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Family involvement is an essential component of the special education process for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). In addition to the legal requirement that parents should be equal partners in the decision-making of the student's individualized education program (IEP) program (IDEA, 2004), a bulk of empirical research demonstrates the positive impact of parent involvement on student outcomes. However, many families face barriers to participation in the special education process. Culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD), including Asian-American families, especially face systemic barriers when accessing services for their children with disabilities. Unfortunately, less research is known about how Asian-American families participate in their child's IEP meeting. To these ends, individual interviews were conducted with eight Asian-American families of children with IDD to explore parental perceptions of stress in relation to IEP meetings, special education knowledge, and family-professional partnerships. Participants reported feeling stress before, during, and after the IEP meeting. Regardless of the nature (i.e. positive, negative, or neutral) relationship with the school, participants reported barriers (i.e. language and poor experiences with school personnel) to their family-school partnerships. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

Background: A key strategy to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) in the United States is to increase latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening, testing, and treatment among non-US-born Asian populations. Purpose: The purpose was to increase LTBI screening, testing, and treatment at a community clinic. Methods: Retrospective baseline LTBI data were retrieved through electronic medical record review. Interventions included adoption of standardized TB risk assessment, training providers to use shorter LTBI treatment regimens, and use of a care coordinator. Chart abstraction to examine outcomes was conducted postintervention at 4 months. Results: In 2017, only 3 patients (7%) with LTBI were started on treatment. At 4 months postintervention, 28 (72%) patients with LTBI were started on treatment, of which 27 (96%) were placed on 3- to 4-month regimens. Conclusions: Training for providers and changes to clinic workflow, including use of a care coordinator, can help increase LTBI screening, testing, and treatment in community clinics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the laws and regulations related to groundwater as stated under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 which was enacted by the U.S. state of California.