• Older adults are less likely to use the internet than younger people living in Canada, and many report that information technologies do not improve their quality of life or save time. (sfu.ca)
  • Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, the issue is more pertinent than ever before: older adults are facing the risk of increased social isolation as community gatherings have shifted to online-only formats. (sfu.ca)
  • What policy solutions could help mitigate barriers faced by older adults in online access and digital literacy? (sfu.ca)
  • How can digital literacy programs become more inclusive of older adults? (sfu.ca)
  • Join us to hear community and industry representatives discuss what is impeding internet access among older adults and how digital literacy programs can enhance safe internet use for everyone living in Canada. (sfu.ca)
  • Most recently, Ginny served as president of The LIFE Institute, a Toronto-based not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to providing lifelong learning opportunities to older adults by offering a wide range of courses, activities and related opportunities to volunteer. (sfu.ca)
  • NEW YORK - With LGBT Pride celebrations just around the corner, a new report shows that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults are facing unique challenges as they grow older. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • Older adults also face more challenges with everyday living activities. (cdc.gov)
  • I'm interested what sort of initiatives CDC or others have to engage and support home health aides to ensure they are providing safe, quality and evidence-based care for older adults. (cdc.gov)
  • Advanced care planning is an important part of chronic disease self-management in older adults. (cdc.gov)
  • June 1, 2023-Taking a daily multivitamin may improve memory and help slow cognitive decline in older adults, according to a new study co-authored by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. (harvard.edu)
  • To fill in this gap, the researchers conducted a three-year study in which 3,562 older adults were randomly assigned to take a daily multivitamin or a placebo. (harvard.edu)
  • Our findings suggest that multivitamin supplementation holds promise as a safe, accessible, and affordable approach to protecting cognitive health in older adults," said Manson in a May 24 article in Medical News Today. (harvard.edu)
  • This document is intended to provide guidance to help older adults and individuals who are at increased risk for severe COVID-19 illness. (ca.gov)
  • In fact, 8 out of 10 COVID-19-related deaths reported in the United States have been among adults aged 65 years and older. (ca.gov)
  • Kim Sprecher is a registered yoga teacher with over seven years of experience in helping older adults improve their quality of life. (madisonpubliclibrary.org)
  • Monique Brown (Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics ) and Sharon Weissman (School of Medicine, Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases) have published a paper on the impact of COVID-19 on older adults living with HIV. (sc.edu)
  • COVID-19 continues to have a detrimental impact worldwide, and older adults living with HIV are a vulnerable group," Brown says. (sc.edu)
  • This virus may have an effect on HIV treatment outcomes and psychosocial health among older adults living with HIV, and social workers and healthcare providers should be aware of the potential long-term impact of COVID-19 on this vulnerable population. (sc.edu)
  • Previous research has already demonstrated that older adults and adults with underlying health conditions (e.g., diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, cancer, high blood pressure) and compromised immune systems are at a higher risk for death from COVID-19. (sc.edu)
  • In spite of the challenges faced, older adults living with HIV are a resilient group," Weissman says. (sc.edu)
  • Social workers and healthcare providers should not forget about this vulnerable population as older adults living with HIV navigate uncertainty with regards to HIV treatment and care, and their overall well-being in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. (sc.edu)
  • Neighborhood support can improve aging in place for older adults, but research on the role of public housing staff in supporting older tenants is lacking. (lu.se)
  • Twenty-six percent of transgender adults older than 50 years contemplated ending their lives in the previous year, according to a new study. (medscape.com)
  • Cite this: One Quarter of Older Transgender Adults Contemplated Suicide - Medscape - Nov 20, 2023. (medscape.com)
  • The American Geriatrics Society 2015 updated Beers criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults make a strong recommendation against the use of GH in older adults because "the impact on body composition is small and associated with edema, arthralgia, carpal tunnel syndrome, gynecomastia and impaired fasting glucose. (medscape.com)
