• Yang and Malone, 3 for example, point out that the Philip Morris (PM) "societal alignment" initiative was more about shifting social norms to enable "business as usual" than improving business practices. (bmj.com)
  • Much less is known about community and societal risk factors for IPV, such as high rates of poverty and cultural and social norms that support violence ( 8 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Racism, which the CDC defines as the structures, policies, practices, and norms that assign value and determine opportunities based on the way people look or the color of their skin, results in conditions that unfairly advantage some and disadvantage others, placing people of color at greater risk for poor health outcomes. (kff.org)
  • The purpose of this paper has been to study the social change in work norms instigated by the Covid-19 pandemic, with the aim of contributing to a more nuanced understanding of contemporary employer branding as a form of strategic communication in virtual and hybrid labour landscapes. (lu.se)
  • While woman's nakedness being seen by other men but the some women challenge these social norms by husband with serious sanctions on offenders. (who.int)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines health disparities as, "preventable differences in the burden, disease, injury, violence, or in opportunities to achieve optimal health experienced by socially disadvantaged racial, ethnic, and other population groups and communities. (kff.org)
  • The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called on Americans to wear masks in July. (propublica.org)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that victims of severe domestic violence annually miss 8 million days of paid work-the equivalent of 32,000 full-time jobs, and approximately 5.6 million days of household productivity. (medscape.com)
  • Male and female sex workers may be victims of their social and economic environment, driven to sex work by poverty and lack of educational and job opportunities. (cdc.gov)
  • and examine social workers' duty to engage in social and economic justice on behalf of vulnerable and oppressed populations. (vanguard.edu)
  • Their economic, social, legal and political rights are not fully recognized, and public policies fail to guarantee their equal social and economic participation. (fairworldproject.org)
  • Peasant women have, however, not been passive when faced with this economic and social aggression. (fairworldproject.org)
  • Healthy People 2030 defines a health disparity, as "a particular type of health difference that is linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage," and that adversely affects groups of people who have systematically experienced greater obstacles to health. (kff.org)
  • While there is currently no consensus in the research on the magnitude of the relative contributions of each of these factors to health, studies suggest that health behaviors and social and economic factors, often referred to as social determinants of health , are the primary drivers of health outcomes and that social and economic factors shape individuals' health behaviors. (kff.org)
  • Healthy People 2020 defines health disparities as "a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage" (2). (cdc.gov)
  • At the same time, current research focuses mainly on the instruments for implementing these policies and ensuring the acceptance of new political and economic institutions by the local population. (rudn.ru)
  • The world is confronting complex uncertainties, shocks and a series of simultaneous, interrelated crises: From climate change, prolonged instability and conflicts to economic jolts and disease outbreaks, society is learning the hard way that periods of concurrent crises erode social and individual well-being, and ultimately undermine people's health and well-being. (who.int)
  • For example, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed some of the common fractures and inequities in society, and highlighted the significance of the social, economic and environmental determinants of health. (who.int)
  • To us, 'Business and human rights' is also about ensuring the development of a policy environment where democratic stakeholders can hold economic decision makers, public as well as private ones, systematically accountable to international human rights standards. (lu.se)
  • this refers to the economic policies of states and international financial institutions that enlarge or restrict the space for human rights, sustainable development, and responsible business conduct. (lu.se)
  • Calls for responsible business conduct occur in a context of economic policies and structures that has both facilitated growth, as well as inequalities and imbalances that can disrupt societies. (lu.se)
  • Health is the greatest resource for social, economic and personal development, as well as an important dimension of quality of life. (bvsalud.org)
  • Topics include social inequalities in health, culture change and social impact on mental and physical health. (vanguard.edu)
  • Explains how to integrate gender issues into the analyses, formulation and monitoring of policies, programmes and preventive measures in order to reduce inequalities between men and women in occupational safety and health. (ilo.org)
  • Healthy People 2030 defines health equity as the attainment of the highest level of health for all people and notes that it requires valuing everyone equally with focused and ongoing societal efforts to address avoidable inequalities, historical and contemporary injustices, and health and health care disparities. (kff.org)
