Author: Kirk W. Junker

Abstract: Norms in the law have historically been treated as developing from domestic law into international law. Sustainable development, as a recognized legal principle, perhaps as a legal custom, and within treaty law, has had the reverse progression. This paper traces the progression of sustainable development from international norm to independent legal cause of action, as tested in conflict resolution through litigation on four separate continents.

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Authors: Robert J. McDermott, Carol A. Bryant, James H. Lindenberger, Anita H. Courtney

Abstract: Community Based Prevention Marketing (CBPM) is a program planning framework that applies marketing theories to design or tailor preventive health interventions. CBPM has been used to plan and evaluate prevention activities from physical activity to safety eyewear use. However, sustaining gains resulting from programs is difficult when funding ceases. The emergence of evidence-based public health has fostered renewed interest in policy development for changing health behaviors. One agent for advancing policy is community-based coalitions. However, coalitions lack a systematic framework for identifying, selecting, tailoring, and promoting evidence-based policies. Capitalizing on successes of CBPM, university-based researchers partnering with a community-based coalition are adapting CBPM to improve capacity for identifying and promoting evidence-based public health policies. This revised framework, Community Based Policy Making and Marketing (CBPM²) may provide communities with a marketing driven, systematic, planning framework and toolkit for selecting and enacting evidence-based policy changes at the organizational, local, or state level. This paper describes the CBPM² systematic process from policy selection to evaluation.

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Authors: Dhitinut Ratnapradipa, James A. Conder, William P. Dundulis

Abstract: This paper provides an overview of the extent of the structural and ecological impacts to Japan from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami known as the Tohoku event. It also outlines how the necessity of rebuilding large portions of northeast Japan creates opportunities to incorporate sustainable, ecologically-friendly practices.

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Authors: Dale O. Ritzel, Yuba Gautam, Maria Alexandrova 

Abstract: Environmental sustainability is a 7th Millennium Development Goal established by the United Nations. Major cities and entire countries in the developed world are becoming increasingly aware of the importance ofactions that can be taken for environmental sustainability. This paper applies the Smart Strategies approach to examining ways that individuals can take action to sustain both personal health and the environmental health oftheir community. Specific recommendations are provided that are adaptable for many conditions across national boundaries.

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Author: David Wyatt Seal

Abstract: Although rates of condom use with new sexual partners has increased significantly over the life of the AIDS epidemic, sustained condom use within longer-term relationships remains low. This article: (1) examines societal patterns of sexual behavior within the context of public health messages about sexuality; (2) reflects on the intersection of sexual behavior, sexual health, and sexual values; and (3) makes recommendations for sustained safer sex beha- vior as the fourth decade ofthe HIV/AIDS epidemic approaches, including the importance ofdeveloping HIV risk reduction messages that are responsive to: (1) their predominant sexual and safer sex behavioral patterns; (2) the societal gender roles, norms, and scripts that guide sexual interactions; and (3) developmental and cultural influences on sexual behavior.

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