Sentences with phrase «vulnerable populations even»

Special education advocates are angry about the change, claiming that the cost of services for students with disabilities rarely decreases and that lowering such spending puts an already vulnerable population even more at risk.

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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.

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.

All of these changes drove mammoth populations down and reduced their geographic range, MacDonald says, making them «very vulnerable to even slight increases in hunting pressure from humans.»

On the other hand, they say the city could grow even more resilient due to the ongoing efforts to reduce the urban heat island effect — for instance through programs to install reflective roofs and plant trees, as well as to protect vulnerable populations through heat warning systems and the availability of cooling centers.

But new research shows the cuddly bird and the powerful feline share an unfortunate fate: Though their numbers have stabilized or are even rising, some populations are suffering from profound genetic isolation or loss of genetic diversity — enough in some cases to leave them deeply vulnerable to new diseases and other threats.

Our study illustrates that even species as abundant as the passenger pigeon can be vulnerable to human threats if they are subject to dramatic population fluctuations, and provides a new perspective on the greatest human - caused extinction in recorded history.

«And even the researchers considered a wide range of factors, such as diet, exercise, alcohol consumption, smoking, body mass and marital status, it's still possible that people who drink coffee differ from the rest of the population in as - yet unidentified ways that make them less vulnerable to disease and early death» — says Susan Fisher, Ph.D., chair of community and preventive medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, in Rochester, New York.

Developed a system to address special education class sizes to help one of our most vulnerable populations and laid the groundwork for even stronger solutions in the future

Debuys» main takeaway from his extensive interviews and travels amounts to simple arithmetic involving the above points: (1) climate change makes (2) droughts and (3) growth even more challenging for the Southwest, which is (and always has been) vulnerable to rapid population expansion and resource depletion.

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.

Situated in the South Pacific Ocean, the majority of the residents of Tonga (population 90,000), live on the coastline, according to a BBC report, which makes their population seriously vulnerable to even slight increases in sea level rise.

Others are more complex, like developing renewables - based microgrids to ensure critical services and vulnerable populations are powered up even if the broader grid goes down.

«Risk is increasing globally even without climate change,» the report said, largely because of a rising global population with people living in vulnerable areas such as flood plains.

So I can't even imagine the devastation that would do to that most vulnerable population.

These laws are put in place to protect vulnerable populations and ensure that those in vulnerable positions are protected even when they are unable to protect themselves.

Even basic health data can be misused and lead to discrimination, especially of vulnerable populations.

However this threat is even more prevalent for vulnerable populations including Indigenous peoples.

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).