  • According to Healthy People 2020, "Achieving health equity requires valuing everyone equally with focused and ongoing societal efforts to address avoidable inequalities, historical and contemporary injustices, and the elimination of health and health care disparities" (2). (cdc.gov)
  • Students examine the social conditions that contribute to the development and spread of crime and consider various societal approaches to crime control. (vanguard.edu)
  • This report presents examples of policies, programmes and practices from across the EU and worldwide to illustrate gender approaches in OSH. (ilo.org)
  • Unlike the established approaches, the author examines Washington's statebuilding efforts as a specific practice of legitimacy aimed at entrenching sovereign inequality and institutionalizing the US political control over "client-regimes. (rudn.ru)
  • In a very significant development for eHealth, a broad adoption of Web 2.0 technologies and approaches coincides with the more recent emergence of Personal Health Application Platforms and Personally Controlled Health Records such as Google Health, Microsoft HealthVault, and Dossia. (jmir.org)
  • Social networking approaches revolutionize the way people collaborate, identify potential collaborators or friends, communicate with each other, and identify information that is relevant for them. (jmir.org)
  • The emergence and broad adoption of Web 2.0 technologies and approaches coincides with the more recent emergence of Personal Health Application (PHA) Platforms (also called Personally Controlled Health Record [PCHR] platforms or "health record banks") such as Google Health, Microsoft HealthVault, and Dossia, where data is-at the request of the consumer-pulled from various sources (including electronic health records). (jmir.org)
  • With traditional lines between crisis management and recovery, emergency humanitarian responses, and national development approaches fading, adaptation requires a fundamental redirection of societal values and actions to sustain and protect health and well-being - largely through a re-emphasis and accelerated action on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. (who.int)
  • Social and structural determinants affect both the general health and SRHR of migrants, but the drivers of SRHR among migrant and refugee populations remain understudied. (who.int)
  • To identify upstream social and structural determinants of SRHR health of migrants and refugees reported in sys- tematic reviews. (who.int)
  • We used an inductive approach to synthesize emerging themes, summarized them in a narrative format and made an adapted version of Dahlgren and Whitehead's social determinants of health (SDH) model. (who.int)
  • This review provides evidence of how upstream social and structural determinants undermine the SRHR of refugees and migrants. (who.int)
  • Moreover, racism negatively affects mental and physical health both directly and by creating inequities across the social determinants of health. (kff.org)
  • Her research is in applied microeconomics, with a focus on issues related to health behaviors, illicit markets, drug policy, and the determinants of gun violence. (rand.org)
  • Health and well-being are rooted in the recognition that both are influenced by biological, social and environmental determinants. (who.int)
  • The Rio Political Declaration on the Social Determinants of Health (2011), inspired by the work of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health identified key actions for countries and global health partners to achieve greater equity in health that promote equitable access to goods and services essential to health and well-being. (who.int)
  • 2022) include `societal supported spread of infectious diseases' hidden sexuality, emotional dissatisfaction, social context, under the cover of cultures and traditions. (who.int)
  • Such factors include engaging in aggressive or delinquent behavior as a youth, heavy alcohol or drug use, witnessing or experiencing violence as a child, marital conflict, dominance and control in a relationship, and unemployment ( 7 ). (cdc.gov)
  • This might be a desire to explore the U.S. criminal justice system, crime causation, corrections, criminal behavior, criminal evidence or policy analysis. (gradschools.com)
  • Criminological Theory explores social deviance and analyzes criminal behavior. (gradschools.com)
  • According to what I've heard from international social work exchange members, in Africa for instance if someone is practicing undesirable behavior (like regularly getting drunk and making trouble), the social network simply spurns the person. (biomednews.org)
  • However, just as various global crises cannot be addressed in isolation, specific dimensions of societal and individual well-being also cannot be selectively safeguarded. (who.int)
  • In the elderly, the presence of frailty must be evaluated using a comprehensive geriatric assessment to manage geriatric syndromes, such as cognitive disorders, malnutrition, falls, depression, polypharmacy, disability and social isolation. (bvsalud.org)
  • Domestic violence may be associated with physical or social isolation (eg, denying communication with friends or relatives, or making it so difficult that the victim stops attempting communication) and deprivation (eg, abandonment in dangerous places, refusing help when sick or injured, prohibiting access to money or other basic necessities). (medscape.com)
  • The actions of an accomplice are meant to directly challenge institutionalized racism, colonization, and white supremacy by blocking or impeding racist people, policies and structures. (sonomacountybar.org)
