Sentences with phrase «risk women in our community»

PPNC plays an essential role in ensuring that low - income, at - risk women in our community have access to breast health screenings.

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Membership gives you a louder voice and an empowered community of women (and men) who support you to take risks, speak up, believe in yourself, step up and step out.

«Women in at - risk communities want to have really good care, but sometimes other things in their lives are higher on their priority lists, like going to work to make an income or finding food to eat,» she said.

Who provides care: lay health workers for caring for people with hypertension, lay health workers to deliver care for mothers and children or infectious diseases, lay health workers to deliver community - based neonatal care packages, midlevel health professionals for abortion care, social support to pregnant women at risk, midwife - led care for childbearing women, non-specialist providers in mental health and neurology, and physician - nurse substitution.

As Chief of Obstetrical Services at Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial, a community hospital in Fremont, Michigan, Dr. Tami Michele worked in partnership with maternity and newborn care staff, anesthesia providers, women's health, hospital administrators, and risk management to develop a consensus hospital policy and a mother's informed - decision tool to support VBAC within Spectrum Health, an integrated health system headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The inequity experienced by pregnant women living in rural and remote locations forced to travel long distances to access maternity care, is raised as a failure of government to provide essential services to these communities [31 — 33] placing lives at risk.

Thus, midwife - led continuity models of care aim to provide care in either community or hospital settings, normally to healthy women with uncomplicated or «low - risk» pregnancies.

They are brave men and women, drawn from their community, living as part of their community, defending their community.They risk their own safety day in, day out to protect ours.

And it's not just refuges that are at risk - Portsmouth City Council currently plans to cut # 180,000 from its Early Intervention Project, which supports women and children in the community.

After a stint in the Marines, Radford, 45, became an activist and organizer on a number of fronts, including president of the student government at Erie Community College, a trainer with the Martin Luther King Institute for Nonviolence, and head of a youth detention center for at - risk kids and a homeless shelter for young women.

The findings add strength and precision to a growing body of evidence that the makeup of bacterial communities in the vagina — the vaginal microbiome — may increase or decrease HIV risk for women, depending on which bacteria are there.

Several studies have shown that BV is linked to a 1.5-fold increased risk of HIV, and a recent South African study showed that women with «high diversity» bacterial communities had a fourfold increase in their odds of acquiring HIV.

Participants with high - risk bacterial communities, which are commonly found in the population of women studied, also had increased numbers of genital CD4 + T cells — white blood cells that are HIV's primary target.

However, the work does identify a new mechanism to potentially reduce vaginal inflammation and thus HIV risk by helping women with diverse bacterial communities in their genital tract become more Lactobacillus dominant.

«By following this cohort of older women for so long, we show directly that lifetime risk of hip fracture in community - dwelling women over age 75 is extremely high,» wrote the authors of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research study report.

NIH is funding researchers to look at risk behavior in many communities: Hispanic immigrant men who live thousands of miles from their wives, teens who cruise the Internet for pornography, Thai and Vietnamese women who work in San Francisco brothels.

Despite efforts to increase awareness in the medical community that older men and women are equally at risk for a cardiovascular event, «disparities persist in the use of statin medications,» she said.

Continue with the sixth year of the Birth Cohort Study, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the University of New Mexico Community Environmental Health Program, SRIC, the Navajo Nation Department of Health, and the Indian Health Service to work with young Navajo women and newborn children to identify uranium and other environmental sources of health risks in northwestern New Mexico and northeastern Arizona.

Serum estrogen levels, cognitive performance, and risk of cognitive decline in older community women.

Alcohol intake is associated with premenstrual anxiety, mood problems, and headache.5 Gold EB., et al. «Diet and lifestyle factors associated with premenstrual symptoms in a racially diverse community sample: Study of Women's... continue Drinking more than three to six alcoholic servings per week increases risk of breast cancer.6 Li C., et al. «Alcohol consumption and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer by subtype: the women's health initiative observational study.&rWomen's... continue Drinking more than three to six alcoholic servings per week increases risk of breast cancer.6 Li C., et al. «Alcohol consumption and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer by subtype: the women's health initiative observational study.&rwomen's health initiative observational study.»

Since 2007, volunteer yoga teachers have been going into community facilities and detention centres in Southern Ontario to work with young men and women who are overcoming histories of abuse, neglect, incarceration, gang - involvement, addiction, marginalization and other factors that have led them to be identified as «at risk.»

Key among them is «minimizing risk factor» that intensifies women's vulnerability especially those living in camps like «joint patrols of competent and trained» security offices coupled with «community with safety coordinators» and thirdly campaigns against «existing attitudes of men and women about their roles and status.»

-- Employing at risk, impoverished women to improve their livelihood; — Eco-friendly practices in our sourcing of materials and our design processes; — Honouring traditional artisan crafts and techniques providing sustainable fair trade wages; — Creating exclusive, modern designs that reflect the beauty and culture of the women who made them; — Donating back to their artisan communities for healthcare and educational needs.

«In the areas of Jharkhand where we are working, community groups already existed and the women felt more comfortable undertaking the business as a group as it spread out the risk.»

Together with Bali Fokus, Ismawati is currently leading a program which trains health workers and women in Indonesia's artisanal and small - scale gold mining hotspots to reduce the community's risk of exposure to mercury — a metal used in gold extraction — and identify early symptoms of mercury poisoning.

Recommendations for this report point to the need for disaster risk reduction and climate change to address the inequalities in the household and the community to lessen women's vulnerability.

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The Western and northern regional law firm is inviting communities in Alberta and the Northwest Territories to nominate projects, particularly those focused on education, health care, at - risk youth, homelessness, women's organizations, sports, community and arts and culture.

Other priorities focus on populations that are considered to be at high risk, such as women, newcomers, refugees, racialized people, people in the LGBT community, First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and the elderly.

