasters are one of the most important issues facing humans. Training is an important feature in disasters and distance learning is a suitable method for education in every place and at every time. The aim of this study is to deter... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
RUS: Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants for Fiscal Year 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is accepting applications for the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grant program for fiscal year 2024, subject to the availability of funding. DLT grant funds support the use of telecommunications-enabled information, audio and video equipment, and related advanced technologies by students, teachers, medical professionals, and rural residents. Applications that will help rural communities recover economically, ensure all rural residents have equitable access to USDA Rural Development (RD) programs and benefits from RD-funded projects, and red...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 29, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Cochrane launches new Interactive Learning module on qualitative evidence synthesis
Cochrane is delighted to announce the launch of the twelfth module within the Cochrane Interactive Learning course, on qualitative evidence synthesis (QES). This introductory module teaches participants how to systematically combine and analyze evidence from individual qualitative studies. The module, designed to be completed in about 90 minutes, aims to provide participants with a solid foundation in framing a QES question, scoping a topic, assessing available evidence, synthesizing data, and proficiently presenting findings in a comprehensive report.ProfessorJane Noyes, one of the module ' s authors, says " This module...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - February 16, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Christine Maema Source Type: news
Predictors of suicidality among Polish university students during COVID-19 pandemic - Cicho ń E, Gawrych M, Kiejna A, Gondek TM, Andrzejewska B, Adamowski T, Kozak K, Mortier P, Alonso J.
PURPOSE: The main purpose of the study was to assess university students' mental health and identify factors associated with the risk of suicidal thoughts, plans, and attempts during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and distance learning. RECEN... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Fruit Street Health CEO Laurence Girard, Joins the CDC's Lifestyle Change Implementation Research Network (LCIRN)
NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has invited the CEO of Fruit Street Health, Laurence Girard, to participate in its Lifestyle Change Implementation Research Network. Fruit Street is a CDC-recognized Distance Learning provider of... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PER Source Type: news
Suicide phenomenon among students during the COVID-19 pandemic: (a case study on the suicide phenomenon among students in Tarakan, North Kalimantan) - Siburian DPM.
This article discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on human life, particularly in the field of education. In an effort to address the pandemic, the government has implemented Distance Learning Education (PJJ) as a relevant solution, but it has resu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Effects of online distance learning on violence risk knowledge and competencies - Kopelovich SL, Olson J, Michaelsen K, Wasser T.
Behavioral health professionals are charged with providing effective outpatient services while addressing patient and public safety, yet training in empirically-informed violence risk assessment strategies remains inaccessible. The authors developed and ev... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Media, Marketing, and Internet Issues Source Type: news
Reconciling occupational safety and health (OSH) Master's of Science curricula with employer demands - Wilbanks DW, Abulhassan Y, Wachter JK.
This study concurrently investigated the characteristics of 20 distance learning United States OSH M.S. programs and 101 OSH employment postings preferring or requiring candidates with an advanced degree. The goal was to determine if there was consensus in... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Adolescent feelings on COVID-19 distance learning support: associations with mental health, social-emotional health, substance use, and delinquency - Kwaning K, Ullah A, Biely C, Jackson N, Dosanjh KK, Galvez A, Arellano G, Dudovitz R.
This study investi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
An assessment of the reliability and validity of the PERMA Well-Being Scale for adult undergraduate students in an open and distance learning context - Magare I, Graham MA, Eloff I.
BACKGROUND: The PERMA well-being scale measures the multidimensionality of well-being in human populations. It highlights positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment. Despite the empirical advancement and evolution of the PERM... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 26, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
RUS: Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants for Fiscal Year 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is accepting applications for the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grant program for fiscal year 2023. DLT grant funds support the use of telecommunications-enabled information, audio and video equipment, and related advanced technologies by students, teachers, medical professionals, and rural residents. Applications that will help rural communities recover economically, ensure all rural residents have equitable access to USDA Rural Development (RD) programs and benefits from RD-funded projects, and reduce climate pollution and increase resil...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - December 1, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
The Effect of a Sepsis Interprofessional Education Using Virtual Patient Telesimulation on Sepsis Team Care in Clinical Practice: Mixed Methods Study
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of sepsis interprofessional education on medical and nursing students ' sepsis knowledge, team communication skills, and skill use in clinical practice. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Census Bureau: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Household Pulse Survey
The Census Bureau is seeking comment on proposed revisions to the Household Pulse Survey, which helps to inform on a range of topics related to households' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Proposed revisions include modifications to questions related to the receipt or intention to receive a vaccine booster, children's vaccinations, school enrollment and spending, and distance learning. Comments are due within 30 days of this notice. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - January 24, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Adolescent mental health, connectedness, and mode of school instruction during COVID-19 - Hertz MF, Kilmer G, Verlenden J, Liddon N, Rasberry CN, Barrios LC, Ethier KA.
BACKGROUND: Because COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020, nearly 93% of U.S. students engaged in some distance learning. These school disruptions may negatively influence adolescent mental health. Protective factors, like feeling connected to fam... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 23, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
2021 reflections: In an amazing year of achievements, nothing topped the return to campus
As we approach the end of December, it ’s a natural time to look back at the year that was. In 2021, UCLA welcomed students, faculty, staff, alumni and visitors back to our home in Westwood, though of course it wasn’t exactly the way things had been.Different from pre-pandemic times: Masks remain present. Better (much better): UCLA officially opened the Black Bruin Resource Center.Even with all the changes, UCLA persisted as a force for public good, guided by our mission of teaching, research and service. In the past year, professors continued helping us better understand our world with their research, students kept ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - December 17, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
