It is just under 2.5 years since I took up my appointment as the Joint Director of Public Health for Bristol and this has proved to be a professionally rewarding time to be practising public health in the city. It has been intellectually stimulating to work with others to think through the implications of this role, particularly for local authorities some of whom felt—though not in Bristol—that...

This investigation has as principal object comprehend the overcoming process of intrafamiliar violence against children overcoming process of the families. It explores authors’ oppinions about the value of the social and affective support network on the violence practiced by parents against their children overcoming process. It presents results referring to resident families of the city of Petr...

operating urban and rural councils in iran put some new hopes to improve the local situation and correct some authorized procedures in urban management affairs. the third period of local councils started in 2007. at present many councilors and officials aware about the importance of training some necessary skills and knowledge for the councilors. this article tries to adopt a relevant education...

We are developing an eParticipation web platform based on Linked Open Data that targets regional communities in Japan. To increase transparency and public participation, we aim to utilize web contents related to target regions for sharing public concerns among citizens, government officials, and experts. We have designed a Linked Open Data set called SOCIA (Social Opinions and Concerns for Idea...

BACKGROUND Regular physical activity can help prevent chronic diseases, yet only half of US adults meet national physical activity guidelines. One barrier to physical activity is a lack of safe places to be active, such as bike paths and sidewalks. Complete Streets, streets designed to enable safe access for all users, can help provide safe places for activity. COMMUNITY CONTEXT This communit...

BACKGROUND Public-access defibrillation with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) is being implemented in many countries worldwide with considerable financial implications. The potential benefit and economic consequences of focused or unfocused AED deployment are unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS All cardiac arrests in public in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 1994 through 2005 were geographically l...

DR. KENNETH WITCHER CLEMENT of Cleveland, Ohio, president of the National Medical Association in 1963-64, was awarded its 20th Distinguished Service Medal by vote of the House of Delegates at the Public Meeting of the 70th Annual Convention on August 10, 1965. The presentation was made by Dr. Whittier C. Atkinson, chairman of the Council on Distinguished Service Award. During 1964-65 Dr. Clemen...

OBJECTIVE To assess utilization of partner notification as a tool in prevention and control of Sexually transmitted infections in Nairobi City Council clinics. DESIGN A cross-sectional study carried out between April and September 2000. SETTING Nairobi City Council health clinics were stratified into eight administrative divisions and a total of 16 out of 54 primary health clinics with at l...

To the Editor of The Hospital and Health Review. Sir,?It may be of interest to you to know that, as the result of recent negotiations with the Ministry of Health, the following Committee of the Sheffield Hospitals' Council has been authorised by the Voluntary Hospitals' Commission to be the Local Voluntary Hospitals' Committee for this area Representing the City Corporation? The Lord Mayor (Aid...

This paper aims to assess the impact of Web 2.0 (Gov 2.0) and Social Media technologies provided by Local Government on different community groups. Findings represent the first stage of a longitudinal study conducted on a Local Government in Australia, namely Randwick City Council. The study explores key drivers and inhibitors behind the adoption of Gov 2.0 and Social Media technologies and ide...