• Run jointly by nine UK ethnic minority community organisations, two community-focused small enterprises and two UK universities, our ultimate aim was to find out how to enhance vaccine confidence across ethnic minority communities in Britain. (theconversation.com)
  • A remote/virtual meeting of the All-Party Group (APG) on Ethnic Minority Community has been arranged to take place on 16th February 2022 at 10am using the Zoom platform. (niassembly.gov.uk)
  • A major new survey of racism and ethnic inequalities, the Evidence for Equality National Survey (EVENS) , reveals the extent of racism and racial discrimination experienced by people from ethnic and religious minority groups in Britain. (kcl.ac.uk)
  • During the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, Chinese, Other Asian and Eastern European people reported an increase in experiences of racial discrimination relative to other ethnic minority groups, and some ethnic groups reported increased policing during the first year of the pandemic - one in three Gypsy/Traveller people, and one in five Roma and Chinese people had been stopped by the police in this period. (kcl.ac.uk)
  • The Irish government should act immediately to respect Travellers' right to be acknowledged as a minority ethnic group in Irish society, said Anastasia Crickley , Head of Applied Social Studies at Maynooth University and Vice President of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) at a recent seminar. (maynoothuniversity.ie)
  • All the international conventions, including the UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination and the Council of Europe's Framework Convention on National Minorities , have recommended government action on this matter. (maynoothuniversity.ie)
  • Prof Patrick Thornberry , a global expert on minority rights and long-time member of CERD, commented: "The protection of minorities requires that racial discrimination be combated energetically and effectively," and suggested that, "Gandhi's claim continues to ring true: The way in which we treat minorities is the measure of civilisation of a society. (maynoothuniversity.ie)
  • Similarly, in the US overall cancer incidence and mortality has been found to be highest in Black men compared to other ethnic groups, and whilst Black women have a lower incidence of breast cancer than White women they have a worse mortality rate [ 12 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 1. Minorities--United States--Mortality--Statistical methods. (cdc.gov)
  • Simplifying race and Hispanic origin published in assumptions are made about the whole and of specific race and ethnic official mortality statistics of the United stability of the biases over time and groups. (cdc.gov)
  • Minority group membership is typically based on differences in observable characteristics or practices, such as: ethnicity (ethnic minority), race (racial minority), religion (religious minority), sexual orientation (sexual minority), or disability. (wikipedia.org)
  • Experience of disease differs across ethnic groups, and ethnicity is a relevant personal characteristic for descriptive epidemiology. (bmj.com)
  • Differences in the incidence of disease among ethnic groups may mask differences in socioeconomic factors that could be more important determinants of incidence than ethnicity. (bmj.com)
  • The screened households were grouped into a number of classes, depending on the age-sex-race/ethnicity of their members. (cdc.gov)
  • This is either a display of alarming ignorance or a glaring failure to acknowledge that U.S. deportation policy and racialized policing tactics have always disproportionately targeted minority communities, regardless of whether or not an individual has committed a crime. (thecowl.com)
  • If the Biden administration is major about developing alternatives for a assorted and area building workforce, it ought to abandon PLA schemes, which disproportionately exclude nonunion nearby, minority-, veteran- and ladies-owned corporations and their workforce from bidding on and building public performs tasks," mentioned Ben Brubeck, vice president of regulatory, labor and point out affairs at ABC, in a assertion. (bcmgravelines.com)
  • The term "minority group" has different usages, depending on the context. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the academic context, the terms "minority" and "majority" are used in terms of hierarchical power structures. (wikipedia.org)
  • Early results from research into social networks and infant deaths, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, have shown that a nationwide programme of social and community-based support for teenage mothers is working well, but that support available to new mothers and mothers-to-be in ethnic minority groups, where infant death rates are also relatively high, is patchy. (leeds.ac.uk)
  • Last week, on July 10, United Nations ambassadors from 22 states, including Canada, co-signed a letter sent to Coly Seck, the Human Rights Council president, and Michelle Bachelet, High Commissioner for Human Rights, condemning China's treatment of the Uighur people and other minorities in the Xinjiang region. (opencanada.org)
  • The decision was made on the basis of the recommendations of the Slovak Government council on human rights, ethnic minorities, and gender equality, and experts. (vietnamplus.vn)
  • Following the Government's resolution, the Vietnamese community will have representatives at the Committee on Ethnic Minorities and Ethnic Groups under the Council of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Human Rights, Ethnic Minorities, and Gender Equality. (vietnamplus.vn)