Territory Housing does, however, have a Special Housing Program which funds organisations to provide crisis accommodation and community housing services to Indigenous women in crisis and at risk of homelessness.

Groups who are most at risk include: older people from CALD backgrounds; older people living in residential aged care; socially isolated older people in the community; older Indigenous Australians; and older women.

Other services, such as mediation, co-parenting education, and batterer intervention programs have also shown promise in improving outcomes for these families.13 Though the dynamics of relationship violence are complex and, collectively, seem unlikely to yield to any single intervention, a serviceable mix of public and community - based efforts may help stem the prevalence of violence in women's lives while offering refuge to those most at - risk.

154 high - risk community women studied in 1990 — 1995, were followed - up in 1995 — 1999 to test the role of insecure attachment style in predicting new episodes of anxiety and / or major depressive disorder.

The present study examined adult attachment style in a high - risk community sample of women in relation to clinical depression.

«At Planned Parenthood, we believe health care is a right, not a privilege, and we are outraged that Peter King and his anti-women's health colleagues in the House of Representatives have not only demonstrated their total lack of regard and respect for American women and their families, but have also ensured that the most vulnerable and at - risk people in our community will no longer have access to the health care they both need and deserve.

Locally, Planned Parenthood of Nassau County (PPNC) is a trusted provider of breast cancer screening for low - income, at - risk women, and provides more than 4,200 breast exams to women in our community annually.

We also need to reach out to those at risk — Muslims, Jews, Mormons, African - Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, members of the LGBTQ community, immigrants, women, the disabled, any whose rights and very lives are in jeopardy, our proud rainbow of people.

In addition, the legislation specifies priority for serving specific high - risk populations including those who are living in an at - risk community; low - income, pregnant women younger than 21 years; families with a history of child abuse or neglect; families with a history of substance abuse; families with tobacco users; families with children with low student achievement or developmental delays; and military familieIn addition, the legislation specifies priority for serving specific high - risk populations including those who are living in an at - risk community; low - income, pregnant women younger than 21 years; families with a history of child abuse or neglect; families with a history of substance abuse; families with tobacco users; families with children with low student achievement or developmental delays; and military familiein an at - risk community; low - income, pregnant women younger than 21 years; families with a history of child abuse or neglect; families with a history of substance abuse; families with tobacco users; families with children with low student achievement or developmental delays; and military families.

First Peoples of Australia have a slightly higher rate of HIV compared to non-Indigenous Australians and the potential for HIV to increase due to a number of risk factors such as increasing injecting drug use, risk practices among gay and other men who have sex with men, high rates of other STIs in communities and more cases acquired among women and heterosexual people.

Youth health in rural communities Marginalized and at - risk youth experiences with issues of sexual exploitation Eating disorders Youth justice and health Violence and the support needs of girls and women Culturally safe and anti-oppressive field education for Aboriginal students

Since 1997 Dr. McGourty has worked with Dr. Ira Chasnoff developing and implementing a process to assist communities in their efforts to help pregnant women who use substances and to provide early intervention for high - risk children, especially those who have been prenatally drug - exposed.

Deliver a coordinated, integrated system of evidence - based home visiting programs with high model fidelity and quality to families with pregnant women and children (0 - 5) in at - risk communities.

Key actions of Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery include: • Introduction of a pilot supervised injecting facility in Dublin's city centre; • Establishment of a Working Group to examine alternative approaches to the possession for personal use of small quantities of illegal drugs; • Funding for a programme to promote community awareness of alcohol - related harm; • A new targeted youth services scheme for young people at risk of substance misuse in socially and economically disadvantaged communities; • Expansion of drug and alcohol addiction services, including residential services; • Recruitment of 4 Clinical Nurse Specialists and 2 Young Persons Counsellors to complement HSE multi-disciplinary teams for under 18s; • Recruitment of 7 additional drug - liaison midwives to support pregnant women with alcohol dependency; • Establishment of a Working Group to explore ways of improving progression options for people exiting treatment, prison or community employment schemes, with a view to developing a new programme of supported care and employment.

Although there are policies in Wales that aim to address violence, including the recent «Framework for Managing the Night - Time Economy in Wales», 54 the Well - being of Future Generations (Wales) Act, 55 which provisionally includes a national indicator around «feeling safe in the community», and the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act (2015), 56 more can be done to address key risk factors through other measures, including policy.1 Violence is strongly linked to social determinants such as unemployment; income and gender inequality; limited educational opportunities; and cultural, social and gender norms.1 Any comprehensive violence prevention strategy must recognise the influence of such factors and identify ways to mitigate or protect against risks.

Counsellors, parents and carers, disability support workers and community services who are looking for training and support in evidence - based practice ways of working with women who are at risk or have experienced sexual assault, violence or been victims of other crime or exploitation.

In situations where women's human rights are at risk, Aboriginal communities should be encouraged to develop their own solutions to these problems and to adapt traditional practices to ensure women's human rights.

Postnatal depression, particularly in disadvantaged communities, has been shown to be associated with impairments in the child's growth, 36 and his / her social, emotional, and cognitive development.37 By school age, children of women who suffer postnatal depression are at risk for showing externalising and internalising behavioural problems, and they have lower social skills and academic achievement.38 A key way in which maternal depression affects children's development is by disrupting the mother - infant relationship as well as routine parenting functions, 37 and two studies have shown that HIV infection is associated with similar disturbances in mother - child interactions.13, 39 Currently, no studies in the HIV literature have examined maternal psychosocial functioning in relation to mother - child interactions or child development.

HREOC considers that in situations where women's human rights are at risk, Aboriginal communities should be encouraged to develop their own solutions to these problems and to adapt traditional practices to ensure women's human rights.