children s health and the environment indicators initiative

... high-burden countries to substantially improve access to essential interventions is US$88 billion, which consists of the direct and the health systems costs of programmes targeting women and children (Figure ... Global Strategy recognizes that increased and sustained investment in health systems is needed to deliver basic services and essential interventions to women and children, where they need them and ... 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

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 12:20

... health (H) is modeled as a function of mother characteristics (X), household characteristics (e.g social economic status (SES), access to health services and external shocks) Rosenzweig and Schultz ... continuous measurements Trang 21These measurements show smaller and less significant effects of the insurgencyon HAZ scores of children Overall, mother’s height and the exposure to violence in utero and ... present robustness checks I discuss sibling fixed effects models in section 6.Other dimensions of health are explored in section 7 and the paper concludes in section 8 2.1 Health and external shocks

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 09:20

... studies suggest that other environmental contaminants may play a role in the development of childhood cancers. The majority of these studies have focused on pesticides and solvents, such as ... proposed children's environmental health indicators. This document presents the draft text, indicators, and documentation for the childhood cancer topic in the Health section. THIS INFORMATION ... Black non-Hispanic children was also statistically significantly lower than the rates for Asian and Pacific Islander non- Hispanic children and Hispanic children. The remaining differences between

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 23:20

... person’s responsiveness to inhaled allergens Diesel Exhaust Exposure from School Buses Diesel exhaust is a complex mixture comprised of hazardous particles and vapors Diesel exhaust is classified ... (listed in the table above), as well as existing and proposed new objectives and strategies for reducing these exposures The Appendix to the report presents information on the health issues of children ... number of episodes and severity of symptoms in hundreds of thousands of asthmatic children Exposure to secondhand smoke is also a risk factor for the development of asthma in thousands of children

Ngày tải lên: 29/06/2014, 02:20

... of the 15 classes did not conduct any of the lessons; five classes gave two of the lessons, two classes gave six les-sons, and two classes gave all ten lessons Teachers in three of the 15 classes ... BMI-sds, as is the case with least squares linear regression In addition, quantile regression is more robust in the pres-ence of outliers and problems with heteroscedasticity [40] Furthermore, the ... Tables2, and3, and Figs.1,2, and3 2 A per protocol analysis, which included children from families who had participated in both MI sessions, as the MI sessions were hypothesized as being the main

Ngày tải lên: 01/02/2020, 04:54

... to the illness The information was reported to investigators at the follow-up two weeks later The 2-week interval was chosen because diseases and symptoms assessed and reported by inhabitants ... Bangladesh’s urban slum communities based on their inundation conditions, and (2) to assess the populations’ demographic factors, socioeconomic status, sanitary facilities and attitudes as potential ... population-based epidemiologic study investigated the associations of individuals’ socio-demographic statuses, sanitary systems and habits, water supply and drainage conditions with diarrhoea incidences

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 10:15

... chemical hazards before human exposure, disease, and death have occurred Dose-Response Assessment The second step in risk assessment, assess-ing the dose-response relationship, is of particular ... begins with risk assessment Risk assess-ment attempts to evaluate the hazardous properties of a chemical and to determine the risks that result from exposure to it.9 In some instances, risk assessment ... conditions of their use, and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), discussed above Standard-Setting Laws The second category, standard-setting laws, covers statutes that establish stan-dards of

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 19:20

... represent factors which either directly cause illness and disease, or are risk factors that affect the health status of populations and individuals Determinants of health include the social environment ... “violence against women”, or in the lifestyle areas on smoking and alcohol Nevertheless, this report provides an overview of issues related to women’s health across the EU Member States also including ... (2009b) Facts and Statistics about osteoporosis and its impact Available at: http://www.iofbonehealth.org/facts-and-statistics.html#factsheet-category229 Accessed Mar 09 Janer G, Kogevinas M (2008)

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 23:20

... arrived looking harassed and frazzled Seeing their distress, the researchers hesitated to involve them in discussions about the stressful conditions of their lives Sometimes they were offered tea ... crisis response, and other health and social services Furthermore, the centre could offer services and act as a haven for children and youth at risk (of health problems, prostitution, addictions, ... to broaden the understandings of the full scope of the problems The recommendations for action are based on the voices and observations of the women themselves Summaries of Reports The five recent

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 00:20

... CONGRESS1 ST S ESSION H R 1784 To establish an Office on Women’s Health within the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES M AY 9, 2001 Mrs ... ‘‘(4) consult with health professionals, non-13 governmental organizations, consumer organizations, 14 women’s health professionals, and other individuals 15 and groups, as appropriate, on the policy ... HEALTH 22 ‘‘SEC 713 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab-23 lished within the Office of the Administrator of the Health 24 Resources and Services Administration an office to be 25 known as the Office

