The British Constitution
The fundamentals of British law reside in the American Constitution. Historian Nancy Milton describes the English influence.Author(s):
Striking for 'British' jobs?
He also boils down the issue of so-called 'British jobs for British workers' - weighing up the perspectives of government and the workers.
As the wildcat strikes over foreign workers continue up and down the country, Professor Andreas Bieler asks whether the unions are looking at the bigger picture.
Convoy of Hope Walk-a-thon: Public Affairs Week 2010
As part of Public Affairs Week 2010, students took part in a walk-a-thon hosted by Convoy of Hope, raising money for the non-profit organization's fundraising efforts.
Aston Martin and the British Motor Industry - David Richards
David Richards is one of the most familiar names in British motorsport. He has achieved international success as a competitor, team principle and businessman, and leads two of Britain’s most famous automotive companies.
Coastal Clash: Defining Public Property and the History of the Public Trust Doctrine
"Coastal Clash" is a one-hour documentary focusing on the urbanization of California's coastline. The activities and lesson plans for the film "Coastal Clash" target students at the high school level and align with the California State Standards for Government. In this lesson plan, students will do research and group work related to the concept of the Public Trust Doctrine.
Working in the British Film Industry - Lucy Main
Lucy Main graduated from Coventry in 2002 with a BA honours degree in Communication, Culture and Media plus some great intentions. After working for the BBC and a number of corporate production companies on blue chip accounts, Lucy conducted a smash and grab raid for a management position at the New Producers Alliance (NPA).
In this Coventry Conversation you can here Lucy talking about her current role as Executive Producer on a number of films being made in the UK.
Google Public Data Explorer - A Ton of Math's Possibilities Just found this today and I would definitely recommend taking a look at it with your students especially if you are looking at chance and data. Google Public Data Explorer, a part of Google Labs experiments, is a tool that helps you explore through and visualize publi
Media Impact on Public Perception of Health Policies - Dr John Lister
Dr John Lister is a health journalist and lecturer at Coventry University. He writes extensively on health services and health policy issues for trade union and other organisations. This includes research, writing, editing and designing tabloid newspapers for 12 major branches of UNISON, the UKs largest health trade union.
Here he discusses the 'Media Impact on Public Perception of Health Policies' at the 15th Annual IAHPE Conference that took place in Coventry.
E-learning for Public Health via Peoples-uni open for enrolment
Peoples-uni, semester 2, 2010 is now open for enrolment, and will start on September 20th. We welcome health professionals from all developing countries as students to Peoples-uni (http://peoples-uni.org), which attempts to help build Public Health capacity via e-learning, using volunteers and Open Educational Resources to keep costs low. New modules this semester include 'Evaluation of Interventions', 'Public Health Ethics', and 'Non-Communicable Diseases - CVD and Diabetes'. full list can be s
Medicine and Public Health in American History, Fall 2007
This course offers an introduction to differing conceptions of disease, health, and healing throughout American history, the changing role and image of medicine and medical professionals in American life, and the changing social and cultural meanings and entanglements of medical science and practice throughout American history.
Serving the Elderly Population in Public Libraries
The resources included in this collection were selected from a careful survey of the available library literature pertaining to the topic of serving the elderly population in a public library setting. The parts of this collection comprise one assignment. Firstly, the students were asked to write 14-15 article critiques and then a summary position paper. The end product was the presentation of a research poster integrating the content. There is a works cited list following the image of the resear
Outbreak at Watersedge- A Public Health discovery game.
The site is an interactive game.The game shows a variety of people involved in halting an outbreak and only the intern can save them! The players receive case files, maps, visit locations, take samples and draw conclusions. Players not only try to solve the case, but learn about public health careers.A teachers guide and related links are included.Key words: Public Health, Epidemiology,case study, health sciences careers. To view a video of the award winning author, go to View Outbreak at Water
The Public Library of Science Biology
PLoS Biology (eISSN-1545-7885; ISSN-1544-9173) is an open-access, peer-reviewed general biology journal published by the Public Library of Science (PLoS), a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a public resource. New articles are published online weekly; issues are published monthly.
The public policy – action relationship
Much literature on the public policy process focuses narrowly on the policy-making part. This unit widens the focus to examine the implementation phase, and how change happens as a result of new policies: that is, policy – action relationship. It does t
Food Production, Public Health, and the Environment
This course provides an understanding of the complex and challenging public health issue of food security and in a world where one billion people are under-nourished while another billion are overweight. Explores the connections among diet, the current food and food animal production systems, the environment and public health, considering factors such as economics, population and equity. Case studies are used to examine these complex relationships and as well as alternative approaches to achievi
Agriculture and Public Health Gateway
The Gateway allows researchers, journalists, advocates and educators to explore the links between agriculture and public health by searching several databases simultaneously, or by browsing a vetted collection of reports, journal articles and other resources.
Oral Public Health and Community Service Program
This course addresses the following questions: What are Public Health, Civic Engagement, and Community Service, and how do they relate to general health and well-being? What are the fundamentals of epidemiology and biostatistics and what are their practical applications in general health and healthcare? Why are oral health and oral healthcare access major public health issues world-wide? How do the oral public health issues of water fluoridation, mercury disposal, HIV/AIDS, cancer, and tobacco u
Theories of Public Policy
This course examines competing theories, models, and analytical frameworks for understanding policymaking. Case study application is used to underscore lessons learned. Knowledge of the basic tools of lawmaking is sharpened. The course is taught as a seminar and students are expected to participate actively in class discussion.
The Role of Staff Rides in Public Education, Stan Malm
Stan Malm, instructor in the Division of Public Safety Leadership at the Johns Hopkins School of Education, discusses how a unique program feature called "staff rides" help develop leadership skills.
Constitution Preamble Reading: Public Affairs Week 2010
Notable faculty, staff and students read the Preamble and Bill of Rights to the Constitution during Public Affairs Week 2010.
