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New guide highlights behavioral support networks in Maine Wed, 02/03/2021 - 3:45pm A new publication aims to bridge school-based and community-based support systems that promote behavioral health and wellness for Maine students and families.  The 15-page Resource Guide for Maine Families, Schools, and Communities: Integrated Multi-Tiered Systems of Support provides family-friendly descriptions of services, information on how to access them, and outlines how to navigate the various s...

 E-Mail DETROIT - While the number of immigrants from Arab countries to the United States has steadily increased over the past several years, family and child health research on this population remains scarce. To address this disparity, Dalia Khalil, Ph.D., RN, assistant professor in Wayne State Universitys College of Nursing, was recently awarded a two-year, $161,451 grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of He...

The chairmen of six U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops committees who wrote to all members of Congress Feb. 3, 2021, urging passage of an additional COVID-19 relief package. Pictured from top-left are Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development; Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, La., Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism; Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kan., Committee on Pro-Life Activities; Auxiliary Bishop Mario E. Dorson...

Credit: NYU/NYU Abu Dhabi Global TIES for Children Abu Dhabi, UAE, February 2, 2021: Adolescent mothers often fall through the cracks of educational programming. This is highly problematic given that globally an estimated 12 million girls between the ages of 15-19, and 777,000 girls under the age of 15, give birth each year. In populations affected by conflict and displacement, adolescent girls have an increased likelihood of becoming mothers due to various factors, such as disruptions to schoo...

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant in conversation with ANI. (Photo/ANI) Goa CM says Rs 300 cr will not only be used for infrastructure but for human development ANI | Updated: Feb 02, 2021 06:48 IST Panaji (Goa) [India], February 2 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said that the allocation of Rs 300 crore in the budget to mark the 60 years of Goas Liberation will be used for the states infrastructure and human development under the Swayampurn...

Research shows that holding a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education is the best predictor of quality in teaching practice. Other studies show formal education and specialized training were significantly associated with higher quality caretaking. In Colorado, only 17 percent of the early childhood workforce holds a bachelor’s degree in early care and education. The barriers to higher education for both new and working professionals are just too high. Even with all her years of exper...

Human Development. These categories are made up of 16 sub-categories, consisting of 79 indicators. Compiled by combining 237 variables from 40 independent African and global institutions, the 2020 IIAG is the most comprehensive collection of data on African governance. A new IIAG dataset is released every two years. IIAG datasets are not comparable between themselves, as each iteration covers a different ten-year period, data are revised retrospectively, and revision of the theoretical framewor...

College of Health and Human Sciences 28 Jan, 2021 Many studies have been done on how to improve or maintain cognitive ability in aging adults, and now a Colorado State University researcher is exploring a novel way to accurately measure changes in cognition within that population. Allison Bielak, an associate professor in CSU’s Department of Human Development and Family Studies, has completed a three-year project funded by the National Institutes of Health to examine reaction times in old...

Germany contributes €10 Million to WB Trust Fund for Disease Preparedness in Developing Countries Format WASHINGTON, February 2, 2021 —Germany is contributing 10 million euros (about US$12.1 million) to the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Trust Fund Program (HEPR Program), established last year to help developing countries respond to the health consequences of COVID-19 and increase investments in health preparedness and emergency response. The HEPR Program aims to help eligible c...

2020 UofL EPIC Innovation Awards winners (from left) Paula Bates, Brad Shuck, Theo Edmonds and Laura Weingartner. University of Louisville researchers and innovators love a good challenge. And in 2020 — a year of challenges — they continued pushing forward, creating and commercializing groundbreaking technologies that can improve the way we work and live. They were recognized for those contributions at the presentation of the second annual EPIC Innovation Awards, held January 28.  “Innov...