Moratorium enacted for personal-care home applications
Posted: March 24, 2012 at 9:17 am
The Henry County Board of Commissioners is temporarily halting the acceptance of applications for personal-care homes in the county. Commissioners enacted a 90-day moratorium on approving licenses, or permits, relating to such facilities.
County spokesperson, Julie Hoover-Ernst, said the action is being taken in order to clarify language in Henrys Unified Land Development Code (ULDC).
Officials said that the ULDC and the Comprehensive Land Use Plan require additional review and revision by the county, in relation to the location of personal-care homes within single-family residential zones, and the development and standards of personal-care homes located anywhere within unincorporated Henry County, she said.
Cheri Hobson-Matthews, Henrys planning and zoning director, said her staff has received a number of inquiries regarding the location of personal-care homes in residential areas of the county.
With some inconsistencies regarding the utilization of properties for a personal-care home as a home occupation, versus a non-home occupation, staff felt that it was pertinent to clear up any ambiguities that the Unified Land Development Code currently presented, Hobson-Matthews said. The moratorium is designed to allow staff the opportunity to conduct an additional review and revision to the ULDC and Comprehensive Plan, as they relate to the location of personal-care homes within single-family residential districts, and the development and standards of personal-care homes located anywhere within unincorporated Henry County.
Hoover-Ernst added that, during the moratorium, the county will research surrounding jurisdictions, and examine commission meetings from when the ULDC was passed, to ensure that the revised language lines up with the commissions collective desire regarding personal-care homes.
Officials will seek to determine if the original intent was to allow personal-care homes to operate inside a subdivision, as well as determine what number of clients and employees is appropriate in those zones, the spokesperson said. Any changes made to the ordinance will not apply to group homes or assisted-living facilities. For more information, visit http://www.hcpz.org.
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Istanbul Declaration calls for sustainable development worldwide
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March 24, 2012 - 11:35 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Delegates to the first Global Human Development Forum unanimously adopted on March 23 an Istanbul Declaration calling on the world community to take bold action against global social inequities and environmental deterioration at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio this June.
It is time to reset the global development agenda, the Istanbul Declaration states. The world needs a renewed commitment to sustainable development and strong political leadership to implement it.
The Istanbul Declaration was adopted by consensus at the conclusion of the two-day Global Human Development Forum, a gathering of more than 200 leading development experts, civil society activists, government ministers, private sector representatives and UN officials from all regions of the world.
The Forum was organized by UNDPs Human Development Report Office and Bureau of Development Policy in partnership with the Government of Turkeys Ministry of Development. The Istanbul Declaration was supported by the Government of Turkey as a key contribution to the UN debates and discussions leading up to the Rio + 20 conference in June. Negotiations on the conference agenda and proposed resolutions resumed this week at UN headquarters in New York.
The Declaration stresses the need for global and national development strategies to put strong emphasis on social inclusion, social protection, and equity, in recognition of the fact that economic development has too often gone hand in hand with environmental degradation and increased inequality.
Achieving those goals will require better-coordinated mobilization of global capital and local resources, good governance on the local and global level, and full empowerment of women through access to education, health care, basic services and their participation in the labour force, the Declaration says.
In a personal message to Forum participants, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said: Sustainable development recognizes that our economic, social and environmental objectives are not competing goals that must be traded off against each other, but are interconnected objectives that are most effectively pursued together in a holistic manner. We need an outcome from Rio+20 that reflect this understanding and that relates to the concerns of all.
More than 120 heads of state and government have confirmed their participation in the Rio conference, making it one of the largest such gatherings of world leaders in recent times.
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Keenan Van Zile | Miami’s Life Coach Intro to Coaching Service’s – Video
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Ilaina Edison: Health Coaching: The Power of a High Five
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Mrs. Arnow loved her morning coffee cake. But her diabetes did not. My colleague, Kathleen Olsen, a registered nurse and clinical nurse specialist for Visiting Nurse Service of New York, made a deal with her patient: "Let's try no cake for two weeks," Kathleen told her. "And I'll give you your cake on Sundays."
