... consequently the beginning of a more specialinterest inthe interior.Let us first examine the northern part of the movement into the back country. The expansion of New Englandinto the vacant ... of the frontiers, to be held in common by the society. The power of ordering and managing these lands, and the settling and planting of them, was to remain in the society. Virginia was to pay the ... of instituting a strong government inthe period of the confederacy. The frontier individualism hasfrom the beginning promoted democracy. The frontier States that came into the Union in the...
... to find out the subject and the main verb. In this case, subject and main verb are together at the beginning of the sentence, but in other case, they are separated or the writer delays the ... for the dishonesty in implementing state-owned projects. 22understand a direct speech; in contrast, there remain some hints in indirect speech and one has to know the rules to interpret the ... mark inthe third headlines reduces the negative impression of the word “bẩn” (dirty). In contrast, more than 75% (19/25) of headlines inthe American e-newspapers are direct to the point:Mr....
... Burden of Cancer in American Adults20 The Burden of Cancer in American Adults18010 20 30 40 50 60010 20 30 40 50 The Burden of Cancer in American Adults30 The Burden of Cancer in American Adults25Direct ... Cancer is the second leading cause of death inthe United States;however, progress is being made. Overall, the death rate from cancer is on the decline, and is decreasing for the four most incident ... respect to the frequencyof three symptoms—recurring pain inthe past year, excessive feelings ofsleepiness over the past year, and persistent feelings of sadness experiencedover the past month.Forty-five...
... is on the bell-boy, by having the guest refrainfrom tipping. Then the spectators laugh at the bell-boy's disappointment again finding humor in misfortune.TIPS INTHE MOVIESWith the development ... servitors in order to stimulate tipping has brought out the opposite quality of domineering pride inthe patron. THE SORE SPOTNo feeling so rankles inthe mind as the sense of uncompensated labor. The ... tribute.XVII THE WAY OUTSummarizing the case against tipping, the following facts stand out prominently:1. Flunkyism is rampant inthe American democracy and this aristocratic influence is undermining...
... involving the assertion of the reg-ulatory and administrative authority (in the case of the American colonies) ofeither the metropole or the American central state. They were, thus, broadlyspeaking, ... testimony was inherentlyunreliable. Rossum, “Self-Incrimination,” 276; Katherine B. Hazlett, The Nineteenth Cen-tury Origins of the Fifth Amendment Privilege Against Self-Incrimination,” American ... related and other criminal pro-cess rights. In resisting the progressive program concerning prohibition, the Court played a major role in inventing the modern constitutional doctrineof criminal procedure.In...
... protect the fish down to the freezing point of seawater. The absence of the small type I AFPs inthe Americanplaice argues that these single helix antifreezes of the other flounder species may have their ... calls into question the functional significance of the small type I AFP in thesespecies. Considering the levels of these AFPs in the plasma it seems unlikely that they are excess to the needs of the ... vascularized tissues such as the skinepithelia. One other point worthy of mention in thisregard is the freeze protection of urine. AFPs havebeen found inthe urine of all AFP producing speciesthat possess...
... and their poor and minority peers.HASKINS & LOEB | A PLAN TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF TEACHING IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS 1POLICY BRIEF SPRING 2007A Plan to Improve the Quality of Teaching in American ... provide the incentive and part of the financing for selectedschools to implement creative plans for improvingHASKINS & LOEB | A PLAN TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF TEACHING IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS 5 the ... teachers an incentive to manipulate the systemby teaching test-taking skills, focusing more on somestudents than others, undermining the performanceof other teachers, or simply cheating. Test...
... Indianhistory,healthissues,andchallengesexperiencedbythispopulationand the UrbanIndianHealthOrganizationthatservethem.“Fewpeoplerealizethat the majorityofAmericanIndiansandAlaskaNatives in the UnitedStatesarenowliving in Americancities,notonreservations.Yet,FederalhealthcarepolicytowardAmericanIndiansandAlaskaNativescontinuestofocuslargelyon the needsofthoselivingonreservations in ruralareas—needsthat,despitedemonstrableprogresssince the creationof the IndianHealthService(I.H.S.) in 1955,remainsubstantial(Kauffmanetal.,1997). The purposeofthisIssueBriefistodescribe the largeandgrowingurbanIndianpopulation,theirhealthstatus,and the majorfederalhealthprograms(i.e.,I.H.S.andMedicare)andfederal‐stateprograms(i.e.,MedicaidandChildHealthInsuranceProgram)thatareavailabletoimproveNativeAmericans’accesstoneededhealthservices. In settingforth the circumstancesofurbanIndians,thisIssueBriefdoesnotintendtosuggestthat the healthcareneedsofIndianpeopleliving in ruralareasare in anywaylesscompelling.AGrowingPopulationofUrbanIndians In 1990,overhalfof the 2millionAmericanIndiansandAlaskaNatives inthe UnitedStateslived in urbanareas... In