... Health Statistics, and is a past president of the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS) He was a member of the Technical Planning Group on School Readiness for the National ... models of the Brazilian education system and helped design the national educational assessment He also taught courses in testing and measurement methods at several Brazilian universities At Westat, ... Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), a series of longitudinal studies conducted for the ACF involving parent interviews, child assessments, teacher interviews, and classroom observations of...
... business community committed an estimated US$1 billion to expand access to free or subsidized drugs, treatment and screening This addresses the needs of women andchildren for interventions such ... commitments addressing NCDs 29 In addition to commitments focusing on the health MDGs and NCDs, stakeholders made commitments across sectors to address the full spectrum of MDG priorities Some illustrative ... for essential interventions and addressing structural barriers to health Women and children, and their families and communities, cannot be viewed as passive recipients of services They must be...
... chemical hazards before human exposure, disease, and death have occurred Dose-Response Assessment The second step in risk assessment, assessing the dose-response relationship, is of particular ... Act (TSCA), discussed above Standard-Setting Laws The second category, standard-setting laws, covers statutes that establish standards of exposure for chemicals used in specific situations Under ... risk associated with a chemical, assumptions and extrapolations must be made, and different investigators and scientists may make different assumptions The four steps in risk assessment are as follows:...
... associations with childrens outcomes in life Bradshaw (2011) asserts that one of the best measures of a country s success is how it protects its children from poverty and its effects This makes poverty ... Ireland Statistics and Research Agency / Office for National Statistics / Welsh Government / Work and Pensions | 27 26 October 2012 23 Office for National Statistics,(2011) ‘Work and Worklessness ... Households 2010’, ONS Statistical Bulletin Accessed at http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lmac/working-andworkless-households/2011/stb-working -and- workless-2011.html 24 ONS: 100 years of Census ;...
... instance, nurse midwives use mobile phones to discuss complex cases with their colleagues and supervisors In India, mDhil sends text messages giving information about various rarely discussed ... treat diseases such as pneumonia, diarrhea, HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and non-communicable diseases Stronger links must be built between disease-specific programs (such as for HIV/AIDS, malaria ... concerted effort this means scaling up and prioritizing a package of high-impact interventions, strengthening health systems, and integrating efforts across diseases and sectors such as health, education,...
... dermatitis (corrosive or irritant substances, cold, heat and humidity) Infectious and parasitic diseases Respiratory diseases (cotton, nitrous fumes, phosphorus and dust: silica, coal and asbestos) ... animals and insects, poisonous or sharp plants and exposure to bacteria, viruses, parasites Chemical Dangerous gases, liquids, dust, agrochemicals, solvents, explosives and flammable or corrosive ... loads, heights, arduous work, heat and long hours of work They can be injured from falls, burns, respiratory diseases, fatigue, physical stress and strain, thermal stress and musculoskeletal disorders...
... results and resources for women sandchildrens health ICTs provide new possibilities to capture and process data, link information systems, increase the timeliness of information produced, and ... recommendations seek better information for better results; better tracking of resources for women sandchildrens health; and stronger oversight of results and resources, nationally and globally Progressive ... most countries, the focus must be on strengthening and aligning such accountability mechanisms In several countries these systems are extensive and include subnational review processes as an integral...
... five nonresponse bias study designs and discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the design alternatives: + Comparing response rates across subgroups + Using rich sampling frame data or supplemental ... procedures, see ‘‘Design and Operation of the National Survey of Childrens Health, 2007’’ (8) Assessing Nonresponse Bias in the 2007 NSCH Comparing Response Rates Across Subgroups A comparison of response ... concept of ‘‘consistent insurance’’ was the same in both NSCH and NHIS, the survey questions on which this estimate is based differed somewhat between the two surveys Conclusions Assessing the extent...
... business Shared value is created when both social and business issues are addressed, connecting a company s success with social progress Creating Shared Value Creating Social Value Investments ... address social and environmental objectives Creating Business Value Investments in long-term business competitiveness that simultaneously address social and environmental objectives Investments ... payment services over mobile phones Strengthening local clusters Clusters – the health systems, infrastructure, supporting industries, policies and social norms that surround business operations –...
