Sentences with phrase «vulnerable population of children»

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But Jesus was more accepting of women, children, aliens, beggars, leppers and even sexual minorities than OT practice, which I think represents a greater inclusiveness which should lead us to believe that love / protection /» rights» be extended to these vulnerable groups and not just the priveledge adult male population.

During the dialogue, Dr Gene Nisperos of the Health Alliance for Democracy raised his concern as the target of Golden Rice are members of the vulnerable population such as preschool children and lactating mothers.

Today, the Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) announced its concern over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision rejecting a call to ban the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging in even the most vulnerable populations such as children and child - bearing women.

Glass Packaging Institute Expresses Concern over FDA Decision on BPA, March 30, 2012 Today, the Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) announced its concern over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision rejecting a call to ban the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging in even the most vulnerable populations such as children and child - bearing women.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., — Today, the Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) announced its concern over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision rejecting a call to ban the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging in even the most vulnerable populations such as children and child - bearing women.

In his statement yesterday, Roberts said he's «very disappointed that the bipartisan, bicameral Child Nutrition Reauthorization negotiations have come to an end for the 114th Congress» and he accused his colleagues in the House and minority members of the Senate of putting «certain parochial interests and the desire for issues rather than solutions... ahead of the wellbeing of vulnerable and at - risk populations and the need for reform.»

Children have the highest exposure and are the most vulnerable population in terms of exposure to chemical - laden dust and inhaling toxic fumes, since their systems are still developing.

We advocate for early diagnosis and screening of population groups of children that might be vulnerable to developing selective mutism and encourage parents and professionals to advocate for appropriate school accommodations and other resources that may be needed to help our children.

Yet outside food groups reported continued malnutrition among vulnerable sectors of the population, especially children.

«Child victims are one of the most vulnerable populations of this state,» Cuomo wrote.

The suite of programmes under the NSIP focuses on ensuring a more equitable distribution of resources to vulnerable populations, including children, youth and women.

Dozens of studies show that elevated mercury in the body is associated with adverse health effects, especially in vulnerable populations such as children.

Several studies found that the pain - free nasal spray, which was used in about one - third of young children in the U.S., offered no protection to that especially vulnerable population.

«Secondary benefits of this trial include the significant improvement in clinical care for children with sickle cell disease at each of the 29 sites because each location had a designated hematologist, neurologist, neuroradiologist and psychologist working as a team to identify and decrease further injury to the brain in this vulnerable population.»

Hammer, who came to the United States from Guatemala as a child, «has studied how the cities and regions most vulnerable to the effects of climate change and sea - level rise also have large Hispanic populations — something she learned firsthand growing up in South Florida,» according to a White House statement.

«Such impacts are usually disproportionately felt by the most vulnerable sections of our population - children and the elderly,» Dr Lal said.

Kempe and her co-authors write that delaying or spreading out vaccines results in higher rates of under - vaccination and puts children and other vulnerable people in the population at risk for vaccine preventable diseases with potentially severe outcomes.

-- The term «most vulnerable communities and populations» means communities and populations that are at risk of substantial adverse impacts of climate change and have limited capacity to respond to such impacts, including impoverished communities, children, women, and indigenous peoples.

«What we're finding is the cancer mortality rates among some of the most vulnerable populations of New Jersey, which are children, has been declining over time, and it's declined significantly,» said Nan Stroup, director of the State Cancer Registry and an associate professor at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.

Dr. Romy Quijano, a medical doctor who heads the Philippine Action Network, also believes that the sensible approach to preventing vitamin A deficiency is to see that the vulnerable sectors of the population are empowered enough to access natural sources of vitamin A. «Effective nutrition education is much better than adding yet another source of vitamin A which most likely will not be equitably distributed anyway; improving livelihood; providing better health care system; addressing malnutrition, communicable diseases and other illnesses that make children more vulnerable to vitamin A deficiency.

Bisphenol A products have been voluntarily recalled by manufacturers because of suspicion concerning the toxic effects on children as well as other vulnerable populations.

«Pregnant mothers and children are the most vulnerable populations to be affected by developmental exposures, and the effect of exposures to EDCs may not become evident until later in life.»

I am proud to be affiliated with organizations that offer continuing education workshops and trainings that are rooted in the latest neurobiological research and how yoga and mindfulness practices that support stress management and wellbeing can be integrated into work with vulnerable populations that include children, adolescents and adults, survivors or domestic violence, and people of color.

