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Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
A. Santham Lilly Pet
Bobby Joseph
Pethuru Devadason
M. Gayathri
B. Charumathi
D. Jayashri
S. Manisha
Aadithya
C. Hemanthkumar
Jayashri Damodharan
Prashanth Rajendiran
Charumathi Boominathan
Muthulakshmi Muthiah
Gomathy Parasuraman
Ruma Dutta
Nishitha K.
Alice Matilda Mendez
Nisha B.
A. S. Taseen Sida
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Jayashri D.
Charumathi B.
Study Protocol:A Randomised Controlled Trial on Effectiveness of a Worksite Health Intervention on Common Musculoskeletal Problems and Work-Related Quality of Life (WRQoL) among Female Workers in the Garment Manufacturing Sectors
A. Santham Lilly Pet 1, Timsi Jain 2, Bobby Joseph 3, Pethuru Devadason 4, M. Gayathri 1
1 Department of community Health Nursing, Ramaiah Institute of Nursing Education and Research, Bangalore, IN
2 Community Medicine, Saveetha University, Chennai, IN
3 Community Health, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, IN
4 Department of General Practice, Al Nahil International Clinic, KW
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, Vol 11, No 1 (2020), Pagination: 1-6
Garmenting is one of the many labour intensive sector that provides gateway for developing countries in entering into the global market. Southern production centres employ more than 80% women as part of their workforce. Working for a long period of time without rest, absence of personal protective equipment and inadequate provision of ergonomic facilities at workplace leads to discomfort and fatigue.
Method and Method: 150 female workers with common musculoskeletal problems and working at the selected garment manufacturing factories and fulfilling the selection criteria will be randomly assigned to experimental and control group. The work site health intervention will be provided to experimental group, which involves 3 sessions for a week namely orientation to body mechanics, demonstration on neck and lower back exercise and nutritional education. After the demonstration, the female worker will be instructed to perform the exercise, 5 times in a week for 2 week in the workplace and thereafter for at least 3 times in a week for a month in the home. The outcome will be assessed at end of the 2nd week and 5th week. The control group who will not receive any intervention. The data will be analysed by frequency, percentage distribution, mean and standard deviation. Chi-square test and independent t-test will be used to assess the difference in various parameters.
Discussion: The result of the study may help to guide the garment workers to initiate the simple intervention in the worksite and would also reduce the occurrence of the common musculoskeletal problems.
Worksite Health Intervention, Musculoskeletal Problem, Work-Related Quality of Life, Female Workers, Garment Manufacturing Sectors.
A Study on Utilization of Primary Health Care Services among the People Residing in a Semi-Urban Area
B. Charumathi 1, D. Jayashri 1, S. Manisha 1, Aadithya 1, C. Hemanthkumar 1, Timsi Jain 1
1 Department of Community Medicine, Saveetha Medical College Hospital, Thandalam, Kanchipuram, IN
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, Vol 11, No 1 (2020), Pagination: 53-56
Background: Primary healthcare is a vital strategy which remains the backbone of health service delivery. As on March 31st 2017, there were a total of 25, 650 primary health centres(PHC) functioning in the country. Though the number of PHC's had increased, the utilization is declining over the years as people seek private health sectors due to various reasons. Objective: To assess the awareness and utilization of primary health care services provided by Thirumazhisai PHC. Methodology: A Community based cross-sectional study was conducted among people residing in Thirumazhisai. The Sample size of 233 was calculated. The study population was selected by simple random sampling technique. A pre-designed, pre-tested semi- structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Data entered in MS excel and analyzed using proportion. Results: Among 233 people, 183 (78.8%) people knew about PHC services. Regarding utilization of services, 165(70.8%) were availing services provided by PHC. The reasons given for non utilization of services were long waiting time (51.4%), dissatisfaction of Doctor-Patient relationship(17.7%), non-availability of essential medicines (14.7%), PHC not clean (8.8%), and PHC does not have all required services (7.4%). Conclusion: In resource-constrained developing countries like India, all efforts should be undertaken to bring about the maximum efficiency of health care delivery. Role of primary healthcare is essential in the progress towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC).
Primary Health Care, Primary Health Centres, Awareness, Utilization.
Investigation of a Food Poisoning Outbreak in a Private Hostel in Kanchipuram District, Tamilnadu
Jayashri Damodharan 1, Prashanth Rajendiran 1, Charumathi Boominathan 1, Muthulakshmi Muthiah 1, Gomathy Parasuraman 1, Ruma Dutta 1, Timsi Jain 1
1 Department of Community Medicine, Saveetha Medical College, Chennai, IN
Food borne disease can be defined as any disease of an infectious or toxic nature caused by the consumption of food or water(1). The investigation was carried out after receiving information on food poisoning cases from the RMO of SMCH among the inmates of a private women's hostel.
Methodology: Epidemiological case sheet was prepared and details from the affected individuals were obtained. On the same day, the kitchen and the mess were inspected and food handlers were examined.
Findings of the Outbreak: During the investigation, it was found that among the 120 inmates who consumed the dinner, 79(65.8%) inmates developed symptoms of food poisoning and 41(34.2%) inmates did not develop any symptoms. Diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, headache, nausea and vomiting were the symptoms and the incubation period ranged between 3–38 hours.
Among those who developed symptoms, 30(37.9%) inmates were hospitalised for conservative management while 49(62.1%) inmates rested in the hostel, resorted to self medications. All of them completely recovered within 3 days.
