Sentences with phrase «more youth and adults»

As more and more youth and adults turn to ebooks, the demand for well written material will continue to grow in every genre.

• Provided leadership to several outdoor scouting events worked with volunteers with an average attendance of 200 or more youth and adult volunteers.

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«Because almost 90 % of adult smokers started smoking before the age of 18 and nearly 2,500 youth smoke their first cigarette every day in the U.S., lowering nicotine levels could decrease the likelihood that future generations become addicted to cigarettes and allow more currently addicted smokers to quit,» the agency wrote in a release.

Hardy explained that the adults she worked with expected the services to be free and, while working with kids was rewarding, the youth programs were more of a community service — one her company couldn't afford.

«Because almost 90 % of adult smokers started smoking before the age of 18 and nearly 2,500 youth smoke their first cigarette every day in the U.S., lowering nicotine levels could decrease the likelihood that future generations become addicted to cigarettes and allow more currently addicted smokers to quit,» the agency wrote.

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.

Adult relationships can form and grow over many years, seeing us through more phases and even deeper changes than we usually experience in our youth.

But at the core, without using that Christianese, I'm really saying that in order to walk with African American youth and young adults in more helpful ways, we need to bring these realms back together.

The churches have face - to - face relationships with over 120,000,000 adults and youth — more than any other institution in our society.

The 60s / 70s Rock story of love - song is that the songster play with formula increasingly fades into the background, behind evocations of love's intensity, evocations genuinely — if at times rather studiously — adult, but still, or even more so, prone to an Agathon - like idolatry of love, sex, and youth.

Young people who volunteer or participate in certain kinds of service are more civically engaged as adults, and there are movements afoot to increase these kinds of experiences among youth.

Arguing directly with Linn's claim that advertising is linked to youth obesity and eating disorders, Sternheimer points out that it's more likely that childhood obesity has risen in conjunction with adult obesity.

The special one - day $ 5 price applies to adults, seniors and youth ages 3 - 17 (children 2 and under are free), but does not apply to educational groups of 10 or more.

NAYS believes that by educating adults on proper communication and safety, the youth sports experience becomes more enriching for everyone involved.

Since 1981, NAYS has partnered with more than 3,000 youth organizations to improve programming and to educate adults on their important roles in youth sports.

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Researchers have found that youth athletes are more likely than adults to sustain concussions and to take longer to recover.

low - income youth and adults are exposed to disproportionately more marketing and advertising for obesity - promoting products that encourage the consumption of unhealthful foods and discourage physical activity.

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In fact, 55 cast members (including 33 youth and 22 adults), 18 orchestra members, and more than 30 crew members bring this fractured fairy tale to life through the Magical Starlight Theatre, which is a Naperville Park District program.

All of the above applies to the SGP Youths as well, but for the Youths I would expect the relatively high number of members to be even more pronounced as young adults raised in a religious family and community where > 20 % of the population vote for the SGP tend to have pretty clear views on their political and religious affiliation at a relatively young age, whereas other people tend to choose their political affiliations at a later age (if they ever choose one).

«Youth in adult prisons are more likely to be physically and sexually assaulted than in youth rehabilitative faciliYouth in adult prisons are more likely to be physically and sexually assaulted than in youth rehabilitative faciliyouth rehabilitative facilities.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr., today announced that Oneida County has created the YouthVision program — a combination of several youth - focused programs in partnership with outstanding community agencies to bring an added focus on helping at - risk youth and young adults overcome barriers to... Read more

The U.S. Department of Justice has reported that youths held in adult facilities are five times more likely to be sexually assaulted and Building Blocks for Youth, an initiative to promote a fair juvenile justice system, has said youths in those facilities are twice as likely to be injured by prison staff.

Studies have shown that young people transferred to the adult criminal justice system are 34 % more likely to be re-arrested for violent and other crimes than youth retained in a youth justice system.

