The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is chartered as a federal advisory committee to provide expert external advice to CDC and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on the use of vaccines in the civilian population of the United States. This report summarizes the evolution of ACIP over the 50 years since its establishment in 1964 by the Surg...

The aim of this study is to determine the role Farm Advisory Services in order offset problems yield productivity gaps area. farmers’ perceptions Model Center (MFSC) were statistically examined via a comparison differences within two subgroups. A sample size 120 was selected enable equal representation from both member farmers and independent MFSC. An t-test along with dummy variable used ident...

The initiatives to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS across African society have been following different approaches ranging from workshops and seminars to posters across streets. One of the main challenges has been on the dissemination of relevant information related to HIV/AIDS advices to the appropriate in demand users. However, the advances in ICT have not been benefited in this area and partic...

When we attend library conferences we often rush back to our libraries excited to implement some of the ideas that we’ve heard. Lucy Lockley presented a session at the 2012 Public Library Association Conference that focused on a staffwide, all-inclusive readers’ advisory model. With an “all for one, one for all” mentality, we receive a vision for including all staff in readers’ advisory service...

Virtual advisory services are very important tools for the psychological self-help domain. It is particularly valuable for emergency rescuers in relieving their psychological distress given the high-stress nature of their occupation. To investigate optimal design strategies for an effective virtual advisory service to empower emergency rescuers, this article explores how virtual advisor identit...

INTRODUCTION Technological advances and increased utilization have helped establish radiology as one of the preeminent professions inmedicine.However,we are now facing serious challenges as the United States embarks on a generational reassessment of health care services, financing, and priorities. Radiology, in particular, with its prominent profile, has been and will continue to be at risk. Ho...

BACKGROUND TO THE DEBATE The US and Canadian task forces on preventive health recently declared that there is not enough evidence to recommend for or against routine universal screening of women for domestic violence. Yet some experts argue that routine enquiry is justified.

The Indo-UK Advanced Technology Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks, Systems and Services (IUATC) is trying to address the future challenges identified by the UK Government under the Digital Economy Theme and the Department of Science and Technology in India. One such area in rural India where Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) networks can have a major impact is Agri...

RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Evidence-based practice is at an early stage of uptake within child welfare services. To facilitate well-informed decisions, we disseminated evidence from systematic reviews (SR) to local child welfare stakeholders in Norway through plain language summaries on a website (http://www.r-bup.no). METHOD We developed and implemented our dissemination strategy through...