Tuesday, October 26, 2010

[EQ] Good Practice Guide to Public Engagement in Development Schemes

Good Practice Guide to Public Engagement in Development Schemes

Planning Aid England - Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), June 2010

Available online PDF [24p.] at: http://bit.ly/c8XGjy

“…..For developers, communities and decision makers, one of the biggest challenges in taking forward a development scheme is to ensure that public engagement is undertaken in a way which is meaningful, inclusive and brings benefits for all involved.

This guide is intended to provide practical advice for all those involved in public engagement in development schemes which require planning consent. It is illustrated by real examples of good practice and provides information and assistance to those planning, engaging in, or assessing community consultation…..”

ENGAGE:

For communities, engagement means a chance to understand what is proposed, to explore how a development can bring value to an area, to identify which options would work best within a local context, to help shape solutions and to have their say on a scheme.

For developers, engaging with the local community can provide vital local knowledge, reduce the risk of challenges and delays, identify how a scheme can bring value to a local area and enhance the reputations of all involved.

For decision makers, good pre-application engagement will have identified those issues of importance to the local community and show how the proposal has responded to these. It will be for the decision maker to balance these alongside planning policy and other considerations, e.g. traffic impact, job creation and make a decision on the application…………”

Contents

Introduction

Why Engage?

Principles of Engagement

Awareness to Engagement

Planning for Community

Engagement

Pre-application Stage

Submission to Decision Stage

Construction and Operation Stage

Delivering Good Practice

Planning Aid - East of England www.rtpi.org.uk/planningaid

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[EQ] Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (GID)

Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (GID)

Fogarty International - Center Division of International Training and Research
US National Institutes of Health, 2010

Status: Open for applications

Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D43) (PAR-10-260)
Letters of Intent Receipt Dates: August 21, 2011, August 21, 2012
Application Due Dates: November 2, 2010, September 21, 2011, September 21, 2012

Planning Grant for Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D71) (PAR-10-262)
Letters of Intent Receipt Dates: August 21, 2011, August 21, 2012
Application Due Dates: November 2, 2010, September 21, 2011, September 21, 2012

Eligibility for Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D43)

U.S. Institutions with a demonstrated collaboration with a researcher in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) institutions may apply.

Foreign institutions in LMICs may also apply.

Applicant institution must have active, ongoing research (18 months of funding remaining at the time of applicant submission).

Eligibility for Planning Grant for Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D71)

Applicants may only be submitted by foreign institutions in LMICs, as defined by the World Bank Classification system.

Foreign applicants should apply in collaboration with U.S. institutions and must name an individual in the proposed institution as the major collaborator.

Applicant institutions for both the full institutional grant and the planning grant may submit more than one application, provided that each application is scientifically distinct.

Overview

Fogarty developed this program to address research training needs related to infectious diseases that are predominantly endemic in or impact upon people living in developing countries. The training programs include a variety of research training options to match the needs of the developing country institution. The ultimate goal is to build a critical mass of researchers and support staff to conduct independent infectious disease research in developing country institutions.

Training programs could include:

Long-term (master’s or doctoral degree and other training that is six months or longer) training for the full range of skills necessary to support research and research administration with the understanding that the focus of thesis and training-related research will be in their country.

Medium-term (three- to up to six-months) training or mentoring, including specialized clinical, laboratory, research or administrative/business skills necessary to support research that is planned or ongoing.

Short-term (less than three months) training or mentoring that focuses on research methodology, laboratory skills necessary to support research ethics and compliance issues, program and grants administration and financial management, grant writing, preparation of scientific manuscripts, data management, informatics, and other relevant areas.

Institutional capacity-building efforts such as in-country training workshops in advanced research techniques, distance learning and informatics.

Advanced in-country mentored research undertaken by the trainee in his/her home country upon completion of his/her initial period of long-term training under the program.

For more information, please contact: Dr. Barbara Sina Program Director
Fogarty International Center Division of International Training and Research- National Institutes of Health Email: Barbara.Sina@nih.gov





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[EQ] WHO: mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings

mhGAP Intervention Guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings

Version 1.0

World Health Organization 2010

Available online [PDF 107p. 2.8MB] at: http://bit.ly/adAkXL

“…..The mhGAP Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) for mental, neurological and substance use disorders for non-specialist health settings, is a technical tool developed by WHO to assist in implementation of mhGAP. The Intervention Guide has been developed through a systematic review of evidence followed by an international consultative and participatory process.

The mhGAP-IG presents integrated management of priority conditions using protocols for clinical decision-making. The priority conditions included are: depression, psychosis, bipolar disorders, epilepsy, developmental and behavioural disorders in children and adolescents, dementia, alcohol use disorders, drug use disorders, self-harm/suicide and other significant emotional or medically unexplained complaints.

The mhGAP-IG is a model guide and has been developed for use by health-care providers working in non-specialized health-care settings after adaptation for national and local needs…..”

Content

Foreword

I Introduction

II General Principles of Care

III Master Chart

IV Modules

1. Moderate-Severe Depression

2. Psychosis

3. Bipolar Disorder

4. Epilepsy / Seizures

5. Developmental Disorders

6. Behavioural Disorders

7. Dementia

8. Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorders

9. Drug Use and Drug Use Disorders

10. Self-harm / Suicide

11. Other Significant Emotional or Medically Unexplained Complaints

V Advanced Psychosocial Interventions

WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP)

“…..The mental health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) aims at scaling up services for mental, neurological and substance use disorders for countries especially with low and middle income.

There is a widely shared but mistaken belief that mental health interventions are sophisticated and can only be delivered by highly specialized staff. Research in recent years has demonstrated the feasibility of delivery of pharmacological and psychosocial interventions in non-specialized health-care settings. The present model guide is based on a review of all the science available in this area and presents the interventions recommended for use by non-specialized health care providers.

The Intervention Guide is brief so as to facilitate interventions by busy non-specialists in low- and middle-income countries. The Guide includes a Master Chart which provides information on common presentations of the priority conditions to guide the clinician to the relevant modules. The modules provide information on assessment and management for the priority conditions in form of simple flow charts.….”

Dr Shekhar Saxena, Director, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

http://www.who.int/mental_health/en/





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