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New British Veterinary Association Animal Welfare Foundation Funded Booklet For Pig Farmers
The Pig Veterinary Society"s revised 2009 edition of Casualty Pig, funded by the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation (BVA AWF) is now available.
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New York Times Editorial Lauds Appointment Of White House Adviser On Violence Against Women
"Domestic violence is a serious law enforcement and public health problem affecting as many as one in four women in this country," but "Washington has devoted too little attention to reducing domestic violence and sexual assaults generally," a New York Times editorial states. The editorial continues, "We welcome President Obama"s decision to create a new post, White House adviser on violence against women, and his appointment" of former National Network To End Domestic Violence Executive Director Lynn Rosenthal, "a seasoned advocate for victims to fill it." According to the editorial, Rosenthal will report to Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, "whose keen interest in the issue dates from his days in the Senate and his key role in enacting the 1994 Violence Against Women Act." The "challenge" facing Rosenthal and the Obama administration "will be to improve the carrying out of existing laws intended to protect women, starting with better coordination of the activities of all the government bureaucracies involved," including the Department of Justice, HHS and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the editorial states. It notes that a national survey of domestic violence shelters released in May found "a significant increase in the number of women seeking assistance since last fall, a rise largely attributable to the stresses of the economic crisis and rising unemployment." The editorial recommends that states create more emergency shelters, establish more transitional housing for "people fleeing violent situations" and "do more to help these victims rebuild their lives." Rosenthal "will need to tackle bureaucratic and legal hurdles and find more money to help states, localities and charitable groups address those needs," the editorial states. In addition, Rosenthal must "help end the scandal of the thousands of rape kits sitting untested in crime labs and police storage facilities across the country, allowing countless criminals to escape punishment." The editorial concludes, "All of this will require strong and creative leadership" from Rosenthal, Biden and Obama (New York Times, 7/1).
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Lower College GPA And Evening Chronotype In High School Students Linked
According to a research abstract at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, students who consider themselves to be evening types (that is someone who feels more alert and does their best work later in the day) have poorer sleep hygiene scores than morning and intermediate types. Sleep hygiene is the group of behaviors linked to good sleep and alertness. Examples include having a regular bedtime routine, a regular wake time, a regular bed time, and sleeping in a comfortable bed. The researchers found that this poor sleep hygiene was related to poorer academic performance and a decline in grade point average (GPA) during the transition from high school to college.
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Washington State Nurse-Midwife Receives The Hattie Award, American College Of Nurse-Midwives' Highest Honor

Katherine Camacho Carr, CNM, PhD, a certified nurse-midwife, professor and assistant dean of graduate studies at the Seattle University College of Nursing, is the recipient of the 2009 Hattie Hemschemeyer Award from the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM.) The "Hattie" is ACNM"s most prestigious award and was presented to Carr at ACNM"s 54th Annual Meeting in Seattle. Carr has been a resident of the Seattle area for 32 years. "Kathy Carr embodies the very spirit of midwifery," said ACNM President Melissa Avery, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN. For more than 30 years, she has persistently contributed to improving women and newborns" health care in the United States and abroad. Her academic works have helped shape policy and practice, including the advancement of midwifery education through offò€campus/distance learning opportunities. Her colleagues say that she is a leader in midwifery education, scholarship and clinical practice who is devoted to future midwives" success as well." A 1974 graduate of the University of Illinois, Carr has practiced midwifery in birth centers, hospitals, and homes for more than three decades. She has also taught at numerous universities, including the Frontier School of Midwifery & Family Nursing, Communityò€Based Nurseò€midwifery Program, the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate, Philadelphia University and the Seattle Midwifery School. In addition, Carr was selected as a US Public Health Service Primary Health Care Policy Fellow in 1996; also, she received the National Perinatal Association"s National/International Award for Outstanding Contribution to Maternal Child Health in 2006. In the past, she has served as an ACNM president, vice president and regional representative. The Hattie Hemschemeyer Award, named in honor of ACNM"s first president and a pioneer of the profession, is given annually to an ACNM member who has been certified for at least ten years, has not previously been selected for the award, and has fulfilled one of the following categories: continuous outstanding contributions or distinguished service to midwifery and/or maternal child health; or, has made contributions of historical significance to the development and advancement of midwifery, ACNM, or maternalò€child health. American College of Nurse-Midwives


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