Alexandra Enders
Biographic Data
| ID | 6607754 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandra Enders |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Enders |
| SIGNATURE | ENDERS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Montana |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Current State of Child Health in Rural America
PURPOSE: Children's health is influenced by the context in which they live. We provide a descriptive essay on the status of children in rural America to highlight features of the rural environment that may affect health. DESCRIPTION: We compiled information concerning components of the rural environment that may contribute to health outcomes. Areas addressed include the economic characteristics, provider availability, uniquely rural health risks,…
Moving Beyond “Special Needs”
Disaster preparation and emergency response processes, procedures, and systems can be made more effective for people with disabilities, as well as for the population as a whole. An essential element of building appropriate levels of capacity, specific planning, and response success is to move beyond use of the “special needs” category, to better identify and address the diverse needs of those included under this label. This article provides disab…
Using Geographic Information System Technology to Improve Emergency Management and Disaster Response for People With Disabilities
Disability, as a product of person—environment interaction, is particularly sensitive to catastrophic events and disasters. Disasters are specific to a physical location, as are the resources needed to handle the aftermath of the event. Geographic information systems (GIS) technology provides the ability to spatially coordinate resources from separate systems, which is vital for emergency management. GIS provides the capacity to go beyond surveil…
Assessing the Geographic Distribution of Centers for Independent Living Across Urban and Rural Areas
Centers for Independent Living (CILs) have emerged as a significant source of services, supports, and advocacy for people with disabilities in the United States. Since 1978, the federal government has funded an increasing number of CILs around the nation to provide services to and advocate for people with disabilities. Others have been created with state and local funding. No data have been collected to assess the extent of CIL expansion, however…
Legs bare above the bobby sox
Legs bare above the bobby sox
Moving Beyond “Special Needs”
Disaster preparation and emergency response processes, procedures, and systems can be made more effective for people with disabilities, as well as for the population as a whole. An essential element of building appropriate levels of capacity, specific planning, and response success is to move beyond use of the “special needs” category, to better identify and address the diverse needs of those included under this label. This article provides disab…
Using Geographic Information System Technology to Improve Emergency Management and Disaster Response for People With Disabilities
Disability, as a product of person—environment interaction, is particularly sensitive to catastrophic events and disasters. Disasters are specific to a physical location, as are the resources needed to handle the aftermath of the event. Geographic information systems (GIS) technology provides the ability to spatially coordinate resources from separate systems, which is vital for emergency management. GIS provides the capacity to go beyond surveil…
Assessing the Geographic Distribution of Centers for Independent Living Across Urban and Rural Areas
Centers for Independent Living (CILs) have emerged as a significant source of services, supports, and advocacy for people with disabilities in the United States. Since 1978, the federal government has funded an increasing number of CILs around the nation to provide services to and advocate for people with disabilities. Others have been created with state and local funding. No data have been collected to assess the extent of CIL expansion, however…
Legs bare above the bobby sox
Legs bare above the bobby sox
Assessing the Geographic Distribution of Centers for Independent Living Across Urban and Rural Areas
Centers for Independent Living (CILs) have emerged as a significant source of services, supports, and advocacy for people with disabilities in the United States. Since 1978, the federal government has funded an increasing number of CILs around the nation to provide services to and advocate for people with disabilities. Others have been created with state and local funding. No data have been collected to assess the extent of CIL expansion, however…
Moving Beyond “Special Needs”
Disaster preparation and emergency response processes, procedures, and systems can be made more effective for people with disabilities, as well as for the population as a whole. An essential element of building appropriate levels of capacity, specific planning, and response success is to move beyond use of the “special needs” category, to better identify and address the diverse needs of those included under this label. This article provides disab…
Using Geographic Information System Technology to Improve Emergency Management and Disaster Response for People With Disabilities
Disability, as a product of person—environment interaction, is particularly sensitive to catastrophic events and disasters. Disasters are specific to a physical location, as are the resources needed to handle the aftermath of the event. Geographic information systems (GIS) technology provides the ability to spatially coordinate resources from separate systems, which is vital for emergency management. GIS provides the capacity to go beyond surveil…
Current State of Child Health in Rural America
PURPOSE: Children's health is influenced by the context in which they live. We provide a descriptive essay on the status of children in rural America to highlight features of the rural environment that may affect health. DESCRIPTION: We compiled information concerning components of the rural environment that may contribute to health outcomes. Areas addressed include the economic characteristics, provider availability, uniquely rural health risks,…
Computer Science (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · Citation (2 works)