This article examines the implementation of a health advocacy model designed for survivors of interpersonal violence (IPV) in a metropolitan area of North Texas. Using a framework influenced by motivational interviewing, solution-focused therapy, and trauma-informed care, this program engaged IPV survivors in creating health and safety goals. Goal attainment scaling was used to track progress after each health advocacy encounter. Clients could set their own goals for healthcare, self-care, and safety. The program served 419 clients and 648 goals were set by clients at the first visit. Among all goals, 89% selected goals focused on healthcare, with 47% of those selecting obtaining health insurance or coverage as a need. These results demonstrate the need for an enhanced healthcare response for this population. The remaining goals selected were self-care (7%) and safety (3%). The design of the health advocacy intervention shows promise towards filling the gaps between IPV and healthcare service delivery systems.

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Cytological study of three distinctly separated populations of Poecilocera picta revealed a chromosome number of2N = 18 + XO/XX. Except for the hemizygosity ofa procentric heterochromatic block in the M 6 pair of the Bangalore population, the basic karyotype of the three populations is markedly similar. The autosomal karyotype formula is 2Lt + 4Mt + 1Mst + 2S st and the telocentric X chromosome is the longest of the complement. All bivalents at pachytene carried procentric heterochromatic blocks. The M 4 is the nucleolus organiser with the NOR region situated interstitially but proximal to the centromere. About 11 tam (4%) of the total (290 ~tm) autosomal pachytene complement is heterochromatic; a major portion of it is contributed by the $9 pair which is mostly heterochromatic. Chiasmata are localized proximally and distally and in the S 9 pair their formation is confined to the short procentric euchromatic s.egment of the long arm. Female meiosis did not reveal any chromomere pattern at pachytene and, unlike in the male, the sex bivalent in the female is indistinguishable from the autosomal bivalents. G-and C-banding patterns in males showed procentric bands in all the chromosomes. In addition there are eight telomeric and two interstitial bands which are C negative. The S 9 pair showed only two bands. The G-banding pattern of the sex chromosome in meiosis showed only a centric band while the heterochromatic body of the facultatively heterochromatic X remained G negative.

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