Sentences with phrase «socioeconomic issues in»

The idea that we address issues of race by addressing the sort of socioeconomic issues in inner cities exposes that evangelicals are actually following what mainstream media has put out instead of pursuing what needs to be done on the ground by investigating these issues themselves.

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Alexander Chan is a Hongkonger with a fond interest in China & Hong Kong's political and socioeconomic development, especially issues related to social mobility.

Let's face it: We are unlikely to find a single party that truly represents a «culture of life,» and abortion will probably never be made illegal, so we'll have to go about it the old fashioned way, working through the diverse channels of the Kingdom to adopt and support responsible adoption, welcome single moms into our homes and churches, reach out to the lonely and disenfranchised, address the socioeconomic issues involved, and engage in some difficult conversations about the many factors that contribute to the abortion rate in this country, (especially birth control).

The other issue brought up in the piece is about socioeconomic status.

We heard from directors and managers working in districts of every size and socioeconomic makeup, and in schools large and small, disadvantaged and affluent we heard many of the same issues and concerns echoed.

The Western Australian study, the results of which were published in the Jan 2011 issue of Pediatrics, which «studied more than 2900 children born between 1989 and 1991 from before birth to the age of 10» and «found that boys who were breastfed for the first six months of life received significantly higher scores in math, reading and spelling compared to formula - fed children with the same socioeconomic background.»

The last link addressed the issue best, I thought: «The increase in risk of severe maternal morbidities in non-white women seems to be independent of differences in age, socioeconomic and smoking status, body mass index, and parity between ethnic groups.»

After casting his ballot at his Mount Kisco polling place, Cuomo said «angry taxpayers» who have the highest property tax bills in the country are passionate about his leadership, even if they aren't as outspoken as liberals who protest on issues like the environment and socioeconomic justice.

While the air quality is a major concern, other members against FreshDirect see the issue on a socioeconomic scale as to why they building in the Bronx.

For example, they had to monitor such issues as racial, gender, socioeconomic, and ethnic biases in the text and photographs, plus lab safety concerns.

The idea is to both monitor and develop a good basis for more responsible natural resources management and to construct an alternative way to ensure quality of life to indigenous populations facing a changing scenario both in terms of socioeconomics and environmental issues.»

Her team is working with a number of Puget Sound urban areas, including Olympia, Tacoma, Seattle and Bainbridge Island, to map tree cover and explore socioeconomic issues related to having greater or fewer trees in a neighborhood.

In 2004, at 29, Bromley entered graduate school at the University of Maryland, College Park, to research socioeconomic and environmental issues using GIS tools, while keeping his full - time job.

A higher neighborhood advantage, or socioeconomic status, of where a person lives contributes to a lower risk of having a stroke no matter the person's race, according to findings published in the Oct. 14 online issue of Neurology ®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

From economic impacts in cities like San Diego and London to crops in Memphis to global greenhouse gases, the framework of telecoupling (socioeconomic and environmental interactions over distances) lays out a dynamic, complex view of how issues of sustainability reach across the world — and then impacts rush back.

Fisheries and marine resource management with emphasis in gear technology, bycatch, discards, hook and release mortality, socioeconomics, and habitat degradation as well as fisheries management issues and policies.

Although we addressed this issue in several ways, including the use of a natural experimental design exploiting the quasi-randomized assignment of patients to hospitalists, it is still possible that unmeasured confounding (eg, residual differences in socioeconomic status of patients that are not explained by patient race / ethnicity, Medicaid eligibility, and household income level) could explain the observed differences in patient outcomes.

While growing up in South Texas, Antonio «TJ» Martinez Jr., was always keenly aware of justice issues behind instructional and administrative leadership for low socioeconomic, immigrant children.

In the equity - based litigation of the 1970s and 1980s, researchers investigated and courts intervened in deep - seated education - finance issues of public policy significance, such as school funding schemes that exacerbated existing socioeconomic disparitieIn the equity - based litigation of the 1970s and 1980s, researchers investigated and courts intervened in deep - seated education - finance issues of public policy significance, such as school funding schemes that exacerbated existing socioeconomic disparitiein deep - seated education - finance issues of public policy significance, such as school funding schemes that exacerbated existing socioeconomic disparities.

These gains, however, have not included a significant closing of the gaps between racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups, a fact that represents a serious issue in education today.

A second big idea in this issue — and also one with new research behind it — is the value of socioeconomic diversity in schools (pp. 10, 38, 50).

* For more about the importance of school integration by socioeconomic status, see «From All Walks of Life» in the Winter 2012 — 2013 issue of American Educator.

The district is currently dealing with overcrowding issues, inconsistencies in school quality, and a wide diversity in student socioeconomic status.

My «fairest» interpretation of the current albeit controversial research surrounding this particular issue is that bias does not exist across teacher - level estimates, but it certainly occurs when teachers are non-randomly assigned highly homogenous sets of students who are gifted, who are English Language Learners (ELLs), who are enrolled in special education programs, who disproportionately represent racial minority groups, who disproportionately come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, and who have been retained in grade prior.

Societal issues can begin to impact students both in and out of the classroom, causing a disparity in academic performance between groups of students, especially groups defined by socioeconomic status, race / ethnicity, and gender.

