Background: Although the Internet is one of the most commonly accessed resources for health information, finding information on local sexual health services, such as sexually transmitted disease ...(STD) testing, can be challenging. Recognizing that most quests for online health information begin with search engines, the purpose of this exploratory study was to examine the extent to which online information about local STD/HIV testing services can be found using Google. Methods: Queries on STD and HIV testing services were executed in Google for 6 geographically unique locations across the United States. The first 3 websites that resulted from each query were coded for the following characteristics: (1) relevancy to the search topic, (2) domain and purpose, (3) rank in Google results, and (4) content. Results: Websites hosted at .com (57.3%), .org (25.7%), and .gov (10.5%) domains were retrieved most frequently. Roughly half of all websites (n = 376) provided information relevant to the query, and about three-quarters (77.0%) of all queries yielded at least 1 relevant website within the first 3 results. Searches for larger cities were more likely to yield relevant results compared with smaller cities (odds ratio OR = 10.0, 95% confidence interval CI = 5.6, 17.9). On comparison with .com domains, .gov (OR = 2.9, 95% CI = 1.4, 5.6) and .org domains (OR = 2.9, 95% CI = 1.7, 4.8) were more likely to provide information of the location to get tested. Discussion: Ease of online access to information about sexual health services varies by search topic and locale. Sexual health service providers must optimize their website placement so as to reach a greater proportion of the sexually active population who use web search engines.
The phenomenological study examined the experiences of follower growth while working with a servant leader. Using in-depth interview questions, the lived experiences of 10 followers were explored to ...build on the limited existing research on servant leadership and more specifically, Greenleaf’s proposed follower outcomes. The results revealed that participants experienced positive growth, both personally and professionally, and that growth aligned with the framework presented by Greenleaf. Participants experienced healthier self-confidence and care, freedom from making mistakes and taking risks, increased professional knowledge and skill set, increased ability to self-manage, and experienced a desire to model the servant leader behavior they observed in their own leaders.
What is already known about this topic? Workplace activities that involve close contact with coworkers and customers can lead to COVID-19 spread. What is added by this report? Workplace ...investigations were prioritized using workplace features associated with increased COVID-19 spread and with severe disease outcomes. High-priority investigations were more likely than were medium- and low-priority investigations to have two or more cases among employees, two or more cases not previously linked to the workplace, or two or more exposed workplace contacts not previously elicited during case interviews. What are the implications for public health practice? Workplace investigations uncovered contacts not previously elicited and cases not previously linked to the workplace, demonstrating the importance of conducting workplace investigations in addition to routine case interviews to limit the potential workplace spread of COVID-19.
Focusing on the work of furniture artists Garry Knox Bennett, Mitch Ryerson, Edward Zucca and John Cederquist, this thesis explores how craft furniture makers in the late 1970s and 1980s engaged and ...contributed to postmodern thought through their creations. Ultimately responding to (even rejecting) modernist tendencies of first-generation studio furniture makers, these furniture artists began to investigate the way furniture could communicate narrative, social and political statements, as well as jokes, by returning to ornamentation and historical references while employing new materials. Additionally, Cederquist's work in particular joins topical concerns expressed by postmodern theorists, bringing awareness to the prevalence of images and simulacra at the expense of the real in the postmodern era.
The current study evaluated the use of a manualized social skills program, Superheroes Social Skills, to increase the use of prosocial behaviors and decrease the use of aggressive behaviors for ...children with externalizing behaviors. The training was implemented by a school psychologist in a pullout group with four children with high-incidence disabilities and four typically developing peers at a public elementary school. The program implemented was a multimedia, high interest program that incorporates the use of animation to teach the lessons. This program also uses evidence-based practices (e.g., video-modeling, peer mediation, social stories, and self-management) to help increase the effectiveness of the intervention. There were eleven skills taught during one 30-minute session. Two sessions were taught per week. Children were videotaped during free play and recess observations for baseline, treatment, and follow-up. Their behaviors were then coded using a partial interval recording system. The behaviors observed were verbal aggression, physical aggression, neutral behavior, positive initiations, and positive responses. The observation codes were used to calculate effect sizes, percentage of nonoverlapping data points, and percentage of all nonoverlapping data points. The Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) was used as a pre- and post-measure of treatment effectiveness. Measures were also used to determine social validity, consumer satisfaction, and treatment integrity. These measures were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results indicated that this intervention was effective for decreasing aggressive behaviors, decreasing neutral play, and increasing positive responses in both the treatment setting and the generalized recess setting. Results were also maintained at a 2-week follow-up. Parents and participants indicated the program was effective and favorable. The results of the SSIS indicated minimal treatment effect, although teachers rated a significant increase in social skills. The treatment was implemented with high treatment fidelity. Overall, this study found that the Superheroes Social Skills Program was an effective intervention for children with high-incidence disabilities and externalizing behaviors. The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.
The current study assessed the Superhero Social Skills program as an evidence-based practice for teaching social skills to elementary children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in a clinical ...out-patient setting. The program consists of many research-validated components, including peer mediation, video-modeling, and social stories. There were 4 participants with ASD and 4 "peer buddies," all between the ages of 5 and 10. Intervention sessions took place at an outpatient clinical setting over 8 weeks. One lesson was taught per week and incorporated components from the program's typical two lesson per week format. After each session, analog free play observations were conducted and coded by the researcher and another graduate student to achieve interrater reliability. Parents reported the number of spontaneous uses of skills at home to measure generalization. Effect size and percentage of nonoverlapping data points were calculated to determine changes in social engagement and generalization. There were also pre- and postmeasures of social behaviors completed by parents and consumer satisfaction measures completed after the intervention by parents and children. The results of this study indicate increased levels of social initiations, social responses, and social engagement during free play observations. For most participants, there was also an increase in generalized use of the skills. Parents and children reported high levels of satisfaction with the program. Overall, results suggest that the "superhero social skills" program is effective for children with ASD.
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