  • This approach also improves the understanding that the sexual division of labour, biological differences, employment patterns, social roles and social structures all contribute to gender-specific patterns of occupational hazards and risks. (ilo.org)
  • Sustaining and protecting health against overlapping crises requires integrated thinking and actions in relation to societal, community and individual well-being, as well as changes in attitudes and investments in key social structures - particularly those that enable people to take more control of their own lives and health. (who.int)
  • Health care leaders and policy makers increasingly recognize that understanding this subject is essential for professionals working toward a healthier society. (vanguard.edu)
  • Since its inception in 2004, PCD's mission has been to promote dialogue among researchers, practitioners, and policy makers worldwide on the integration and application of research findings and practical experience to address health disparities, advance health equity, and improve population health. (cdc.gov)
  • For example, tobacco companies have used litigation, direct lobbying to governments, and the establishment of industry-based advocacy bodies to influence not only policy makers and politicians but also public opinion. (cdc.gov)
  • This guide is based on an all-hazards approach and is intended to guide the efforts of community leaders, institutional policy makers, health services providers, emergency planners and managers, and others who are responsible for the management of the health-related consequences of emergency events. (who.int)
  • Gender differences should be considered in the development of occupational safety and health (OSH) policies and prevention strategies. (ilo.org)
  • The project therefore assumes that migration and mobility are the "new normal" in Sweden and the aim is to explore how similarities and differences are practiced in this new everyday diversity. (gu.se)
  • Kyoto Printing Factory woman employee A gender sensitive approach recognises that because of the different jobs women and men do, their different societal roles, the expectations and responsibilities they have, women and men may be exposed to different physical and psychological risks at the workplace, thus requiring differing control measures. (ilo.org)
  • These developments have been accompanied by new digital practices, and changing expectations, not least in education, where enthusiasm for digital technologies has been kindled by quite contrasting sets of values. (springer.com)
  • Due diligence practices and expectations in supply chains can be better analysed when placed along international trade and investment arrangements as well as development cooperation. (lu.se)
  • Though health care is essential to health, research shows that health outcomes are driven by multiple factors, including underlying genetics, health behaviors, social and environmental factors, and access to health care. (kff.org)
  • Her current drug policy research studies a variety of issues related to better understanding substance use behaviors in the context of complex policy changes, including evaluating the implications of evolving cannabis market dynamics, and understanding trends and patterns of polysubstance use. (rand.org)
  • So why is it so hard for people to mask up and practice other established behaviors to prevent the spread of COVID-19? (propublica.org)
  • Domestic violence consists of a pattern of coercive behaviors used by a competent adult or adolescent to establish and maintain power and control over another competent adult or adolescent. (medscape.com)
  • within this work, she serves as codirector of RAND's Gun Policy in America initiative. (rand.org)
  • Implementation, Tobacco Control Initiative, Ministry of Health. (who.int)
  • Repurposing food and agricultural policies to deliver affordable healthy diets, sustainably and inclusively: what is at stake? (fao.org)
  • In this article, we examine 6 art objects from the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the context of sexual health, especially the prevention and control of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Companies should construct their policies and practices with an eye toward what the individual would reasonably expect based on the context of their interaction with the technology. (vox.com)
  • Social stigma in the context of health is the negative association between a person or group of people who share certain characteristics and a specific disease. (who.int)
  • This guidance provides specific considerations for the use of non-medical masks, also known as fabric masks, by children as a means for source control in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic. (who.int)
  • In this context, in order to break away from predominantly curative practices, several discussions have been happening around health promotion. (bvsalud.org)
  • The Organization provides support to countries to develop more youth-inclusive policies, strategies, investments and programmes, in order to enhance the overall well-being of young women and men. (fao.org)
  • OBJECTIVE To describe the extent to which comprehensive statewide tobacco control programmes in the USA have made progress toward reducing teenage smoking. (bmj.com)
  • DATA SOURCES Literature search of Medline for reviews of effectiveness of programme and policy elements, plus journal articles and personal request for copies of publicly released reports and working papers from evaluation staff in each of the state programmes of California, Massachusetts, Arizona, Oregon, and Florida. (bmj.com)
