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In Hamilton County, Ohio, the infant mortality rate for African American infants in 2002 was 18.1 per 1,000 live births compared with 14.4 for the United States. It is essential to engage community residents and leaders in identifying the underlying cultural factors contributing to this disparity. The purpose of the study was to explore the cultural contexts of prenatal and infant care practices among African American women of childbearing age living in an urban community located in Hamilton County, Ohio. This was an ethnographic community-based participatory research study. Seven participants were recruited for the study. Family support from mothers and sisters in obtaining needed resources related to pregnancy and child care emerged as the central theme. A strong family-based social network was core to the culture of pregnancy and infant care for these women. Nurses should consider developing family-centered interventions to reduce disparity in infant health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Researchers examining court dispositions and domestic violence recidivism have argued that disposition effectiveness varies by offender characteristics. We extended this research with analyses of 3,662 persons arrested for misdemeanor assaults on intimates in Hamilton County, Ohio. The incidence, prevalence, and time to rearrest are examined for arrestees with no filed charges, subsequently dropped charges, court-mandated treatment, probation, jail, and split sentences. No ,filed charges and probation correspond with significant differences in all outcomes across the entire sample. Moreover every disposition coincides with differences in rearrest for particular subgroups of arrestees (distinguished by violent histories, substance abuse, cohabitation, race, education, residential stability, and characteristics of neighborhood populations). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Examines the effects of dispositions on rearrest for domestic violence, using a sample of adults arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence in Hamilton County, Ohio. Methods used to track arrestees after their sentences; Effects of domestic violence; Factors which influence the cause of domestic violence.

The article reports on the approval of the zoning amendment which intends to curb barking dog noise at kennels and pet daycare centers in Hamilton County, Ohio. The measure was approved by county commissioners after receiving a series of complaint about the noise at a local kennel. The new measure requires these pet facilities to keep noise below a certain decibel level and forbids the use of outdoor dog runs during overnight hours.

The article reports on the devotion of four-fifths to cultural and one-fifth to vocational subjects of the 545 courses of study outlined by the public library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio. English and American literature, travel, child study, short story, psychology, philosophy and comparative religion were the courses in high demand.

The article highlights the proceedings of the twenty-eighth annual meeting of the teachers' institute of the Hamilton county, Ohio during the week beginning August 27, 1894. S. B. Harding presented her lectures on geography and history. Anna E. Logan provided teachers with outlines and teaching devices on nature study. C.M. Flowers discussed the teaching of reading and arithmetic.

The article discusses developments that are pertinent to education in Hamilton County, Ohio. These include the address "The Teachers' Available Means of Growth," delivered by A. B. Johnson during the Hamilton County Teachers' Association meeting, R. H. Holbrook'S critique of the way United States history is taught in the schools, and the appointment of a committee to arrange a course of study for the suburban and country schools.