Conclusion: Curd rice is the food item suspected to be contaminated and probable source for food poisoning outbreak. Based on the signs and symptoms of the inmates, incubation period ranging between 3–38 hours, enquiry findings and clinical examination of the employees presumably the suspected causative agent of the outbreak could be due to Salmonella.
Food Poisoning, Outbreak Investigation, Attack Rate, Attributable Risk.
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Biomedical Waste Management in Nursing Staff of a Private and a Government Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital:A Comparative Study
Nishitha K. 1, Alice Matilda Mendez 2, Nisha B. 2, Timsi Jain 3
1 3rd Year MBBS, Department of Community Medicine, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Thandalam, Tamil Nadu, IN
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Thandalam, Tamil Nadu, IN
3 Professor and Head, Department of Community Medicine, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Thandalam, Tamil Nadu, IN
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, Vol 11, No 1 (2020), Pagination: 267-272
Introduction: Biomedical waste is "Any waste which is generated in the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or animals or during research" in a hospital. Improper disposal of hospital waste poses a major threat to the environment. Lack of proper management, awareness, insufficient resources and poor control of disposal of waste are the most pressing problems faced.
Objective: To compare the knowledge, attitude and practice of hospital waste management in nursing staffs and nursing assistants of a private and government tertiary care hospital in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Methodology: This is a cross sectional study done in a private and a government tertiary care teaching institute on 300 nursing staff (150 from each) using an orally administered structured questionnaire. The data were entered into excel and analysis was done.
Result: Of the 150 participants from government hospital 71% had training in BMW management, 82% knew where to report in case of a needle stick injury, 61% perceived that they have adequate knowledge regarding BMW management, 98% were willing to attend programmes regarding BMW. 73% had good knowledge regarding BMW management. 90% practice good management of BMW. Of the 150 participants from private hospital 81%had training in BMW management, 79% knew where to report in case of needle stick injury, 67% perceived that they have adequate knowledge regarding BMW management, 95% were willing to attend programs regarding BMW management. 74% had good knowledge. 85% practice good management of BMW.
Conclusion: The knowledge, attitude and practice of BMW management among nurses and nursing assistants of the private and the government hospital are found to be satisfactory. There is no significant difference (at p<0.05) in the knowledge, attitude and practice of BMW management among the nurses and nursing assistants of both the hospitals.
Biomedical Waste Management, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Nursing Staff.
Revalence of Goiter and its Association with Consumption of Iodized Salt among School Children, in a Rural Area, Tamilnadu
D. Jayashri 1, B. Charumathi 1, Timsi Jain 2, Gomathy Parasuraman 3, Ruma Dutta 3
1 Post Graduate, Department of Community Medicine, Saveetha Medical College Hospital, Thandalam, Kanchipuram District, IN
2 Professor and Head, Department of Community Medicine, Saveetha Medical College Hospital, Thandalam, Kanchipuram District, IN
3 Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Saveetha Medical College Hospital, Thandalam, Kanchipuram District, IN
Background: Iodine Deficiency Disorders is a significant public health problem all over the world. Iodine is essential element for thyroid function, necessary for normal growth, development and functioning of brain and body. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of goiter among school children and to assess the prevalence of useof iodized salt. Material and Methods: A Cross sectional study conducted among Children between 6-12 years of ageinMappedu area.A pre-tested questionnaire, Rapid test kit to find iodine content of salt and clinical examination to assess goitre was done for the study subjects.The sample size calculated was120.Dataanalysis:Proportions and chi-square was used for analysis. Results: 65% were using iodized salt and remaining 35% were using non-iodised salt.The prevalence of goiter was found to be 17(14.2%). Conclusion: One-third of children and their family were not consuming adequately iodized salt. The consumption of iodized salt is still less in the community and Iodine Deficiency Disorders continue to be a public health problem.
IDD, Goiter, Iodized Salt, Rapid Test Kit.
An Assessment of Trust in Medical Profession amongst People Residing in a Semi-Urban Area, Tamil Nadu
A. S. Taseen Sida 1, Alice Matilda Mendez 2, B. Nisha 2, Timsi Jain 3
1 3rd year MBBS, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Thandalam, Tamil Nadu, IN
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Thandalam, IN
3 Professor and Head , Department of Community Medicine , Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Thandalam, Tamil Nadu, IN
Introduction: The fundamental basis in health care system and relationship is Trust. Trust is a set of expectations that the health care provider will do the best for the patient.The word "Trust" has been in a state of crisis over the last decade in India particularly in medical profession. Unlimited and implicit access to health care system and medical information from a varied range of source helps patients in one way and in contrary to that it may also misinform and adversely affect "Trust" in medical profession.
• To assess trust in medical profession among people (>18 years) residing in a semi urban area of Tamil Nadu.
• To assess the factors affecting Trust in medical profession.
Methodology: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted during February 2019 in Thirumazhisai , a semi-urban township in Chennai. 150 Men and Women above 18 years were included in the study. Data Collection was done using semi structured questionnaire. TMP (Trust in Medical Profession) scale was used to measure trust in medical profession.
Result: 56.4% have good trust on Doctors and 44.33% have trust lower than the expected score based on TMP scale. Trust was higher among unemployed, women, people below poverty line, those not suffering from chronic illness though statistical association could be established only with socio economic status(p 0.04) and system of medicine followed (p 0.01).
Conclusion: The trust in doctors have largely been reduced and hence understanding this would lead to better ways of responding to patients requests that preserve or enhance patients trust, leading to better outcomes.