  • Statewide comprehensive tobacco control programmes aim to involve a range of coordinated and coexisting tobacco control strategies, so that they reinforce and complement each other in a synergistic fashion. (bmj.com)
  • A distinguishing feature of comprehensive programmes is their focus on changing smoking behaviour at the population level through strategies which alter the social environment in which smoking uptake and cessation occurs. (bmj.com)
  • 1-3 Often, these programmes have been funded by an increase in the excise tax on cigarettes, with part being allocated to fund a tobacco control programme. (bmj.com)
  • Yet the emergence of highly infectious coronavirus variants-first Delta beginning in late 2021, and then Omicron in March and April-has strained the zero-COVID policy past the breaking point. (atlanticcouncil.org)
  • 2021). allows a male member of the family to bear children for a Furthermore, some cultural practices in Africa diseased relative by his wife), some widowhood inadvertently promote marital unfaithfulness (Shrout and practices, etc., favour marital unfaithfulness by the *Corresponding author. (who.int)
  • Extending the coverage of social insurance schemes to rural areas of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is challenging because of high administrative costs and a lack of necessary capacity. (fao.org)
  • In addition, the FIOH has established innovative organizational entities, Units of Excellence and Thematic areas, based on internal excellence as well as societal needs. (cdc.gov)
  • RWI pursues this thematic area through a combination of research, education, and societal outreach. (lu.se)
  • The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Conference of the Parties (COP), meeting last November in Durban, reminded us of these truths. (bmj.com)
  • Tobacco control has long been sceptical about tobacco industry good deeds. (bmj.com)
  • It is also apparent that social responsibility initiatives have been used to exploit divisions in the tobacco control community 4 especially in the areas of harm reduction 5 and collaboration. (bmj.com)
  • 1 Revised by the Convention Secretariat in accordance with decision FCTC/COP2(9) for consideration by the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. (who.int)
  • Applying the MPOWER model (monitor, protect, offer alternatives, warn, enforce, and raise taxes), which has been used in tobacco control, to tanning bed reform could reduce the number of people at risk of diseases associated with tanning bed use. (cdc.gov)
  • These reports are based on grand rounds presentations at CDC on high-profile issues in public health science, practice, and policy. (cdc.gov)
  • It will engage the spectrum of criminal justice issues from legal to social to ethical, preparing students for multiple careers within the field. (vanguard.edu)
  • The minor in Public Health teaches students about the social issues affecting health and wellness. (vanguard.edu)
  • Ethical Issues in criminal justice administration might cover the integration of ethics into criminal justice policy. (gradschools.com)
  • Legal Issues in criminal justice administration might cover public employment law, fair employment practices and liability. (gradschools.com)
  • A study of Indonesian cultural policy that addresses issues of national and ethnic identity and strategies for critical reflection among young people at a drama college in Bandung. (gu.se)
  • Synthetic Biology is a new area of research that, while offering promises of ground breaking applications, raises issues of potential societal concern. (participedia.net)
  • T he mission of the Department of Sociology is to equip the next generation of scholar-practitioners to be professionally competent social scientists who are devoted to the public good. (vanguard.edu)
  • The minor in Sociology prepares students to be professionally-competent social scientists who are devoted to the public good. (vanguard.edu)
  • 7) Controlling new occupational hazards, exploiting new opportunities. (cdc.gov)
  • The sociology major seeks to equip student scholars with the theoretical, methodological, substantive and practical tools necessary to investigate, understand and engage contemporary and future social life. (vanguard.edu)
  • Jandrić and Hayes 2019 ) Social justice and emancipation are as important as ever, yet they require new theoretical reconfigurations and practices fit for our socio-technological moment. (springer.com)
  • By applying the theoretical framework of social acceleration, using a critical discourse analysis (CDA) approach, we conducted a discursive text analysis of the contemporary discourse related to work. (lu.se)
  • This research report aims to understand the main administrative barriers and capacity constraints that may hinder the coverage of agriculture workers in social insurance schemes, and suggest possible strategies that could be considered to address them. (fao.org)
  • We offer students rigorous preparation in social science theory and method and provide regular opportunities for field research with the aim of developing their capacity to apply social science to problem-solving in diverse professional contexts. (vanguard.edu)
  • The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news. (kff.org)
  • Masters programs tend to provide courses in research methods, statistical and policy analysis, strategy, and management. (gradschools.com)
  • Most programs also require completion of a capstone course, as well as a research paper or thesis on criminal justice policies and practices. (gradschools.com)
  • programs offered at an independent public policy research organization-the RAND Corporation. (rand.org)
  • Rosanna Smart is a senior economist at RAND, codirector of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center, and affiliate faculty of the Pardee RAND Graduate School. (rand.org)
