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Healthy Environments [PDF]

, 2012
This issue of Early Childhood in Focus draws attention to some key global challenges in providing healthy environments for young children. Section 1 recognises that multisectoral policy responses are needed to ensure adequate housing and improved water ...

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Country Profile on Disability: Republic of Uzbekistan [PDF]

, 2002
[Excerpt] The Law on Social Security of Disabled People in the Republic of Uzbekistan, Article 1 defines a person with disability as one who is in need of aid because he/she has physical or mental problems. Daily activities such as moving, orientation,
Japan International Cooperation Agency
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Social Innovation and Social Care: Local Solutions to Global Challenges

Social Sciences
This paper presents a case study of the Local Care Ecosystems developed by the provincial government of Gipuzkoa (Basque Country, Spain) to strengthen coordination between social services, health services, and community-based initiatives at the municipal
Javier Castro-Spila, David Alonso González, Juan Brea-Iglesias, Xanti Moriones García   +3 more
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Child and Family Welfare in Sweden [PDF]

, 2002
Sweden has no special Children’s Act because regulations on children are included in the Social Services Act from 1980, supplemented by an act regulating compulsory care.
Andersson, Gunvor
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Cities Building Community Wealth [PDF]

, 2015
As cities struggle with rising inequality, widespread economic hardship, and racial disparities, something surprising and hopeful is also stirring.
Majorie Kelly, Sarah McKinley, Violeta Duncan   +2 more
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Rehabilitation and care after hip fracture: a cost-utility analysis of stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Objective: To estimate the effectiveness and costs of Rehabilitation for Life (RFL) compared with usual rehabilitation and care after hip fracture to determine which course offered the most value for money. Design: Cost-utility analysis.
Jonas A. Ipsen, Jan Abel Olsen , Bjarke Viberg, Lars T. Pedersen , Inge H. Bruun, Eva Draborg   +5 more
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Supporting interaction in the context of residential child care

Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2011
This article reflects on the use of one type of therapy, called Theraplay, in building attachments in residential child care in one agency in Finland. The purpose is to examine the role of this therapy in helping to heal relationships in the residential ...
Kirsi Tuomi
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Preventing and approaching crises for frail community-dwelling patients through innovative care (PRACTIC): study protocol for a process evaluation of a complex intervention in home care service

Trials
Background The prevalence of frailty increases with older age. Frail and/or multimorbid patients are at risk for experiencing a crisis. Crises are major stressors for the patient, informal caregivers and formal caregivers and often lead to adverse events
Ellen Thea Gjelseth Dalbak, Anette Væringstad, Bjørn Lichtwarck, Janne Myhre, Daniela Holle, Sverre Bergh, Øyvind Kirkevold   +6 more
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Achieving a Greater Buffalo [PDF]

, 2007
This policy report argues that improving the quality of life for residents of all backgrounds living in Buffalo’s urban neighborhoods should be a central objective of any economic revitalization plan for the region.

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The Largest Environmental Movement: Recycling and Consumption Work in Sweden [PDF]

, 2013
By sorting their waste for recycling, Swedes are told that they are part of 'Sweden's largest environmental movement' (Avfall Sverige, 2008). Recycling in Sweden is understood as an environmental action by all parties within society (including consumers,
Wheeler, Kathryn
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