So, after six days without cake, Mrs. Arnow indulged on Sunday. She noticed she didn't feel as well as she had all week. By the second Sunday, she had her cake with a sinking feeling, knowing that it would make her feel bad. By the third Sunday, Kathleen reports, Mrs. Arnow decided -- of her own volition -- to forgo the cake.
This is "health coaching" in action, a shift in approach from more prescriptive nursing and towards supporting patients in identifying and achieving their own goals. "You can tell patients from now till Sunday what to do," says Kathleen. "But coaching is about finding a way to effectuate change. I begin by asking, 'What do you want me to do for you?' That way, you get buy-in from the start."
Americans are living longer, and those with chronic debilitating conditions are increasingly opting to age in place. For seniors to remain independent and safe in their own homes, they must be active participants in their wellbeing for as long as possible, whether they are cared for by nurses and home health aides or family caregivers. This is the goal of health coaching -- with the ultimate goal of keeping patients out of the hospital.
Kathleen, who is clinical director of our long-term care program in Manhattan, recently piloted a coaching program with nurses who care for elderly patients living at home and managing multiple chronic conditions.[1] Preliminary results show that those who received "health coaching" were twice as likely to stay out of the hospital as those in the control group.
If you are caring for an aging parent or spouse, or even looking in on a friend who is managing a chronic condition, here are some steps you can take to bring the coaching approach to caregiving:
Education and Problem-Solving Nurse Phyllis Downer brings the coaching approach to her patient Sister Catherine, an elderly Franciscan nun who lives in a Harlem convent and suffers from edema, diabetes and severe hearing loss. The sister is as stubborn as she is big-hearted, walking the corridors of the convent and the streets of her neighborhood offering help when she can and a kind word. When Phyllis first began visiting, Sister Catherine's blood-sugar levels were consistently in the danger range, 300 to 500, and she was slow to acknowledge her diabetes. "Every machine we tried, something was wrong with the machine," Phyllis says with a smile. "Finally we got one that worked."
Once the sister saw the evidence of her diabetes with her own eyes and began to believe it, Phyllis embarked on a course of education that is essential to successful coaching, She printed out and posted on the wall of the convent a color-coded chart: Blood sugar numbers in the green zone were good, yellow indicated moderately high, and alarm-red meant out of control. Phyllis explained, "Sister, when you're in the red, here's what happens. Your eyes go, your feet go, your kidneys go." Next time the sister's numbers inched toward red, Phyllis enlisted her help: "I said, 'Sister, we've got to do something. What are we going to do?'"
That "we" is key. It means partnership, and it invited the sister to divulge some predawn snacking when she was awake doing laundry and puttering around the convent at 4 a.m. Phyllis tacked on the wall of the laundry room an appropriate snack list -- bread, cheese, a small apple -- and began the give-and-take that underlies coaching. "Let's do it for a week," Phyllis said of the list. "Tell me how you feel. If it doesn't work, I'll keep my mouth shut."
Fast forward several months, and Sister Catherine's sugars are consistently in the normal range with the occasional spikes when she goes off course. But now, she knows when she's off course and she increasingly knows what she needs to do to get herself back on track. The other day, her sugar level was high because she had neglected to take her insulin the night before. After telling her nurse the story, Sister Catherine quickly added, "I've got to get someone around here to remind me to take my insulin."
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Life Lessons: Biggest Mistakes Made Coaching Youth Soccer
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We all know that players can make mistakes in soccer. But so can coaches.
Here are 10 of the biggest mistakes youth soccer coaches can make while teaching the game:
10. Lack of Communication
To be a good youth soccer coach, you must be a good communicator. In order to teach your players the game, you need to effectively communicate with them. You also need to communicate your expectations to the parents so they know exactly what is expected of them.
9. Lack of Training
It is easy for any child to start playing soccer. But that doesn't mean it is easy for any person to coach the game. Check your local soccer club for coaching classes and certification programs. Even if you have played the game before, these programs will teach you how to coach the game.
8. Unprepared For Practice
Always be prepared to run your practice. Don't show up without an agenda. You need to run a coordinated session to keep players focused, especially the younger ones.
