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Awareness and use of a community health worker program among racial/ethnic minority adults in Philadelphia: Results from a cross‐sectional community health survey

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Community health workers (CHW) programs are effective at reducing hospitalizations, improving mental health, and supporting health‐promoting behaviors. Research suggests awareness and use of CHW services remain uneven across communities nationally.
Stephen Bonett, Carmen Alvarez, José Bauermeister, Ashley Clemmons, Hyunmin Yu, Andy S. L. Tan, Terri H. Lipman, Karen Glanz, Antonia M. Villarruel   +8 more
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Association between Women Empowerment and Social Support in the Reproductive Decision-Making of the Women Referring to the Health Centers in Sari, Iran (2017) [PDF]

Preventive Care in Nursing and Midwifery Journal, 2018
Background: Empowerment of women is considered to be a critical developmental strategy. Objectives: Today, empowerment of women is not only a priority, but it also is an urgent need of women as a one of the most important populations considering their ...
Kiani Z, Aghamohammadi A, Zafari M
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Women Empowerment

, 2022
Abstract The study on women is one of the most diversified areas of study as it includes various areas, such as history of women struggle, the movements and various changes that has taken place in years. The study of multiple movements has always shown how women throughout the world has stood together raising their voices and attained the rights they ...
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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

Socioeconomic factors influencing rural women accessibility to empowerment programs in Kogi state, Nigeria [PDF]

Western Balkan Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development
The goal of empowerment programs is to promote initiatives aimed at uplifting society's impoverished and disenfranchised citizens, who are typically women and youth.
Oluwatoyin Kayode Ajoke, Adebukola Adebayo Sijuwade, Ojone Adejoh Stella, Oluwasikemi Awoyemi Adeseye   +3 more
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Participatory Policy Development: Reflections on Designing the Strong Roots for Our Futures Program in Victoria

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we trace the journey to create the Strong Roots for our Futures Program, a government program to resource and support Traditional Owners to undertake a range of activities in areas where no state recognition existed. We provide a background to state recognition in Victoria before considering the program design, leading to an ...
Nell Reidy, Bhiamie Williamson, Jesse Williams   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heat transfer enhancement in a trapezoidal cavity due to the cavity orientation and marangoni convection

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
Understanding Marangoni convection and nanoparticles' convection holds significant potential for applications in materials science, chemical engineering, and biomedical engineering. This article delves into Marangoni convection within cavity flow and its
S.T. Hussain, Z.K. Ghoben, R.U. Haq
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Sitting in Many Camps—Innovative Approaches and Methods for First Nations‐Led Research Into Indigenous Peacebuilding

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2021, a desktop review was conducted of published references to First Nations peoples' approaches to conflict and its management in Australia (Project Stage One), culminating in a report published in 2024. This article focuses on Project Stage Two, a complex, innovative research undertaking building on the findings of Stage One, and being ...
Helen Bishop, Alysoun Boyle, Tania Sourdin, Bin Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors associated with women’s economic, personal and socio-cultural empowerment: analysis of 2022 Kenya demographic and health survey

BMC Women's Health
Background The importance of women empowerment has been conceptualized not only as fundamental and core to fulfilling human rights, but also a basic requirement for enhancing women’s contributions to the development process in their national economies ...
Boaz Nabimanya, Edison Mayanja, Miria Kyarikunda, Dianah Nkamusiima, Willy Rwamparagi Kagarura, Sylvia Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Damazo T. Kadengye   +6 more
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Women Empowerment in Agriculture and its Dimensions: A Conceptual Review

International Journal of Economic Plants, 2020
Women empowerment is a broader term which has been described in a variety of ways. It is a global issue, which has been accelerated in recent decades.
Deepika Sharma, Rashmi Chaudhary, Krishan Kumar   +2 more
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