contrast,anestimated430,000Indianslivedon279federalandstatereservationsthatyear,andanother40,000lived in AlaskaNativevillages(Snipp,1996).WhoareUrbanIndians?UrbanIndiansaremembersof,ordescendantsofmembersof,oneof the manyIndiantribesorotherorganizedgroupsofaboriginalinhabitantsof the Americaswholive in cities. The IndianHealthCareImprovementActdefines the term“UrbanIndian”tomeananyindividualwho“resides in anurbancenter”…and“meetsoneormoreof the fourcriteria”forqualifyingasan“Indian”under the Act. The migrationofIndiansfrom the reservationstoAmericancitiesoccurredthroughout the pastcenturyandisexpectedtocontinue. The proportionofIndiansliving in what the CensusBureaudefinesas“urbanizedareas”grewfrom45percent in 1970to56percent in 1990(U.S.CensusBureau,2001,personalcommunication).Historically,thismigrationreflectedfederalgovernment“relocation”policies in effectduring the 1950’s.Over160,000AmericanIndiansandAlaskaNativeswereforciblymovedfromtheirreservationsintocitiestopromoteassimilationinto the dominantU.S.society(Kauffmanetal.,2000;Hall, ... Although the statehasbeenanationalleader in developingasystemoflong‐termcarethatallowsolderadultsandadultswithdisabilitiesdignityandchoices in howtheywishtolive,tribalcommunitieshavelargelybeenleftout. The needoftribalgovernmentstoassureappropriatecarefortheircitizensmustberespected,andtheymusthaveequitableaccesstostateandfederalresources,aswellasinformationaboutexistingprogramsforwhichAI/ANsareeligible.Muchworkneedstobedone in long‐termcaretoensurethat the agingIndianpopulation in Washington,aswellasAI/ANadultwithdisabilities,hasaccesstoessentialservicesandoptionswhentheyareneeded.DevelopingstrategiesforTribestoprovidelong‐termcareservicesmustbeapriorityofbothstateandtribalgovernments.SupportingDataThereislittledataavailableregarding the long‐termcareneedsofTribaleldersandyoungerIndianadultswithdisabilities.Severalfactors,suchasIndianHealthServicenothistoricallyfundinglong‐termcareservices, the lowerlifeexpectancyofIndianpeople,and the misclassificationandmisreportingofIndiandata,allcontributetothisgap.Whatisknown,however,isthatAI/AN in Washingtonhave the highestratesofchronicdiseases,includingbutnotlimitedtodiabetes,coronaryheartdiseaseandasthma,thananyothergrouporpopulation.10Complicationsfromthesediseasescanleadtoelders,aswellasyoungeradults,nolongerabletotakecareofbasicactivitiesofdailylivingwhichallowthemindependence(e.g.,walking,eating,dressing,using the toilet,etc.). In, ImprovingHealthThroughPartnerships: The 2007‐2009AmericanIndianHealthCareDeliveryPlan,statisticaldataforAI/ANs in 10healthindicatorareaswascomparedtootherpopulationgroups,andAI/ANsconsistentlyhad the firstorsecondworsthealthstatus in eachareawhich, in additionto the chronicdiseasesmentionedabove,includedstrokes,lungcancer,femalebreastcancer,andcolorectalcancer.WithoutTribeshavingappropriatelong‐termcareservicedeliverysystems in place,eldersandadultswithchronicdiseaseanddisabilitiesareathighriskforprematureinstitutionalizationordeath. ... First,aState‐Tribal‐UrbanIndianHealthCollaborativehasbeenre‐institutedatastate/triballeaderpolicylevelforaddressingappropriatesystemschangeandpolicydecisionsthatneedtobemadetochangehealthoutcomesforIndianpeople.Thisgroup—comprisedoftribalgovernments,healthstaff,andstateleadersacrossmultiplesystemsanddepartments—willbestrategicallyaligningstatewideIndianhealthdisparitiesworkwithGovernorGregoire’s5‐PointHealthCareInitiative.Thiswillallow the grouptoleverageexistingresources,maximize the limitedfundscurrentlyavailable,andcreate the infrastructurenecessarytofurtherreduceIndianhealthdisparities inthe future.Second,severalagencies,organizations,andinstitutionshaveexpressedarenewedinterest in comingtogethertodevelopamorecompletesetofAmericanIndianhealthstatusdata.AccuratedataisnecessarytosupportcommunityhealthassessmentsandpolicydevelopmenttoimproveservicedeliveryandhealthstatusofIndianpeople.WithoutpaintingamorethoroughpictureofIndianhealth in Washingtontoday, the abilitytoplanorimproveservices,monitorquality,andanalyzecostsisseverelyimpaired.Tribalgovernmentsmustbeintricatelyinvolved in sucheffortstoassure the useof the dataisculturally‐appropriate,acceptable,andmeaningful in improving the healthoftheirpeople.Byreinstitutingeffortsthatbegan in 1997between the AmericanIndianHealthCommissionandWashingtonStateDepartmentofHealththroughanAmericanIndianDataCommittee,anupdatedframeworkcanbedevelopedforaddressingpriorityhealthissuesforAI/AN.Third,sweepingnationalhealthreformand the currentadministrationofferauniqueopportunityforchange in howhealthcareisprovidedtoAI/ANs.AsIndianhealthleadershipsuchas the U.S.IndianHealthServices, the NationalIndianHealthBoard,andmoreregionally, the NorthwestPortlandAreaIndianHealthBoard,stronglyadvocatesfor the inclusionofIndianhealthreform in nationalreformstrategies, the stateisalsorethinkinghowitprovidesquality,affordable,andcost‐effectivehealthcaretoitscitizens. The state,Tribes,and the commissionwillactivelypartner in theseeffortstoaddress the needforAI/ANincreasedaccesstoexistingservices,increasedTribalproviderreimbursementopportunitiessoculturally‐appropriateservicescanbeprovided in Tribalcommunities,anddevelopmechanismsforevaluatingprogressforimprovedIndianhealthstatus.SectionIII,2007‐2009Accomplishments,highlightssomeof the majorachievementsmadeforIndianhealth inthe statesince the lastplanwaspublished in 2007.Additionalpartnershipshavebeendeveloped,keypolicyissueshavebeenaddressed,andthere...
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