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Helping financially under‐resourced unmarried mothers move forward and flourish: Feasibility findings from an innovative coaching‐centered place‐based initiative

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Longer‐duration, holistic, cohort‐based, coach‐led interventions may be particularly effective in promoting both economic health and emotional well‐being among unmarried mothers living in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. Aligning with the 1999 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) framework for program evaluation, this study presents a ...
Jennifer Langhinrichsen‐Rohling, Sharon Watson, Mia Ersoff, Jayla Worsley, Brice Kroll, Jenna Hollenhead   +5 more
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The refugee and migrant health “global competency standards for health workers”: results of a survey in general practitioner trainees in Sicily

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundRefugees and migrants may represent the most vulnerable communities in many societies. Health systems should be sensitive to needs of refugees and migrants.
Livia Cimino, Alessandra Pirrello, Alessandra Casuccio, Claudio Costantino, Davide Graci, Nicolò Piazza, Palmira Immordino   +6 more
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Habitual physical activity levels and sedentary time of children in different childcare arrangements from a nationally representative sample of Canadian preschoolers

Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2020
Background: Children spend substantial time in childcare, and the reasons parents choose a particular childcare type may differ by family. However, little is known about how childcare type influences habitual (full day) activity levels among children ...
Julie Statler, Piotr Wilk, Brian W. Timmons, Rachel Colley, Patricia Tucker   +4 more
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Lone Parents and Informal Childcare: A Tax Credit Childcare Subsidy? [PDF]

Social Policy & Administration, 2006
Abstract The Labour government aims to increase the lone parent employment rate to 70 per cent by 2010. To achieve this aim, it has introduced a state subsidy for childcare in the form of the childcare element of the Working Tax Credit. So far this has been limited to formal childcare despite evidence that lone parents are more likely to use informal ...
Skinner, Christine, Finch, Naomi
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The International Consortium for Arthrogryposis: A Collaborative Framework for Early Detection, Care, Research, and Education

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) is a group of rare congenital conditions, characterized by multiple joint contractures but may involve any body system including central nervous system. AMC is etiologically heterogeneous, with over 400 genetic and many non‐genetic causes implicated in its prenatal development.
Shahrzad Nematollahi, Noa Bouzaglo, Victoria Castillo Sanchez, Johanna I. P. de‐Vries, Klaus Dieterich, Alicja Fafara, Isabel Filges, Philip Giampietro, Göknur Haliloğlu, Judith Hall, Coleman Hilton, Remco Jansen, Valentina Maestri, Carolina Navalon, Daniel Natera de Benito, Tony Pan, Ani Samargian, Bonita Sawatzky, Harold van Bosse, Paul A. Trainor, Noémi Dahan‐Oliel   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Suicide in Prison: A Forensic Analysis of Sixteen Cases in Correctional Settings

Forensic Sciences
Background/Objectives: Suicide in prison is a significant medico-legal and public health concern, with rates several times higher than in the general population. Vulnerability is heightened by psychiatric disorders, substance use, and custodial stressors
Maria Puntarello, Ginevra Malta, Mauro Midiri, Tommaso D’Anna, Giuseppe Davide Albano, Stefania Zerbo, Antonina Argo   +6 more
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The ‘childcare champion’? New Labour, social justice and the childcare market [PDF]

British Educational Research Journal, 2005
Childcare as a policy issue has received unprecedented attention under New Labour, through various aspects of the National Childcare Strategy introduced in 1998. This policy focus looks set to continue, with the government announcing the first ever 10‐year plan for childcare in December 2004, and childcare playing a major role in the 2005 manifesto and
Ball, SJ, Vincent, C
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‘The Other Parent’: A Critical Policy Analysis of Fatherhood Discourses in the Australian Government's Paid Parental Leave Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington, Bernadette Sebar, Jessica Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medical–Legal Liability and Indoor Air Pollution in Non-Industrial Environments and Perspectives for Maternal and Child Health

Children
Indoor air pollution (IAP) has emerged as a critical yet underrecognized threat to public health, particularly in non-industrial environments such as homes, schools, and healthcare facilities. As individuals spend approximately 90% of their time indoors,
Ginevra Malta, Angelo Montana, Antonina Argo, Stefania Zerbo, Fulvio Plescia, Emanuele Cannizzaro   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Childcares

Health Informatics Journal, 2002
This paper provides an overview of the concept, the functionalities and the architecture of the CHILDCARE platform. Our system aims at supporting the out-of-hospital continuous healthcare management of children and promoting its quality. All the involved actors in this domain are integrated across the system.
G. Ganiatsas, K. Starida, D. I. Fotiadis, A. Likas   +3 more
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