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2010 to be International Year of Youth: UN
Thaindian News —
Authority: 730
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) In an effort to harness the energy, imagination and initiative of the world’s young denizens in overcoming the challenges facing humanity, the United Nations (UN) has declared 2010 as the International Year of Youth, starting Aug 12.“The International Year is about advancing the full and ...6 hours ago -
Maps of separate Kosala state distributed in Orissa
Thaindian News —
Authority: 730
Bhubaneswar, Dec 18 (IANS) The Kosala Kranti Dal, a political party in Orissa which has been demanding separate statehood comprising 11 western districts, Friday distributed maps of its dream state to people.The maps were distributed in the district headquarter of Bolangir, its president Pramod Mishra told IANS. He ...2 days ago -
Study: Long Island quality of life lagging
Long Island Business News —
Authority: 441
A recent study regarding the social, financial and physical health of Long Islanders found financial hardship growing in the region, along with increases in child abuse, drug use and youth crime as well as a rise in the percentage of income spent on housing.Sarah Eichberg, Adelphi’s director of community research ...3 days ago -
52 percent of Delhi lives in slums, kids malnourished (Lead)
Thaindian News —
Authority: 730
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) More than half of Delhi’s population lives in urban slums with inadequate provision of basic services, a study released here said. Further, 66 percent of children under the age of six in these slums are undernourished.According to the study, titled “A Situational Analysis of the Young ...4 days ago -
52 percent of Delhi lives in slums without basic services
Thaindian News —
Authority: 730
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) More than half of Delhi’s population lives in urban slums with inadequate provision of basic services, a study released here Thursday said.According to the study, titled “A situational analysis of the young child in India”, 52 percent of Delhi’s population resides in urban slums. The ...4 days ago -
Racism in America Doesn’t Stop With Beck, Hannity, Limbaugh, O’Reilly & Their Followers – It’s in Our Health Care Debate Too
PoliticalArticles.NET - Blog —
Authority: 137
There is a prevalent misconception that racism is a self-contained problem. The myth goes like this: unless a hooded clansman is burning a cross on an African American family’s lawn, the United... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]6 days ago -
Start With a Girl: A New Agenda for Global Health
Disruptive Women in Health Care —
Authority: 422
The following guest post by Miriam Temin , Health & Social Policy Professional and Co-Author, Start With a Girl: A New Agenda for Global Health, with contributions by Sandy Stonesifer , Program Coordinator at the Center for Global Development, is part of Disruptive Women’s “The Value of Health: Creating ...1 week ago -
Madhya Pradesh has highest infant mortality rate in India
Thaindian News —
Authority: 730
Bhopal, Dec 11 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh has earned a dubious dictinction. It continues to remain on top for the sixth time in a row as far as the infant mortality rate (IMR) in states is concerned.“Madhya Pradesh has the highest infant mortality rate (IMR) in the country at 70 per 1,000 live births. Though the [...]1 week ago -
What I Saw in Honduras
Stupidica —
Authority: 176
Americans take many things for granted: our high standard of living, our low infant mortality rate and our democratic government, to name a few. Witnessing firsthand the 2009 Honduran presidential election reminded me of all these things. I am particularly struck by how fragile democracy truly is. Despite fears of ...1 week ago -
Trying to Explain a Drop in Infant Mortality
Stupidica —
Authority: 176
MADISON, Wis. Seven and a half months into Ta-Shai Pendletons first pregnancy, her child was stillborn. Then in early 2008, she bore a daughter prematurely. Soon after, Ms. Pendleton moved from a community in Racine that was thick with poverty to a better neighborhood in Madison. Here, for the first time, she had ...3 weeks ago -
Trying to Explain a Drop in Infant Mortality
NYT > Theater —
Authority: 901
Ta-Shai Pendleton, with her daughters, Savannah and Zaniah, did not have a full-term pregnancy until she moved to Dane County, Wis.3 weeks ago -
What Do Health-Care Reform, the 40-Hour Work Week, Unemployment Insurance, the Minimum Wage, etc., Have in Common?
God's Politics Blog —
Authority: 657
Well, they were all brought to you be political progressives, they were all opposed by political conservatives, and they all are now viewed as fundamental presuppositions of a healthy society by virtually everyone. Okay, all but health-care reform, but trust…3 weeks ago -
U.N. Report : Afghanistan Worst Nation to be Born In
Brave New Wave - Children of a Lesser Revolution —
Authority: 132
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has indicated Afghanistan as the worst nation for a child to be born in, in their annual The State of the World’ s Children report. Even after an 8 year presence of United States and NATO troops, Afghan children still face high risk of otherwise eradicated diseases, ...4 weeks ago -
Afghanistan is world’s worst place to be born: UN
Thaindian News —
Authority: 730
Geneva, Nov 20 (IANS) Afghanistan is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the UN has said.It is especially dangerous for girls, the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) said Thursday, in launching its annual report: The State of the World’s Children, the Online news agency reported. Afghanistan has ...4 weeks ago -
Minnesotans are getting fatter
City Pages - The Blotter —
Authority: 659
Obesity rates in Minnesota are climbing and more of our kids are living in poverty.4 weeks ago -
Missing numbers
Homepaddock —
Authority: 550
The commentary on births and deaths in the year to the end of September records a decline in infant mortality and still births: During the September 2009 year, the number of infant deaths (under one year of age) registered in New Zealand totalled 290. The infant mortality rate (infant deaths per 1,000 live ...4 weeks ago -
Reversing the silent epidemic of premature births
The Platform —
Authority: 499
A baby in St. Louis Childrens Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The little girl lay silent and asleep. She wore a white stocking cap. A pair of plastic tubes sprouted from her chest, deep crimson from the blood that filled them. They led…4 weeks ago