  • Examining the entire human life span, and sifting data gathered in the past 50 years, it studies the well-being of infants and children, adolescents and adults, older people and the "oldest old", and identifies priority areas for action in each age group. (who.int)
  • Several organizations are addressing the training needs of caregivers and home health aides to enhance and strengthen the quantity and quality of care for our older populations, as well as those with dementia. (cdc.gov)
  • Lessons learned from countries with mature long-term care systems can be an important resource for middle- and low-income countries, who are facing the challenges of providing appropriate quality health and social care for older populations. (who.int)
  • Supported by solid scientific evidence of declines in disability among older people in some populations, this has considerable implications for individuals and for societies. (who.int)
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) uses the mean DMFT index at 12 years-old as the basic index of comparison for oral health of different populations. (bvsalud.org)
  • Reflecting public values and the need to address multiple important objectives with the pandemic vaccination program, each of the top tiers includes populations from all four categories for a very severe pandemic. (cdc.gov)
  • Undernutrition in older children and adolescents in peri-urban Zambia. (bvsalud.org)
  • Understanding the scale of undernutrition in older children and adolescents is fundamental to alleviating food insecurity and addressing undernutrition across all age groups . (bvsalud.org)
  • 24.9% of adolescents and 28.4% of older children were in households were more likely to go a whole day without eating compared to 16.9% of children under 5. (bvsalud.org)
  • Our survey indicated that malnutrition in adolescents and older children living in Chilanga district was comparable to those under 5. (bvsalud.org)
  • Interventions to address undernutrition must be targeted at older children and adolescents in order to ameliorate this burden. (bvsalud.org)
  • To assess the oral health status of 12-year-old adolescents by applying DMFT index in the city of Joinville, SC, who took part in the PEW Health Project 2010-2011 and designing a comparative study between 2003 and 2010 national, state, municipal and other DMFT surveys for this same age range. (bvsalud.org)
  • Community members seeking information on the procedures or the content of the public health consultation may contact Environmental Health Scientist Alaric Denton or Health Communications Specialist Youlanda Outin, toll free at 1-888-422-8737. (cdc.gov)
  • Towards Equity , SFU Public Square's 2021 Community Summit Series, takes place online throughout the year and brings the university into conversation with local and global communities. (sfu.ca)
  • PHOENIX - Police are asking for the public's assistance in finding the suspect and vehicle involved in the hit-and-run death of a 66-year-old man in Mesa. (ktar.com)
  • BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) - Buffalo police are asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing 17-year-old. (wkbw.com)
  • resident Sulemaan Ahmed and his son Syed hit a roadblock on their trip to see the NHL Winter Classic in Foxborough, Mass. Father and son were delayed at Toronto's Pearson Airport because Syed - who goes by his middle name Adam - actually appears on an Air Canada security risk list, called the DHP, or Deemed-High-Profile list of potential threats to public safety. (globalnews.ca)
  • Discuss concerns and/or issues related to preparedness for and/or response to urgent public health threats. (cdc.gov)
  • The Old Public Library is a historic library building in Lawrence, Massachusetts. (wikipedia.org)
  • It served as Lawrence's public library until 1973 when a new library building was built. (wikipedia.org)
  • The al Qarawiyyin library in Morocco, widely believed to be the oldest in the world, is undergoing restoration work before being opened to the public. (vnexpress.net)
  • One of my most formative experiences with poetry - I was, like, 12 years old in a competition at the Library of Congress. (apr.org)
  • ATSDR will accept comments from the public until January 15, 2019. (cdc.gov)
  • In the first Brazilian epidemiological study, conducted in 1986 by the Ministry of Health, at 12 years-old, it was detected that tooth caries reached a DMFT index of 6.7, with prevalence higher than 90% 1 . (bvsalud.org)
  • I think it is time to stop access to the old one in order to prevent confusion from people that are still hitting the old one. (gnu.org)
  • In a shocking display of public apathy, people can be seen passing by, with some bystanders staring in alarm, but not doing anything to stop the brutal attack. (rediff.com)
  • Public Citizen advocates for ordinary people by taking on corporate interests and their cronies in government. (citizen.org)