... class were the most common regardless of age and gender As for academic subjects two of the kids were attending English classes, and Gakken (Gakken is study and research class for children) OBSERVATION ... describes as "media saturation." II Another factor is that parents force children to attend various classes after school, Many kids go to after-school classes to attend lessons in nonacademic subjects ... alongside the television set as well as computers, and the pressure of parents to send their kids to after-school classes besides the prohibition against playing in the dangerous outdoors have...
... 5.36]) Summary of Key Measures Tables and show responses for parents’ reported exposure to fast-food promotions, access to fast-food restaurants, and attitudes and social norms, and Table shows the ... Hypotheses About How Marketing to Parents Influences Childrens Fast-Food Consumption and Weight Levels aNot assessed in the study Notes: Bolded text represents constructs and relationships investigated ... create ease of access for consumers is also a key marketing strategy (Glanz et al 1998; Jekanowski 1999) Fast-food franchises are found in gas stations, department stores, zoos, schools, and other...
... Nations Secretary-General on the results and resources related to the Global Strategy and on progress in implementing this Commission s recommendations 24 Global Strategy for Women sandChildrens ... oversight of results and resources National oversight: By 2012, all countries have established national accountability mechanisms that are transparent, that are inclusive of all stakeholders, and ... (secretariat) and ITU vice-chairs 30 Commissioners Working Groups – Results and Resources • Six month, time-limited Commission, from 26 January to May 2011 Global Strategy for Women sandChildren s...
... 2009) Septic tanks and pour-flush latrines connected to a sewer line were considered as sanitary latrines for the purpose of this study Unsanitary types consisted of cesspools, pit latrines and storage ... discussions on the immediate, underlying causes of health implications and ways to address these causes CONCLUSIONS DALYs lost varied considerably among the durations as well as for the types ... (SPSS Inc., Chicago, USA, 2007) RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Forty percent of households had or more family members, and 40% of the studied households had monthly household incomes less than 30 USD...
... for the standard Where no scientific evidence for a standard is available, the standard is based on the best available professional consensus If such a professional consensus has been published, ... and should be certified that they along with fireplaces and fireplace inserts, meet air emission standards Standard 5.5.0.6: Inaccessibility to Matches, Candles, and Lighters Adds candles as items ... Emergency and Evacuation Drills/Exercises Policy Expands on types of events to have drills and exercises Standard 9.2.4.7: Sign-In/Sign-Out System – NEW Recommends system to track who has entered and...
... information and assessments Part II of the report summarizes basic information about the present system and planned future developments PART I ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION AND PROGRESS TOWARDS THE RPGs ... INDICATOR-BASED ASSESSMENT AND THE QUESTIONS IT ANSWERS Childrens health and the environment in Europe: a baseline assessment is based on policy-relevant indicators and information available in the system ... indicator-based assessment and the questions it answers PART I ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION AND PROGRESS TOWARDS THE RPGS CHAPTER CLEAN WATER – CONDITION OF LIFE RPG I Key messages Importance...
... established by NIEHS and EPA, with a research emphasis on childrens asthma and other respiratory diseases, as well as ways to reduce exposure to pesticides for children in agricultural settings 2004: ... contaminants To better understand the effects of these exposures, the NIEHS/EPA Childrens Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers (Children s Centers) were established to better ... innovation and research n Promote multidisciplinary interactions among basic scientists, clinicians and behavioral and social scientists n Generate data from multiple scientific disciplines to understand...
... services, and health conditions and behavior ISSN 0-8406-0526-9 Fertility—United States—Statistics Birth control—United States—Statistics Childbirth—United States—Statistics Sex—United States—Statistics ... States—Statistics Pregnancy—United States—Statistics Health behavior—United States—Statistics United States—Statistics, Medical United States—Statistics, Vital I National Center for Health Statistics (U .S. ) ... results of the 1995 survey as soon as possible, this report contains only very simple measures of these background characteristics and is limited to simple statistical measures such as percents...
... district health system that supplies, supports, and supervises them adequately Global mechanisms Poverty reduction strategy processes and funding mechanisms should support and promote actions ... often catastrophic, thus deepening poverty • As core social institutions, dysfunctional and abusive health systems intensify exclusion, voicelessness, and inequity while simultaneously defaulting ... points of successful social sectors in high-income countries without going through the often contentious, painstaking, and lengthy social and political processes that preceded such successes Three...