Sentences with phrase «for youth risk»

The authors speculate that GDLs may dictate social norms and expectations for youth risk behaviors, and suggest that they should be maximized throughout the U.S.

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The Campaign for Tobacco - Free Kids urged the FDA on Monday to address how youths will perceive the risk of iQOS and the potential for youths to start using tobacco with it.

One officer is notorious for harassing local black residents, to the point where he has been given a street nickname of «Bro Stupid,» said Burnell Williams, who works with at - risk youth and ex-prisoners for the nonprofit group Against All Odds.

To date, results from several longitudinal studies indicate that e-cigarette use among nonsmoking youth increases the likelihood of future use of conventional cigarettes.5 — 10 Specifically, the pooled odds ratio (OR) in a recent meta - analysis of studies of adolescents and young adults (aged 14 — 30) indicates that those who had ever used e-cigarettes were 3.62 times more likely to report using cigarettes at follow - up compared with those who had not used e - cigarettes.11 This finding was robust and remained significant when adjusting for known risk factors associated with cigarette smoking, including demographic, psychosocial, and behavioral variables such as cigarette susceptibility.

With risks ranging from extreme weather, water shortage, and unsustainable urbanisation to non-communicable disease, youth unemployment, and the global food crisis, we recommend you consult all three Global Opportunity Reports and seek out the risk areas most relevant for you.

At the forefront of commercial insurance, AFIRM evaluates and manages risk, serving clients across North America, and has shown a commitment to community outreach efforts, contributing to organizations such as the Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity, Partners Mentoring Youth, the Ronald McDonald charities, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Larimer County, Colorado.

He worked at a dollar store and went to a school for at - risk youth, said Fort Lauderdale attorney Jim Lewis, who is representing the family.

In parallel with the formal presentations, the report has served as the backbone of Youth Opportunity Panels, working on defining their own ideas and proposals for how the risks should be addressed.

Covenant House is committed to providing a place of shelter and support for every at - risk youth who passes through our doors.

Aboriginal Studies, an English - Ukrainian program, a French immersion primary school, and a program for at - risk youth are just a few examples.

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Naomi works for XLP, the Christian youth charity that helps support at - risk adolescents who are living on London's deprived estates.

As the founder of Boys Town — the famous Nebraska community for at - risk kids — Flanagan radically transformed how people handle troubled youth.

His real home, I always felt, was in one or another of the houses he maintained for at - risk youths in the Bronx.

What happens not in «normal» times, when maybe America can muddle along, but in a time of great economic crisis, or in a time of war when the youth of another generation are asked to risk their lives for their country?

For youth, they sell adventure (sailing) and risk (rock climbing).

Later, as I went on to be ordained and serve in pastorates, I was faithful in teaching youth and especially confirmands the risks of faith, and the possibilities of facing ridicule or wen death for their faith.

Here is her background: — State Senator — Helped to build charter schools for at risk youths — Attorney for 30 years — Built her own business and acually MET a payroll — 5 children of her own and 23 foster children — Representative for 5 years — True fiscal conservative

A 20something's Perspective — San Diego David Miller Age: 25 Occupation: Teacher at Edgewood Children's Ranch, a school for at - risk youth who have been arrested and or kicked out of...

Church congregations are creating «Alternative to Military Scholarships» for at - risk youth, and colleges like Eastern University are doing all they can to laugh in the face of a recession and create full - rides for kids like Michael because it is the right thing to do.

The Hershey Co. has launched the Cocoa For Good program, a comprehensive cocoa sustainability strategy designed to address the most pressing issues facing cocoa - growing communities: poverty, poor nutrition, at - risk youth and vulnerable ecosystems.

In this capacity she provides expert technical guidance on a variety of labor topics, including approaches for assisting vulnerable and at - risk youth and child and forced laborers.

Uganda: Boshoga Shining Light Association, Iganga Postharvest training programs for Africa women and at - risk youth

This grant will help pay the fees for the program, a fee waiver for youth identified as high risk and financially unable to afford the program cost and program curriculum for 40 girls.

Chris Willock is tipped to be promoted from the youth squad for next season, and could have a chance to push for a starting place, but it would be too much of a risk to not sign a proven scoring midfielder wouldn't it?

Jackson's known to be a good guy, he has his own youth football school back in Colombia so perhaps he simply felt he owed Porto a few seasons for taking the risk of introducing him to European football.

And while Reiss Nelson is an exciting young talent, it could be a big risk bringing the 17 - year - old in for such an early taste of Premier League action, particularly when he has generally played a more attacking midfield role for the club's youth sides.

Every time Peyton Manning yelled «Omaha» during Sunday's AFC Championship game with the New England Patriots, six companies promised to donate $ 800 dollars per pre-snap call to the» Peyback Foundation,» Manning's foundation for at - risk youth.

If they're not careful, lacrosse's promoters risk setting up the sport for an almost impossible task: Scroll down the long list of what ails youth sports, and in most cases lacrosse seems to offer an antidote.

Physiatrist and former dancer with the San Francisco Ballet, Dr. Sonia Bell, MD, talks about the role of a physiatrist in designing workouts for youth athletes to reduce the risk of injury and improve performance.

