Sentences with phrase «among people in rural communities»

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Persisting high insulin sensitivity among middle - aged and older individuals in non-westernized traditional populations at a time when they still maintained their ancestral lifestyle, such as the African pygmies, the Ainu people of Japan, rural communities in Papua New Guinea, and traditional Pacific Islanders.

Two often - cited examples of zinc deficiency are among people living in small communities in rural Iran and Australia (Aborigines).10 - 11 Multiple nutritional factors, not just phytic acid, were involved in both examples.

Rural development together with networking and advocacy, and building alliances among communities is a prerequisite for reducing the migration of people to cities and coastal areas in most developing countries of Asia (Kelly and Adger, 2000).

Among the likely adverse consequences for these communities are: exacerbation of already overcrowded Indigenous communities (including in the larger settlements), deterioration in health status, and relocation of some people to the fringes of rural and regional towns where social and economic opportunities are more limited.

However, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) said that with respect to HIV and AIDS, epidemiological data on incidence and prevalence among Indigenous Peoples communities is rare, and surveillance sites are often not established in rural / remote areas where a large number of Indigenous Peoples live.