Percentage of children in various population groups judged to be developmentally vulnerable in one or more AEDC domains (2012).

At a finer level of detail, the Australian Early Development Census allows the monitoring of national progress in reducing the percentages of «developmentally vulnerable» children within particular population groups.

The high school, which serves children from all of New York City's five boroughs, has a very distinct and vulnerable population of students.

School leaders must reconsider their priorities and their responsibilities when it comes to vulnerable children of color, and they must make every effort to meet the needs of this often - neglected student population.

A significant body of research indicates that young children, especially those with high needs or from vulnerable populations, can benefit from high - quality early learning experiences.

October is National Bullying Awareness Month, and our most vulnerable population for being the victims of bullying are children with intellectual, developmental, or other disabilities.

With nearly 7,000 employees working in programs across the nation, it is a recognized partner for families, schools and communities, serving many of our countries most vulnerable populations in the areas of autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, specialty mental health, and child welfare.

This policy, that was clearly meant to benefit a very vulnerable population, has had the effect of discriminating against other children.

As such, Severnini's study could play an important role in catalysing further action to keep nuclear plants on - line, and growing their share of the electricity mix, as a way to protect the health of infants, children, and other vulnerable populations.

Climate change impacts add to the cumulative stresses currently faced by vulnerable populations including children, the elderly, the poor, some communities of color, and people with chronic illnesses.

The convening highlighted the health harms of climate change — particularly as they affect children and vulnerable populations — and readily available solutions that improve health and limit climate change.

Even in industrialized nations, some populations, such as children, the elderly, and the poor, are most vulnerable to a range of climate - related health effects.

Each of the four MLC clinics provide free legal services to the most vulnerable populations — including people with disabilities and chronic illness, members of the LGBTQ community, undocumented immigrants and refugees, children and youth in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, and people involved with the criminal justice system.

While working in Haiti for almost 20 years in public health and development, I have seen firsthand the incredible impact that well - managed and well - funded programs can have on the lives of vulnerable populations, especially women and children.

Those working with vulnerable populations (children, elderly, and the disabled) are most likely to be screened (54.43 % of organizations screen this group), whereas short - term, one - time and infrequent volunteers are least likely to be screened — only 11.76 % of organizations screen this group.

Moreover, this vulnerable population dealing with one or both of these co-occurring issues often come into contact with the child welfare system.

The Irish report adds to a growing body of international evidence supporting the value of Triple P as both a targeted response for vulnerable families and a way to improve the lives of children and families across an entire population.

This also facilitates the identification of determinants of average mental health in the population (rather than focusing on the extreme ends of the distribution), which will provide important information to guide the development and implementation of universal mental health promotion programmes alongside targeted approaches for vulnerable children.34 Data were collected by self - report, providing access to the child's own perspective on their experiences, which may be particularly important for phenomena that are less readily judged by other informants.

The third grant is aimed at addressing the interaction between family, school, child, and contextual risk such as poverty and early child developmental outcomes Dr. Oxford is also co-principal investigator on three NIH funded grants testing the effectiveness of intervention programs for vulnerable populations.

