Tulane's Training Program for Health Facility Surveyors

Training needs for the next generation of soil surveyors

During the past two decades, soil survey as many other applied scientific disciplines has been dealing with a rapidly changing society and consequent shifts in public and private information needs for planning and management. Concurrently, soil survey has been faced with the advent of a whole range of new technologies, many of them highly relevant to the planning and execution of soils resource...

Mobile Interfaces for Building Control Surveyors

The problem of integrating heterogeneous back-end platforms used in public administration has been widely addressed in a number of research and development projects. In such a complex and heterogeneous environment, application of the SOA paradigm can be particularly beneficial. However, in some application domains – such as the Building Control Administration – there is an additional requiremen...

Be prepared for when surveyors come knocking.

Pilot Application of Biofeedback Training Program for Racket Sports Players

Background. A biofeedback program receives attention as an intervention program for athletes to regulate their psychological state. Objectives. The purpose was to apply for a heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback training program and validate its effectiveness for racket sports players. Methods. The participants were eight elite sport athletes (three men and five women): five squash players...

A mental health training program for community health workers in India: impact on knowledge and attitudes

BACKGROUND Unmet needs for mental health treatment in low income countries are pervasive. If mental health is to be effectively integrated into primary health care in low income countries like India then grass-roots workers need to acquire relevant knowledge and skills to be able to recognise, refer and support people experiencing mental disorders in their own communities. This study aims to pr...