Trust in Medical Profession, TMP Scale, Semi Urban Area.
Prevalence of Goiter and its Association with Consumption of Iodized Salt among School Children, in a Rural Area, Tamilnadu
Jayashri D. 1, Charumathi B. 1, Timsi Jain 2, Gomathy Parasuraman 3, Ruma Dutta 3
Background: Iodine Deficiency Disorders is a significant public health problem all over the world.Iodine is essential element for thyroid function, necessary for normal growth, development and functioning of brain and body. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of goiter among school children and to assess the prevalence of useof iodized salt. Material and Methods: A Cross sectional study conducted among Children between 6-12 years of agein Mappedu area.A pre-tested questionnaire, Rapid test kit to find iodine content of salt and clinical examination to assess goitre was done for the study subjects.The sample size calculated was120. Dataanalysis: Proportions and chi-square was used for analysis. Results: 65% were using iodized salt and remaining 35% were using non-iodised salt.The prevalence of goiter was found to be 17(14.2%). Conclusion: One-third of children and their family were not consuming adequately iodized salt. The consumption of iodized salt is still less in the community and Iodine Deficiency Disorders continue to be a public health problem.
IDD, Goiter, Iodized Salt, Rapid test kit
An Assessment of Trust in Medical Profession amongst People Residing in a Semi:Urban Area,Tamil Nadu
A. S. Taseen Sida 1, Alice Matilda Mendez 2, Nisha B. 3, Timsi Jain 4
Introduction: The fundamental basis in health care system and relationship is Trust. Trust is a set of expectations that the health care provider will do the best for the patient. The word "Trust" has been in a state of crisis over the last decade in India particularly in medical profession. Unlimited and implicit access to health care system and medical information from a varied range of source helps patients in one way and in contrary to that it may also misinform and adversely affect "Trust" in medical profession.
Methodology: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted during February 2019 in Thirumazhisai, a semi-urban township in Chennai. 150 Men and Women above 18 years were included in the study. Data Collection was done using semi structured questionnaire. TMP (Trust in Medical Profession) scale was used to measure trust in medical profession.
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Biomedical Waste Management in Nursing Staff of a Private and a Government Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital: A Comparative Study
1 13rd Year MBBS, Department of Community Medicine, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Thandalam, Tamil Nadu, IN
2 Reader, Department of Community Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Thandalam, Tamil Nadu, IN
Introduction: Biomedical waste is "Any waste which is generated in the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or animals or during research" in a hospital. Improper disposal of hospital waste poses a major threat to the environment. Lack of proper management, awareness, insufficient resources and poor control of disposal of waste are the most pressing problems faced. Objective: To compare the knowledge, attitude and practice of hospital waste management in nursing staffs and nursing assistants of a private and government tertiary care hospital in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Methodology: This is a cross sectional study done in a private and a government tertiary care teaching institute on 300 nursing staff (150 from each) using an orally administered structured questionnaire. The data were entered into excel and analysis was done. Result: Of the 150 participants from government hospital 71% had training in BMW management,82% knew where to report in case of a needle stick injury,61% perceived that they have adequate knowledge regarding BMW management,98% were willing to attend programmes regarding BMW. 73% had good knowledge regarding BMW management. 90% practice good management of BMW. Of the 150 participants from private hospital 81%had training in BMW management, 79%knew where to report in case of needle stick injury, 67% perceived that they have adequate knowledge regarding BMW management, 95% were willing to attend programs regarding BMW management. 74% had good knowledge. 85% practice good management of BMW. Conclusion: The knowledge, attitude and practice of BMW management among nurses and nursing assistants of the private and the government hospital are found to be satisfactory. There is no significant difference (at p<0.05) in the knowledge, attitude and practice of BMW management among the nurses and nursing assistants of both the hospitals.


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"I beseech Thee, O Lord of all being and Possessor of things visible and invisible, to bestow on me a righteous child so it may remember Thee on Thine earth and glorify Thee throughout Thy realm. If Thou maketh me by this tablet independent of every trace, fruit, and mention, my prayer at that time would be that which Thy chosen ones have uttered: "Lord, leave me not alone, for Thou art the best of Heirs.""
Baha'u'llah, quoted in Amr wa Khalq, 4:69. The quote is from Qur'an 21:89 in which Zechariah asks God to cure his wife's infertility. See more at: Baha'i Library Online and Kashkul.org.
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My Lord! My Lord! I praise Thee and I thank Thee for that whereby Thou hast favored Thine humble maid-servant, Thy slave, beseeching and supplicating Thee—because Thou hast verily guided her to thine obvious Kingdom and caused her to hear Thine exalted call in the contingent world and to behold Thy signs, which prove Thy victorious reign over all things.
O my Lord! I dedicate that which is in my womb to Thee. Then cause it to be a praiseworthy child in Thy Kingdom and a fortunate one by Thy favor and generosity; to develop and grow up under the charge of Thine education.
Verily, Thou are the Generous! Verily, Thou art the Lord of Great Favor!
'Abdu'l-Bahá, Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá Abbas, Volume 2, Bahá'í Publishing Committee, 1909, p. 139.
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"Your child," He said, "will have extraordinary capacity. It will be a friend of God. Rear it in the teachings of Baha'u'llah. Rest assured your child will be assisted by the divine concourse and through this assistance it will exhibit a universal consciousness -- for this cause encompasses the west and the east and children born under these conditions in this day will have the advantages of the universal illumination.
