Sentences with phrase «vulnerable groups like»

The worst affected are the elderly and other vulnerable groups like the homeless.

In addition to complicating Turkey's already - troubled goal of «zero problems with neighbors,» Turkey's dams have also prompted human - rights concerns domestically, as most of the affected populations belong «to vulnerable groups like the rural poor, nomads, Alevi or Kurds,» according to last summer's U.N. report.

Studies suggest that kind of prolonged exposure to high temperatures increases the risk of death for vulnerable groups like the elderly, said Rebecca Noe, an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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.

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She said she doesn't want any groups of students or young workers unintentionally left behind by whatever changes the Liberals ultimately decide upon, but suggested that future changes would look to target vulnerable populations like indigenous youth and new immigrants, who have a harder time accessing the job market.

Facebook has created bubbles around users that contrary ideas — and even facts — can not penetrate, empowering groups of like - minded people to share emotionally charged ideas on a platform that is vulnerable to exploitation by bad actors.

The humanitarian group Doctors of the World have created a line of Christmas cards to raise awareness about conflicts in the Middle East (like the Syrian civil war) and raise money for the group that provides healthcare to vulnerable communities around the world.

A group of Christian leaders that includes the likes of Beth Moore, Jen Hatmaker, Max Lucado, Matt Chandler, Ann Voskamp, Willow Creek's Bill and Lynne Hybels, and Christianity Today president Harold Smith has taken out a full - page ad in the Washington Post calling for President Donald Trump to «help vulnerable immigrants,» and has a particular focus on Dreamers.

Ultimately, it was the efforts of the people who wrote to their MPs and urged them to turn up and oppose the Marris Bill, and the public witness of groups like Not Dead Yet UK, that led the House of Commons to recognise the need to safeguard the rights and dignity of vulnerable people.

Seniors are statistically one of the most vulnerable groups when it comes to having a car accident for example, which is a scenario where you might then need to call upon the services of someone like bobrichardsonlaw.com.

What protections are needed for especially vulnerable groups, like children?

Research shows that the reliance on punitive school discipline like suspensions, expulsions, and school arrests — «school pushout» — deprives students of learning time and takes the greatest toll on nonwhite students, students with disabilities, LGBT youth and other vulnerable student groups.

Certain groups are especially vulnerable to the effects of air pollution, such as: infants, older adults and people with lung diseases like asthma.

«What's more, while every American's health is threatened by climate change, certain groups of people — including children, seniors, low - income communities, and those living with a chronic disease like asthma — are especially vulnerable,» the statement read.

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).

Along with numerous organizations eager to promote market — based mechanisms like carbon trading, there also are conservation groups at the congress who are working closely with businesses to help them avoid grave environmental errors, such as encroaching on the most vulnerable parts of the planet.

Second, some mammals seem more vulnerable to habitat loss than others: insect - eating mammals — like anteaters, armadillos and some primates, are the first to disappear — while other groups, like herbivores, seem to be less sensitive.»

Students, like Jeffrey and others who suffer from dyslexia are in a historically disadvantaged group that is vulnerable both because they are young and because they are disabled.

It is so wrong that I should feel like withdrawing from adoption support groups provided by the LA as I now feel under scrutiny, vulnerable and unable to speak freely about how I feel.