Dormody, Thomas J. (author), Shanks, Mary (author), and Dormody: Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education, New Mexico State University.; Shanks: Second Grade Teacher, Capitan Elementary School, Capitan, NM
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1992-05
Published:
USA: Henry, IL : Agriculture Education Magazine
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 92 Document Number: C06844
Moremedi, Gagoitsiwe (author / Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1994
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C07912
Notes:
summary of MA thesis; search through volume, In: Jacquelyn Deeds and Demetria Ford, eds. Summary of Research in Extension (1992-1993). Mississippi State, MS: Department of Agricultural Education and Experimental Statistics, Mississippi State University, July 1994. p. 11
Davis, Sally M. (author), Hunt, Ken (author), Kitzes, Judith M. (author), and Davis, Hunt: Center for Indian Youth Program Development, Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM; Kitzes: Chief Medical Officer, Deputy Director, Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1989-05
Published:
USA: Washington, D.C. : Public Health Service.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 85 Document Number: C05580
AGRICOLA IND 90041862, The health status of Indian teenagers in the United States is below that of the general population. The usual barriers to the use of health care services that young people, including young Indians, encounter are compounded in rural areas by distance, isolation, and lack of appropriate services. To overcome these barriers in rural New Mexico, a public health demonstration project (a) integrated health care services free of charge; (b) set up the initial program of services at a rural school; (c) established links with existing agencies; and (d) incorporated community action toward creating change. The project began as a joint effort of three communities, the University of New Mexico (UNM), and the Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service (IHS) of the Public Health Service; a secondary level public school soon became a participant. The project is being replicated in two other communities that have formed separate partnerships with UNM and the area IHS; also the New Mexico Health and Environment Department has joined the effort in one community. Preliminary data suggest that the services are being used by a majority of the target population, with the proportions of boys and girls about equal.
18 pages., via online journal., Drought is defined, experienced, and communicated about in multiple ways. This case study examines individual definitions of drought (timing, impacts, and severity) and attitudes about climate change. Household surveys (n = 120) were conducted in Cimarron County, Oklahoma and Union County, New Mexico using a stratified random sampling method to select farmers, ranchers, and town residents. Information about drought is primarily communicated between neighbors, friends, and family, as well as media and local governing agencies. Residents perceive the recent drought to be the worst drought on record, regardless of previous drought experiences. Residents reported widespread drought-related impacts on agriculture, environment, and society. Most residents see drought as cyclical and driven by natural causes, rather than human causes. We recommend adaptive drought communication engage more fully with identity, place, and history. Climate information should be presented in a relevant manner to diverse agricultural stakeholders with differing attitudes about climate change, management, and climate information.