Today some children are called prodigies, but the inheritors of this Cause will attain to a degree that the others, even though educated in the best schools and with every advantage, know nothing of.
Children blessed in this way before they are born are of the new race. I was born in Persia and while I nursed with my mother's milk I received truth. When a little child my first words were, 'Ya Baha El-Abha!"
'Abdu'l-Bahá, Divine Philosophy, Tutor Press, 1918, p. 92.
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Katie's Top 8 Movies of the Year
By Katie Couric
Get a big blanket and an even bigger bucket of popcorn, and watch these.
If you've been a Wake-Up Call reader from the beginning, you know I often tell you what I'm obsessed with. This week, we're heading deep into the belly of Hollywood, and reviewing all the movies I loved and wanted to recommend this year. What were your entertainment favorites of 2022? Write to me at info@katiecouric.com and let me know!
I have to be honest, 2022 was really the year of the small screen for me — there were so many shows I adored. (In fact, I made a list of my favorites last week, to show you all the binge-watching work I did this year.) That said, there were some pretty spectacular movies released in 2022, and I'd never want to ignore them. Here are my top eight favorite films from this year, from bombastic action flicks to quiet indies to documentaries that everyone should see:
If you haven't read Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey's book She Said, about breaking the Harvey Weinstein story, then put it at the top of your list for 2023, and then watch this movie based on the book. Jodi and Megan are the intrepid reporters who revealed the systemic sexism in Hollywood and galvanized the #MeToo movement. I interviewed the duo for my podcast earlier this year about seeing their story on the big screen. I cannot recommend both the book and the movie enough!
The Janes and Call Jane
Like many people in America, I spent a lot of 2022 enraged by and reporting on the restrictions on women's reproductive rights. Our team did a six-part podcast series on the topic, and for one of the episodes, I interviewed Emma Pildes and Tia Lessin, the directors of The Janes. Their documentary focuses on a group of women on the south side of Chicago who, in the early 1970s, built an underground service for women seeking safe, affordable, illegal abortions, pre-Roe. (They all called themselves "Jane," to maintain anonymity.) Later in the year, I interviewed Elizabeth Banks about her role as Joy — a married woman who's seeking an abortion — in Call Jane, a fictional story about the same group. Both films are both incredibly well-done and unfortunately, very relevant.
I don't think I could do a 2022 roundup without including the Top Gun sequel. I can't think of the last film that drew people to theaters in droves like this did, but I think watching it on the big screen was an essential part of the experience. Molner and I saw it together and both loved it: This gets two thumbs up from our household!
No Ordinary Campaign
One of the best things to happen to me in 2022 was meeting Brian Wallach and Sandra Abrevaya. Brian was diagnosed with ALS five years ago, when he was just 37. Since then, the two have dedicated their lives to raising awareness, testifying on Capitol Hill, raising millions of dollars for research, and pushing for the FDA authorization of AMX0035, the third drug ever available to ALS patients. No Ordinary Campaign follows their journey and really is a love story. This couple is incredible and while this doc isn't available to the public quite yet, I'm so excited for you all to see it! (To get updates on when it'll be available, follow Brian on Twitter.)
Based on the 2019 novel by Miriam Towes, this film is centered around a group of women in a Mennonite colony in Bolivia who realize that they've been repeatedly drugged and raped by some of the men in their colony. It's an A-List cast — Claire Foy, Rooney Mara, with an appearance by Frances McDormand — and they're more than capable of who handling such a heavy topic. I won't tell you much more… just go see it as soon as you can.
Here's another Oscar shortlist contender that would absolutely deserve the accolade. The man at the heart of this documentary, Alexei Navalny, was flown to Germany to receive medical treatment after being poisoned in Russia; a 28 year-old filmmaker, Daniel Roher, followed him for months as he became the subject of his own investigation. This was SO gripping, and I also watched it with Molner — I think it might have been his favorite of the year.
Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
Michelle Yeoh, who was just named TIME's Icon of the Year, does an unbelievable job in his film as Evelyn Wang, a Chinese immigrant who runs a laundromat with her husband. Her life is lackluster until she's tapped to save the world from an all-powerful villain in another universe. This one was a visually stunning mind-bender that requires (and deserves) your full attention. It's funny, emotional, and complex. In a nutshell: The grass isn't always greener on the other side!
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Who, Not What
Reforming to Restore
Collateral Consequences
Free on the Inside
The Long Way
In-Prison, Re-Entry, & Second Chance Programs
Getting Free on the Inside to Thrive on the Outside
Prison is never the starting point and very rarely the end point. The vast majority—95%—of currently incarcerated individuals will be released and attempt reentry to civilian life. The question Prison Fellowship asks is not what inmates did to get in, but who they will be when they get out—a question all of society has a vested interest in.
Making no excuses for criminal acts, Prison Fellowship prioritizes the deep work needed for incarcerated individuals to reengage with society positively and effectively upon release. They know that mistakes that define whole futures tend to follow lifetimes loaded with poverty, abuse, neglect, and all types of untreated trauma.
Familiar with their failures, detainees Amanda, Dawn, and Angelina say participating in Prison Fellowship Academy was their first chance to confront this underlying trauma and start healing.
"I have a long history of abuse of every kind and never really dealt with it," says Amanda, age 37 and five years into her sentence. "That's what brought me here. I heard a preacher say it's like a puzzle—people always start with the outside pieces because that's the easiest. And that's what it was like for me—I never put the inside together. I just swept all those pieces into the box. Not fixing the inside is what caused me to do something horrible."