  • During this COCA Call, presenters will discuss CDC's new guidance on bivalent COVID-19 booster doses for people ages 12 years and older, including those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised. (cdc.gov)
  • Discuss new recommendations for bivalent COVID-19 vaccines for people ages 12 years and older, including those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised. (cdc.gov)
  • This study in 2009 determined the prevalence of thyroid diseases in older people in Mamak district, Ankara after iodization to ascertain if salt iodization alone is sufficient to reach adequate iodine levels in the older population. (who.int)
  • After salt iodization, iodine levels have not yet reached favourable levels in older people. (who.int)
  • That older people can so perceive their life situation needs to be recognised if they are to be empowered to become involved in and exert influence on the assessment process and its outcome as well as on their life situation as a whole. (lu.se)
  • There are 2.7 million LGBT Americans aged 50 and older. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • For example, they note that questions about sexual orientation and gender identity have been removed from a draft of a national survey used to determine what services older Americans need. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • The population of older Americans is growing and living longer than ever. (cdc.gov)
  • An Indigenous project in South Dakota seeks to protect tribal data sovereignty, advocates in North Carolina are pushing back against attacks on public schools, and Arkansas wants the hungriest to have access to more fruits and veggies. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • Environmental advocates in Montana are using an older form of technology in new ways to improve the quality of the land near river beds, and also slow erosion. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • Public Citizen advocates Medicare for All, stronger oversight of dangerous doctors and safe clinical trials. (citizen.org)
  • The "Ask This Old House" team travels to homeowners' doorsteps and personally tackles viewer home improvement problems. (kpbs.org)
  • Waszut-Barrett has traveled the world as a scholar of historic stage sets, and blogs about her old-theater adventures in Travels of a Scenic Artist and Scholar . (cpr.org)
  • Join us for this session of Public Health Grand Rounds as experts discuss the impact the aging population will have on their caregivers, the public health system, and the aging themselves. (cdc.gov)
  • Public investments in formal LTC systems are important because of population ageing and declines in the availability of family caregivers, many of whom are women. (who.int)
  • An important lesson is that formal investments in financing public LTC are important because of the increased demand for these services with population ageing, and the declining availability of informal caregivers. (who.int)
  • In 2003, at 12 years-old, the disease reached 69% of the population, decreasing to 56% in 2010. (bvsalud.org)
  • Canada's public safety minister said he plans to investigate how a six-year-old boy's name has ended up on a travel security risk list. (globalnews.ca)
  • Using funds from the county, New Jersey's Green Acres program, charitable foundations, and private donors, The Trust for Public Land acquired the camp for the county in 2002. (tpl.org)
  • 2001-2002), the geometric mean in urine data for perchlorate from 3,865 Public www.atsdr.cdc.gov detected in several brands of chewing was 3.54 µg/L. (cdc.gov)
  • A branch of a global law firm will review roughly 1,000 Chicago Public Schools sex abuse investigations , as part of a quarter-million dollar contract that's meant to reopen nearly two decades worth of old cases. (chicagotribune.com)
  • Many public companies, including roughly two-thirds of the Fortune 500, are incorporated in Delaware, and while the state's corporate-friendly tax system is a big reason why, so is its Court of Chancery, which has jurisdiction over corporate law. (nhpr.org)
  • ATLANTA, GA - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has released its public health consultation report, "Public Health Evaluation of Water Data Collected in the Vicinity of the JKLM Natural Gas Well on the Reese Hollow 118 Pad," in Coudersport, Potter County, PA for public comment. (cdc.gov)
  • Subscribe to our newsletters to get updates about Illinois Public Media's role in giving voice to local arts, education, new ideas, and community needs, sent straight to your inbox. (illinois.edu)
  • School officials have already identified 18 old abuse cases that warrant further investigation, and the IG's office is working separately with an investigative firm founded by former FBI Director Louis Freeh to conduct that work. (chicagotribune.com)
  • Hear what CDC and public health officials are doing and what needs to be done. (cdc.gov)
  • Alexa, play Public News Service podcast' or 'Alexa, what's my news flash? (publicnewsservice.org)