  • The framework of intersectionality can be used to recognize that an individual may simultaneously hold membership in multiple minority groups (e.g. both a racial and religious minority). (wikipedia.org)
  • Speaking about the global challenges, Prof Francesco Palermo , member of the Advisory Committee of the Framework convention on National Minorities, noted: "Minority rights are facing completely new changes compared to the time they have been developed. (maynoothuniversity.ie)
  • More than 100 people from the Traveller community, civil society organisations, government and local authorities attended the seminar, which sought to explore issues and concerns for minorities in Ireland and globally with the foremost international experts in the field and to provide a framework for international experts and academics to dialogue with those directly concerned. (maynoothuniversity.ie)
  • But the framework drew fireplace from a potent construction trade group for emphasizing task labor agreements. (bcmgravelines.com)
  • This is why academics more frequently use the term "minority group" to refer to a category of people that experience relative disadvantage, as compared to members of a dominant social group. (wikipedia.org)
  • The research study is also focusing on the people and places that women go to for advice and support, within and outside of their social group, to identify how such relationships and social networks may be used to convey important health messages. (leeds.ac.uk)
  • Dr Dharmi Kapadia, University of Manchester, said: "[…] tackling racism is not just a case of merely removing 'bad apples' from workplaces and institutions such as the Metropolitan Police - we need to seriously transform the policies and procedures that enable racist discrimination to persist, in order to ensure better outcome and life chances for ethnic and religious minority people. (kcl.ac.uk)
  • Some ethnic groups also reported high rates of discrimination from the police, including over a third of people from the Black Caribbean, Any Other Black, Roma and Gypsy/Traveller groups. (kcl.ac.uk)
  • Between 40-50% of people from Black Caribbean, Any Other Black, and White and Black Caribbean groups reported facing racist abuse while out shopping, in parks, cafes or restaurants or on public transport. (kcl.ac.uk)
  • The first is that, for many people from ethnic minority groups, there's a lack of trust in the individuals and organisations that advise on vaccine uptake. (theconversation.com)
  • This programme, RiseUp, was started nearly 10 years ago by KELY Support Group, a charity providing opportunities to equip young people with the life skills that are essential for them to thrive. (scmp.com)
  • We want to provide a platform and a safe space for them to be able to express what they are thinking to the public, and for other people to hear their voice," said Cindy Ng, Senior Programmes and Services Manager for KELY Support Group. (scmp.com)
  • The last time the country with a population of 5.5 million people recognised a community as an ethnic minority was 13 years ago for the Serbian community. (vietnamplus.vn)
  • US and UK studies show that people from ethnic minority groups are less likely to receive genetic testing. (biomedcentral.com)
  • With a turnover of €200 million and training more than 250,000 people worldwide each year, Cegos has decided to opt for a new LMBO in which Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC) will take a minority stake, alongside the shareholders already present (around 100 associate managers, a large majority of employees and the Cegos Association). (cegos.com)
  • Those people objectives contact for a minimum of 10% participation by women and minority-owned companies, as very well as compact companies, in federal contracts. (bcmgravelines.com)
  • 4 The distribution of people from minority groups throughout the country is uneven, with most living in large urban centres. (bmj.com)
  • Globalization and "Minority" Cultures: The Role of "Minor" Cultural Groups in Shaping Our Global Future is a collective work which brings to the forefront of global studies new perspectives on the relationship between globalization and the experiences of cultural minorities worldwide. (brill.com)
  • Conclusively, the SEE trajectory is thought as a passage from the group to the organization, in a process relatively undetermined, but strongly influenced by the group dynamics: the group working over itself to deal with its selflimitation, illusions and realizations. (bvsalud.org)
  • We, the co-signatories to this letter, are concerned about credible reports of arbitrary detention in large-scale places of detention, as well as widespread surveillance and restrictions, particularly targeting Uighurs and other minorities in Xinjiang," the letter read. (opencanada.org)
  • HIV and AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis in ethnic minorities in United Kingdom: Is surveillance serving its purpose? (bmj.com)
  • In addition to age and sex, relevant personal characteristics may include ethnic group and country of birth, although these are omitted from many surveillance activities. (bmj.com)
  • 8 Surveillance data can summarise ethnic differences in experiences of disease, which, without effective interventions, indicate wide and sometimes increasing inequalities, 9 10 leading to further marginalisation of vulnerable groups. (bmj.com)
  • It is thought that because of the low level of knowledge of Kazakh among Tatars most Tatars experience the same problems of exclusion and disadvantage as other, mainly non-Kazakh-speaking minorities in the country in terms of access to jobs and share of administrative and other state positions. (minorityrights.org)
