Development Of Healthy Environment Research Articles

Penguatan 5 Pilar dalam Upaya Penurunan Stunting di Kelurahan Simokerto Kota Surabaya

The purpose of this study is to find out the five pillars in efforts to reduce stunting in Simokerto Village, Surabaya City. Research data collection using Focus Group Discussion (FGD). The targets of the EMAS Stunting Village Thematic KKN are brides-to-be, pregnant women, postpartum mothers and Baduta and toddlers. The results showed that there were 5 pillars of cultivation carried out by each "Golden Village" group in each village. Pillar 1 in the form of increasing village government commitment and leadership has activities in the form of collecting village commitments related to accelerating stunting reduction through the FGD forum. Pillar 2 related to strengthening and developing systems, data, information, and research has activities to collect and analyze demographic data related to stunting, assistance in stunting surveillance and growth and development, assistance in Rumah DataKu, and assistance in auditing stunting cases. Pillar 3 discusses communication of behavior change and community empowerment in terms of nutrition, healthy behavior, mutual assistance, and independence which has activities including training and education based on nutrition and health behavior change, development of nutrition and health education media. Pillar 4 is on the convergence of specific and sensitive interventions through a quality family village approach with programs implemented in the form of situation analysis related to hygiene and sanitation as well as the availability of clean water, development and development of healthy environments, and clean water surveys. Pillar 5 discusses food security at the individual, family, and community levels through optimizing the use of local food ingredients with activities in the form of local food potential map analysis, food consumption surveys, and market surveys. The implementation of the five pillars is carried out in Simokerto Village well and is adjusted to the needs of the relevant village.

Psychological Capital and Burnout in Teachers: The Mediating Role of Flourishing.

In keeping with the growth in the development of healthy environments in organizational contexts, in recent years, there has also been increasing interest in the identification of personal psychological resources that contribute to improved worker mental health. From this proactive approach, this study examines the mediating role of flourishing in the relationship between psychological capital (PsyCap) and burnout in teachers, a professional group that is particularly prone to suffering from this syndrome. A total of 1379 teachers from pre-school, primary, secondary, and vocational education systems participated in the study. The mediating effect of flourishing was determined via mediation analysis using the PROCESS macro. The results showed that flourishing partially mediates the negative effect of PsyCap on the three symptoms of burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and lack of professional accomplishment). These findings indicate that both PsyCap and flourishing may be effective personal resources in reducing teacher burnout. Therefore, in order to prevent burnout, it is advisable to design interventions that combine PsyCap and flourishing.

Study on the Technical Efficiency of Creative Human Capital in China by Three-Stage Data Envelopment Analysis Model

Previous researches have proved the positive effect of creative human capital and its development on the development of economy. Yet, the technical efficiency of creative human capital and its effects are still under research. The authors are trying to estimate the technical efficiency value in Chinese context, which is adjusted by the environmental variables and statistical noises, by establishing a three-stage data envelopment analysis model, using data from 2003 to 2010. The research results indicate that, in this period, the entirety of creative human capital in China and the technical efficiency value in different regions and different provinces is still in the low level and could be promoted. Otherwise, technical non-efficiency is mostly derived from the scale nonefficiency and rarely affected by pure technical efficiency. The research also examines environmental variables’ marked effects on the technical efficiency, and it shows that different environmental variables differ in the aspect of their own effects. The expansion of the scale of education, development of healthy environment, growth of GDP, development of skill training, and population migration could reduce the input of creative human capital and promote the technical efficiency, while development of trade and institutional change, on the contrary, would block the input of creative human capital and the promotion the technical efficiency.

The present and future of Mexican health promotion

Mexico, with a 92 percent literacy, 62 native languages and 12.7 million indigenous people, has entered a new era of macroeconomic stability. Nevertheless 40 percent of the population live below the poverty line. The burden of disease includes malnutrition, infectious diseases, reproductive health problems, as well as chronic diseases. Addressing the social determinants of health has been a priority. This can be seen in two of the most successful Mexican programs. The National Healthy Communities Program that uses a setting approach to establish a link between socioeconomic development and health levels and the Opportunities Program that has become an international model and which is a comprehensive, poverty alleviation program that uses education, fiscal measures and health education to improve population health. Both have been implemented throughout all the states in an intersectorial manner, since 1997 and 2000 respectively. Health promotion in Mexico has evolved in many positive ways during the past 20 years. Development of healthy environments and community actions are the strongest components. Evidence and evaluation, health services reorientation, and building personal skills and empowerment are the weakest. The paradox between low empowerment and high community action results in a superficial community participation that lacks a real commitment towards health. The newest Mexican health promotion policy is named National Alliance for Health and it aims to involve all members of society. Its value is to be independent of any international recommendation; its weakness is that it lacks a deep analysis of the health issues that it is supposed to solve. Consequently valid evaluations are not feasible, and without real evidence the impact of these kinds of policies will remain unknown.

Effect of vegetation on urban climate and healthy urban colonies

The role of plants in developing a healthy atmosphere is very desirable in the context of deteriorating environment resulting from increased urbanization, industrialization and improper environmental management. This investigation has attempted to screen plants for their ability to improve the design and development of healthy environments around buildings and urban centres of Hyderabad. Ability index values were computed on the basis of canopy area, physiological characters of trees growing in polluted environments, pollution stress and population load. Azadirachta indica, Pithecolobium dulce and Cassia fistula are suggested for plantations around buildings and urban centres for minimizing pollution. Certain susceptible trees like Pongamia glabra and Polyalthia longifolia have been suggested in the diagnosis and investigation of air quality through biological means.