  • The Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) publishes a Medicine 2.0 theme issue and sponsors a conference on "How Social Networking and Web 2.0 changes Health, Health Care, Medicine, and Biomedical Research", to stimulate and encourage research in these five areas. (jmir.org)
  • In the past 9 years, the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) has been publishing hundreds of research and opinion articles on how the Internet is changing medical practice, transforming biomedical research, and empowering health care consumers. (jmir.org)
  • Criminal justice is a social science concerned with the practices and systems of government who are directed to uphold societal control of crime, deter and mitigate crime, and punish offenders. (gradschools.com)
  • 21st of September 2016, Merida, Mexico Plea is made to use the principles of coorporate governance to lead the transformation process of Universities towards Social Responsibility that takes into account general ethical values , as well as the duty to work with and for society towards sustainability. (slideshare.net)
  • For this reason, many believe that ethical living could mean taking control of one's reproductive health and "requires social solutions such as increasing women's empowerment in public and private life, and broadening the population movement beyond the family planning and reproductive health movements in order to raise its chances of success. (wikipedia.org)
  • For OSH policies and prevention strategies to be effective for both women and men this dimension needs to be taken into account and such policies must be based on more accurate information about the relationship between health and gender roles. (ilo.org)
  • Unless these are addressed in policy-making and planning, the health of migrants and refugees is at risk. (who.int)
  • The SDH provide a model for sexual activity and have a range of related health prob- understanding the social and structural factors that lems ( 4 ). (who.int)
  • Although growing efforts have focused recently on addressing disparities, the ending of some policies implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, including continuous enrollment for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), may reverse progress and widen disparities. (kff.org)
  • 1 "WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard," World Health Organization (website), https://covid19.who.int . After subduing the initial outbreak, China shut its door to the pandemic by imposing a strict regime of residential lockdowns and business shutdowns, quarantines, mass testing, and stringent border controls. (atlanticcouncil.org)
  • The rationale for the zero-COVID policy was anchored, in part, in the reality of China's ill-equipped public health system. (atlanticcouncil.org)
  • The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH), a sectoral institute of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (MSAH), is highly regarded nationally and internationally as a leading institution in the area of occupational health. (cdc.gov)
  • This report provides the assessment of an International Evaluation Group (IEG) of scientists who were requested by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health in Finland to evaluate policy relevance and innovation chain efficiency of FIOH. (cdc.gov)
  • All of the Strategic Goals are relevant, are based on the contract with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, and are being pursued with vigour by the FIOH. (cdc.gov)
  • Well-being is captured within the original World Health Organization (WHO) expression of health as an aspirational, positive state experienced by individuals: "health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" (WHO, 1948). (who.int)
  • First and foremost, it is imperative to view health and well-being as intrinsic societal assets that must be safeguarded against erosion. (who.int)
  • Both industries have employed remarkably similar advertising strategies, designed to counteract health concerns associated with their services and appeal to a sense of social popularity and acceptance ( 10 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Historically, however, both tobacco and tanning bed advertising have focused on mitigating health concerns: for example, they use physicians as spokespeople to emphasize alleged health advantages and appeal to a sense of social popularity including using idealized depictions of users and celebrity endorsements ( 10 ). (cdc.gov)
  • in health promotion, practices are necessary to trigger mechanisms aimed at the creation or recreation of a new mode of enhancing health, in order to overcome the still-oriented actions of the biological approach. (bvsalud.org)
  • Despite having the knowledge that consistent actions with the assumptions of health promotion are of great importance to quality of life and equity in health, implementing them remains a challenge due to the predominance of curative practices and an individualistic approach. (bvsalud.org)
  • The ideals of health promotion were defined as the expression of coordinated action between civil society and the state, in order to implement healthy public policy, creating favourable environments, strengthening community action, developing personal skills and reorienting the health system to accomplish these goals 1 . (bvsalud.org)
  • From this perspective, the Ministry of Health has deployed the Family Health Strategy (FHS) in order to reorient health practices. (bvsalud.org)