  • Global News first published the story Thursday and on Saturday, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale released a statement pledging a review of the boy's situation. (globalnews.ca)
  • News from Alabama Public Radio is a public service in association with the University of Alabama. (apr.org)
  • Ask This Old House" is looking for tips on repairs, remodeling, tools, and materials. (kpbs.org)
  • Now 70 to 80 years old, many need repairs and upgrades to meet today's safety standards. (seattle.gov)
  • The discussion will be followed by breakout rooms focused on workshopping innovative policy solutions to bridge divides in digital access and literacy between older and younger generations. (sfu.ca)
  • The National Council for Air and Stream Improvement found while older forests accumulate more carbon than younger ones, a younger forest can remove more carbon dioxide per year from the atmosphere than an older forest. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • Public Health released the information this afternoon, and said that though the state has prioritized any person 65 or older to receive vaccination, "due to our very limited supply, Plumas County at this time will start to vaccinate 75 and older with the hopes we will receive more vaccines. (plumasnews.com)
  • Public Health announced yesterday that 200 vaccines have been allocated to this group for next week's clinics. (plumasnews.com)
  • A 1,400-year-old monastery that was the first Christian site discovered in the UAE has reopened to the public. (thenationalnews.com)
  • The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, today issued for public review and comment a public health consultation (PHC) on the Alliance Landfill site near Scranton in Taylor Borough, Pa. (cdc.gov)
  • SENATOBIA, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi police officer who took part in the arrest and jailing of a 10-year-old child who urinated in a parking lot is "no longer employed," and other officers will be disciplined over the incident, the city's police chief said. (yahoo.com)
  • Old Beijing was a city of unique sounds -- sounds used to mark time, to advertise goods and services, or just to tickle the ear. (wkar.org)
  • When I heard old-timers say that for the first time I thought it was quaint. (tpl.org)
  • Despite the best efforts of thousands of firefighters, Speaker 2: 02:16 Steve fry, a former incident commander, he and his team were laser-focused on protecting three things, Speaker 4: 02:23 Firefighters, the public and those iconic developments within the park Speaker 2: 02:30 Cons like the historic old faithful in built in 1903, former Yellowstone historian Lee Whittlesey was a law enforcement ranger at the time. (kpbs.org)
  • It's December, but the heat in Phoenix is taking no time off as an 84-year-old daily record was broken on Wednesday. (ktar.com)
  • According to Public Health, it is a county phone number that is currently inactive, but will be active by the Tuesday a.m. registration time. (plumasnews.com)
  • Klein and Washington focused on the 3724 individuals who were aged 50 or older at the time of the survey interview. (medscape.com)
  • In general, your risk of getting severely ill from COVID-19 increases as you get older. (ca.gov)
  • The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) will update this guidance as needed and as additional information becomes available. (ca.gov)
  • ATLANTA -Scientists from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) conducted an investigation in various Philadelphia neighborhoods in July 2014. (cdc.gov)
  • That work is on-going, and will include a public consultation process. (globalnews.ca)
  • The U.S. government should work for the public, not corporations or industry. (citizen.org)
  • The staff identified CI management dilemmas in meeting older tenants' support needs while following the housing company's regulations, maintaining professional responsibilities, respecting individual work attitudes and preferences, and experienced a lack of competencies in some situations. (lu.se)
  • Older transgender individuals experiencing serious psychological stress, scoring 12 or greater on the Kessler-6 Scale , are at the highest risk for suicidal ideation, reported the authors, Hugh Klein, PhD, of the Kensington Research Institute in Silver Spring, Maryland, and Thomas Alex Washington, of the California State University-Long Beach School of Social Work. (medscape.com)
  • In Phase 1 of this research on pricing health care services, we found very different systems in place for financing and access to benefits for services for older persons in comparison with health services. (who.int)
  • Looking at the access logs there from mostly web crawlers on the old one. (gnu.org)
  • Implementing universal health coverage (UHC) implies ensuring access and financial coverage for care for older persons. (who.int)
  • Support your favorite community public station today. (wkar.org)
