THE SUBJECT OF MEDICAL MODERNIZATION AND NATIONALISM IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC) REMAINS LARGELY UNEXPLORED. AS FOR STUDIES ON MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PRC. THEY ARE USUALLY EITHER HIGHLY TECHNICAL AND CLINICAL IN NATURE. OR THEY TREAT MEDICINE. GENERALLY NOT TOO PROMINENTLY. AS A SMALL PART OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAMME.
A GEORGRAPHICAL PRESPECTIVE ILLUMINATES ONE OF THE CENTRAL PROBLEMS IN AMERICAN POLITICS: THE FAILURE OF SOCIALISM IN THE UNITED STATES. PREVIOUS INTERPRETATIONS HAVE STRESSED THE PROSPERITY OF AMERICAN WORKERS OR THE TACTICAL DIVISION AMONG SOCIALISTS AND TRADE UNIONISTS, YET NEITHER INTERPRETATION HAS BEEN ATTENTIVE TO SPATIAL VARIATIONS IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN 1865 AND 1920. A GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE FAILURE OF SOCIALISM SUGGESTS THE FOLLOWING REVISIONS. SOCIALISM FAILED NOT SO MUCH BECAUSE OF THE PROSPERITY OF AMERICAN WORKERS AS BECAUSE OF THE DEEP DIVISION IN THE WAGES AND MATERIAL INTERSTS OF SKILLED AND UNSKILLED WORKERS. THIS RIFT IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT WAS ESPECIALLY DEEP IN TURNOF-THE-CENTURY LARGE CITIES WHERE WAGE DIVERGENCE AND INDUSTRIAL DIVERSIFICATION UNDERMINED SUPPORT FOR A PARTY OF THE WORKING CLASS. CONVERSELY, CLASS POLITICS FOUND A MORE FERTILE ENVIRONMENT IN SMALLER AMERICAN COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY THOSE EXPERIENCING THE TRANSITIONAL STRAINS OF INDUSTRALIZATION. THE FAILURE OF AMERICAN SOCIALISM, UNIQUE AMONG INDUSTRIAL CAPITALIST NATIONS, RESULTED FROM HISTORICALLY WIDE WAGE DIFFERENTIALS AND THE CAPITAL SELECTIVITY OF WAGE CONVERGENCE AND INDUSTRIAL TRANSITION.
In response to the growing national concerns about staff recruitment and turnover within the child welfare workforce, (GAO, 2003), Maryland has made a commitment to assess its current child welfare workforce situation. Recognizing the importance of this issue to the provision of quality care to children and their families, the Maryland state legislature passed House Bill 799/Senate Bill 792 (Child Welfare Accountability Act, 2006) mandating that the Maryland Department of Human Resources (DHR) commission a twelve-month study on child welfare workforce recruitment and retention to be carried out by the University of Maryland School of Social Work. Researchers in conjunction with DHR advisory members and experts in the field of child welfare research conducted a mixed-method study to better understand the current child welfare workforce situation. Data was collected to describe the child welfare workforce, to guide actionable recommendations for change, and to create baseline data for evaluating the success of any future change strategies implemented by DHR. ; This study was completed for (and in collaboration with) the Maryland Department of Human Resources (DHR), Social Services Administration (SSA) through a contract with the University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Social Work. The Maryland State Legislature mandated this study in HB 799, The Child Welfare Accountability Act of 2006. Funds for this study were provided by the Maryland Department of Human Resources, Social Services Administration. ; Full Text
This report was prepared under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Maryland Board of Physicians and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, dated April 2, 2012. ; The University of Maryland, Baltimore submits this report to provide guidance to the Maryland Board of Physicians as requested in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), effective April 2, 2012, between the University of Maryland, Baltimore and the Maryland Board of Physicians. As set forth in the MOU, our report was written: "(1) to assist the Board in evaluating its complaint resolution procedures; (2) to assist the Board in preparing a response to Complaint Resolution Issues identified in Chapter 3 of the Evaluation of the State Board of Physicians and the Related Allied Health Advisory Committees issued by the Department of Legislative Services, Office of Policy Analysis, November 2011; and (3) to provide analysis and advice concerning other issues addressed in that Evaluation, as recommended by the University and as determined appropriated by the Board after consultation with the University." Our goal in writing the report and making recommendations was to assist the Board to streamline and more timely discharge its responsibilities to protect the public through licensing, regulation, and education while ensuring accountability, transparency, and fairness throughout the process. ; Full Text
PROJECT NAME: Assessment of Outcomes of Independent Living; PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Diane DePanfilis, PhD; PROJECT DATES: 2001 – 2003; 2003 - Present (Secondary data analysis) ; The Outcomes of Independent Living project was a collaborative research project between the University of Maryland Center for Families, the Family Welfare Research and Training Group, and the Baltimore City Department of Social Services. The purpose of this project was to provide information on the outcomes of young adults who left out-of-home care in Baltimore City. Choice of outcomes was guided by the federal legislation in collaboration with Baltimore City Department of Social Service staff. The outcomes of interest included educational achievement, employment status, homelessness, parenthood, life skills, health risk behavior and criminal activity. Explanatory domains examined included social support, spirituality, and stress. (from Project abstract) ; Baltimore City Department of Social Services ; Full Text