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 07:20

... identifying whether there is a need 1for further studies and, if so, developing 2 strate-gies to foster such studies; Trang 22de-scribing the activities carried out under this section during 1the period ... professionals, 1non-governmental organizations, consumer organizations, 2 women’s health professionals, and other individuals 3 and groups, as appropriate, on the policy of the 4 Cen-ters with regard ... be appropriated such sums as may be 3 nec-essary for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012.’’ 4 SEC 7 HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES Trang 16Administra-tion that relate to health care provider

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 07:20

... INDICATOR-BASED ASSESSMENT AND THE QUESTIONS IT ANSWERS Children s health and the environment in Europe: a baseline assessment is based on policy-relevant indicators and information available in the system ... Member States EHIS outcomes Objectives of the CEHAPE indicator-based assessment and the questions it answers PART I ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION AND PROGRESS TOWARDS THE RPGS CHAPTER CLEAN WATER – ... indicator-based assessment of children s health and the environment in the WHO European Region in the context of the Children s Environment and Health Action Plan for Europe The assessment provides a baseline...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 12:20

... effects of chemicals on children' s health (e.g nurses, physicians, primary health care workers) Those who will help in assessing environmental issues should also be educated •Raising the awareness ... dengue and other vector-borne diseases relies to a great extent on the use of pesticides, and this increases the risk of children' s exposure to these products used either at home or in the context ... aldehydes, ketones Sources: Solvents, fabric softeners, deodorizers and cleaning products Paints, glues, resins, waxes and polishing materials Spray propellants, dry cleaning fluids Pens and markers...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 15:20

... Stress Disorder after Hurricane Andrew in the south-eastern USA found that children are 2-3 times more likely than adults to suffer symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder and that these symptoms ... increase the risks of death and serious illness The very old, the very young and the sick are particularly vulnerable to thermal stress Children are less able than adults to modify their local (usually ... 24.0% and 67.8% The in vitro activity of 19 other antimicrobials was assessed against all study isolates Overall rates of resistance among selected agents in the United States and Canada, respectively,...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 10:20

... CAUSES, RISK FACTORS AND HYPOTHESES BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES LEADING TO CANCER DEVELOPMENT EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT AND ITS CHALLENGES INVESTIGATING POTENTIAL CANCER CLUSTERS QUESTIONS FROM PARENTS

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 01:20

... airways symptoms, some studies demonstrate the presence of general symptoms that include fatigue and headache and symptoms from the central nervous system At excessive exposures, an increased risk ... EFFECTS SUSCEPTIBILITIES Gastrointestinal disease Lung Disease Multi-system illnesses Death or Survival Critical windows/timing Age Nutritional status Poverty WHO 37 In this summary slide, we see the ... changes in function to death Children s environmental health is the field that synthesizes these complex issues and attempts to make fundamental changes to improve children s environments and prevent...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 09:20

... to the children s environmental health issues addressed by the high-level international and regional forums that bring together health and environment ministers and other the Commission on Sustainable ... government and scientists around certain children s health and environment issues Encourage government (s) to develop hotlines and websites to communicate to the public on children s health and the environment ... conventions and their country-level implementation Conduct cost studies to estimate the cost of disease and disability from diseases linked to the environment and the benefits of expected actions and...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 11:20

... pet dander, molds, gases and aerosols from consumer products such as cleaners and furniture polishes, pesticides, and other gases and vapors associated with combustion sources in the home Outdoor ... indicators can play in assessing the status of an issue, raising its profi le, and tracking the progress of the issue relative to set goals The Cooperative Agenda states that the objective of the indicators ... select sources of indoor air pollutants and the associated respiratory illness and disease As illustrated in the MEME diagrams, some of the measures presented here address environmental sources of...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 09:20

... headaches, dizziness and weakness in healthy people Carbon monoxide also causes sleepiness, nausea, vomiting, confusion and disorientation At very high levels it causes loss of consciousness and ... cleaning products Paints, glues, resins, waxes and polishing materials Spray propellants, dry cleaning fluids Pens and markers Binders and plasticizers Cosmetics: hair sprays, perfumes www.epa.gov/oppfead1/cb/10_tips/ ... to be significantly associated with SBS symptoms Allergic history was more associated with narrow-sense symptoms and odor perception with broad-sense symptoms The results indicate that the broad...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 00:20

... chemistry, it is often easier to discuss each species separately The following series of slides recaps sources by species and briefly outlines the common routes of human exposure, toxicokinetics and ... on the top shows Feer s Disease (another term for acrodynia) Notice the scaling of the skin between the fingers The photograph on the bottom of the slides also shows Feer s Disease Notice the ... increases One study suggested diastolic blood pressure in boys may be associated with prenatal methylmercury exposure, but the association needs more study The full expression of these health...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 23:20