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The living environments of community-dwelling older people who become frail: another look at the living standards of older New Zealanders survey. [PDF]

, 2006
Efforts to support older people who live in the community and who become frail will be enhanced by a better appreciation of the shared characteristics of this group.
Barrett, Patrick, Kletchko, Sharon, Ryan, Faye, Twitchin, Stephen   +3 more
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Cost Effectiveness of Mobile Health for Antenatal Care and Facility Births in Nigeria

Annals of Global Health, 2018
Background: The use of mobile technology in the health sector, often referred to as mHealth, is an innovation that is being used in countries to improve health outcomes and increase and improve both the demand and supply of health care services.
Diana M. Bowser, Donald S. Shepard, Allyala Nandakumar, Adeyemi Okunogbe, Tyler Morrill, Yara Halasa-Rappell, Monica Jordan, Farida Mushi, Carolyn Boyce, Oluwayemisi A. Erhunmwunse   +9 more
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Social exclusion and transport policy [PDF]

, 2004
This paper is a review of social inclusion in the specification by central government of policy instruments for local government. It forms part of the scooping study on Accessibility and User Needs in Transport (AUNT) funded by the EPSRC Sustainable ...
Titheridge, H.
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Access to treatment for Hepatitis C among injection drug users: results from the cross-sectional HOPE IV study

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2017
Background Evidence suggests that Greece is among the European countries with increased trend in HCV prevalence among injecting drug users (IDUs) from 2008 to 2014.
Kyriakos Souliotis, Eirini Agapidaki, Manto Papageorgiou, Niki Voudouri, Xenophon Contiades   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nonprofits and the Promotion of Civic Engagement: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding the "Civic Footprint" of Nonprofits within Local Communities

Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research, 2014
The literature suggests that nonprofit organizations provide civic benefits by promoting engagement within local communities. However, there exists minimal empirical evidence describing the ways in which nonprofits actually undertake this role.
Micheal L. Shier, Lindsey McDougle, Femida Handy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Should physical activity be on the healthy ageing agenda? [PDF]

, 2008
Physical activity makes a notable contribution to one’s independence, ability to perform everyday tasks and quality of life in the later years, but engagement in this health-related behaviour decreases with age.
Grant, Bevan C.
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Race, Racism, and Social Policy [PDF]

, 2018
Policy-making must always pay attention to race. That is the central claim of this chapter. Regardless of whether some particular policy debate is ostensibly “racial”, policy-makers must attend to questions of race, because race is a ubiquitous, but ...
Atkin, Albert
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Potential for non-combustible nicotine products to reduce socioeconomic inequalities in smoking: a systematic review and synthesis of best available evidence

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background While some experts have emphasised the potential for e-cigarettes to facilitate cessation among smokers with low socioeconomic status (SES), there is limited evidence of their likely equity impact.
Mark Lucherini, Sarah Hill, Katherine Smith   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

European comparative data on Europe 2020 & People with Disabilities [PDF]

, 2013
Summary and Conclusions Europe 2020 is a new strategy for the EU which aims among others to deliver high levels of employment and strengthen social cohesion. Monitoring achievements through statistics is integral part of the Europe 2020 strategy.
Academic Network of European Disability Experts (ANED), Centre for European Social and Economic Policy (CESEP ASBL), Grammenos, Stefanos   +2 more
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Analysis of how a complex systems perspective is applied in studies on socioeconomic inequalities in health and health behaviour—a call for reporting guidelines

Health Research Policy and Systems
Background A complex systems perspective is gaining popularity in research on socioeconomic inequalities in health and health behaviour, though there may be a gap between its popularity and the way it is implemented.
Andrea L. Mudd, Michèlle Bal, Sanne E. Verra, Maartje P. Poelman, Carlijn B. M. Kamphuis   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source