An estimated one in three American adults have a criminal record.
"You cannot imagine what they lived through," says Pamela Page, Program Manager for Prison Fellowship Academy at Shakopee, a women's correctional facility in Minnesota. "The stories that I hear are gut wrenching, what happened in those young lives. Not all, but most. The skills, compassion, mentoring, leadership, parenting that wasn't there and many just need that. I haven't seen anything like that but the Academy."
Pamela Page and Jeannine Hale. These women are flip sides of the same coin and the core of why Prison Fellowship Academy is so successful in Shakopee. They are tenacious, compassionate, visionary advocates for each and every woman who passes through the program. Photo by Hailey Sadler
While personal transformation is Prison Fellowship's highest aim and deepest impact, the subsequent benefits of that work to society are much broader and more clearly quantifiable. Take, for example, the fact that it costs taxpayers more to incarcerate someone in the state of New Jersey than it does to send them to Princeton for a year. And that's true not just in New Jersey but nationwide.
Prison Fellowship explains it this way: "Nearly 2.2 million men and women are behind bars, and more than 600,000 people are released every year—with two-thirds being rearrested within three years. The annual cost to incarcerate and reincarcerate this many people? More than $80 billion."
"The tough on crime movement led people to believe that we can just punish our way out of crime by incapacitating everyone—that's why we're the world's leading incarcerator. We're trying to help people understand that our more restorative approach is actually going to lead to safer communities."
Heather Rice-Minus
VP of Government Affairs and Church Mobilization
Restorative reform begins on the inside with the shifting and shaping of prison culture. The hope, of course, is that correctional environments are as rehabilitative as they are safe and secure. All the data shows that if people emerge from prison utterly unchanged, then society will bear the burden of their incarceration more than once. This is not only a financial flush but a human drain as well, as children are raised apart from parents and achievement potential goes unrealized.
"The biggest challenge is trying to get people to understand that we aren't forgetting the victims in this whole process. In no way are we trying to excuse behavior, we are just trying to prevent it from happening again," says Tracy Beltz, Shakopee's warden for the past eleven years.
Warden Tracy Beltz is a passionate advocate for restorative justice. Photo by Hailey Sadler
While the insides of correctional facilities can be night and day different from city to city, state to state, the warden always sets the tone. Recognizing this, Prison Fellowship engages wardens like Tracy in an exchange program where they share experiences, challenges, and support.
"I am ultimately the one that is responsible for setting the tone, ensuring that mission is carried out," says Warden Beltz. "And our mission is about crime reduction and safe facilities and those things go hand in hand. Continuing to make sure that people understand that, it's huge, it's everything."
At Shakopee, Warden Beltz has been a strong proponent of and leader in modeling restorative reform. "It's easy as an officer, for example, to get locked into safety and security," she says, "But their jobs are so much bigger and so much more important than that. The way that they interact, the way that they hold offenders accountable, the way they encourage them when they're doing the right thing, those things are so significant to our women's ability to get out and stay out."
While wardens and prison staff facilitate the inside space, Prison Fellowship staff and volunteers work to build a supportive outside world of improved welcome. For example, in 2017, Prison Fellowship declared the month of April Second Chance Month, inspiring dozens of other organizations, leaders and states to do the same—Minnesota among the first. This is where the annual Second Chance 5K started, too, involving both the incarcerated and the surrounding community.
"The Second Chance 5K does a couple of things," says Warden Beltz. "First, it's about promoting positive culture. The inmates start seeing things differently. They start seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and see that it's not just them in this fight. There are other people that are supporting them—they know people are running on the outside for them. It supports a positive culture going forward and that's what we want. We want to see them get out and succeed."
Dawn, age 50, stands in front of her peers as a keynote speaker at the race: "For me and the depth of my destruction, it took me that whole year [in the Academy] to really process and forgive myself and work through all of that shame, guilt, regret, all of that stuff. I love me now."
Once a very broken spirit, Dawn was honored by Mrs. Page's invitation to speak at the rally, leveraging her pain for someone else's gain. "That's kind of where my heart is," she says. "If I get the opportunity to talk to women about that self-hatred that we carry, or to women and men with eating disorders. It was over a 38-year battle for me, so to be free from that is amazing."
"Accountability is a huge piece in the change process," says Warden Beltz, "But the reality is that if they continue to do what they did to get in here, they're going to continue to create more victims. So, being sensitive to the fact that there are people out there that have been victimized, we are just trying to prevent it from happening again."
Even for very changed and deeply restored people like Dawn, those coming out of prison will need to persevere for the rest of their lives—overcoming thousands of collateral consequences as they pursue higher education, apply for loans, buy homes, coach their kids' sports teams or volunteer in their classrooms, and perhaps most challenging of all, find work that builds to livelihood and career. And this is not only for the individual, but whole families working to repair after time served—even those proven innocent.
Now point person leading Returning Citizen Affairs for the DC Mayor's Office, Brian Ferguson was a college student with plans for law school when he was arrested and wrongfully convicted of a homicide is 2002. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole and sent to a maximum security prison in West Virginia. Once he got pro-bono representation from one of the biggest firms in the country, they were able to find the responsible individual, his case was overturned and Brian was released—but that was eleven years later.