She was a hairdresser who owned her own salon, called Gifted Hanz, on the South Side of Chicago, and she worked part - time as a mentor for a group called Youth Advocate Programs, which had been hired by the Chicago schools department to provide intensive mentoring services to students who had been identified as being most at risk of committing or being a victim of gun violence.

Because studies show that one - off concussion education isn't enough to change concussion symptom reporting behavior, Step Three in the SmartTeams Play SafeTM #TeamUp4 ConcussionSafetyTM game plan calls for coaches, athletes, athletic trainers, team doctors (and, at the youth and high school level, parents) to attend a mandatoryconcussion safety meeting before every sports season to learn in detail about the importance of immediate concussion symptom reporting, not just in minimizing the risks concussions pose to an athlete's short - and long - term health, but in increasing the chances for individual and team success.

Not surprisingly, the media feeding frenzy has resulted, anecdotal evidence suggests, in a sharp drop in youth football registrations for this fall's season, with parents fearful that playing football will almost inevitably expose their kid to an unreasonable risk of injury (which, of course, is patently untrue; more than 7 million kids in the U.S. currently play football, very few of whom, statistically speaking and despite a few well - publicized cases - are likely to end up committing suicide because of the hits they sustained playing the sport, and millions upon countless millions who have played football over the past century without apparent ill effect).

The YMCA provides proactive programs for kids at risk — swimming lessons, sports programs, exercise classes, teen leadership, Youth and Government, Black Achievers, etc..

A study reveals youth athletes who specialize in a single sport may be at a higher risk for injury.

Concussion or Sports - Related Head Injury: Code 20 -2-324.1 (2013) requires each local board of education, administration of a nonpublic school and governing body of a charter school to adopt and implement a concussion management and return to play policy that includes the following components: 1) an information sheet to all youth athletes» parents or legal guardians informing them of the nature and risk of concussion and head injury, 2) requirement for removal from play and examination by a health care provider for those exhibiting symptoms of a concussion during a game, competition, tryout or practice and 3) for those youth that have sustained a concussion (as determined by a health care provider), the coach or other designated personnel shall not permit the youth athlete to return to play until they receive clearance from a health care provider for a full or graduated return to play.

An active volunteer, Candace has earned awards for her work with military spouses (during her husband's deployment to Iraq), at - risk youth, and the local historical society.

HandsOn Hearts: The mentoring program is to provide support services for children in foster care and other at risk youth.

Why Family Therapy Works for Teens What is Youth At - Risk Behavior?

Through federal and state legislative efforts Mr. Klaas promotes prevention programs for at - risk youth, stronger sentencing for violent criminals and governmental accountability and responsibility.

It is up to parents to decide for their family whether to allow their child to start, or continue, playing football, not some present or former player, journalist or scientist who takes the position that football is either too dangerous to be played by anyone or safe enough to be played by all (October 25, 2015 update: this is exactly the position adopted by the American Academy of Pediatrics in its 2015 Policy Statement on Tackling in Youth Football in which it leaves parents - presumably in consultation with their child's pediatrician - to «decide whether the potential health risks of sustaining... injuries [in tackle football] are outweighed by the recreational benefits associated with proper tackling»); and

7,000 kids participate in afterschool meal programs, receiving activities and nutrition during the at - risk times for youth between 3PM - 6PM.

Frustrated by the limited number of people he could help in his job at a nonprofit organization providing services for at - risk youth, Geoffrey Canada in 1999 founded a large - scale initiative eventually dubbed the Harlem Children's Zone.

The Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development (GUCCHD) was established over four decades ago to improve the quality of life for all children and youth, especially those with, or at risk for, special needs and their families.

These events, chronicled in Unsinkable Spirit, paved way to the creation of the National Alliance for Youth Sports, including the game changing risk Engh took to make his dream for positive youth sports a reality for children across the country — even when he had everything to Youth Sports, including the game changing risk Engh took to make his dream for positive youth sports a reality for children across the country — even when he had everything to youth sports a reality for children across the country — even when he had everything to lose.

A: The Children's Rights Council (CRC) is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization serving families and at - risk youth for more than 30 years, long working to promote a society where laws, attitudes and public opinion affirm that «The Best Parent is Both Parents» ®.

Because the potential risks associated with exposure to dust from worn artificial turf (which may contain lead) are not yet known, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that parents of youth athletes, particularly those under age 6, take certain precautions to minimize any potential risk.

Giza speculates that youth may be at greater risk for more severe damage from concussion because developing brains lack myelin, the covering that protects axons.

They are responsible for tasks like upholding the program's youth sports philosophy, volunteer and parent management, conflict resolution, assessing insurance and risk management, program evaluation and marketing.

Unsinkable Spirit, recently named Honorable Mention at the 10th Annual Hollywood Book Festival, chronicles Engh's actions as he created the National Alliance for Youth Sports, including the game changing risk Engh took to make his dream for positive youth sports a reality for children across the country — even when he had everything to Youth Sports, including the game changing risk Engh took to make his dream for positive youth sports a reality for children across the country — even when he had everything to youth sports a reality for children across the country — even when he had everything to lose.