The plot races as fast as the track runners in it, and — without ever feeling like a book about «issues» — it deftly tackles topics like isolation, diverse family makeup, living with illness, losing a parent, transcending socioeconomic and racial barriers, and — perhaps best of all — what it's like for a tween to love their little sister more than all the cupcakes in the world.

Largely informed by the contentious political climate and the socioeconomic issues dividing Americans, the exhibition will explore themes including «formation of self and the individual's place in a turbulent society.»

In Issues, a trio of experts has explained how better managing use of these nutrients — in agriculture and in urban areas — can yield environmental, socioeconomic, and national security benefits, especially as atmospheric warming drives climate changIn Issues, a trio of experts has explained how better managing use of these nutrients — in agriculture and in urban areas — can yield environmental, socioeconomic, and national security benefits, especially as atmospheric warming drives climate changin agriculture and in urban areas — can yield environmental, socioeconomic, and national security benefits, especially as atmospheric warming drives climate changin urban areas — can yield environmental, socioeconomic, and national security benefits, especially as atmospheric warming drives climate change.

BOEM is seeking public input on identifying the environmental issues and alternatives to be considered in the EA, including geological, geophysical, and biological conditions in the call areas; known archaeological and / or cultural resource sites on the seabed within the call areas; historic properties potentially affected; other uses of the call areas; and other relevant socioeconomic, biological, and environmental information.

«The future impact of greenhouse gases on rainfall in Africa is a critical socioeconomic issue.

Mothers in all socioeconomic groups expressed fear of judgment and possible referral to child protection if they talked about such issues.

A number of factors have been associated with poor school attendance, including low socioeconomic status and low levels of parental education.1 3 In Australia, Indigenous young people have been identified to have significantly worse attendance and school retention when compared with non-Indigenous children, and it has been suggested that this is a key driver of the gap in academic outcomes between non-Indigenous and Indigenous young people.6 — 8 In addition Moore and McArthur9 identified that maternal and family risks, such as family instability, mental illness and drug and alcohol issues, are associated with reduced child participation in schooIn Australia, Indigenous young people have been identified to have significantly worse attendance and school retention when compared with non-Indigenous children, and it has been suggested that this is a key driver of the gap in academic outcomes between non-Indigenous and Indigenous young people.6 — 8 In addition Moore and McArthur9 identified that maternal and family risks, such as family instability, mental illness and drug and alcohol issues, are associated with reduced child participation in schooin academic outcomes between non-Indigenous and Indigenous young people.6 — 8 In addition Moore and McArthur9 identified that maternal and family risks, such as family instability, mental illness and drug and alcohol issues, are associated with reduced child participation in schooIn addition Moore and McArthur9 identified that maternal and family risks, such as family instability, mental illness and drug and alcohol issues, are associated with reduced child participation in schooin school.

Home - visitation programs include a «degree of social support that is difficult to provide in most clinical settings; outreach and liaison between the pediatrician, the family, and the community; involvement with socioeconomic issues that directly affect the well - being of the child and family; reinforcement and follow - up of preventive care, peer helper support, as well as encouragement, by the home health visitor who has the advantage of being with the family in its own home — a more accepting, less threatening setting for the family.»

They can enhance developmentally oriented anticipatory guidance with individualized content that meets families» individual needs.42 Home - visiting programs include a «degree of social support that is difficult to provide in most clinical settings; outreach and liaison between the pediatrician, the family, and the community; involvement with socioeconomic issues that directly affect the well - being of the child and family; reinforcement and follow - up of preventive care, peer helper support, as well as encouragement by the home health visitor who has the advantage of being with the family in its own home, a more accepting, less threatening setting for the family.7

The focus of the present investigation on later life naturally provokes consideration of cohort membership in the context of a generation exposed to greater adverse socioeconomic circumstances and raises the issue of the role played by adverse life circumstances in shaping attachment patterns.

Resources in this section are focused on family instability, changes in family structure, socioeconomic issues, and other issues that may affect the behavioral health and well - being of Hispanic families.

This involves initial and periodic psychometric and interview - based evaluation of the adolescent's symptomatology in a number of different areas, as well as assessment of their socioeconomic status, culture, ongoing level of support systems and coping skills, family and caretaker relationships, attachment issues, and functional self - capacities.

reveals that couples in a low - income marriage are more likely to be hurt by mental health issues or other stressful life events than couples from a higher socioeconomic level.

While striving for economic development for Indigenous communities is a necessary and worthwhile pursuit, the current NIC Principles and in fact any economic development model, needs to consider the wider socioeconomic issues relating to Indigenous communities on Indigenous communal lands.

Maggie M. Sweitzer, Indrani Halder, Janine D. Flory, Anna E. Craig, Peter J. Gianaros, Robert E. Ferrell, Stephen B. Manuck; Polymorphic variation in the dopamine D4 receptor predicts delay discounting as a function of childhood socioeconomic status: evidence for differential susceptibility, Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, Volume 8, Issue 5, 1 June 2013, Pages 499 — 508, https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nss020

A report, Boatswains to Bollards: A Socioeconomic Impact Analysis of B.C. Ferries issued in September did just that, detailing how skyrocketing ferry fees killed $ 2.3 billion in economic activity in the last 10 years.