Presenter: Christine Frank, PhD
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Survey results show that there is considerable awareness of the Barrie school breakfast program among both parents and children. Close to 90% of the parents were cognizant of the program before responding to the questionnaire. There were a few parents who commented in the survey’s open‐
ended section that they wished more information about the program was provided for them. Only 5% of the children not attending the program mentioned that they did not know it existed.
Survey results show a strong awareness of the Barrie school breakfast program among both parents and children. Close to 90% of parents were aware of the program prior to being surveyed, and some parents want more information about it. Of children who do not attend the program, almost all (95%) were aware of it. ×
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Program managers have not been made sufficiently aware of the potential negative consequences of administering a test to frontline workers on their knowledge of program regulations.
Program managers must understand the problems that can arise from testing frontline workers on their knowledge of program rules. ×
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There are several programs that serve the same clientele in the city’s core.
Several programs serve the same clientele in the city’s core.
It is a worry to parents that the breakfast program carries a stigma.
Parents worry that the breakfast program carries a stigma. ×
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One third of group home residents said they had used OxyContin in the previous seven days. This demonstrates the insufficiency of of drug education at the home.
One third of group home residents said they had used OxyContin in the previous seven days. This level of use demonstrates the need for better drug education at the home.
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There are many people on the island who don’t have enough work to feed their families. This is exacerbated when tourism slows down in the summer.
Many people on the island don’t have enough work to feed their families. This situation worsens when tourism slows down in the summer.
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One third of teachers perceived current planning activities to be inadequate.
One third of teachers judged current planning activities to be inadequate. ×
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Churches are the base for social activities.
Churches provide a home for social activities.
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Following recent government report recommendations, the agency has an obligation to revise its job applicant evaluation procedures.
Following recent government recommendations, the agency is obliged to revise its procedure for evaluating job applicants.
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The town received 259 newcomer students in 2005, 274 in 2006, and 262 in 2007. The town experienced a fairly steady flow of newcomer students with a total of 259 arriving in 2005, rising slightly to 274 in 2006, and moving back down to 260 the following year.
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From 2004 to 2006, 33,561 people settled in York Region.
Over three years from 2004 to 2006, a total of 33,561 people settled in York Region. ×
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A series of actions by the organizers of the program will be required to move participation by clients above the minimum target level.
Program organizers must take a series of actions to move client participation above the minimum target level.
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Keep sentences under 20 words.
Favour active over passive verb forms.
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Since there are only seven nurses trained in the smoking cessation model in question and each of the 60 participating doctor’s offices in the BCFHT are creating their own unique ways of implementing the model with patients based on the information these nurses have shared, our evaluation will assess whether having only a few nurses trained is adequate for reasonable continuity of the program among all offices in the Family Health Team. The adequacy of training in the smoking cessation model will be assessed. Currently, the 60 BCFHT offices rely on information provided by only seven nurses trained in the model. As a result, continuity in the use of the model from office to office is a concern.
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One of the coping strategies mentioned by participants was large scale cooperation at a community level, such as road building and other infrastructure projects. Coping strategies included large scale communal efforts such as road building.
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A faster procedure for admitting patients was designed by the management team.
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The management team designed a faster procedure for admitting patients.
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The top three reasons given by students for choosing a career were successfully predicted by teachers.
Teachers successfully predicted students’ top three reasons for choosing a career.
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Survey respondents do not understand apprenticeship very well. Apprenticeship is currently not well understood.
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"We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.“ (JFK’s inaugural address)
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Co‐workers may influence a person’s decision to take a course by sharing information or they may lend support.
Co‐workers may influence a person’s decision to take a course by sharing information or by lending support.
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Some people identify their villages as poor but others reject the label.
While some people identify their villages as poor, others reject the label.
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Some parents expressed opposition to the school breakfast program because they believe that it is every parent’s responsibility to ensure children are fed at home.
Some parents oppose the school breakfast program, believing it is every parent’s responsibility to ensure children are fed at home.
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A few parents said they provide activities outside of school. These activities allowed their children to pursue interests such as swimming and dance. A few parents said they provide activities outside of school, allowing their children to pursue interests such as swimming and dance.
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Some patients had been encouraged by their nurse practitioners to take part in the workshops that were appropriate to their medical condition, which they were willing to attend in the hope of reducing their symptoms.
Encouraged by their nurse practitioners, some patients attended workshops appropriate to their medical condition. ×
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Having attended school in other countries, the Canadian school system may be hard for newcomers to understand. Having attended school in other countries, newcomers may find the Canadian school system hard to understand.
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Students used the Internet for school assignments in three main ways: searching for information, communicating with team members, and asking the instructor for clarification. These uses meet the definition of active learning. Island residents cope with job scarcity chiefly by sharing food among friends and family members. Most of the food is produced by growing gardens, keeping animals, and catching fish. Although the islanders would like more paid work, they speak proudly about sharing their produce from the land and the sea.
In Simcoe County a 100% smoke‐free bylaw was passed in 2007 but the County still has more tobacco consumption per capita than most other counties in the Province of Ontario. The Barrie Community Family Health Team that was formed in 2007 is recognizing this and is trying to reduce it as its first major joint intervention program.
Presenter: Christine Frank, PhD
[email protected]