"Everyone who's either been incarcerated or been close to people who are incarcerated knows that the family goes through it just as much, if not more," Brian says. "The feeling of loss, of having somebody ripped away from you and not being able to do anything about it is very traumatic, and they haven't done anything in all cases, right? That was probably the thing that most bothered me about my incarceration was the impact that it had on my family, especially on my parents."
Similarly, during a Prison Fellowship panel discussion about the church and community's role in criminal justice system reform, Georgetown associate professor of law, Shon Hopwood, says, "We tend in America to think that when we impose a long sentence on someone we're just punishing that person, but that's not true. I mean, the family goes through the punishment just as much as the defendant does. And all of the social science data tells us that it impacts kids the most."
All of the social science data tells us that it impacts kids the most.
Before becoming a professor, Shon robbed five banks in his early twenties and consequently spent eleven years incarcerated. "Reentry was challenging in so many ways. I had never been on the internet. I had never seen an iPad, an iPhone, an iPod. One of the first things I realized when I was trying to find a job, was that employers don't advertise in the classified section of the newspaper anymore. I got to the half-way house in the fall of 2008, probably the worst time to come out of prison. No one was finding work, let alone the guy that had committed five armed bank robberies."
The challenges are immense, which is why Prison Fellowship engages whole communities in the effort to restore the incarcerated and build opportunity for the healing of individuals, families, and the neighborhoods they belong to. From hosting sports programs and holiday events for affected families to inspiring neighbor initiatives (like the Second Chance Community 5K) that prime communities for welcome and home.
In different ways, Dawn, Brian, and Shon each embody this central Prison Fellowship conviction of compassion and concern for those coming behind them. Those who endure and are restored invariably take on the mantle of hope-building and change-seeking on behalf of those still broken, still behind bars, or still adjusting to life on the outside. It's a restorative and virtuous cycle powered by the soulful work of Prison Fellowship, which believes in the dignity of every person and the importance of second chances.
"When crime happens it tears the fabric of the community. We want to see that individual held accountable, but also have opportunities to transform, make amends, and really earn back the public's trust."
Back at the state prison in Shakopee, rooms designed to house one woman often house two, and meals need to be taken in shifts. We see the restorative work begin with Prison Fellowship's academy program here, which is twelve months long, broken up into quarters with a new cohort beginning every three months. Women entering the program come from many different places, but generally, I'm told, nobody trusts each other and nobody particularly likes each other. The culture of prison can be highly judgmental and tribe-oriented, relationships laced with distrust.
"From the very beginning, we're teaching skills to have healthy relationships and starting to prepare them to grow these relationships through the course of their life," explains Pamela. "If you talk with some of the women who graduated from our program and are on the outside, they'll talk about how difficult it is to find that inner circle again. And we certainly don't want women coming back to prison to be a part of our program."
Classes take place in common rooms with a white board at the front and tables in clean rows, with six blue plastic chairs neatly tucked around. Each spot has a handmade name card with "Ms. Lastname" on it personalized with flowers, crosses, hearts, and other doodles. On another wall, community, integrity, and respect are glued on in big letters above a table-sized corkboard carrying pastel prayer requests. With pink and blue flowers taped to the door, the room is bright and rather peaceful, an oasis with deep breath spirit.
The first quarter centers on core values and team-building, helping the women participants—which is about ten percent of the population incarcerated here—bond as a supportive group. Early lessons in managing emotions are critical, for women overcoming a variety of destructive emotions, like anger and fear. Participants can also elect to go through Alpha, a curriculum studying the basics of Christian faith.
"I was lost when I came here. I was so discouraged. Through the program, I found my strength. I found out how to be more assertive, to stand up for myself. It's life-giving, and life-changing."
Annette, Age 50
Prison Fellowship Participant
This foundational emotional work is followed by relational skill-building, like boundaries. The women learn how to communicate and maintain healthy boundaries, a necessary step preparing them for lifelong relational repairing.
PFA Alumni at Shakopee Correctional Facility Photos by Hailey Sadler
"The third quarter is very difficult because here we're going really deep into thinking distortions," says Pamela. "At this point, they are doing presentations about victim stance and blame and all these things. Because now they can recognize it and they're strong enough to say, 'This is where I've been, but that's not me anymore. I don't want to go back to that.' Really I think the key healing takes place at about nine months…that nine-month mark is where we see people start feeling free on the inside."
Finally, during fourth quarter, the focus shifts to preparing for leaving and life on the outside, including a class on overcoming offense and another on life management.
"We love the women who are in this program. While it's somewhat formal in nature in instruction because it needs to be, it needs to be structured and somewhat formal, there's room for absolute warmth and tenderness and compassion," says Pamela.
"Being here has saved my life. Through Prison Fellowship I've taken that time to put the inside of the puzzle together. Without this opportunity, I never would have paused and done that. It has saved my life."
Amanda, Age 37
A PFA mentor, Angelina is serving a 198 year sentence. "I was in abusive relationships and I was really broken," she says. "I felt defeated. I felt a lot of sorrow. I felt shame. I felt guilt. Now today, I have an identity. I feel strong. I feel courageous. I know that I have a purpose to help walk beside other women and be there for them so that they know that they can live a different life and do it differently."
Angelina, an inmate involved in the Prison Fellowship Academy at the Minnesota Correctional Facility – Shakopee. She is currently serving 198 years. Photo by Hailey Sadler
"She's here for a long time," says Pamela, "so she sees herself mentoring the other women who come in. She loves to cook. She's created a cookbook and she wants to get it published. That's her piece, and she serves on other committees within the prison. That's our expectation—if you're part of the Graduate Leadership Program, you're going to be impacting the whole prison."
