Google Scholar ID: w4x8DqQAAAAJ
Affiliation: Professor of Child Development, University of the West Indies
Interests: nutrition, child development, aggression, violence
This short audio feature is generated from Professor Julie Meeks Gardner’s most recently published stored paper. The tone is warm, Caribbean, and professional for a UWI-wide audience.
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Professor Julie Meeks Gardner and colleagues bring attention to a simple, urgent question: where can people heal when they don’t have a safe place to stay? Their work, A Place to Heal, focuses on medical respite for people experiencing homelessness. In plain terms, that means a setting where someone can recover after illness, injury, or hospital care, instead of returning to the street or an unstable situation. The need is real. In one January count, Arkansas recorded 2,459 people experiencing homelessness, including 343 in the Fayetteville and Northwest Arkansas area. For universities, health services, and community partners, this work points to care that’s practical, humane, and grounded in local need. From the UWI research portal, thanks for listening.
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Publication/source: 2024 Symposium on Tribal and Rural Innovations in Disparities and Equity for …, 2024
Description / abstract: On a single day in January of this year, Arkansas recorded 2,459 homeless people in the state, a 3.9% increase from 2020. There were 343 counted in the Fayetteville/Northwest Arkansas area.
Publication/source: Movement Disorders 38 (7), 1253-1261, 2023
Description / abstract: Background Integrated care is essential for improving the management and health outcomes for people with Parkinson's disease (PD); reliable and objective measures of care integration are few. Objective The aim of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the Rainbow Model of Integrated Care Measurement Tool (RMIC‐MT, provider version) for healthcare professionals involved in PD care. Methods A cross‐sectional survey was administered online to an international network representing 95 neurology centers across 41 countries and 588 healthcare providers. Exploratory factor analysis with principal axis extraction method was used to assess construct validity. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate model fit of the RMIC‐MT provider version. Cronbach's alpha was used to assess the internal consistency reliability. Results Overall, 371 care providers (62% response rate) participated in …
Publication/source: Journal of Parkinson's Disease, 2023
Description / abstract: Background: Access to multidisciplinary integrated care is vital for people with Parkinson's Disease (PD). Although randomised trials and a meta-analysis suggest efficacy of integrated care over usual care, the real-world practices remain unknown. Objective(s): We aimed to describe current practices for integrated care for PD worldwide. Method(s): Between November 2020 - December 2020, we conducted a two-stage online survey. A screening survey and detailed care practice survey developed by the Integrated Care Task Force of the International Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Society (MDS) were emailed to MDS members. Integrated care was defined as a movement disorder specialist and >= 2 other disciplines and/or extending across care settings. Result(s): A screening survey identified 350 centres (Figure 1); 248 (71%) offered integrated PD care. Details of the service were reported by 96 (39 …
Publication/source: Equitable Education for Marginalized Youth in Latin America and the …, 2022
Description / abstract: This chapter describes the experiences in providing vocational skills training support as a part of a six-year transitional living project for youth exiting state care in Jamaica. The University of the West Indies Open Campus collaborated with the Child Protection and Family Services Agency to improve independent living outcomes for youth and the systems for doing so. One focus of the partnership was equipping the youth with vocational skills to develop their financial independence. Often, youth in care are unable to sustain the secondary school–college education path, and vocational skill development can create opportunities for income generation. Enrollment in skills training opportunities, completing training, and posttraining employment were replete with challenges. These included difficulty with passing the entrance test of the main vocational education provider; limited availability of program spaces; high …
Publication/source: Journal of Adolescent Health 69 (6), 1013-1023, 2021
Description / abstract: Purpose Methods