One 2007 Centers for Disease Control task force study, «Effects on Violence of Laws and Policies Facilitating the Transfer of Youth from the Juvenile to the Adult Justice System,» states that the transferring of children under the age of 18 into the adult criminal justice system increases the rate of violence behavior and makes it more likely for them to return to the system after they serve their Adult Justice System,» states that the transferring of children under the age of 18 into the adult criminal justice system increases the rate of violence behavior and makes it more likely for them to return to the system after they serve their adult criminal justice system increases the rate of violence behavior and makes it more likely for them to return to the system after they serve their time.

«Young people troubled by romantic relationships, sexual harassment: Adults fret about youth and the «hook - up culture,» but commonly neglect two more pervasive problems in young people's lives.»

Kyle McManus, AgriLife Extension 4 - H youth development agent in nearby Nueces County, said more than 120 4 - H youth and more than 50 adult 4 - H program volunteers from that county also helped with efforts in hard - hit communities, including those in Refugio County.

We work with everyone from youth and adult athletes taking their level of competition to the next level, the elderly in need of more improved strength, balance and mobility, and adults looking to look and feel better.

Adults reported that youth were more risk - adverse and expected quick answers, but that they were also more tolerant, accepting of others, and connected to family.

This transformation can only happen if society's most vulnerable youth and adults acquire basic literacy skills that equip them with the knowledge and confidence to improve their own lives and build more resilient communities,» Ms Bokova added.

The study by the University of Southern California surveyed more than 2,000 adults and youths throughout the United States over a six - year period asking questions about the effect of the Internet on their daily lives.

The advisory board of Ask, Listen, Learn, which includes educators and physicians such as Family Physician, Parenting and Youth Development Expert Deborah Gilboa, have found that children, much like adults, are persuaded by science, more than by scare tactics.

According to Act 4 Juvenile Justice, for more than 35 years the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) has provided critical federal funding to states to comply with a set of core requirements designed to protect children from the dangers of adult jails and lockups; keep young people safe; keep children charged with status offenses out of locked custody; and address the disparate treatment of youth of color in the justice system.

Milwaukee Public Schools is committed to accelerating student achievement, cultivating leadership and building stronger, more positive relationships between the city's youth and adults who can showcase the path to success.

No, the gap could be more located with the lack of training in youth - adult leadership principles and practices in educational leadership circles.

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We know that all parents, educators, and other adults who care for children and youth want nothing more than to see them grow into happy and successful adults who make good choices for themselves and for others.

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«Sloan has created a story where the line between youth and adulthood moves back and forth, often more than once in a single day — and where kids and adults «have relationships that are real and go both directions,» she says.

I wish there could have been more insight into their youth - there was a gap between their younger selves and then as adults.

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RBFCU has a Financial Literacy program that has mentored more than 10,000 school - age children and youth, and we also have partners that provide financial counseling for adults.

OHS educators reach more than 12,000 youths and about 2,000 adults annually through humane education programs

They provide vital services to animals and people by sheltering and adopting animals, providing positive reinforcement training classes, investigating animal cruelty and neglect, presenting education programs for youth and adults, and much more.

Ocean Riders offers a variety of Equine and Nature Guided Growth and Learning programs and workshops to both youth and adults, please read on to learn more.

In 2011 more than 248,000 passengers travelled with an InterRail Pass; 78.9 % were youths under the age of 26, 17.4 % were adults and children, and 3.7 % were seniors.

Housed in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, nestled between the coast and the bay in the Marin Headlands, just before the historic Point Bonita Lighthouse, the Point Bonita YMCA is connects children and families to nature through school - based environmental education programs, camps, hikes, retreats for youth and adults, and more.

More than 1.5 million visitors come through the doors of the de Young and Legion of Honor each year, including approximately 250,000 children, youths, and adults who partake in our award - winning educational and public programs.

Although often humble in the extreme Mir's many proposals for outdoor projects - each of which shows up the arrogance and pointlessness of most of what passes for public art - evoke the possibility of a more humane society: the replanting of Christmas trees, decorations and all, in public parks in New York, once shops no longer have a use for them; the sowing of a wildflower meadow on a disused industrial lot in Glasgow for «children to play, for teens to have sex, for adults to take walks and for senior citizens to remind them of their youth».