By school entry, 43 — 47 % of Aboriginal children have markers of developmental vulnerability.12, 13 In 2009, the first - ever national census of childhood development at school entry showed that Aboriginal children were 2 — 3 times more likely than non-Aboriginal children to be developmentally vulnerable — defined as an Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) score below the 10th centile — on one or more domains.14 The Longitudinal Survey of Australian Children reported similar disparities for cognitive outcomes among Aboriginal children aged 4 — 5 years, although the number of Aboriginal children was very small and not representative of the Aboriginal population.15 There is currently a dearth of empirical research that identifies the drivers of positive early childhood health and development in Aboriginal children, or characterises vulnerable developmental trajechildren have markers of developmental vulnerability.12, 13 In 2009, the first - ever national census of childhood development at school entry showed that Aboriginal children were 2 — 3 times more likely than non-Aboriginal children to be developmentally vulnerable — defined as an Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) score below the 10th centile — on one or more domains.14 The Longitudinal Survey of Australian Children reported similar disparities for cognitive outcomes among Aboriginal children aged 4 — 5 years, although the number of Aboriginal children was very small and not representative of the Aboriginal population.15 There is currently a dearth of empirical research that identifies the drivers of positive early childhood health and development in Aboriginal children, or characterises vulnerable developmental trajechildren were 2 — 3 times more likely than non-Aboriginal children to be developmentally vulnerable — defined as an Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) score below the 10th centile — on one or more domains.14 The Longitudinal Survey of Australian Children reported similar disparities for cognitive outcomes among Aboriginal children aged 4 — 5 years, although the number of Aboriginal children was very small and not representative of the Aboriginal population.15 There is currently a dearth of empirical research that identifies the drivers of positive early childhood health and development in Aboriginal children, or characterises vulnerable developmental trajechildren to be developmentally vulnerable — defined as an Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) score below the 10th centile — on one or more domains.14 The Longitudinal Survey of Australian Children reported similar disparities for cognitive outcomes among Aboriginal children aged 4 — 5 years, although the number of Aboriginal children was very small and not representative of the Aboriginal population.15 There is currently a dearth of empirical research that identifies the drivers of positive early childhood health and development in Aboriginal children, or characterises vulnerable developmental trajeChildren reported similar disparities for cognitive outcomes among Aboriginal children aged 4 — 5 years, although the number of Aboriginal children was very small and not representative of the Aboriginal population.15 There is currently a dearth of empirical research that identifies the drivers of positive early childhood health and development in Aboriginal children, or characterises vulnerable developmental trajechildren aged 4 — 5 years, although the number of Aboriginal children was very small and not representative of the Aboriginal population.15 There is currently a dearth of empirical research that identifies the drivers of positive early childhood health and development in Aboriginal children, or characterises vulnerable developmental trajechildren was very small and not representative of the Aboriginal population.15 There is currently a dearth of empirical research that identifies the drivers of positive early childhood health and development in Aboriginal children, or characterises vulnerable developmental trajechildren, or characterises vulnerable developmental trajectories.

Five key strategies guide communities in creating a vision for early childhood social - emotional health with a focus on reducing physical and mental health disparities, especially among vulnerable populations: 1) Enhanced home visiting through a focus on social and emotional well - being, 2) Screening and assessment in a range of child - serving settings, 3) Integration of behavioral health into primary care, 4) Mental health consultation in early care and education settings, and 5) Family strengthening and parent skills training.

The objectives of this mental health outreach service were to provide assessment and treatment to a vulnerable group of families who could not access mental health services, 10 to liaise with appropriate agencies, and to train hostel staff.24 The evaluation of this service was faced with constraints and limitations, particularly the mobility and engagement of the population and the resulting sample size, 11 the major environmental changes in the lives of these families during their contact with the service, hence their potentially confounding effect, and the need for an eclectic mental health intervention to meet the needs of children and their parents.

Tax cuts for billionaires shouldn't come ahead of making sure that children, pregnant women, people in need of addiction treatment, veterans, and other vulnerable populations have access to health care.

Topics include (1) research design: elements of the research process, types of designs, program evaluation; (2) ethical considerations of research: informed consent, research with diverse and vulnerable populations, research with children, human subjects review; (3) basic measurement concepts: validity, reliability, norms, score interpretation; (4) basic statistical concepts: frequency distributions, central tendency, measures of variability, correlation.

Topics include (1) elements of the research process; (2) types of designs, program evaluation; (3) ethical considerations of research: informed consent, research with diverse and vulnerable populations, research with children, human subjects review; (4) basic measurement concepts: validity, reliability, norms, score interpretation; and (5) basic statistical concepts: frequency distributions, central tendency, measures of variability, correlation, normal curve, hypothesis testing, significance tests.

Although much of the research on the deleterious effects of maternal depression has focused on clinic populations, depressive symptomatology may impact child development even at sub-clinical levels, particularly among vulnerable children who have limited access to support systems that might buffer the impact of maternal distress (Waylen and Stewart - Brown 2010).

In a birth cohort study, risk of psychosis in adulthood was raised by a factor of 4 if the mother, during pregnancy, reported that a baby was unwanted.49 Separation from parents in early life has been found to predict an increased risk of psychosis in genetically vulnerable children, 50,51 and the association between immigrant status and severe mental illness may be at least partially explained by the high rates of early separation in migrant populations.52 Adolescents at high genetic risk of psychosis have also been found to be at increased risk of psychosis in later life if they report adverse relationships with their parents.53