Anne Flaherty, Associated Press Updated 9:33 pm, Friday, May 25, 2018 Photo: Jacquelyn Martin, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he walks to the Marine One helicopter Friday, May 25, 2018, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Trump is traveling to Annapolis, Md., to address the U.S. Naval Academy graduation ceremonies. less President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he walks to the Marine One helicopter Friday, May 25, 2018, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Trump is traveling to Annapolis, Md., to address ... more Photo: Jacquelyn Martin, AP Trump's dizzying shifts on issues from NK, guns, health care 1 / 1 Back to Gallery WASHINGTON (AP) — From "Little Rocket Man" to the scheduling of a historic peace summit and … [Read more...] about Trump’s dizzying shifts on issues from NK, guns, health care
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Public meeting set to discuss the greatly desired health and wellbeing centre
0 Post a comment Thursday, 12 April 2018 - Health by Charley Adams - Dartmouth Chronicle @charleyad21 [email protected] A date for the public meeting to discuss the health and wellbeing centre promised for Dartmouth, has been set. After a passionate discussion at the full council meeting this week, councillors and residents appear ready to challenge the Torbay and South Devon Clinical Commissioning Group and Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust for the towns health and wellbeing centre.County councillor, Jonathan Hawkins said the meeting will “give Dartmouth a really good opportunity to hold the trust to account-for both, decisions in the past and those in the future.”The meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 14, at 7pm at St Saviours Church in Dartmouth where top representatives from the Trust will attend. The names of representatives will be revealed at a later date. At the full council meeting on Monday, April 9, the Mayor Cllr … [Read more...] about Public meeting set to discuss the greatly desired health and wellbeing centre
Rule changes affect dental care for Californians with disabilities
About Mary Otto Mary Otto, a Washington, D.C.-based freelancer, is AHCJ's topic leader on oral health and the author of "Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America." She can be reached at [email protected] View all posts by Mary Otto → Photo: Heidi de Marco/KHNDental hygienist Gita Aminloo (left) and assistant Shirin Tavakolinia clean Devon Rising’s teeth. Rising, 42, who is mentally disabled and blind, can’t easily get to a dentist’s office, so Aminloo performs the dental cleaning at his residential home. In stories for California Healthline, Ana B. Ibarra has been following a battle being waged by a cadre of independent practice dental hygienists who claim that state actions are forcing them to give up their most vulnerable patients. At a residential care facility in Rancho Cucamonga last year, Ibarra described one of those hygienists at work. Gita Aminloo was singing “Itsy Bitsy … [Read more...] about Rule changes affect dental care for Californians with disabilities
An overlooked WWI legacy: maternal and child health in sub-Saharan Africa
An overlooked WWI legacy: maternal and child health in sub-Saharan Africa Author : Chris SimmsChris Simms is an Assistant Professor in the School of Health Administration, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada An important legacy of World War I was the rise of maternal and child health care in many European centres; a related yet overlooked legacy is the simultaneous transfer of these services to their colonial possessions during the years of conflict and those immediately following.In England, the surge of maternal and child health care was prompted by humanitarianism and concerns about the loss of lives, plummeting birth rates, a depleted workforce, and the ability of the Empire to defend itself. Women’s groups, medical associations, religious charities, and other parts of civil society contributed to the development of services. The provision of antenatal care, delivery assistance at birth, and health education in the areas of hygiene and nutrition - … [Read more...] about An overlooked WWI legacy: maternal and child health in sub-Saharan Africa
Maintaining pre-school children’s health and wellbeing in the UK: a qualitative study of the views of migrant parents
Split View Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data PDF Cite Citation L.J. Condon, S. McClean; Maintaining pre-school children's health and wellbeing in the UK: a qualitative study of the views of migrant parents, Journal of Public Health, Volume 39, Issue 3, 1 September 2017, Pages 455–463, https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdw083 Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager © 2018 Oxford University Press Close Permissions Share Email Twitter Facebook Navbar Search Filter All All Journals Mobile Microsite Search Term Sign In Register Close search filter All All Journals search input Advanced Search Abstract BackgroundThere is evidence that key health behaviours of people who migrate deteriorate over time, which has a … [Read more...] about Maintaining pre-school children’s health and wellbeing in the UK: a qualitative study of the views of migrant parents