Sentences with phrase «among urban children»

But exposure to the allergen may result in more asthma symptoms among urban children with dog allergy.

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In a study in Bangladesh, breastfeeding was a protective factor for night blindness among preschool - aged children in both rural and urban areas.

So, overall, Cuomo and his cronies come off as petulant children who can't handle dissent without calling it an attack, don't care about the opinions of local representatives or urban democrats, and aren't doing anything to develop leadership among their base.

Investigators found many Urban League workers lacked sufficient training in, among other things, reporting claims of child abuse.

The URECA study investigates risk factors for asthma among children living in urban areas, where the disease is more prevalent and severe.

Stories on the stressful impact of urban violence on children, the shared aptitudes of humans and songbirds for vocal learning, and the impact of climate change on the forests of Minnesota and beyond, are among the winners of the 2015 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards.

The team conducted a randomized controlled feasibility trial among adults attending newborn well - child visits at an urban Philadelphia pediatric primary care clinic who were not previously vaccinated with Tdap.

In addition, the working conditions in urban schools serving low - income children are likely to be rigid, rule - bound, and unpleasant, none of which facilitates enthusiasm among teachers or fosters academic learning.

The gap between Catholic - school students and public - school students was largest among urban minority children.

But these children will also need great schools led by amazing educators, and urban charter schools are among the most cost - effective way to provide these children the schools that they deserve.

Educators in Detroit's public school system face a tough reality: Detroit Public School students are last in the nation among urban students proficient on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and fifty - seven percent of Detroit children under the age of 17 live in poverty.

Among the characteristics shared by urban schools include large class sizes, social and disciplinary problems, a large percentage of poor and minority children, and little involvement from parents compared to their suburban counterparts.

Shep's groundbreaking longitudinal study of African American children growing up in the Woodlawn area of Chicago was among the first community studies to identify risk factors for negative health and behavioral outcomes in an urban, minority population.

In addition to her work as a legislator who fought tirelessly for the children she now serves, she is also a Broad Fellow and is among an elite group of individuals who lead some of the nation's largest urban districts and charter school networks.

Leading Educators» programming is the backbone of an ambitious strategy to significantly increase academic achievement among lower income children who attend the nearly 120 district, charter, and religious schools in the Greater Grand Rapids urban area.

A multicomponent school - based intervention can be effective in preventing the development of overweight among children in grades 4 through 6 in urban public schools with a high proportion of children eligible for free and reduced - priced school meals.

Objective To identify the factors associated with «good» mental health among Aboriginal children living in urban communities in New South Wales, Australia.

Appreciating the complexities in accessing health care among urban poor: the case of street children in Kumasi Metropolitan Area, Ghana

Promising targets for efforts to promote mental health among urban Aboriginal children may include the timely provision of medical care for children and provision of additional support for parents and carers experiencing mental or physical health problems, for adolescent boys and for young people in the foster care system.

We decided to screen for these needs because of their high prevalence among urban families, 19,27 the public availability of community resources designed to address them, and previous research demonstrating the association of these needs with negative child outcomes.23, 28 — 34

Conclusions A package of interventions with teachers, parents, and children provided throughout the elementary grades can have enduring effects in reducing violent behavior, heavy drinking, and sexual intercourse by age 18 years among multiethnic urban children.

Cumulative Risks at Birth and Subsequent Child Behavior among Urban Families, Working Paper 07 -09-FF (Princeton: Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, April 2007).

The effect of home visiting programs on mothers» life - course (subsequent pregnancies, education, employment, and use of welfare) is disappointing overall.10 In the trial of the nurse home visitor program described above, there were enduring effects of the program 15 years after birth of the first child on maternal life - course outcomes (e.g., interpregnancy intervals, use of welfare, behavioural problems due to women's use of drugs and alcohol, and arrests among women who were low - income and unmarried at registration).21 The effects of this program on maternal life - course have been replicated in separate trials with urban African - Americans20, 23,24 and with Hispanics.18

Parenting a Child With a Disability: The Role of Social Support for African American Parents (PDF - 407 KB) Ha, Greenberg, & Seltzer (2011) Families in Society, 92 (4) Presents an article that examines the impact of having a child with a disability on parents» mental and physical health among urban - dwelling African - AmeriChild With a Disability: The Role of Social Support for African American Parents (PDF - 407 KB) Ha, Greenberg, & Seltzer (2011) Families in Society, 92 (4) Presents an article that examines the impact of having a child with a disability on parents» mental and physical health among urban - dwelling African - Americhild with a disability on parents» mental and physical health among urban - dwelling African - Americans.

His dissertation examined the utility and validity of the children's depression inventory among urban African - American school - age children through the Detroit Core Cities Schools Intervention Project.

Responsive and consistent parenting practices are essential to child social, emotional, and mental well - being, yet little is known about how parenting behaviors change over time among low income, urban families who may experience environmental instability and other stressors that make these practices more variable.

Lower levels of family routine may confer risk for ODD symptoms among low - income, urban, ethnic - minority children experiencing higher levels of HI.

To address this gap, we tested whether child - reported family routine moderated the relation between child hyperactivity / impulsivity (HI) and ODD symptoms among a sample of low - income, urban, ethnic - minority children (N = 87, 51 % male).

Principles from ecological theory and knowledge derived from studies of risk and protection among children and youths are used to examine individual -, peer -, school -, and family - level factors associated with the likelihood of victimization among 150 low - income, urban, Hispanic female eighth - grade students.

Parenting, parent - child relationships, and sexual possibility situations among urban African - American preadolescents: Preliminary findings and implications for HIV prevention