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Occupational Conditions and Well‐Being Among Informal Waste Pickers in Hong Kong: A Comparative Study of 2018 and 2023

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Informal waste pickers play a crucial role in urban recycling systems but often face precarious employment and systematic marginalization. This study examines the evolving demographic, occupational, and health trends of informal waste pickers in Hong Kong between 2018 and 2023.
Siu‐Ming Chan, Alan Tam, Heng Xu, Yu‐tian He, Yuen‐Ki Tang, Gum‐Ryeong Park, Wing‐Him Tang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) Across the Lifespan: An Integrative Review of the Adult AMC Registry's Contributions With Lived Experience Partnerships

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This reflective essay explores how collaborative work between researchers and adults living with Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) has deepened and broadened our understanding of what it means to live with this rare condition. By intentionally integrating the lived experiences of individuals with AMC into research processes, the ...
Bonita J. Sawatzky, Megan K. MacGillivray, Tracey Schalk, William Bennett Mortenson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The right to health and environment in times of social exclusion El derecho a la salud y al medio ambiente en tiempos de exclusión social O direito à saúde e ao meio ambiente em tempos de exclusão social

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2007
This article is a theoretical reflection on the trajectory of the right to health and to the environment in the political Brazilian scenario and in the health sector.
Liliana Angel Vargas, Thaís Fonseca Veloso de Oliveira, Júlia Arêas Garbois   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘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

Transition From Primary to Secondary School: Igniting Attendance and Engagement Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Through National Policy Reform

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's Closing the Gap reform aims to address disparities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. There are specific targets focussed on key educational transitions; yet, the transition to secondary education is not a targeted priority.
Azhar Hussain Potia, Kai W. Wheeler, Tracy Woodroffe, Karen Thorpe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inequidades en salud relacionadas con el VIH/SIDA

Perspectivas en Nutrición Humana, 2009
Tres perspectivas teóricas explican el origen de las desigualdades en salud entre los grupos sociales: perspectiva teórica psico-social, producción social de la enfermedad y ecosocial.
Gloria Cecilia Deossa Restrepo
doaj  

Revealing the Influence of Social Inequity on the COVID-19 Pandemic: Examining the Multidimensional Crisis [PDF]

Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences
COVID-19 can spread through human-to-human contact, and its progression occurs more frequently in people with chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, metabolic, cardiovascular, and other respiratory disorders.
Samira Firooziyan, Nader Aghakhani
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring Child Disadvantage: Comparing Multidimensional and Socioeconomic Approaches for Predicting Developmental Outcomes

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Robust measurement of disadvantage is essential to identifying and addressing inequities in children's development. We tested how a multidimensional framework of child disadvantage performed relative to a traditional socioeconomic position (SEP) approach to predict developmental outcomes.
Wei Hong, Fiona Mensah, Elodie O'Connor, Shuaijun Guo, Sharon Goldfeld, Meredith O'Connor, Cindy Pham, Sarah Gray   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

National and International Monitoring of Student Literacy and Numeracy Attainment: The Case for Rigorous Macro and Micro Analysis

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In her 2024 paper Are Australian students' academic skills declining? Interrogating 25 years of national and international standardised assessment data, Larsen compiled an impressive summary of major international (PISA, PIRLS and TIMSS) and national (NAPLAN) standardised assessments pertaining to literacy and numeracy.
Pamela C. Snow, Tanya A. Serry, Jennifer Buckingham, Lorraine S. Hammond, Stephen Dinham, Eamon Charles, Tessa A. Weadman, Nathanial R. Swain, Susan Hiland, Tessa Daffern   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recycling Workers: Food Insecurity as a Novel Associated Risk Factor for Toxocariasis

Pathogens
(1) Background: Brazil features one of the largest recycling workforces worldwide, with around 800,000 informal waste pickers, mostly living in urban areas of major cities and dealing with low income and precarious working conditions.
Altina Bruna de Souza Barbosa, Vamilton Alvares Santarém, Cassiana Dahlke Machado, Isabella Braghin Ferreira, Joyce Aparecida da Silva, Susana Angélica Zevallos Lescano, Rogério Giuffrida, Louise Bach Kmetiuk, Alexander Welker Biondo   +8 more
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