  • To take responsibility for the health of the population, territorial teams must broaden the curative-preventive practice of the traditional biomedical model, seeking to promote quality of life. (bvsalud.org)
  • Health promotion is considered to be one of the strategies of health production, i.e. as a way of thinking and operating in coordination with other policies and technologies developed in the Brazilian health system, contributing to the development of actions to respond to social needs in health 7 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Political pressure, corruption, and lack of funding constrained independent print media, and journalists reportedly practiced self-censorship. (state.gov)
  • Censorship or Content Restrictions: Journalists often practiced self-censorship to avoid violence and harassment. (state.gov)
  • Social media censorship, both subliminal and overt, can permanently harm our civil society and our republic by manipulating the way we think and the degree to which we accept content policing. (carolinajournal.com)
  • When discussing the fact-based effects of social media censorship (and the effect of social media on democracy in general), researchers are faced with a unique problem. (carolinajournal.com)
  • The causes of IPV are complex and often the product of multiple individual, relationship, community, and societal factors. (cdc.gov)
  • We are a community of learners dedicated to comprehending the cultural and social dimensions of human existence. (vanguard.edu)
  • The criminal justice major equips students to address the social problem of crime from a Christian perspective across various criminal justice professions and in non-profit and community settings. (vanguard.edu)
  • In the conclusions, key lessons are drawn for the future design and implementation of water allocation policies. (ecologic.eu)
  • In this open access book, Dr. Josselin Rouillard together with Christina Babbitt (Environment Defense Fund, U.S.), Edward Challies (University of Canterbury, New Zealand) and Jean-Daniel Rinaudo (BRGM, France) compile an international account of water allocation policies supporting a transition to sustainable water use in regions where agriculture is the dominant water use. (ecologic.eu)
  • The book provides a reference point for practitioners and scholars worldwide wishing to draw on the latest advances on how to design and implement sustainable water allocation policies. (ecologic.eu)
  • It provides principles, best practices and options to assist countries in achieving sustainable and functional collaboration at the human-animal-environment interface. (who.int)
  • Associated physical, social and psychological cultured imposed consequences were experienced by women in Nigeria. (who.int)
  • University Social Responsibility (USR): Identifying an Ethical Foundation wit. (slideshare.net)
  • Other principles such as building diversity, redundancy, polycentricity, and inviting participation become important in rebuilding during the aftermath of a crisis, whereas keeping a systems view, monitoring slow variables, and practicing adaptive management are practices that should be incorporated during regular times. (ecologyandsociety.org)
  • State and local violence prevention practitioners use these data to guide their prevention programs, policies, and practices. (cdc.gov)
  • A project entitled "Ritual Fasting on Java, Indonesia: Politics of Control and Empowerment" was then funded by HSFR. (gu.se)
  • spatial dissolution of work, detemporalization of work in virtual landscapes, dynamization of work culture and identity , and employee empowerment and decentralization of organizational control . (lu.se)
  • The program is based on a collaborative learning model wherein faculty and students work together to systematically study human cultural diversity and to analyze the complex relationship that exists between human beings and the social processes and the institutions they create. (vanguard.edu)
  • The Social Work minor introduces students to the profession of social work, examining its fields of practice and societal role. (vanguard.edu)
  • The expert panel strongly encouraged the journal to focus more on complementing its rich body of published work on epidemiological studies with content that is attentive to evaluating population-based interventions and policies. (cdc.gov)
  • Through calls to action on March 8th, International Women's Day, as well as on November 25th, women are building alliances and strengthening the campaign to pressure governments to comply with agreements and international treaties, and to implement public policies to eradicate violence against women. (fairworldproject.org)
  • Discussion of a political nature was more dangerous for those living in contested or Taliban-controlled areas. (state.gov)
  • Political and ethnic groups, including those led by former mujahedin leaders, financed many provincial media outlets and used their financial support to control the content. (state.gov)
  • Social media is notorious for creating a dichotomy of facts that exist in separate political spheres. (carolinajournal.com)
  • The political demands of groups and individuals are combined into policy programs. (powershow.com)
  • mostly formal and have some other political or social function in addition to the particular interest. (powershow.com)
  • It is a policy that Chinese president Xi Jinping and his minions have used to fortify China's aspirations to global leadership and to solidify Xi's unchallenged political position atop the Chinese Communist Party. (atlanticcouncil.org)
  • provided a wellspring of propaganda for Beijing to declare the superiority of its policies and political system as competitors, most notably the United States, struggled at times to contain the disease. (atlanticcouncil.org)
