Mental health of vulnerable groups experiencing a drought or bushfire: A systematic review [PDF]
Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 2023 Natural hazards are increasing because of climate change, and they disproportionately affect vulnerable populations. Prior reviews of the mental health consequences of natural hazard events have not focused on the particular experiences of vulnerable ...
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Interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness among minority ethnic populations in OECD countries: A scoping review. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundSocial isolation and loneliness (SIL) are complex issues that impact mental and physical wellbeing and are significant public health concerns.
Emmanuel Sunday Nwofe +3 more
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, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected Black, Asian and minority ethnic populations and vulnerable groups.1 Ethnic minority communities have 10–50% higher mortality risk compared with those of white ethnicity in the UK and USA.2,3 Those ...
Nasima Miah (9655829) +6 more
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Minority and Vulnerable Populations Voting by Mail: A Convenience or a Disadvantage [PDF]
, 2022 Mail-in voting has feverishly gained popularity in the United States over the last few primary and general elections. In light of this new balloting reality, a trend has emerged.
Memminger, Kylan Sophia Josephine
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Promising Practices For Patient-Centered Communication With Vulnerable Populations: Examples From Eight Hospitals [PDF]
, 2006 : As patient populations become increasingly diverse, health care organizations are looking for innovative ways to communicate effectively across cultures, languages, and health literacy levels.
Wynia, Matthew, Matiasek, Jennifer
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Minority rights in post-war Iraq: an impending catastrophe? [PDF]
, 2012 Many commentators see Iraq as divided between Sunni, Shia and Kurds – and perhaps a few Turkmen. Nothing could be further from the truth. Iraq also has significant populations of Baha'is, Christians, Faili Kurds, Mandaeans, Palestinians, Shabak and ...
Bill Bowring, Bowring, Bill
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Israel’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic: tailoring measures for vulnerable cultural minority populations [PDF]
, 2020 Every country has vulnerable populations that require special attention from policymakers in their response to a pandemic. This is because those populations may have specific characteristics, culture and behaviours that can accelerate the spread of the ...
Waitzberg, Ruth +4 more
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Frailty in ethnic minority women
, 2021 In majority populations in high- and middle-income countries, women live longer yet experience higher levels of frailty than men of the same age. It is unclear whether this ‘sex–frailty paradox’ is present in ethnic minority populations.
Weerasekera, S +3 more
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How informed is consent in vulnerable populations? Experience using a continuous consent process during the MDP301 vaginal microbicide trial in Mwanza, Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2010 BACKGROUND: HIV prevention trials conducted among disadvantaged vulnerable at-risk populations in developing countries present unique ethical dilemmas. A key concern in bioethics is the validity of informed consent for trial participation obtained from ...
Soteli, Selephina +54 more
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'We are not blaming anyone but if we don't know about amenities we cannot seek them out': black and minority older people's views on the quality of local health and personal social services in England [PDF]
, 2009 Improving access to culturally-appropriate services and enhancing responses to the needs of older people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds were among the aims of the National Service Framework for Older People (NSFOP) that was introduced in ...
Rapaport, J +14 more
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