"I've been in PFA for eight years now. It's been very impactful—life changing, life-giving. Before, I was broken, had no self-esteem, no identity. Now, I am a woman who is redeemed. I have an identity. I have worth. I am free."
Angelina, Age 46
For those nearing the last half year of their sentence, volunteer mentors work alongside participants to create a release plan. Once on the outside, the same mentors follow up by phone and in-person meetings to ensure support is maintained, particularly in the first several months of adjustment.
Prison Fellowship also supports returning citizens by advocating for policies, like expanded educational opportunities, that offer pathways for successful reentry.
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"Education plays a huge role, not only for people once they come home, but for people within the system," says Brian. "Education is really the key to a lot of people's advancement, and I don't just mean on the academic side. I mean, trades. I mean being certified in things that are going to be able to allow people to be self-sufficient and have a sense of pride for themselves, for what they're able to do and contribute to society, to their family."
"I know of very few people I was in prison with who wanted to get out and commit new crimes. We know what works. From here on out, it's not a matter of what works, it's the political will to actually change the system and make it better for everyone," says Shon.
"We not only have to bring the hope of our faith to individuals, but the gospel actually calls us to confront injustice. We have to be not only about changing individuals, but also changing systems. That's actually our call."
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Although not required, we recommend that you conduct a search in TESS (Trademark Electronic Search System) for any mark for which you may want to seek federal trademark registration in the USPTO. The purpose of the search is to help determine whether any mark has already been registered or applied for that is similar to your mark AND used on related products or for related services. The USPTO cannot provide guidance as to how you should search, beyond the HELP provided within the TESS site. However, at a minimum, please understand that a complete search is one that will uncover ALL similar marks, NOT just those that are identical.
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The USPTO conducts a search for conflicting marks as part of the official examination of an application only after a trademark application is filed. In evaluating an application, the examining attorney conducts a search of USPTO records to determine whether there is a conflict between the mark in the application and a mark that is either registered or pending in the USPTO. The principal factors considered in reaching this decision are the similarity of the marks and the commercial relationship between the goods and services identified by the marks. To find a conflict, the marks do not have to be identical or the goods and services the same; instead, it is sufficient if the marks are similar and the goods and or services related. Similarity in sound, appearance, or meaning may be sufficient to support a finding of likelihood of confusion.
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Heritage is probably the most personal of all my designs. It is a Judaic design, but it is much more than that. It tells about the places we come from and the places our progeny will be going. It talks about the collective memory of each and every one of us, about our history. By stitching it we connect ourselves to the future. I am dedicating this piece to my grandparents, Rivka and Moshe Sperling, and Rita and Abraham Borenstein. I am also dedicating this piece to my daughter, Shiri. From a generation of people who believed in where we come from and paid such a high price for these beliefs, to a generation, young, vibrant, full of belief in where we need to be going.
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Red envelopes, also called red packets, lucky money, or hongbao in Chinese, are a popular monetary gift given on some important occasions or festivals in China especially widely seen during the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival). It is a Chinese New Year gift with money stuffed into red paper. The red packets are usually presented by parents and grandparents to children during Chinese New Year, which is probably one of the most recognized traditions that are observed during the Festival.
Children or unmarried members of the younger generation look forward to receiving lucky money from others, something which is definitely not a privilege that adults enjoy. Once an adult has started earning money, they will begin to give the red envelopes in the spring.


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How to choose the meter on gas not to overpay
September 5, 2017 IMMEconomics
The majority of Ukrainians using gas only for cooking. 70% of natural gas, which uses the population, burned the gas stove. What, a third of such consumers counters are not established, and 19% are paid on houses, not flats counters, reads the data of the national Commission. The law, as explained by the Minister sotspolitiki Andrey Reva, is provided door-to-door installation of meters. The law "On commercial accounting of gas," said all of the counters needs to be in 2018.
Already this year, which has a counter that will depend on the price of gas. At the moment, the Ukrainians are paying for every cubic meters of gas and 6.9 of the hryvnia. NKREKU identifies 13% in the structure of gas prices (80 cents) – the cost of transportation and distribution, says the head of Dmitry NKREKU wolf. Officials propose to divide the rate for each cubic meter used to pay six hryvnia + regardless of the volume of consumption of a fixed amount ("monthly fee"). While wolf notes that in the resolution the word "fee" is never mentioned, the innovation is called "fee for transportation and distribution".
"Consumers always pay for the transportation and distribution, and now it's in the tariff. In the structure of prices, their share is only 13%. It's 80 cents per cubic meter (a six hryvnia for gas as a commodity, approx. ed.). The law "On gas market" provides for payment of all services as per capacity. As for transportation, for power, for the storage capacity, distribution capacity," says the national Commission.
The introduction of a payment for capacity (the"monthly fee") – the issue has been resolved by law. Now officials are discussing how to consider it. If under the existing methodology, which had planned to introduce in April of this year and which still remains the only approved, it all depends on the maximum power of the meter, in the new regulation offer a more beneficial for the consumer conditions – to be considered at the rated capacity of the meter. The cost of license fee will range between 40 to 60 hryvnia.
32% of families in high-rise buildings with hot water and heating are paid on houses counters. Because of this system, some Ukrainians pay "for the neighbor". So, if the apartment is registered to one person, but in fact it is home, for example, five, they will pay as for one person. And spend five times more. All the used gas is considered the primary counter. So to pay for it anyway.
