The Impact of COVID-19 Among the Vulnerable Population of Children and Youth in Lesotho: The Circle of Courage Perspective

2022 ◽  
pp. 133-142
Author(s):  
Katiso Samuel Sehlabane ◽  
Thandie Keromamang Hlabana
Keyword(s):  
Vulnerable Population ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Circle Of Courage ◽  
The Impact

The Impact of COVID-19 on Emergency Department Attendance in a Vulnerable Population - The What, and the Why

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca L. Jessup ◽  
Cassandra Bramston ◽  
Alison Beauchamp ◽  
Anthony Gust ◽  
Natali Cvetanovska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Vulnerable Population ◽  
Emergency Department Attendance ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals A Low-Cost Assistive Robot for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders to Aid in Daily Living Activities

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 3974
Author(s):  
Roberto J. López-Sastre ◽  
Marcos Baptista-Ríos ◽  
Francisco Javier Acevedo-Rodríguez ◽  
Soraya Pacheco-da-Costa ◽  
Saturnino Maldonado-Bascón ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neurodevelopmental Disorders ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Robotic Platform ◽  
Assistive Robot ◽  
Technical Details ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Everyday Living

In this paper, we present a new low-cost robotic platform that has been explicitly developed to increase children with neurodevelopmental disorders’ involvement in the environment during everyday living activities. In order to support the children and youth with both the sequencing and learning of everyday living tasks, our robotic platform incorporates a sophisticated online action detection module that is capable of monitoring the acts performed by users. We explain all the technical details that allow many applications to be introduced to support individuals with functional diversity. We present this work as a proof of concept, which will enable an assessment of the impact that the developed technology may have on the collective of children and youth with neurodevelopmental disorders in the near future.

scholarly journals The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of Canadian children and youth

FACETS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 1628-1648
Author(s):  
Tracy Vaillancourt ◽  
Peter Szatmari ◽  
Katholiki Georgiades ◽  
Amanda Krygsman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Stepped Care ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Coordinated Care ◽  
Significant Impairment ◽  
The Impact

Children and youth flourish in environments that are predictable, safe, and structured. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted these protective factors making it difficult for children and youth to adapt and thrive. Pandemic-related school closures, family stress, and trauma have led to increases in mental health problems in some children and youth, an area of health that was already in crisis well before COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. Because mental health problems early in life are associated with significant impairment across family, social, and academic domains, immediate measures are needed to mitigate the potential for long-term sequalae. Now more than ever, Canada needs a national mental health strategy that is delivered in the context in which children and youth are most easily accessible—schools. This strategy should provide coordinated care across sectors in a stepped care framework and across a full continuum of mental health supports spanning promotion, prevention, early intervention, and treatment. In parallel, we must invest in a comprehensive population-based follow-up of Statistics Canada’s Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth so that accurate information about how the pandemic is affecting all Canadian children and youth can be obtained. It is time the Canadian government prioritizes the mental health of children and youth in its management of the pandemic and beyond.

scholarly journals The Subject of Theatre in the Lithuanian School: Relationships within the General Educational Cultural Context

Pedagogika ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 111 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-202
Author(s):  
Vida Kazragytė
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Theatre Education ◽  
Educational Innovations ◽  
Direct Practice ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Theatre Pedagogy ◽  
The Impact

The article investigates the rather new educational phenomenon – about twenty years ago under the impact of educational reform the theatre subject teaching was introduced. In many neighbor’s countries there is no such separate theatre subject still yet. The focus of the article is on the relationships between the curricula of theatre subject (2008, 2001) and the practice of long-lived non-formal education of children and youth of Lithuania. The curricula of theatre subject were prepared according to comprehensive discipline-arts education conception formed in United States of Amerika. Taking into account the notion of M. Lukšienė, that experience of other cultures, as well as the educational innovations must be adopted according to “own cultural model”, the attention is paid to analysis how curricula of theatre subject are grounded on traditions of Lithuanian non-formal education, especially its artistic trend. The self-expression paradigm or psychological trend of theatre education is less evident in our context. The roots of artistic trend are in Jesuit’s school theatre that existed in Lithuania 1570–1843. The artistic trend was recreated at the end of 20th century in non-formal theatre education in Lithuania by relaying on the professional theatre pedagogy (the training of professional theatre pedagogues started, the first books of methodology of theatre education appeared). Analysis showed that common concepts, as “theatre” and “education through theatre” are those which relate artistic trend of non-formal theatre education with curricula of theatre subject, accordingly, which are grounded on discipline-based art education conception. Especially that is clear from the revealing of content of “education through theatre” concept and explaining its formative and cognitive impacts on children and youth who are acting the roles created by dramaturge. The biggest challenge related with coming of theatre subject as separate, is the creating of theatre knowledge appropriated for school children. Now the theatre subject curricula describe the knowledge which are known in professional theatre pedagogy and in artistic trend of non-formal theatre education, but only in part. Thy must be expanded by new knowledge which will be get by way of externalization from direct practice. Also, there is a need of artistic orientation of theatre didactics – that can guarantee the succession of the best traditions of Lithuanian‘s theatre education and encourage their development.

