The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)‚ a wing of the U.S Executive Office of the President‚ started a media campaign to attack drug use in September of 1999. A main component of the campaign called phase three was specifically aimed at reducing marijuana use‚ which started in Oct 2002 ending June 2003. The target group was youth ages twelve to eighteen. Studies have shown that the ads have had no effect on reducing marijuana use. The appointed advertising company Ogilvy & Mathers
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Prevention Nicole Griffin HSM/210 April 5‚ 2015 Elise Merenda Prevention The targeted population that I chose to write about is the homeless. With over 4‚000 people dealing with homelessness in Connecticut‚ the majority of these people facing this problem have some sort of mental illness‚ physical disabilities‚ or dealing with a form of substance abuse problem ("Partnership for Strong Communities"‚ 2015). A lot of this problem stems from the people being released prematurely from mental hospitals
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Legal requirements and the policies and procedures of own organisation and awarding organisation should be followed where relevant to assessment procedures. Burton and South Derbyshire College’s health and safety policy ensures that the College complies with the Health and Safety at Work etc Act (HSWA)1974 and related Regulations. This places a legal responsibility upon the assessor‚ as well as the organisation and the learners. The health and safety of yourself‚ your colleagues and your learners
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Unit 2: Business resources P1: Describe the recruitment documentation used in a selected organisation. If Tesco are looking to recruit workers to be behind the till and on the shop floor‚ first of all they will advertise the job role‚ they can do this in many ways today. They can advertise the vacancy in a newspaper‚ posters‚ website‚ web adverts. As the job role does not require very skilled and qualified people‚ the recruitment process will be a lot faster. When Tesco advertise the vacancy they
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11.1.2 Summarise the relevant policy and age-related expectations of learners relevant to literacy development When students start in year 7 at my school the national curriculum age-related expectations are that the students will be working at a level 4 for Literacy. However this is not always the case. We regularly have students working at a level 3 or lower and a few students working above the expected level for their age. The ability level of the students is extremely varied and this
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Explain legal issues‚ policies and procedures relevant to assessment‚ including those for confidentiality‚ health‚ safety and welfare As part of the government’s scheme in raising and maintaining national standards for recognised qualifications it is of importance to maintain certain records. Training Organisations are subject to inspection by OFSTED so have to keep records for performance‚ safety and financial reasons. • Registers-attendance at lessons • Visit Report Forms-proof you
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Chain of Infection As described above‚ the traditional epidemiologic triad model holds that infectious diseases result from the interaction of agent‚ host‚ and environment. More specifically‚ transmission occurs when the agent leaves its reservoir or host through a portal of exit‚ is conveyed by some mode of transmission‚ and enters through an appropriate portal of entry to infect a susceptible host. This sequence is sometimes called the chain of infection. Figure 1.19 Chain of Infection Image
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Handgun Violence Prevention Act A Policy Critique Analyze the Problem Every program or policy starts with a problem in need of a solution‚ and the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act is no different. The need for change was very simply justified: violent crimes are most often committed with a handgun. (DOJ‚ 1995) More outstanding however‚ in the case of the Brady act‚ was the specific assault against president Reagan and the crippling of James Brady. Similarly‚ the earlier Gun Control Act (GCA) of
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about the characteristics‚ activities‚ and outcomes of programs for the purpose of making judgements about program effectiveness‚ improving program effectiveness‚ and/or informing decisions about future program development (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 1999). As this definition suggests‚ the evaluation of a program can emphasize its characteristics‚ its activities‚ its outcomes‚ or some combination of these. “Characteristics” include the context within which the program is operating‚ the
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Businesses have many functional areas‚ these are important in ensuring the business runs efficiently. Here I have described 4 functional areas that most large businesses and organizations should have. 1. Human Resource Management (HR). This is the management of a business’s workforce or people. It is responsible for several things including the selection‚ training and assessment of employees‚ making sure that employment and labour laws are complied with and ensuring the leadership of the company
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