  • ECMRL Working Group established in 2022- stands for The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and has the purpose to discuss the ways in which EUD can effectively raise awareness about and advocate for the respect, recognition and promotion of national sign languages. (eud.eu)
  • It is important to understand various groups' awareness of genetic testing and its acceptability to avoid further disparities in health care. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This review aims to identify and detail awareness, knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes towards genetic counselling/testing for cancer risk prediction in ethnic minority groups. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Interventions are needed to increase awareness and knowledge of genetic testing for cancer risk and to reduce the perceived stigma and taboo surrounding the topic of cancer in ethnic minority groups. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Likewise, individuals may also be part of a minority group in regard to some characteristics, but part of a dominant group in regard to others. (wikipedia.org)
  • Those in favour of minority rights often pursue laws designed to protect minority groups from discrimination and afford members of the minority group equal social status and legal protections as held by members of the dominant group. (wikipedia.org)
  • Joe Feagin, states that a minority group has five characteristics: (1) suffering discrimination and subordination, (2) physical and/or cultural traits that set them apart, and which are disapproved by the dominant group, (3) a shared sense of collective identity and common burdens, (4) socially shared rules about who belongs and who does not determine minority status, and (5) tendency to marry within the group. (wikipedia.org)
  • Plenty of research has looked at why different ethnic groups are vaccine hesitant - but it mostly came before the pandemic. (theconversation.com)
  • HIV infection and AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis have different incidence rates in different ethnic groups in the United Kingdom. (bmj.com)
  • The seminar, Promoting & Progressing the Rights of Persons from Minority Groups, brought together civil society, government and local authority officials, and academics on the Maynooth University campus to explore issues and concerns for minorities in Ireland and internationally. (maynoothuniversity.ie)
  • Persons within the households or group quarters were the fourth stage of sample selection. (cdc.gov)
  • The term "minority group" often occurs within the discourse of civil rights and collective rights, as members of minority groups are prone to differential treatment in the countries and societies in which they live. (wikipedia.org)
  • it is also subjectively applied by its members, who may use their status as the basis of group identity or solidarity. (wikipedia.org)
  • Thus, minority group status is categorical: an individual who exhibits the physical or behavioral characteristics of a given minority group is accorded the status of that group and is subject to the same treatment as other members of that group. (wikipedia.org)
  • EVENS has a sample of 14,200 participants, of whom 9,700 identify as members of ethnic and religious minority groups, uniquely allowing comparative analyses of their experiences. (kcl.ac.uk)
  • Overall, since the appointment of Jerome Horton in 2009, who was the first African American elected to the Board of Equalization (BOE) since its inception in 1879, and with three of the five board members being women-things have improved for women and minorities. (ourweekly.com)
  • The other two photos submitted by Sania, If You Could Look Beyond the Mountains and If Wood Could Fly , serve as a reminder for other members of ethnic minorities to find a sense of belonging and help each other out. (scmp.com)
  • Even those members of the Uighur diaspora outside of China, including those in Canada, without detained family members at home have also been targeted - joining other groups under attack by China, such as Tibetans. (opencanada.org)
  • Diaspora members of the two groups in Canada have been facing an increase in pressure coming from Chinese nationals under the control of the Chinese embassy here. (opencanada.org)
  • Chinese Australian groups were less studied, but of interest was a finding from qualitative research indicating that different views of who close family members are could impact on reported family history of cancer, which could in turn impact a risk assessment. (biomedcentral.com)
  • approximately one-fourth were members of a minority group. (cdc.gov)
  • In terms of sociology, economics, and politics, a demographic that takes up the smallest fraction of the population is not necessarily labelled the "minority" if it wields dominant power. (wikipedia.org)
  • But a crackdown on the Uighur population in the Xinjiang region (also called East Turkestan) has been taking place for decades, by sending millions of ethnic Han Chinese to Uighur-majority regions with the aim of making them a minority in their own land, as well as by destroying mosques and imprisoning imams. (opencanada.org)
  • About 5.5% of the population belongs to self defined ethnic minority groups (table 1 ), 3 although this may be an underestimate because of incomplete registration. (bmj.com)
  • In the following discussion we adhere whenever possible to the names for ethnic groups defined by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys for the 1991 census 3 and use other terms only to accommodate original data cited. (bmj.com)
