Sentences with phrase «from vulnerable groups»

Both planned (i.e. weekly or monthly telephone calls to support the patients with chronic disease) and unscripted telephone coaching interventions appear to be effective for improving self - management skills in people from vulnerable groups: the planned telephone coaching services had the advantage of regular contact and helping people develop their skills over time, whereas the unscripted services allowed the coach to tailor support to the patient's individual needs.

HSE Social Inclusion The National Office for Social Inclusion supports equal access to Health Services for people from vulnerable groups

They warned that the government's proposals would deter legitimate challenge from vulnerable groups such as the disabled, the elderly and the homeless, limit judges» discretion to act in the public interest and shield public agencies from effective oversight.

Not exact matches

That normal includes potential long - term health effects from wildfire smoke, especially for vulnerable groups like pregnant women, infants, the elderly, and people with respiratory impairment, Henderson said.

«We are saddened by the accounts of deplorable behaviour from a group of individuals who have abused their power, exploited their position, and sought to subvert systems designed to protect vulnerable people in Haiti,» the charity stated.

In the Hebrew faith; Yahweh appears as the God the defender of the vulnerable groups from whom all rights are forcefully taken away — the widow, orphans, aliens and the poor.

«Our industry is acutely aware of its responsibilities,» she comments in the Food and Drink Federation report Delivering Healthy Growth, «whether tackling public health issues such as malnutrition or deficiency of certain nutrients in vulnerable groups or the growing challenge of obesity, or enabling consumers to make informed choices from a range of products than match modern lifestyles.

British Cycling has been working with the Vulnerable Road Users Group to seek to remove vulnerable road users from the reforms on the basis that they should be protected rather than Vulnerable Road Users Group to seek to remove vulnerable road users from the reforms on the basis that they should be protected rather than vulnerable road users from the reforms on the basis that they should be protected rather than penalised.

Keeping them busy in healthy activities provides them with positive peer groups and keeps them from hanging around and being vulnerable to poor choices suggested by others.

Parents and teachers should be aware of the falsehood of the claims made by SPUC, and the government should be more pro-active in preventing groups that persistently make false claims of this nature from having access to vulnerable children, especially in schools.»

Freedom from Torture welfare advisors work holistically, providing advocacy, counselling and practical advice for clients, who are an extremely vulnerable group.

[133][134][135][136] A spokesperson from the Justice4Jean campaign group said: «The Menezes family are deeply pained to find their phones may have been hacked at a time at which they were at their most vulnerable and bereaved.»

It is also vulnerable to fake invoices, there are organised crime groups which are specialized in taking money from government because of fake invoices - because VAT works so, that if you have paid to you contrahents more as you are about to pay, the government pays you back the difference.

Here's a fundraiser that sort of goes against the conventional wisdom that gay - rights groups wouldn't support the Senate Democratic conference now that same - sex marriage passed a Republican - led chamber with help from vulnerable GOP lawmakers.

The verdict from the UKSA, the official body tasked with ensuring government departments use statistics accurately and honestly, is another rebuff for a project which has been condemned for targeting an extremely rare problem while potentially disenfranchising vulnerable groups such as older people and the homeless, who might not have the necessary ID.

The All - Party Group on Prostitution accused hotels and B&B s of indirectly profiting from the vulnerable women.

Three years ago, this research group discovered that the horses that farmers introduced to the forest for extra income in effect shoved pandas away from the bamboo buffet in the Wolong Nature Reserve in southwestern China, the famed home of the vulnerable giant pandas, as well as other threatened wildlife.

But there were other groups who had no idea and made no significant efforts to learn how vulnerable the city was to storm surges from the Atlantic.

Researchers from Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania studied more than 2,600 menu items served at full - service restaurant chains operating in Philadelphia and concluded that foods served at full - service restaurant chains are high in calories, saturated fat, and sodium, and that standard definitions are needed for «healthy choice» tags and for entrees targeted to vulnerable age groups.

Since the inherited risk is based in family genetics and is therefore beyond clinical reach, McFarlane relies on multifamily group therapy and social supports at school and at work to protect vulnerable patients from environmental triggers — illicit drugs and emotional stress in particular — that might send them over the edge.

From an evolutionary perspective one of the Oxytocin roles is to moderate pro-social behaviors, including compassion, mainly toward the survival of weaker and vulnerable individuals within groups, including females, pregnant females and offspring, who can not defend themselves in nature, in light of the stress.

Furthermore, findings were similarly protective among important groups who account for a large proportion of deaths or who are particularly vulnerable, including young adult homicide victims, those who died in intimate partner violence - related homicides, and those who died from firearms - related homicides, including murders involving guns.

«The scariest part about it is that, from what we know so far, the species that are potentially the most vulnerable are some of our most widely distributed species,» explains Priya Nanjappa, an ecologist with the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies and head of the response division of the Bsal task force, a quasi-governmental group formed in June 2015.

For example, Hurricane Katrina demonstrated how vulnerable certain groups of people were to extreme weather events, because many low - income and of - color New Orleans residents were killed, injured, or had difficulty evacuating and recovering from the storm.242, 239,265,266,243,240,268,234,269,270

These patients have traditionally been viewed as a vulnerable group and «protected» from participation in clinical studies.

Even if you're not in a high - risk group, getting the shot can stop you from transmitting the virus to more vulnerable people.

