For BSN and MSN courses in health promotion, and as a supplement to community nursing courses. This book presents a strong, up-to-date foundation for understanding and building the science and practice of health promotion. It has three goals: to introduce the major individual and community models and theories that guide health promotion interventions; to offer evidence-based strategies for effective health promotion in practice settings; and to foster critical thinking about future opportunities for research and more effective interventions. This Sixth Edition is thoroughly updated to reflect the latest research and terminology. New coverage includes: the U.S. Government's Healthy People 2020 Goals; more ecological approaches encompassing families, communities, and nations; new health promotion technologies, and more.

The Lancaster Diamond Sampler was made by one anonymous person, referred to as "Fanny's friend." Fanny S. Bucher and her friend were sharing fabric and block designs as they made their unique diamond-shaped blocks into sampler quilts - quilts meant for teaching and learning the craft. As you follow along with Fanny's friend, learn - or re-learn - the skills needed for making your own quilt. Supplemented by over 500 instructional images and diagrams of quilts, blocks, and needlework, the basics of fabric selection, grain, placement, and seaming are demonstrated. You will see Fanny's friend's skills develop along with your own - from simple piecing to the elements of patchwork, complex miniatures, and applique. These skills are enhanced when practiced with a group, so share the patterns provided with other quilters to learn and create your own sampler together!

Archie continues his quest to become a national jumping champion and, unexpectedly, becomes a local hero too. In this book, Archie and Louise catch a thief who has stolen books from Louise’s grandparents’ bookshop. Subsequently, they find out about the roles Airedale Terriers have played in the past, being police dogs, and messenger dogs in the First World War. They make new friends with Maggie and her guide dog Ivy. Such experiences make Archie question his role in life as a family pet and a jumping champion. Meanwhile, Archie is training hard for his competitions. Rory, Louise’s brother, becomes involved with team agility classes, but just when preparations are going well, disaster strikes, and another training centre must be found urgently. The new location is already known to Archie and holds bad memories for him. Archie realises that he must overcome his fears and move on if he wishes to achieve his dream. The opposition becomes more challenging as the national finals get nearer. When the competition day arrives, old rivals meet up, and a new team appears. Can his team beat them? Then Archie goes head-to-head with the new team leader in the individual jumping competition. Life is never easy. All Archie can do is try his best and hope that will be good enough. Surely, fame is just a jump away!

When the Quilts of Valor Foundation was founded in 2003, its mission was to cover our nation's military touched by war-that is, to cover them with quilts and honor their service. A volunteer team donate their time and materials to make a quilt collaboratively. Since its beginning, this all-volunteer organization with close to 8,000 members nationwide has awarded more than 200,000 Quilts of Valor. This book explains the history of military quilts since our nation's beginning, and features a Quilt of Valor to represent each of our 50 states. Also included are 16 quilt patterns to choose from, to inspire you to make your own Quilt of Valor. The organization's Under Our Wings project, which brings young people into Quilts of Valor and encourages them to learn to sew, is featured, too.

In this second book, Archie continues to have many adventures, and is still learning about life the hard way, as he follows his dream of becoming a regional jumping champion. At his agility class he meets some new dogs, including two cousins, Sophie and Sabi, and he finds out his real name. The competition for team places becomes more demanding as the weeks go on. Archie and his friends, Jenkins and Jasper, wonder if they will make it into the top team for the regional competition. Archie even has a rival for his place in the jumping class, as his new-found cousin, Sophie, is just as talented as he is. But the training class is not the only place where Archie makes new friends. He and Louise meet Betty and George, when out on one of their training runs; it's an encounter that will change George's life. On another training run there is a chance meeting of a completely different kind, which is nearly catastrophic for Archie's ambitions. He never seems to learn. It is one mishap after another for both Archie and Louise. Will Archie make the grade and take part in the competitions? Will he be able to beat his old rival in the jumping class, and how good is Sophie, really? Archie gets a surprise when his birth dad, Harry, appears at the regional event. Then an unexpected challenge presents itself: can Archie rise to the occasion? Never fear, Archie will try his best, showing his true passion once again! Surely, he will be the new regional champion for the South West!

Meet Archie, a mischievous young terrier who loves adventure! Archie's owners, the White family, take him to training classes at the local community hall, but he simply will not do as he is told. One particularly disastrous evening means a hasty exit and no more training for Archie. He is delighted! When Archie's breeder hears all about his antics at the training class, she persuades the Whites to take him to an agility class instead. Archie is not best pleased with this new idea and thinks his family must be barking mad: more lessons and no one has even asked him if he wants to go! With a local dog show fast approaching, Archie must put his paws to the test and take up this new challenge. Will he master the fences to become the new champion? Archie, Jump! is a heartwarming tale which follows one unlikely hero as he overcomes challenges. It will be enjoyed by young readers aged 6-9 years.

The 27 quilt designers here know the ways that quilts can honour and even heal. They created these new patterns specifically for Quilts of Valor to share the organisation's commitment "to cover our veterans and service members with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor". Featuring clear, easy instructions and patterns, here is everything needed for quilters of any level, community groups, and family members to make a beautiful patriotic quilt for the special service members in their own lives, or to donate to honour a worthy Quilts of Valor recipient. The 25 quilt patterns are varied and inspiring, and you can mix and match patriotic colours and fabrics to make your own personal version of each, including "V Is for Victory" by Georgia Bonesteel, "Shine On" by Victoria Findlay Wolfe, "From Sea to Shining Sea" by Marianne Fons, "Stars and Stripes" by Mark Lipinski, "Thumbnail" by Paula Nadlestern, and so many more. Features a foreword by Kimberly Einmo, author, award-winning quilter, fabric designer, international instructor, quilt judge, and CRAFTSY/Bluprint class host.

Working from the intriguing hypothesis that Alzheimer's dementia is the result of a renegade protein-beta amyloid, Tanzi and others set out to find the gene responsible for its production. Decoding Darkness takes us deep into the minds and far-flung labs of many a prominent researcher, offering an intimate view of the high stakes of molecular genetics, the revolution that propels it, the obstacles that threaten to derail it, and the families whose lives are so dependent upon it. Tanzi and Parson ultimately reveal that Alzheimer's, like heart disease, may be effectively treated - even prevented.