When most people think of housing for elderly people, they envisage specific forms of accommodation: nursing homes, hostels and the retirement villages which are increasingly prevalent features of the Australian urban structure. This reflects a pervasive view of elderly people as a special group, who...
Rare disease (RD) management and orphan drug development in India face various hurdles regarding the implementation and adoption of comprehensive policies, lack of dedicated regulatory frameworks, and absence of epidemiological data. Current rare disease
Failure to pay premiums Ekerin et al. Health Research Policy and Systems (2024) 22:91 Page 6 of 9 Table 3 Countries that may require HIV testing for certain types of permits Country Policy Outcome (for foreign PLHIVs) Angola Australia Azerbaijan Belize Cayman Islands Cuba Israel ...
A parallel group randomised controlled trial was conducted in 128 centre-based childcare services in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia, from August 2012 to July 2014. Participants Centre-based childcare services included pre-schools and long day-care services. Services in the region ...
1,2 Alcohol especially affects young and middle-aged individuals in their prime working years compared to other risk factors, with a peak age of death occurring in the late 40s and early 50s.3 The most striking health consequences of alcohol consumption are liver diseases, such as cirrhosis, ...
In this article, ECEC is used as a general term to refer to the educational and care services catered for the holistic development of children from birth to 8 years, while early childhood education (ECE) refers to educational programs for children aged 3–6 years. To be consistent with the...
In recent years, ef- forts focusing on product taxation and pricing strategies have attracted much attention. For example, higher taxes on tobacco products have led to a significant reduction in smoking in the United States, Mexico, and Australia [6-8]. Applying a similar taxa...
programmes. It included a single relevant study which found that the UK’s National School Fruit scheme pilot increased fruit and vegetable intake in the short- and long-term amongst children aged 4–6 years in low-income neighbourhoods who received one free piece of fruit each school day. A...
The sustainable development of rural areas involves guaranteeing the quality of life and well-being of people who live in those areas. Existing studies on
The results also indicate that traditional knowledge is more important in adaptation than mitigation. One third of the articles specified the importance of traditional knowledge in climate change (see for example, [72, 75]). In their study of the East Kimberly region of Australia, Leonard et al...