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) summarizes some key points from that 400 + page document in «Body Burden: The Pollution in Newborns: Babies are vulnerable to chemical harm.»

This is England doesn't really condemn gangs, as they are shown as having some positive attributes as well, but it does portray them as highly vulnerable to being usurped by stronger influences that can turn them from a group of friends to a radical wing of a fascist organization.

Thus, although both groups may post lower rates of school readiness, Hispanic children from Spanish - speaking homes face the additional challenge of learning the language of the classroom, making them especially vulnerable to poor academic outcomes.

Those amounts differ enormously from place to place within the same state and are uncommonly vulnerable to interest group manipulation and local politics.

Cultural Caregiving Services must be accessed to the vulnerable groups — the oppressed, those with disabilities, those suffering from trauma, victims of war and disaster, the abandoned, the street kids, the out - of - school youth, the delinquent, the indigenous youth who feel helpless, excluded or desperate.

-- A coalition of veterans» groups said that any revised policy should prohibit VA employees taking classes at for - profit schools from accepting «tuition discounts or other favors that might leave the employees vulnerable to requests from the college to help recruit veterans or influence the college's access to GI Bill funds.»

This insight is a stark reminder to us all that young people, particularly those with SEND and who are often our most vulnerable groups of pupils in school, often find themselves relegated to the sidelines and excluded from having a say in decisions that will affect them.

«Over the past several years, the Boston School Committee has passed budgets that have repeatedly harmed and dispersed our low - income and vulnerable students,» he said, reading from a statement issued by the group.

Our internal rescue group, The Heigl Hounds Of Hope, saves vulnerable dogs from high kill shelters in Southern California.

Maddie's Fund is piloting the subsidy program to give local shelters and rescues the means to find more homes for vulnerable shelter pets, strengthen the relationship between animal control shelters and adoption guarantee groups, and shift some of the burden of responsibility for these pets away from cash - strapped government agencies.

Puppies Lenny and Squiggy are the two latest additions to the Heigl Hounds of Hope, our internal rescue group which saves vulnerable dogs from high kill shelters in Southern California.

Adorable puppies Lenny and Squiggy are the two latest additions to the Heigl Hounds of Hope, our internal rescue group which saves vulnerable dogs from high kill shelters in Southern California.

«Cats are different from dogs in that they are very vulnerable to disease and have high chances of contagion when put in groups.

The class split into teams mirroring the blocs of countries and interest groups hunkered in Paris — from the United States to the «climate vulnerable» nations, from Greenpeace to the World Coal Association.

Pushed by grassroots environmental and social - justice groups, California has led the way on this approach, with 2012 legislation (Senate Bill 535) requiring that 25 percent of carbon revenue from the state's cap - and - trade program must be spent on clean - energy investments that benefit environmentally vulnerable low - income communities in places like Stockton, Fresno, Richmond, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Los Angeles (the targeted share for these communities was recently raised to 35 percent).

For example, Hurricane Katrina demonstrated how vulnerable certain groups of people were to extreme weather events, because many low - income and of - color New Orleans residents were killed, injured, or had difficulty evacuating and recovering from the storm.242, 239,265,266,243,240,268,234,269,270

«Climate Change - Induced Migration in Bangladesh: Findings from the Focus Group Discussions in Vulnerable Areas,» Todd Eisenstadt, Sk.

«The IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group (PBSG) should have been disbanded in 1996, the year polar bears were down - graded from a status of «vulnerable to extinction'to «lower risk — conservation dependent» (now called «least concern») on the IUCN Red List,» Professor Crockford writes.

In numbers, after all, there is strength, while individuals and small groups are far more vulnerable — and the purpose is two-fold: to undermine the credibility of wider scientific consensus and to discourage other researchers from sticking out their necks and participating in the public discourse over matters of policy - relevant science.

Many vulnerable groups do not have the resources to be able to migrate from areas exposed to the risks from extreme events.

The report furthermore provides lessons learned from the case studies for sustainable development of CRFS and offers a large number of strategies and tools that can be applied by city regions around the world, including the promotion of (peri) urban agriculture, preservation of agricultural land areas and watersheds through land use planning and zoning, development of food distribution and social protection programmes for vulnerable groups, support for short supply chains and local procurement of food, and promotion of food waste prevention, reduction and management, as well as the recovery and redistribution of safe and nutritious food for human consumption.

This year's Fellowship group represents some of the most vulnerable countries to climate - related impacts, including six indigenous journalists — three of whom come from the Pacific Islands — who will add unique voices to global coverage as Fiji prepares to lead the talks.

During extreme heat events, nighttime temperatures in the region's big cities are generally several degrees higher28 than surrounding regions, leading to increased heat - related death among those less able to recover from the heat of the day.36 Since the hottest days in the Northeast are often associated with high concentrations of ground - level ozone and other pollutants, 37 the combination of heat stress and poor air quality can pose a major health risk to vulnerable groups: young children, the elderly, and those with pre-existing health conditions including asthma.29 Vulnerability is further increased as key infrastructure, including electricity for potentially life - saving air conditioning, is more likely to fail precisely when it is most needed — when demand exceeds available supply.

She recruited representatives from the health and medical fields — as well as the requisite group of cute and vulnerable second graders — to join her during the unveiling of the rules on Wednesday, emphasizing the substantial public health benefits, which, in addition to the environmental benefits, may tally up to $ 100 billion a year.