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… health status between them and non-indigenous Australians and the signing of the agreement was a huge milestone that served two purposes. It raised public awareness on the matter and it helped to lay down plan for the achievement of parity in health status (Pholi, Black, & Richards, … of a continuation of a community-based campaign that was initiated about a year before the agreement was signed. Many indigenous community organizations, health service providers, and policy documents are now focused on closing the gap. Policymakers and even news reporters reporting on indigenous health matters are also … Some of the ways in which the government is working to improve the health of indigenous communities include improving the provision of health service and boosting food security especially among indigenous communities living in remote areas. Making sure indigenous people have access to healthy, acceptable, and affordable ……
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The American Friends service Committee (AFSC), the co-beneficiary of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947, was established in Philadelphia by individuals from the Religious Society of Friends … first acted as principled conscientious objectors to war. Their peace activism was based on their religious beliefs, which had been manifested in their public life since the founding of Pennsylvania as a Quaker state by William Penn. To help support alleviation and recreation activities that served poor … youthful Quaker men who honestly believed they could not conscientiously serve in the military in the wake of being drafted under the Selective service Act. These efforts ended up helping more than 600 Quakers and other radical volunteers (Ingles, 1992). The AFSC also did more than that … II, the organization worked with delegates of the other religious groups such as the Mennonites and Brethren to manage the governmentally settled Civilian public service……
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How the Quakers Opposed the Detainment of Japanese Americans during WWII
The American Friends service Committee (AFSC), the co-beneficiary of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947, was established in Philadelphia by individuals from the Religious Society of Friends … has its foundation in the moral philosophy of the Quaker religion. Its peace activism was based on their religious beliefs manifested in their public life since the founding of Pennsylvania by William Penn as a colony offering Quakers refuge. Like their British co-religionists, the Quakers started working … for youthful Quaker men who sincerely believed they could not serve in the military in the wake of being drafted under the Selective service Act. These efforts ended up helping more than 600 Quakers and other radical volunteers (Ingles, 1992). Having engaged the Government to be permitted ……
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… of structural failures of any society. The practice touches on a wide range of societal elements, including legal, political, and administrative aspects. Once public officers engage in acts of conflict of interest, they lose public trust (Pathranarakul, 2005).
Prosecutors often find themselves in the tight sport of conflict of interest. It is easy to be diverted from the … It is a violation of the law and ethical policies. It should be discouraged because it amounts to manipulation informed by one’s authority. public service is likely to suffer if a conflict of interest is ignored. Conflict of interest leads to constricting civil liberties. It obliterates neutrality and ……
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… that the stigma and taboo of depression can be alleviated, allowing those who suffer from it to come forward. In recent years, major public figures, especially athletes, have come into the light to talk about depression. NBA basketball stars Kevin Love and DeMar DeRozan have talked about … terms of social welfare policies like animal therapy being offered to teens to help them deal with their issues. This could be a public service, where……
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If there is evidence of a strong correlation between social media usage and loneliness in young adults, it could be grounds for a public service announcement regarding using social media in moderation.
Literature Review
Social Media and Loneliness
One of the big reasons for the escalation in this ……
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Technology Proposal/Implementation Paper
A: Introduction
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) remains a vital entity in as far as the provision of key service to veterans in the country is concerned. The Veteran Benefits Administration (VBA), to a large extent, concerns itself with the administration of U.S. … the Organization
It is important to note that “the mission of VBA, in partnership with VHA and NCA, is to provide benefits and service to Veterans and their families in a responsive, timely and compassionate manner in recognition of their service to the nation” (Veteran Affairs, 2012). To a large extent, the relevance of accountability, efficiency, and effectiveness in the promotion of veteran wellbeing … highlighted elsewhere in this text.
F: Conclusion
In the final analysis, it should be noted that there are a wide range of key service as well as benefits provided by Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) to not only……
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… complex include the storage and retrieval of nuclear materials, the provision of fuel for the country’s naval nuclear fleet, and collaborating with other public and private sector organizations in furtherance of these responsibilities. Since its creation nearly three-quarters of a century ago, the Y-12 complex has become … and mercury” (Birchfield & Albrecht, 2012, p. 3). In other words, Alpha 5 was a major environmental threat for DOE employees and the public alike, and these threats were well recognized by top DOE officials. In this regard, Birchfield and Albrecht (2012) emphasize that, “The Alpha 5 ……
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… significantly interrupt critical areas of life like education, psychosocial functioning, and health (Oppenheimer, Nurius & Green, 2018).
· Homelessness causes major social and public health issues/problems (Tsai, O’Toole & Kearney, 2017).
V. Interventions for Homelessness
· As human service programs, Housing First programs is an effective intervention that lessens the costs of shelter and emergency department through effective resource allocation (Ly & … for more than a month throughout their lives. In 2017 about 1.5% of the American population experienced homelessness. Homelessness puts a strain on public health as it increases the demand and need for primary healthcare service. The authors concluded that a multifaceted approach is needed to deal with homelessness because of the special and complex issues surrounding it.
Tsai, … Lifetime and 1-year Prevalence of Homelessness in the U.S. Population: Results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-111, Journal of public Health 40(1),……
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… to Ebola outbreaks in order to recommend further areas of study.
An effective preparedness strategy for future Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Nigeria: public Awareness Approach
Chapter One: Introduction
Statement of the problem
In spite of increasingly aggressive efforts to identify a cure for the Ebola virus … efforts to identify a cure for the Ebola virus disease (Preston, 2014), outbreaks continue to occur, including an ongoing one in the Democratic public of the Congo (which has proven to be the most difficult to manage to date), each with the potential of escalating into a … terms of its lethality. Indeed, Ebola infections typically kill between 25% and 90% of its victims, and it is not surprising that the public generally reacts to even the mention of this disease with dread and terror (Ebola outbreak, 2019). The largest outbreak of Ebola occurred in … of Ebola occurred in West……
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