Executive Assistant, Public Policy/ Finance & Administration
Executive Assistant, Public Policy/ Finance& AdministrationOrganization:  Founded in 1968, the Guttmacher Institute is a global leader in advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights. Through a unique and interrelated program of high-quality research, evidence-based advocacy and strategic communications, the Institute works to generate new ideas, encourage enlightened public debate and promote sound policy and program development. The Institute ’s overarching goal is to ensure the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health and rights for all people worldwide. The Institute is engaged in building a more in...
Source: The Guttmacher Institute - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: aahire Source Type: news

Government plans legal route to force doctors to work during strikes
Some doctors could be forced to work during strikes after the government said it could extend legal powers to maintain minimum service levels in hospitals during industrial action.
Source: GP Online News - September 18, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Pay Source Type: news

Local recruitment initiatives at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
NHS Employers - By creating working relationships with local partners and making connections across across the system North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) has made itself more visible to its community which has helped to fill vacancies at the trust. NCIC has also worked with training providers to remove the barriers to entry-level applicants.Case study
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - September 18, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: news

Assessment of the level of road crash severity: comparison of intelligence studies - Shaffiee Haghshenas S, Guido G, Vitale A, Astarita V.
In measuring road safety, accident severity is a key concern. Crash severity prediction models inform researchers about the severity of a crash based on a variety of criteria. To date, an enormous amount of research has been done on crash severity, and sev...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Theory-based correlates of cannabis use and intentions among US and Israeli adults: a mixed methods study - Cui Y, LoParco CR, Bar-Zeev Y, Duan Z, Levine H, Abroms LC, Wang Y, Khayat A, Berg CJ.
BACKGROUND: In the US and Israel, non-medical ('recreational') cannabis use is illegal at the national level; however, use rates are high and decriminalization and legalization is spreading. Thus, theory-based intervention efforts, especially for youth pre...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

FirebotSLAM: thermal SLAM to increase situational awareness in smoke-filled environments - van Manen BR, Sluiter V, Mersha AY.
Operating in extreme environments is often challenging due to the lack of perceptual knowledge. During fire incidents in large buildings, the extreme levels of smoke can seriously impede a firefighter's vision, potentially leading to severe material damage...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Research on an adaptive method for the angle calibration of roadside LiDAR point clouds - Wen X, Hu J, Chen H, Huang S, Hu H, Zhang H.
Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), a laser-based technology for environmental perception, finds extensive applications in intelligent transportation. Deployed on roadsides, it provides real-time global traffic data, supporting road safety and research. T...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Development of a performance-based procedure for SAE level 2 driver engagement assessments - Wiggerich A.
27th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV): Enhanced and Equitable Vehicle Safety for All: Toward the Next 50 Years https://www-esv.nhtsa.dot.gov/Proceedings/27/27ESV-000162.pdf Adapting the performance and desig...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

Evaluation of simulated Level 2 hands-free driving in real traffic – an innovative method for an early SOTIF Human Factors assessment of ADAS under realistic driving conditions - Witt M, Raisch F, Götze M, Gülsen B.
27th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV): Enhanced and Equitable Vehicle Safety for All: Toward the Next 50 Years https://www-esv.nhtsa.dot.gov/Proceedings/27/27ESV-000295.pdf Objective: Recent activities in th...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

Identification of driver status hazard level and the system - Gong J, Zhou S, Ren W.
According to the survey statistics, most traffic accidents are caused by the driver's behavior and status irregularities. Because there is no multi-level dangerous state grading system at home and abroad, this paper proposes a complex state grading system ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

"That doesn't define who I am": strategies of resistance to stigmatization among a sample of U.S. individuals convicted of a sexual offense - Spivey ED.
Individuals convicted of a sexual offense are subject to considerable levels of stigmatization that should lead to internalization of the criminal label according to some versions of labeling theory (Becker, 1963). Recent research has begun to explore how ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Associations between affective temperament, perceived stress, and helping among Ukrainians and Poles in the context of the war in Ukraine - Piskunowicz MT, Ko łodziej K, Altukhova V, Wojtasik J, Jaremko T, Borkowska A.
The Russian aggression of Ukraine has put millions of civilians under immense stress and forced many of them to leave their homes for safety and help. Poland became one of the leading destinations for waves of Ukrainians fleeing this war. The level of perc...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Concussion: beyond the cascade - Neumann KD, Broshek DK, Newman BT, Druzgal TJ, Kundu BK, Resch JE.
Sport concussion affects millions of athletes each year at all levels of sport. Increasing evidence demonstrates clinical and physiological recovery are becoming more divergent definitions, as evidenced by several studies examining blood-based biomarkers o...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

High-energy blunt pelvic ring injury incidence and polytrauma caseload in a single level I trauma center during COVID-19 related pseudo-lockdown measures: a retrospective cohort study based on a prospective registry - Morello V, Zingg M, Andereggen E, Ansorge A, Valisena S, Gamulin A.
BACKGROUND: Pelvic ring injuries are potentially lethal lesions associated with polytrauma patients and need an efficient trauma team for their management. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of high-energy blunt pelvic ring injuries an...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Painted playgrounds for preschoolers' physical activity and fundamental motor skill improvement: a randomized controlled pilot trial of effectiveness - Webster EK, Kepper MM, Saha S, Beyl RA, Kracht CL, Romain JS, Staiano AE.
BACKGROUND: Preschool children are not meeting recommended levels of physical activity (PA) nor are they proficient in fundamental motor skills (FMS), which are the foundation for PA. As such, interventions are needed to increase PA and FMS in young childr...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

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