There are three types of gas meters over a range of operating costs: G4 G2,5 G1,6. If the apartment is gas used only for cooking (there is a gas stove), plenty of counter G1,6. If there is a stove and gas geyser G2,5, if there is gas heating, you need a counter G4. The more powerful the counter, the more fee. It is therefore important that, for example, in an apartment with one gas hob was not counter G4, otherwise you'll have to overpay. As explained in NKREKU, the Ukrainians have the right to choose and change the counter yourself.
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XC skiing in Hokkaido Japan?
I'm looking for somewhere in Japan - ideally in Hokkaido - where I can do some hut-to-hut cross-country skiing with my sons (ages 10 and 7).
Does anyone know if this is possible? (I'm told that the huts in Daisetsuzan might be appropriate.) If so, I'd be grateful for any information.
Chitose or Sapporo? How was it?
Any advice or experiences are greatly appreciated.
Check out http://www.outdoorjapan.com/ It's not a very comprehensive website, but there is some backcountry & telemark info. You may well find x-c info, too.


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Southampton Vs Chelsea Betting Tips & Predictions
Sterling to cash in at St Mary's?
29th August 2022 / Matt
James Ward-Prowse / Southampton ©IMAGO / NurPhoto 20.08.2022
Southampton Vs Chelsea
Tuesday, 30 August 2022 – 19:45 (BST)
Pick: Raheem Sterling to Score
Odds: 15/8
Bookmaker: Betfair
(All betting odds correct at time of writing: 28 August 2022)
Preview: At St Mary's on Tuesday, hosts Southampton are presented with an opportunity of exorcising the demons of last season's 6-0 defeat to Chelsea. The Blues, however, have won at this ground on all but one of the last seven Premier League visits.
English Premier League Betting at Betfair
1 Southampton Vs Chelsea
2 Southampton – Not so saintly at St Mary's?
3 Chelsea – Sterling addition already paying off?
4 Southampton Vs Chelsea Betting Advice
5 Best Betting Odds – Southampton Vs Chelsea
Southampton – Not so saintly at St Mary's?
Odds on the club being relegated this season were cut following a crushing 4-1 loss away to Tottenham in their opening game. However, since then they've responded encouragingly, taking four points from the next two games. Having staged a spirited fightback at home to Leeds, earning a point after being 2-0 down, they then went and produced a first win in the league for nine matches away at Leicester.
They weren't capable of back to back victories though. Ralph Hasenhutl's side going unrewarded for a display full of commitment and endeavour but lacking in attacking quality last time out against Manchester United, losing 1-0 at St Mary's. That made it a sixth Premier League home defeat in eight (W1 D1), with the United game one of only two occasions during this run in which the Saints' didn't concede at least twice.
Key Stat: On Saturday, Southampton failed to score in a home Premier League game for only the second time in their last 18 outings at St Mary's Stadium.
Chelsea Win & R. Sterling To Score
Chelsea – Sterling addition already paying off?
Raheem Sterling's first goals in Chelsea colours were enough to see off Leicester City over the weekend and handed Thomas Tuchel's men their second victory of 2022-23. It had to be achieved the hard way, though, forced to play more than hour a man light once Conor Gallagher – making just his second start for the club, with his first coming in that humbling 3-0 loss away to Leeds the previous week – was sent off.
That was a second red card shown to a Chelsea player in as many matches, after Kalidou Koulibaly was dismissed in that embarrassing display at Elland Road. Having dropped points in three of their five prior away league outings, any further ill-discipline could hamper efforts at St Mary's. Where they've enjoyed themselves in recent times, winning six of the last seven here including a 6-0 rout in March of last season.
Key Stat: Chelsea have only managed one clean sheet from four games so far this season. They've now prevented the opposing team from scoring in only two of the past ten league games, having kept a clean sheet in six of the previous nine before this.
Southampton Vs Chelsea Betting Advice
Last season Chelsea would do the double over Southampton in the Premier League, scoring nine and conceding only one – a James Ward Prowse penalty in a 3-1 success at Stamford Bridge. Meanwhile here at St Mary's, the Blues made it six away wins in seven against their opponents, scoring six unanswered goals from 22 shots (12 on target) in a 6-0 drubbing. That, by the way, is a 150/1 chance on Tuesday.
Southampton Vs Chelsea – Key Facts:
Chelsea did the double over Southampton in 2022-23, winning these games by an aggregate score of 9-1. The Blues produced their sixth win across the last seven away renewals of this fixture courtesy of a 6-0 scoreline back in March.
Southampton lost for the sixth Premier League home game in eight (W1 D1) over the weekend, beaten 1-0 by Manchester United. That was just the second time in their past 18 home league games in which they didn't score at least once.
Saturday's 2-1 home win against Leicester City earned Chelsea their second Premier League away win in five games (D1 L2). Although that was their eighth league game in ten not keeping a clean sheet.
While I am not envisaging another rout of that proportion, it would nevertheless be a surprise were the visitors not to maintain their stranglehold on this fixture. Chelsea are short enough though, at around the 1/2 mark, and so it's about boosting those odds. I am therefore keen to get Raheem Sterling on side. The winger registered his first club goals last time out and is already shaping as being his team's main goal threat, having seen a couple more chalked off by VAR already this season.
Best Betting Odds – Southampton Vs Chelsea
Southampton – 11/2 (Unibet)
Draw – 7/2 (Bet365)
Chelsea – 4/7 (Coral)


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