Sentences with phrase «american adults and children»

«The rise of U.S. wildfires is turning global warming into a real and direct health threat for American adults and children,» said Paul Epstein, MD, associate director, Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School.

That means, on average, that American adults and children consume between 68 and 100 grams of sugar a day over the recommended allowance!

The American Heart Association says 97 percent of American adults and children consume more than this amount, raising their risk for chronic disease.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in 2014 that American adults and children alike are simply not eating their fruits and vegetables.

Some 1.4 million American adults and children suffer from CD or ulcerative colitis.

For the more than 40 to 50 million American adult and children who suffer from the misery and discomfort of allergies, protecting themselves and their families from exposure to the usual suspects - ragweed and pollen - means locking them selves indoors.

Not exact matches

After one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history — 20 children and seven adults killed, not including the gunman — polls show that a slight majority of Americans favor restrictions on guns.

In interviews with CNN, religious leaders from Newtown, the site of last year's school shooting where 20 children and six adults were killed, said that a recent gun control agreement does not do enough to fight gun violence, leading one rabbi to doubt whether Congress was actually working for the American people.

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This includes children with preexisting conditions, young adults who are between jobs, and other Americans with chronic illness who previously faced lifetime caps on coverage that could lead to bankruptcy or worse.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

The only American Camp Association accredited camp serving both children and adults with disabilities in metropolitan Chicago, Camp Red Leaf fulfills a vital need for safe, reliable, and enriching programming for individuals with special needs by providing week - long Summer Camp opportunities, Weekend Respite Care and 10 - day Travel Camp adventures and now Day Camp 2018!

He is triple board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Adult, Child and Adolescent, and Forensic Psychiatry and has extensive experience in the public health arena.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is «an organization of 64,000 pediatricians committed to the optimal physical, mental, and social health and well - being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.»

The only American Camp Association accredited camp serving both children and adults with disabilities in metropolitan Chicago, Camp Red Leaf fulfills a vital need for safe, reliable, and enriching programming for individuals with special needs by providing Day Camps, week - long Summer Camp opportunities, Weekend Respite Care, and 10 - day Travel Camp adventures.

Over the past 40 years, Americans have increasingly viewed these goals as in conflict: We fear discouraging divorce lest we create lasting marriages at the high cost of individual misery & 8212; almost certainly for adults and often for the children.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and its member pediatricians dedicate their efforts and resources to the health, safety and well - being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults

For instance, a 2004 National Fatherhood Initiative poll of American adults aged 18 - 60 found that 52 % of college - educated Americans endorsed the norm that in the «absence of violence and extreme conflict, parents who have an unsatisfactory marriage should stay together until their children are grown.»

Researchers found that despite Americans» fears that children will become dependent, physical contact and reassurance makes children more secure and better able to form adult relationships.

Would you want to trust a parenting book written by people who have no related degrees and whose adult children have actively estranged themselves from their parents and that the American Academy of Pediatrics has made a statement against?

The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 62,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well - being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.

* And in the largest and possible most systematic study to date, conducted on five different ethnic groups from both Chicago and New York involving over 1,400 subjects Mosenkis (2000) found far more positive adult outcomes for individuals who coslept as a child, among almost all ethnic groups i.e. African Americans and Puerto Ricans in New York, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and Mexicans in Chicago than there were negative findinAnd in the largest and possible most systematic study to date, conducted on five different ethnic groups from both Chicago and New York involving over 1,400 subjects Mosenkis (2000) found far more positive adult outcomes for individuals who coslept as a child, among almost all ethnic groups i.e. African Americans and Puerto Ricans in New York, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and Mexicans in Chicago than there were negative findinand possible most systematic study to date, conducted on five different ethnic groups from both Chicago and New York involving over 1,400 subjects Mosenkis (2000) found far more positive adult outcomes for individuals who coslept as a child, among almost all ethnic groups i.e. African Americans and Puerto Ricans in New York, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and Mexicans in Chicago than there were negative findinand New York involving over 1,400 subjects Mosenkis (2000) found far more positive adult outcomes for individuals who coslept as a child, among almost all ethnic groups i.e. African Americans and Puerto Ricans in New York, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and Mexicans in Chicago than there were negative findinand Puerto Ricans in New York, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and Mexicans in Chicago than there were negative findinand Mexicans in Chicago than there were negative findings.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 60,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) represents over 8,700 child and adolescent psychiatrists who are physicians with at least five years of additional training beyond medical school in general (adult) and child and adolescent psychiChild and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) represents over 8,700 child and adolescent psychiatrists who are physicians with at least five years of additional training beyond medical school in general (adult) and child and adolescent psychichild and adolescent psychiatrists who are physicians with at least five years of additional training beyond medical school in general (adult) and child and adolescent psychichild and adolescent psychiatry.