  • ATSDR was petitioned to evaluate whether volatile organic compounds and particulate matter were being emitted by Alliance Landfill (a/k/a Empire Landfill) at levels which would pose a public health threat to the community. (cdc.gov)
  • With its rowing sheds, rifle team and elite school allegiances on one hand, and its status as a government-run selective on the other, the 135-year-old high school straddles the public and private school worlds without quite belonging to either. (smh.com.au)
  • WATCH ABOVE: A six-year-old Canadian boy has been deemed a security risk. (globalnews.ca)
  • @AirCanada Why is our (Canadian born) 6 year old on DHP no fly list? (globalnews.ca)
  • We've been trying to get answers from the government," Khadija Cajee, Ahmed's 37-year-old mother said by phone Thursday. (globalnews.ca)
  • A 16-year-old girl was stabbed over 20 times and bludgeoned to death by a youth in a busy bylane as passers-by looked on in northwest Delhi's Shahbad Dairy area -- an incident that has drawn massive outrage as the video of the horrific killing appeared online. (rediff.com)
  • The Delhi police said the accused, 20-year-old Sahil, was arrested from Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. (rediff.com)
  • What was the fault of the 16-year-old girl that she was brutally killed on the road? (rediff.com)
  • Sixteen-year-old climate and environmental activist Greta Thunberg is in Denver Friday for a climate strike. (cpr.org)
  • Police said 17-year-old Julian Johnson was last seen around 2 p.m. Tuesday on the 300 block of Linwood Avenue. (wkbw.com)
  • Elle Magazine recently released a video of an eight-year-old drag queen who calls himself "Lactatia. (thepublicdiscourse.com)
  • A 28-year-old woman (G1P1001) presents to the emergency department after experiencing 14 hours of nonbloody, bilious emesis and constant abdominal cramping along her lower abdomen. (medscape.com)
  • There are 2200 public schools in NSW and then there's Sydney Boys High. (smh.com.au)
  • Meanwhile, 376 public schools collected nothing. (smh.com.au)
  • As at all public schools, the fees are voluntary. (smh.com.au)
  • It is the only state school in the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of NSW (AAGPS) that includes Sydney's most elite independent schools such as Sydney Grammar and The King's School. (smh.com.au)
  • Anyone who sees the teen is asked to contact Public Safety at 803-534-2812 or send a tip using Tip411 by texting 847411 on your mobile device. (wistv.com)
  • Each case study describes the organization, coverage, financing and entitlement for facility-based health care, home-based care, residential care and personal care for older persons. (who.int)
  • Before moving to Lisa's current city of Old Bridge, NJ , Lisa lived in Old Bridge Twp NJ. (reunion.com)
  • One recent Sydney Boys graduate, who did not want to be named, said there had long been tension between those who wanted to preserve the old ethos and those that thought the school should be more results-driven. (smh.com.au)
  • Sydney Boys is the state's oldest stand-alone public high school (Fort St, while older, also had a primary school). (smh.com.au)
  • Sample size was 194 students attending public junior high school. (bvsalud.org)
  • Comments received during the public comment period will be logged in to ATSDR's administrative record for this public health consultation. (cdc.gov)
  • tap water samples, and groundwater at 0.39 g/kg/day for children 2 years old. (cdc.gov)
  • On the basis of a lack of data, the agency has categorized the Alliance Landfill as an indeterminate public health hazard . (cdc.gov)
  • Obtain death counts, age-adjusted and crude death rates, 95% confidence intervals and standard errors for rates, calculated from the United States Cancer Statistics public information data. (cdc.gov)
  • Representatives from RPU say that the older lights are not LED lights which means they use more energy. (kroc.com)
  • We hawkers feel very nostalgic for the old days, when we were young," he says. (wkar.org)
  • The Mazama Public House is now open 7 days a week for your pre or post adventuring gathering space needs. (oldschoolhousebrewery.com)
  • Astronomers made a surprising announcement today: They have found a spiral galaxy that existed very early in the universe - the oldest spiral galaxy ever seen. (nhpr.org)
  • The firm's attorneys will review old case files to "identify investigative gaps or omissions" and assess whether past CPS investigations complied with federal law that protects students from gender-based discrimination and from abuse and harassment that interfere with schooling. (chicagotribune.com)
  • As my obsession with masculinity grew into sexual fetishism, I became more and more adventurous, seeking out older boys to ask about this mysterious sexual world I only saw hinted at in magazines and on TV. (thepublicdiscourse.com)
  • Public Citizen challenges Big Pharma, device manufacturers and federal regulators to make drugs and medical devices safe, effective and accessible to all. (citizen.org)