  • For decades, multiple coup d'états and mutinies formalized violence as a mechanism of political control. (reimaginingpeacejustice.com)
  • For example, some critical pedagogues working in the traditions of Freire and Illich have understood computers as novel tools for political and social emancipation, while opportunistic managers in cash-strapped universities have seen new opportunities for saving money and/or growing revenues. (springer.com)
  • Fasting is widely used to transform one's own body into a tool of power, energy and power, and a kind of power struggle for control of this "tool" is constantly going on between individuals and various collectives (social, political and religious). (gu.se)
  • It recognised that tobacco company corporate social responsibility (CSR), whether in the form of donations to charity, support for good causes or lavishly funded campaigns trumpeting their own virtuous behaviour, is in fact a self-seeking marketing tool designed to win friends and influence people. (bmj.com)
  • 1 Similarly, albeit it in more measured tones, Hirschhorn warns against "the uncritical acceptance of the tobacco industry's mantle of social responsibility", 2 pointing out that the already much sinned-against smoker is a key target of its disingenuous charm offences. (bmj.com)
  • It is apparent, then, that the key word in the phrase "corporate social responsibility" is "corporate" because the aim is to benefit the standing and success of the corporate sponsor. (bmj.com)
  • Keynote speech for the International Conference for the Management of Educational Quality within the University Social Responsibility. (slideshare.net)
  • This is particularly important for resilience thinking, which as a field has developed sophisticated heuristics and principles on how to manage social-ecological systems (see Gunderson and Holling 2002, Walker and Salt 2006, Biggs et al. (ecologyandsociety.org)
  • Summarily, we suggest that traditional employer branding appears overly static and employer-oriented in its view of the dynamics and cornerstones of employer-employee relationships, resulting in a risk of overlooking important societal undercurrents that shape the contemporary labour landscape. (lu.se)
  • Our study aims to evaluate professional practices in the area of education, regarding the evaluation of the content of a MOOC module about delirium syndrome in geriatric oncology. (bvsalud.org)
  • The main priority of the United States was the radical transformation of Afghanistan's and Iraq's social systems through statebuilding policies, which presupposed the domestic rearrangement of states exposed to military interventions and the transformation of "old adversaries into new and vital partners. (rudn.ru)
  • Moments of crisis offer an opportunity to learn about the resilience of social-ecological systems. (ecologyandsociety.org)
  • this refers to policies and due diligence systems that companies use to respect human rights and to contribute to the SDGs. (lu.se)
  • Demagogues and provocateurs took moments that spoke to deep societal ills and twisted them to convince rational people violence was the only way out (and that it was justified). (carolinajournal.com)
  • Beyond well-being, such deep impacts bring about declines in social cohesion and trust, and ultimately jeopardize the survival of people and the planet. (who.int)
  • Public Policy might address problem identification, strategy and the policy-making process. (gradschools.com)
  • At present, it is largely an individual choice rather than an organized social movement. (wikipedia.org)
  • According to Article 28 of the Rome Statute, an individual commander is criminally responsible for crimes committed by forces under their direct or effective authority, command, and control, when that commander knew or should have known forces were committing or about to commit criminal acts, and when the commander failed to take "all necessary and reasonable measures" within their power to prevent, repress, investigate, and prosecute those crimes. (reimaginingpeacejustice.com)
  • As Great Britain prepares to adopt its stay-open-24-hours policy for pubs, bars and clubs, the report says that controlling consumption by restricting times to purchase it would directly reduce the incidence of cirrhosis and other alcohol-related mortalities. (biomednews.org)
  • Though seemingly equitable, it tends to overlook the importance of people's cultures and the manifestations of racism in policy or institutions. (sonomacountybar.org)
  • All teaching resources developed for access via the internet must be accompanied by an evaluation of the quality of the scientific content, objectives and teaching methods, before being able to appreciate its use in the field and assess its real impact on the participants' learning and practice. (bvsalud.org)
  • Their rights - access to land, support services and legal recognition - receive minimal policy attention and are overlooked by many researchers and experts. (fairworldproject.org)
  • As a physician, I like to look at a social problem as I would examine any malady-by making a diagnosis, analyzing the pathogenesis, and recommending an intervention. (medscape.com)
  • During previous fieldwork in the area, I attended several ritual séances where the media became obsessed with ancestral spirits and then talked to them about both personal and societal problems. (gu.se)
  • Much of this available personal data comes from government databases, generally available information on the Internet, and information provided by our friends, family and colleagues in social networking websites and applications. (vox.com)