About 10 million children and 1 million adults attend an estimated 12,000 summer camps a year, a number that includes both residential and day camps, according to the American Camp Association.

In the January 2008 issue of Parents magazine, a spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry explained the importance of baby teeth, flossing and proper sippy cup usage adults should know when it comes to children's oral health care.

On the other side of the debate, the American Academy of Pediatrics states that the benefits for the infant in terms of reduced risk of infection, adult obesity, allergies, and asthma are so great that breastfeeding must be viewed as an «investment in your child's future» rather than a «lifestyle choice.»

Upon completion of this course, you will receive an American Heart Association Infant, Child and Adult Heartsaver certification card valid for 2 years.

American Baby Sign Language - «Better Late Than Never» My name is Margaret (Peggy) from Canada and I am a Child of Deaf Adults (C.O.D.A.).

Junk food and fast food will always be available, tasty and cheap and, absent sufficient motivation to avoid them, they unfortunately represent the path of of least resistance for many Americans — children and adults alike.

Every aspect of the American family is experiencing change, including the number of adults who marry, the number of households that are formed by married people, the number of children that are conceived, and the number of non-family households (Nock, 2005).

It is astonishing that in this day and age, when guns are the third leading cause of death for American children and we hear stories seemingly every other day about children getting access to adult's guns, that anyone — let alone someone whose job is to give advice — would recommend that a parent be more concerned about not making another parent uncomfortable than about making sure their child is safe.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is a professional medical organization of pediatricians dedicated to the health and well - being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

Experts say that the chronic diseases that affect millions of American adults each year - heart disease, cancer, diabetes, osteoporiasis - get their start before and during the elementary school years when children are developing their dietary habits.

The government's latest dietary advice also points Americans toward tuna, another fish that can be tainted with high levels of mercury, a toxic metal that can cause learning disabilities in children and neurological problems in adults.

Still, in many contemporary American communities, a child walking to and from a nearby playground without an adult has become an occasion to call the police.

Healthier Bodyweight According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, breastfeeding makes a child less likely to suffer from both childhood and adult obesity.

Milk, including flavored, is the number - one food source of three of the four nutrients the Dietary Guidelines for Americans say both adults and children need to consume more of — vitamin D, calcium and potassium.

The American Academy of Pediatrics advises against TV and other screens (including phones, computers, and tablets) until children are at least 18 months old (except for brief video chats with adults).

But the third is the American Beverage Association (ABA), the trade association for Coke, Pepsi, and other sugary drinks linked to poor diets and overweight among children and adults.

«[Children] are subject to the adult criminal justice system... this same system, which has continually revealed itself to be abusive, racist, harmful — especially to our youths and especially to African - Americans and children of colorChildren] are subject to the adult criminal justice system... this same system, which has continually revealed itself to be abusive, racist, harmful — especially to our youths and especially to African - Americans and children of colorchildren of color.»

It is estimated that mental illness affects 1 in 4 families in America, with an estimated 23 % of American adults 18 and older and 20 % of American children suffering from a mental disorder during a given year.

Indeed, at least 50 million Americans already suffer from these ailments; asthma alone affects one in nine American adults and nearly 10 percent of children.

«This budget, if enacted, would jeopardize our nation's educational, scientific and health enterprises and limit access to critically needed mental and behavioral health services,» said Antonio E. Puente, president of the American Psychological Society (APS) in Washington, D.C. «These cuts would disproportionately affect people living in poverty, people with serious mental illness and other disabilities, women, children, people living with HIV / AIDS, older adults, ethnic and racial minorities, immigrants, and members of the LGBTQ community.»

«Children metabolize and react to medications differently than adults, often in unanticipated ways,» the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a statement released after the FDA alert.

New research presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 53rd Annual Meeting in Chicago shows that a previously untested combination of a monoclonal antibody - drug conjugate with a common chemotherapy agent has a high complete - response rate in children and young adults with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma.

«Homicide is a leading cause of death in U.S. adolescents and young adults, especially among African Americans, but the factors influencing violence are complex,» said corresponding author Alison J. Culyba, M.D., M.P.H., an adolescent medicine specialist and epidemiologist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that adults and children should eat a variety of fruits and vegetables to help them achieve and maintain a healthy weight.

Asthma affects one in 14 American adults, almost one in 10 children, and is the leading cause of school absences.

Nearly 4 million Americans, most of them children and young adults, are being prescribed amphetamine - like stimulants to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).