7. Losing Control
You are not just the coach of your team. You are also responsible for keeping things running smoothly. If players or parents stray from your expectations, let them know immediately. If they continue to detract, make sure you hold them accountable for their actions. Finally, make sure you stay cool. Stay in control of your emotions at all times, and be a model for the behavior that you expect from your players and parents.
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Stalled in Fear: How to Move Off Life's Sidelines
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I write about staring down fear a lot. Partly because it comes up often in life coaching, but theres no getting around that the main reason I dwell on it is because I prefer to live in a way that requires dealing with it over and over again.
In my life philosophy, fear is a necessary part of living fully. Like most, I can be really good at pushing through fear sometimes and I really struggle with it other times. I take it situation by situation.
Lately, the star situation has been my injured knee. I have an unremarkable medial meniscus tear, but to me it is very, very big and daunting because it is an unknown. Despite winning an award for a series I wrote on the prevalence of knee injuries in female athletes back in 1997, that wasnt about my knee, my body, my life. Oh, what a difference me-me-me makes.
This week I went to an orthopedist for a second opinion on whether or not I need arthroscopic surgery. The answer to that, though, is not what this column is about. Its about the feeling I got from the experience of the doctors office and my desire to share it.
I took a cab from the PATH station to my appointment across Manhattan to minimize my walking. The doctor was terrific he examined me, really listened and carefully laid out my options. (In my book, when you can say youve left a doctors office feeling heard and fully informed, you have hit the medical jackpot.)
But the key moment came when he asked me about my pain. Had it lessened over time? Worsened? Changed? He wanted details and I realized I couldnt give them to him. I wasnt clear on why until I was prone on the X-ray table and thinking about it. I had been so paralyzed with fear that I had barely allowed myself to get into a situation where it might produce pain.
Walking down stairs might hurt, so I did it the safe way. Bending it might cause a twinge, so I rarely did. Being on it for extended periods made it sore, so I steered clear. What if I made it worse? Because if theres one thing you learn when you wear a knee brace, its that much of the population has dealt with a knee injury and many are all too happy to share their experience, even if it means terrifying you.
It might not be a good idea to listen to lay people, the doctor said gently.
Yes. I could have kissed him. That felt so common sense and freeing. Not just with relation to my knee or any other physical issue. It was a metaphor for every darned fear, wasnt it? Its not like I originated this thought. Open up Louise Hays You Can Heal Your Life and look up knee or leg inability to bend, fear, inflexibility, fear of the future, not wanting to move.
All this went whirling through my mind. Stop listening to others when it gets to the point of detriment. Move forward at your own pace. Listen to your gut. But make sure you are moving, taking action, paying mind to those sharp instincts.
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Combating Childhood Obesity, The Budget Case – Rep. Ron Kind and Donna Katen-Bahensky
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Editor's Choice Main Category: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 23 Mar 2012 - 10:00 PDT
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The "Campaign to End Obesity" has just released a new study that shows that it is economically crucial to take real action on obesity, particularly in children.
Interestingly, the study was performed by two prominent conservative economists, both former Bush administration officials, who concluded that the impact on the budget would be far lower if policies to reverse childhood obesity were acted upon, rather than failing to tackle childhood obesity, which would be considerably more costly.
The authors highlight the fact that several evidence-based obesity interventions and treatment methods can prove cost-effective, as well as offering major long-term savings. They not only reduce obesity, but also prevent or decrease dangerous and costly secondary diseases, including cancer and diabetes.
$147 billion are currently spent every year on obesity-related health care expenses, a figure that does not include the additional billions in costs to businesses, communities and families. If the obesity epidemic is not controlled, the health care toll will continue to shoot up.
Health care costs are already the fastest-growing area of government spending, and according to a recent McKinsey report, the projected spending for the U.S. on obesity could be as high as $320 billion annually by 2018.
In light of these budgetary threats, Congress passed the health care overhaul in 2010 to seriously tackle the childhood obesity epidemic.
Progress is already being made in Wisconsin and countrywide, through implementing new community-directed programs that make healthy living more accessible to children and their families. The law also means that the secretary of Health and Human Services is in a position to ensure are wider availability of certain medical services for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of obesity, and that these are covered under federal insurance programs.
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