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Schools have critical role to play in supporting adolescents fleeing armed conflict

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Child Psychology, Conflict, Educational Policy, Educational Psychology, K-12 Education, Poverty and Learning, STEM Education

Education is known to be highly important for migrant children, yet relatively little is known about the diversity of associated school-based programs and their likely value in supporting the mental health of children. A scoping review was conducted of 20 school-based programs aimed at improving the mental health of adolescent forced migrants in high-income countries. Findings showed school-based interventions have great potential for preventing adverse mental health outcomes among children affected by conflict and displacement.

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Rethinking the role of technology in the classroom

October 22, 2019 0 Comments Child Psychology, Education and Employment, Educational Policy, Educational Psychology, K-12 Education, Literacy, Poverty and Learning, STEM Education

Introducing tablets and laptops to the classroom has certain educational virtues, according to one researcher, but her research suggests that tech has its limitations as well. A new study shows a decrease in academic motivation for students who participated in a technology-based intervention.

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Closures affect 1 in 8 pharmacies in the US

October 21, 2019 0 Comments Controlled Substances, Disaster Plan, Health Policy, Land Management, Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacology, Poverty and Learning, Urbanization

Despite an overall increase in the number of pharmacies in the U.S. from 2009 to 2015, one in eight pharmacies, or 9,654, had closed during this period. Independent pharmacies in both urban and rural areas were three times more likely to close than chain pharmacies.

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Tackling inequality could save millions of children

October 17, 2019 0 Comments Children's Health, Diet and Weight Loss, Educational Policy, Health Policy, Poverty and Learning, Public Health, Public Health Education, Security and Defense

An unprecedented study mapping child deaths over almost two decades finds that nearly half of the 5.4 million under-5 deaths in 2017 can be attributed to differences in child death rates within and across countries.

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Sweetened drinks represented 62% of children's drink sales in 2018

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Attention Deficit Disorder, Children's Health, Diet and Weight Loss, Nutrition, Poverty and Learning, Public Health, Resource Shortage, Retail and Services

Fruit drinks and flavored waters that contained added sugars and/or low-calorie (diet) sweeteners dominated sales of drinks intended for children in 2018, making up 62% of the $2.2 billion in total children's drink sales. The report also found that companies spent $20.7 million to advertise children's drinks with added in sugars in 2018, primarily to kids under age 12.

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Study finds topsoil is key harbinger of lead exposure risks for children

October 14, 2019 0 Comments ADD and ADHD, Anemia, Child Development, Child Psychology, Children's Health, Hurricanes and Cyclones, Infant's Health, Mining, Pollution, Poverty and Learning, Public Health, Urbanization

Tracking lead levels in soil over time is critical for cities to determine lead contamination risks for their youngest and most vulnerable residents, according to a new study.

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CO2 emissions cause lost labor productivity

October 11, 2019 0 Comments Climate, Environmental Policies, Environmental Policy, Geography, Global Warming, Poverty and Learning, Resource Shortage, World Development

Extreme high temperatures caused by CO2 emissions could lead to losses in labor productivity. The authors found that every trillion tons of CO2 emitted could cause global GDP losses of about half a percent. They add that we may already be seeing economic losses of as much as 2% of global GDP as a result of what we have already emitted.

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New study analyzes FEMA-funded home buyout program

October 10, 2019 0 Comments Civil Engineering, Disaster Plan, Energy Policy, Engineering and Construction, Environmental Awareness, Environmental Policies, Environmental Policy, Floods, Poverty and Learning

An analysis of FEMA's 30-year-old property buyout program offers new insight into the growing debate on managed retreat — moving people and assets out of flood-prone areas.

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Children associate white, but not black, men with 'brilliant' stereotype, new study finds

October 10, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Child Psychology, Education and Employment, Gender Difference, Poverty and Learning, Racial Disparity, Racial Issues, STEM Education

The stereotype that associates being 'brilliant' with white men more than white women is shared by children regardless of their own race, finds a team of psychology researchers. By contrast, its study shows, children do not apply this stereotype to black men and women.

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Bad behavior between moms driven by stereotypes, judgment

October 9, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Child Psychology, Education and Employment, Memory, Parenting, Popular Culture, Poverty and Learning, STEM Education

Mothers are often their own toughest critics, but new research shows they judge other mothers just as harshly. According to the results — which build upon previous work identifying seven stereotypes of mothers — ideal and lazy mothers drew the most contempt from both working and stay-at-home mothers. The overworked stay-at-home mom also was near the top of the list.

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