scholarly journals Impact of War on Lebanese Children and Youth

1970 ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Lebanese American University
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
The Impact

"The impact of war on Lebanse children and youth" formed the topic of a conference organized by the Lebanese Child Welfare Association which was suggested by Mrs. Zahia Salman, head of the Association .

IMPACTS OF THE PARTIAL RELOCATION OF HAZARIBAGH TANNERIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH: FOCUS ON CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE POPULATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 01-07
Author(s):  
Shama E. Haque ◽  
Nazmun Nahar ◽  
Sadia Chowdhury ◽  
Ali S. Sakib ◽  
Ahsan Saif ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Research ◽  
Vulnerable Population ◽  
Geochemical Data ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Treatment Technologies ◽  
Key Informant Interview ◽  
The Impact

Purpose of the study: The purpose of the study is to determine whether the partial relocation of Hazaribagh tanneries has any effect on the area’s soil quality with respect to chromium and to determine a possible link between human exposure/diseases to chromium, with the focus being placed on children and vulnerable population. Methodology: Geochemical sampling and public health research related to fieldwork (Focus Group Discussions, two In-Depth Interview, and Key Informant Interview). Main Findings: The study indicates that there is a significant presence of chromium in the area’s soil two years following the partial relocation of Hazaribagh tanneries. Flu-like symptoms, generalized skin rash, and fertility issues are common in the vulnerable population. The residents are ignorant, belong to the marginalized section of the society, and do not fully comprehend of the impact of environmental exposure to chromium. Applications of this study: The geochemical data may be used to identify in situ treatment technologies for remediation of the area’s soil. The public health data will allow health policymakers to generate ideas and implement solutions to one of the greatest health challenges faced by the impacted population. Novelty/Originality of this study: The study is multidisciplinary by nature and employs science and technology to systematically develop an insight into the environmental contamination resulting from the release of untreated effluent and solid waste containing chromium.

Impact of the Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card: A 10-Year Analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (s1) ◽  
pp. S3-S20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark S. Tremblay ◽  
Joel D. Barnes ◽  
Jennifer Cowie Bonne
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Knowledge Translation ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Report Card ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Synthesis Mechanism ◽  
Intermediate Outcomes ◽  
Stakeholder Needs ◽  
The Impact

For 20 years Active Healthy Kids Canada (AHKC) has worked to inspire the country to engage all children and youth in physical activity (PA). The primary vehicle to achieve this is the AHKC Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, which has been released annually since 2005. Using 10 years of experience with this knowledge translation and synthesis mechanism, this paper aggregates and consolidates diverse evidence demonstrating the impact of the Report Card and related knowledge translation activities. Over the years many evaluations, consultations, assessments, and surveys have helped inform changes in the Report Card to improve its impact. Guided by a logic model, the various assessments have traversed areas related to distribution and reach, meeting stakeholder needs, use of the Report Card, its influence on policy, and advancing the mission of AHKC. In the past 10 years, the Report Card has achieved > 1 billion media impressions, distributed > 120,000 printed copies and > 200,000 electronic copies, and benefited from a collective ad value > $10 million. The Report Card has been replicated in 14 countries, 2 provinces, 1 state and 1 city. AHKC has received consistent positive feedback from stakeholders and endusers, who reported that the Report Card has been used for public awareness/education campaigns and advocacy strategies, to strengthen partnerships, to inform research and program design, and to advance and adjust policies and strategies. Collectively, the evidence suggests that the Report Card has been successful at powering the movement to get kids moving, and in achieving demonstrable success on immediate and intermediate outcomes, although the long-term goal of improving the PA of Canadian children and youth remains to be realized.

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