Executive Masters of Public Health: Concentration in Health Management and Policy Professor: Paula Tavrow, PhD Class: Intro to Community Health Science CHS 100 FALL 2013 E-Mail: ptavrow@ucla.edu Intimate Partner Abuse Part A: Socio-Ecological Model Policy (Intimate Partner Violence Screening Among Migrant/Seasonal Farmworker Women and Healthcare: A Policy Brief): Wilson et al. (2013) * The purpose of this policy brief is to review previous research, screenings, intervention practices
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Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. Photovoltaics convert light into electric current using the photovoltaic effect.[2] Photovoltaics were initially, and still are, used to power small and medium-sized applications, from the calculator powered by a single
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Geography unit 4 Consuming the Rural Landscape – Leisure and Tourism Leisure: Freedom from time-consuming duties, responsibilities, or activities. Tourism: Temporary movement of people to destinations outside places where they normally live and work. Local Recreation: Surfing, hiking, exploring but it all involves your own local area Non-local Recreation: Going somewhere else to find activities e.g. surfing Business and recreational travel: Travel for pleasure e.g. city guides, coach
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Purposes of the Report The purpose of this report is to (1) analyze the policies and strategies of five competing companies that may have contributed to their honorable reputation as one of the best corporate citizens in 2009, and (2) inform the managers of Johnson & Johnson about possible policies and practices that can help their company become a better corporate citizen. By implementing these new strategies, the goal is to enable Johnson & Johnson to be included on the
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Unilever Corporate and Managerial Responsibility Contents Executive summary 3 1. Introduction 4 2. Stakeholder analysis 4 3. CSR at Unilever 6 4. CSR issues – The palm oil and tea production case 9 5. Strengths and weaknesses of the current CSR policy 10 6. Conclusion 11 Executive summary In this paper, the approach of Unilever, a British-Dutch major player in the FMCG sector, towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development
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Global Warming Global Warming is a very important ecological issue, and it has many negative effects on our environment. Global warming is also known as the greenhouse effects. Scientists have been aware of the greenhouse effect since 1824, when Joseph Fourier calculated that the Earth would be much colder if it had no atmosphere. The greenhouse effect is the absorption of energy radiated from the earth's surface by carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere causing the atmosphere to become
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needs and express their greatest potential in the present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, planning and acting for the ability to maintain these ideals for future generations. Herman Dary 1990 one of the early pioneers of ecological sustainability had a natural capital view point and proposed that: 1. For renewable resources, the rate of harvest should not exceed the rate of regeneration (sustainable yield); 2. [For pollution] The rates of waste generation from projects
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availability of water resources either today or in future which can be used to meet the demand for water in the areas of England and Wales. Most of East midlands area is served by Severn Trent water which is targeting to put a check on the carbon footprint by bringing in water neutrality and improving energy efficiency. Introduction The concept of water neutrality is a vital concept for the purpose of water resource management keeping new development in mind. It can be defined as offset of water
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3D Printing: Manufacturing Randall Ballard, Jerry Boggs, Bol Bol, and Jiro Newton DeVry University LAS 432 Professor Lynn Wallace April 19, 2014 Table of Contents I. 3D Printing: Manufacturing – Randall, Jerry, Bol, and Jiro 4 II. How 3D Printing Works – Randall 4 a. 3D Printing or Additive Manufacturing? 5 b. Commercial Manufacturing 5 III. The Historical Development and Context of the Technology – Randall 6 c. Chuck Hall
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Markham, Ont. * Brookfield's head office diverts 100 per cent of its waste from landfills. * Established 11 social responsibility committees and hosted a sustainability event to educate real estate industry professionals on reducing carbon footprints. Celestica Electronics manufacturing, Toronto * Hybrid and other eco-friendly vehicles get preferred parking spots (employees and visitors). * Rather than sending wooden pallets to be recycled, Celestica pioneered a program to reuse them;
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