  • For example, since non-whites contribute only 5.5% of the British population, 3 overall public health targets for sexually transmitted diseases defined in the Health of the Nation 11 could be met while unchanging or worsening trends in minorities went undetected. (bmj.com)
  • We began by identifying factors that affect vaccine uptake in ethnic minority adults - specifically of vaccines used to protect against diseases of the lungs and airways. (theconversation.com)
  • We also wanted to find ways of increasing vaccine uptake in ethnic minority adults, and so looked in the relevant research for strategies that had been suggested or tested. (theconversation.com)
  • The presentation will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use, except part of the presentation will address the use of COVID-19 vaccine outside of approved age group. (cdc.gov)
  • Cigarette smoking (combination of quantity and frequency) was the outcome variable used for group-based trajectory modelling. (who.int)
  • In the 1970s the strongest organised Baluch group in search of independence were the Baluch People's Liberation Front (BPLF). (minorityrights.org)
  • Prior to the Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920), the term "minority" primarily referred to political parties in national legislatures, not ethnic, national, linguistic or religious groups. (wikipedia.org)
  • Baluchis are one of the named 'national' ethnic minorities in the Afghan Constitution. (minorityrights.org)
  • According to the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, a national advocacy group for gay civil rights, hospitals don't always recognize same-sex partners as family because of homophobia, inadequate staff training or other policy flaws. (minoritynurse.com)
  • Before announcing its decision to drop the mammography guideline for women under age 50, the Office of Cancer Communications (OCC) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) conducted a series of seven focus groups with obstetrician/gynecologists (ob/gyns) and primary care physicians. (cdc.gov)
  • The subsampling rates were set to produce a national, approximately equal probability sample of households in most of the U.S., with higher rates for the geographic strata with high minority concentrations. (cdc.gov)
  • This session was based on the theme of "Minorities and Effective Political Participation" and representatives utilized the platform to identify obstacles to their involvement in political processes. (unpo.org)
  • International and UK data suggest that Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups are at increased risk of infection and death from COVID-19. (nih.gov)
  • Such differences are found across all age groups, although the size of the difference varies. (theconversation.com)
  • Dr. Delia Ferri of the Maynooth University Department of Law reminded the audience that, "The rights of minorities encompass the recognition of minorities' existence, non-discrimination and equality, and an effective minority policy aimed at promoting these rights must be subject to constant revision and directly linked to the changes of the societal reality. (maynoothuniversity.ie)
  • Reynolds pointed to research showing that philanthropists tended to favor organizations run by whites for funding, more than minorities, and are more apt to put restrictions on the use of grants given to non-whites. (wftv.com)
  • To address this ambiguity, Harris Mylonas has proposed the term "non-core group", instead of "minority group", to refer to any aggregation of individuals that is perceived as an unassimilated ethnic group (on a linguistic, religious, physical, or ideological basis) by the ruling political elite of a country" and reserves the term 'minority' only for groups that have been granted minority rights by their state of residence. (wikipedia.org)
  • It is the largest and most comprehensive survey for over 25 years to document the lives of ethnic and religious minorities in the UK and offers fresh insights into their experiences during the pandemic too. (kcl.ac.uk)
  • MIR: That, look - the Taliban have compromised by reconciling with religious minorities, whereas we are not doing that. (kwbu.org)
  • Women work in groups threshing and separating the harvest while men are responsible for ploughing and planting. (minorityrights.org)
  • This level of support, which sets out clear pathways for continuity of care, should be made available routinely to women in all high risk groups. (leeds.ac.uk)
  • One suggestion from the group of women has been to develop a more comprehensive checklist for healthcare professionals, to highlight their specific needs, and act as a prompt to ask women specific questions which may help target potential risk factors. (leeds.ac.uk)
  • In fact, according to CalHR, the state's human resources department, employment and advancement opportunities for women and minorities do not seem to be improving in state government employment. (ourweekly.com)
  • In 2013, the statistics showed a slight, but measurable decline in the number of women and minorities employed by the state. (ourweekly.com)
  • However, employment of women and minorities within the BOE does not fare well historically. (ourweekly.com)
  • In recent months, Horton has stressed the need for additional outreach at colleges with significant minority enrollment, and the establishment of internship programs at the entry level and mentorship programs at the executive level, to give women and minorities an opportunity to succeed. (ourweekly.com)
