Pamela Johnson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3921982 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pamela Johnson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pamela |
| FAMILY NAME | Johnson |
| SIGNATURE | JOHNSON P |
| AFFILIATIONS | St. Francis Xavier University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0465-5672 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Leveraging transmedia content to reach and support underserved children
This paper presents public media’s national–local model for providing high-quality educational transmedia to America’s children as part of the US Department of Education’s Ready to Learn (RTL) program. Using connected, multiplatform content as an innovative way to help narrow the academic achievement gap for underserved children, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and local public media stations coor…
Uneasy intersections
Using the lens of intersectionality in development policy and programming can help policy-makers and practitioners account for the unacknowledged biases and structural power relationships that contribute to the exclusion of women with disabilities and other marginalised groups from development initiatives. Using Canada's maternal health initiatives as a case study, we adopt an intersectional lens to make visible how legacies of forced sterilisati…
Transnational conversations in the context of disability rights
This article explores possibilities and challenges in facilitating a global dialogue about inclusion and exclusion for girls with disabilities. Drawing from a critical perspective on transnational activism, we argue that this conversation can tackle an understanding of inclusion and exclusion of girls with disabilities at different levels. We suggest that this approach could engage more deeply with the challenges of inclusive research and activis…
Text4baby
Text4baby is the first free national health text messaging service in the United States that aims to provide timely information to pregnant women and new mothers to help them improve their health and the health of their babies. Here we describe the development of the text messages and the large public–private partnership that led to the national launch of the service in 2010. Promotion at the local, state, and national levels produced rapid uptak…
The Coffs Harbour ‘Our Living City Settlement Strategy’ Health Impact Assessment
Predictors of Burden of Family Caregivers of Women with Substance Use Disorders or Co-Occurring Substance and Mental Disorders
This study examined the impact of having a female family member with a substance use or co-occurring disorders on family caregivers. Predictors of subjective burden (worry, stigma, and displeasure) and objective burden (family disruption) on caregivers and on types of burden were explored. Subjects were 82 women receiving substance abuse treatment and their family member providing most social support. Behavioral problems of the recipient and lack…
Anthropology
Uneasy intersections
Using the lens of intersectionality in development policy and programming can help policy-makers and practitioners account for the unacknowledged biases and structural power relationships that contribute to the exclusion of women with disabilities and other marginalised groups from development initiatives. Using Canada's maternal health initiatives as a case study, we adopt an intersectional lens to make visible how legacies of forced sterilisati…
Anthropology
Transnational conversations in the context of disability rights
This article explores possibilities and challenges in facilitating a global dialogue about inclusion and exclusion for girls with disabilities. Drawing from a critical perspective on transnational activism, we argue that this conversation can tackle an understanding of inclusion and exclusion of girls with disabilities at different levels. We suggest that this approach could engage more deeply with the challenges of inclusive research and activis…
Text4baby
Text4baby is the first free national health text messaging service in the United States that aims to provide timely information to pregnant women and new mothers to help them improve their health and the health of their babies. Here we describe the development of the text messages and the large public–private partnership that led to the national launch of the service in 2010. Promotion at the local, state, and national levels produced rapid uptak…
The Coffs Harbour ‘Our Living City Settlement Strategy’ Health Impact Assessment
Anthropology
Predictors of Burden of Family Caregivers of Women with Substance Use Disorders or Co-Occurring Substance and Mental Disorders
This study examined the impact of having a female family member with a substance use or co-occurring disorders on family caregivers. Predictors of subjective burden (worry, stigma, and displeasure) and objective burden (family disruption) on caregivers and on types of burden were explored. Subjects were 82 women receiving substance abuse treatment and their family member providing most social support. Behavioral problems of the recipient and lack…
The Coffs Harbour ‘Our Living City Settlement Strategy’ Health Impact Assessment
Text4baby
Text4baby is the first free national health text messaging service in the United States that aims to provide timely information to pregnant women and new mothers to help them improve their health and the health of their babies. Here we describe the development of the text messages and the large public–private partnership that led to the national launch of the service in 2010. Promotion at the local, state, and national levels produced rapid uptak…
Leveraging transmedia content to reach and support underserved children
This paper presents public media’s national–local model for providing high-quality educational transmedia to America’s children as part of the US Department of Education’s Ready to Learn (RTL) program. Using connected, multiplatform content as an innovative way to help narrow the academic achievement gap for underserved children, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and local public media stations coor…
Uneasy intersections
Using the lens of intersectionality in development policy and programming can help policy-makers and practitioners account for the unacknowledged biases and structural power relationships that contribute to the exclusion of women with disabilities and other marginalised groups from development initiatives. Using Canada's maternal health initiatives as a case study, we adopt an intersectional lens to make visible how legacies of forced sterilisati…
Transnational conversations in the context of disability rights
This article explores possibilities and challenges in facilitating a global dialogue about inclusion and exclusion for girls with disabilities. Drawing from a critical perspective on transnational activism, we argue that this conversation can tackle an understanding of inclusion and exclusion of girls with disabilities at different levels. We suggest that this approach could engage more deeply with the challenges of inclusive research and activis…
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (2 works) · Disability Rights and Representation (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Law (2 works)