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Unsung is a riveting, emotional memoir not for the weak of heart
but for all who have wished for hearts capable of enduring in spite
of loss. Unsung is about a mother and daughter's battle to cope
with schizophrenia, a disabling mental illness that resists
treatment and affects the lives of everyone close to those living
with it. Unsung cuts scalpel-like to the rotten core of our current
mental health care system, exposing pharmaceutical companies,
mental health care centers, and psychiatrists for the often
unconscionable role they play in doing everything but healing those
who are mentally ill. It is a memoir in which the truth is
unbelievable. And the unbelievable is true. Fired with a mother's
fury and passion. Laced with love and laughter. Irreverently
reverent about everything from affairs of the garbage industry to
Zen, rich with one-of-a-kind friendships, it is one woman's journey
to heal her daughter and to find herself. The journey is both
heartbreaking and heartwarming. There is romance so strong some
readers will buy the book simply to read and reread Haley's
passionate encounters with Jake Welch-a German Italian bad boy and
full-time mechanic, twelve years her junior. But there is more than
one love story in these pages, along with many surprises. The
memoir takes its readers through cross country moves, an eviction,
a car wreck, hurricanes, a near drowning, the loss of two jobs,
loss of credit, an audition for a reality t.v. show, suicides.
Women of all ages will read Unsung because it will take them from
the place they are and the things they have feared to who they can
be. Men will read Unsung for a thoughtful, funny woman's take on
who they are and who they aren't. Those living with mental illness
will read Unsung to learn and to grieve and to find hope. Those who
love action and suspense, thrill seekers, will read Unsung for an
unbelievably believable adventure. Romantics will read Unsung for
its unusual love story. Those who love true stories will read
Unsung to connect with a mother's real experience with her child's
illness. Unsung is both timely, with our newfound awareness and
appreciation of the fact women do blossom as they age, and topical,
since most of our lives are affected in one way or another by
mental illness. But it is much more than that. With its honest,
often funny, always courageously tender human voice, Unsung is a
memoir that urges its readers to hitch hike through stars, to fly
through water, to swim the earth, to dive down deep enough to find
themselves.
The book reflects the training and life on the first thirty female
fire officers that were selected to undergo training in the
Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service. The idea for the book first came
to me (Leisa Hamilton) in 2004 when I was having a telephone
conversation with one of my female batch and best friend, Lisa St.
Rose - Folkes (we remained friends since 1992). We were talking
about the struggles that we the females face and have gone through
each day and are still going through with no proper recognition in
the job. Lisa St. Rose - Folkes wish was, "if the females can have
their own "Brigade" (Fire Service)." I got where she was coming
from immediately. I had recently completed, a thesis, though it's
not a book, but it led me to cover social research, so I sought to
conduct interviews with the remaining batches and some of our male
colleagues to gather their views of the females more so the first
batch. The book begins with a historical background, the selection,
the training and ending with a small biography or profile of each
of the females that were interviewed. At this time it was difficult
to get the assistance of everyone as we are scattered all over
Trinidad and Tobago and elsewhere. One may gather that it is
difficult for females who are assertive, independent, intelligent,
and strong willed to survive in this male dominated field of work.
Some may or may not talk about their experiences as there may be
fear as one remains in this field and for their prospects for
promotions. As to date there are no promoted female officers.
Victimization and discrimination remains a crucial factor as there
are some Senior Officers who micro manages, and who cannot think
and use theirinitiatives as they themselves live and work in fear
and contends with doing as he says. As the female officers remain
oppressed, we are left without a neutral body to attend to the
needs of women. Fire fighting is indeed a stressful job and most
women are in their time of child
The Intelligence Community Studies Board of the National Academies
of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a 2-day virtual
workshop on December 17 and 21, 2021, to explore insights from
world-class experts and technologists familiar with the extensive
range of issues associated with anticipating rare events?those
characterized by a very low probability of occurring?of major
significance. Over the course of the 2-day workshop, the speakers
discussed analytical methods, computational advances, data sources,
and risk assessment approaches for anticipating rare events,
including natural disasters, pandemics, anthropogenic threats, and
widespread technological change. This proceedings is a factual
summary of the presentations and discussion of the workshop. Table
of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction and Overview 2 Mathematical
Foundations for Anticipating Rare Events 3 Detection, Indications,
and Warnings 4 Planning, Forecasting, and Intelligence Preparation
5 Fireside Chat - Using Artificial Intelligence to Predict the
Occurrence of Sepsis 6 Fireside Chat - Rare Events and Insurance 7
Multisource Information Fusion, Situation Assessment, and Course of
Action Selection 8 Active Prevention and Deterrence 9 Concluding
Remarks Appendixes Appendix A: Statement of Task Appendix B:
Workshop Agenda Appendix C: Planning Committee Biographies Appendix
D: Speaker Biographies
To explore value proposition for different sectors that engage in
global health - including industry, government, philanthropy, and
civil society - and innovative models for multi-sectoral
collaboration, the Forum on Public-Private Partnerships for Global
Health and Safety of the National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine convened a 2-day workshop on November 15
and 16, 2018. With a specific focus on industry engagement, the
workshop examined how stakeholders within industry define and
measure value relative to global health as well as how and why
other sectors in the global health community engage with industry.
This publication summarizes the presentation and discussion of the
workshop. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 Models
for Multi-Sectoral Engagement in Global Health: Challenges and
Opportunities 3 Multi-Sectoral Engagement in Global Health: A
Perspective from Industry Leadership 4 Value Proposition for
Multi-Sectoral Engagement in Global Health 5 Approaches and Models
for Multi-Sectoral Engagement 6 Innovation in Multi-Sectoral
Engagement in Global Health 7 Closing Remarks Appendix A:
References Appendix B: Workshop Agenda Appendix C: Speaker and
Moderator Biographical Sketches
To draw attention to health determinants and health inequities
among populations that live in urban environments and to explore
challenges faced in establishing urban population health, the Forum
on Public-Private Partnerships for Global Health and Safety hosted
a 1.5-day workshop on the role of health-focused public-private
partnerships (PPPs) in the urban context. The workshop, held June
13-14, 2019, in Washington, DC, aimed to illuminate some of the
intervention strategies that have been designed to attenuate these
urban health issues and highlighted the importance of PPPs and
urban-level governance in remediation efforts. By facilitating
discussion among participants in both the public and private
sectors, as well as among policy makers, the workshop served as a
platform to share best practices on how to address health
challenges through interventions that target healthier urban
populations. This publication highlights the presentations and
discussion of the workshop. Table of Contents Front Matter 1
Introduction 2 Cities and Planetary Health: Why Urban Issues Matter
3 Evidence and Challenges for Urban Health Initiatives in
International Development 4 Identifying and Addressing Health
Inequities in Urban Settings 5 Effect of Food, Agriculture, and
Transportation Systems on Urban Population Health 6 How Digital
Technology and Artificial Intelligence Can Help Improve Urban
Health 7 Political Leadership and Governance of PublicPrivate
Partnerships for Urban Health References Appendix A: Workshop
Agenda Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers
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