  • It was produced in partnership with 13 voluntary, community and social enterprise groups. (kcl.ac.uk)
  • The Slovak Government on June 7 officially recognised the Vietnamese community as the country's 14th ethnic minority group and approved regulations for the community. (vietnamplus.vn)
  • The community will be supported with financial resources from the Fund for Cultural Support of Ethnic Minorities and have the right to voice opinions about the fund. (vietnamplus.vn)
  • It's an issue that has gone unresolved for decades, outlasting solutions like affirmative action, job corps training and other government programs implemented to provide minorities with steady work opportunities. (ourweekly.com)
  • Delegates from five Iranian groups wore traditional dress to represent the diversity of Iran's ethnic, cultural and historical composition. (unpo.org)
  • To achieve diversity in the seven focus groups, physicians were recruited based on a number of different variables: their practice setting ( i.e. , managed care and fee-for-service), length of time in practice (minimum of 5 years), patient base (minorities, low income, etc.) and sex. (cdc.gov)
  • The seminar was addressed by Traveller leaders, including Rosaleen McDonagh , Maria Joyce, Martin Collins and Brigid Quilligan, who highlighted the individual and collective dimensions of the importance of state acknowledgement of Travellers as a minority ethnic group in Ireland. (maynoothuniversity.ie)
  • In the meantime, the Nationwide Affiliation of Minority Contractors, the oldest minority building trade team in the country, said the memo lacked enamel, due to the fact it did not include things like a specific mechanism for measuring minority participation. (bcmgravelines.com)
  • On 12 and 13 November 2009, five Iranian groups were represented at the Second Session of the Forum on Minority Issues - the Ahwazi-Arabs, the Kurds, the Baloch, the Azeri-Turks and the Lur. (unpo.org)
  • UNPO submitted comments on the draft recommendations to the Secretariat for the Forum on Minority Issues which contribute to the outcome of this event which is the publication of final thematic recommendations. (unpo.org)
  • Sensitivity about collecting ethnic data may be compounded by official reticence to investigate minority health issues. (bmj.com)
  • I will be responsible for facilitating the establishment of the Working group. (eud.eu)
  • For case in point, the Linked Builders and Contractors trade group, which has been waging a concerted marketing campaign versus PLAs because Biden took place of work, railed against their inclusion in the joint memo. (bcmgravelines.com)
  • For this reason, black Africans are the "minority group", despite the fact that they outnumber white Europeans in South Africa. (wikipedia.org)
  • The largest total number of deaths in minority ethnic groups were Indian (492 deaths) and Black Caribbean (460 deaths) groups. (nih.gov)
  • Protection of minority groups, such as through careful drawing of boundaries of states and proportional representation, was seen as integral in preventing causes of future wars. (wikipedia.org)
  • It was suggested that more information should be available among mothers and healthcare workers alike about possible signs to look for within high risk groups, especially at key times such as the labour admissions process, Dr Mir continued. (leeds.ac.uk)
  • During the focus groups, participants were asked to react to a number of sample print materials designed to support the introduction of the revised guidelines. (cdc.gov)
  • Rivas has helped set up classroom visits with minority students at local junior high and high schools to promote the value of seeking higher education. (wbko.com)
  • Of the large minorities of Kazakhstan, the Tatars occupy the third place (after Germans and Russians) in their pace of emigration. (minorityrights.org)
  • Research should evaluate the effectiveness of alternative approaches to, and co-production of, biomedical mental healthcare for specific ethnic minority groups. (bmj.com)
  • NEW YORK - (AP) - Some organizations representing minority journalists say they're worried that outlets reporting on their communities will be left behind in a recently-announced $500 million initiative aimed at boosting the struggling local news industry. (wftv.com)
  • Youth from Hong Kong's ethnic minority communities explore identity and defy stereotypes through photography and storytelling at a free exhibition organised by a local non-profit organisation. (scmp.com)
  • RiseUp trains youth from the city's ethnic minority communities in photography and storytelling. (scmp.com)
  • Despite these limitations, we believe there is an urgent need to take action to reduce the risk of death for BAME groups and better understand why some ethnic groups experience greater risk. (nih.gov)
  • More detailed research is needed in countries other than the US and across a broader spectrum of ethnic minority groups to develop effective culturally sensitive approaches for cancer prevention. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Migration and health : towards an understanding of the health care needs of ethnic minorities, proceedings of a Consultative Group on Ethnic Minorities, The Hague, Netherlands, 28-30 November 1983 / edited by M. Colledge, H. A. van Geuns and P.-G. Svensson. (who.int)
  • Briefing from Ivanka Antova of the Brexit and Human Rights Working Group, Human Rights Consortium on Brexit and Northern Ireland Protocols, Immigration Bills, asylum seekers and refugees. (niassembly.gov.uk)
  • We are looking for experts to contribute towards this working group! (eud.eu)