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The Effects on Education of Epidemics in Turkey
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Batir, Betul – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2022
The pandemics and epidemics experienced in Turkey after the second quarter of the twentieth century had a profound impact on society and education. The "General Hygiene Law", which came into force in 1930 in an attempt to fight against increasing epidemic diseases, was a service provided by the state to improve health conditions in the…
Descriptors: Pandemics, Epidemiology, Diseases, Educational History
Social Distancing and Incarceration: Policy and Management Strategies to Reduce COVID-19 Transmission and Promote Health Equity through Decarceration
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Henry, Brandy F. – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
Incarcerated people are at disproportionately high risk of contracting COVID-19. Prisons are epicenters for COVID-19 transmission, including to the community. High rates of preexisting health conditions, limited access to quality health care, and inability to social distance make it impossible to reduce the impact of COVID-19 in prisons. Due to a…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Public Policy, Disease Control
Community-Based Participatory Research with the Roma of Pata Rât, Romania: Exploring Toxic Environmental Health Conditions
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Hall, Jennifer L.; Zeman, Catherine – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2018
The Roma people are the largest stateless population in Central and Eastern (CEE) Europe and face a disproportionate amount of environmental health disparities likely due to a long history of discrimination and stigmatization. Using qualitative research methodology and community-based participatory research methods, we aimed to gain a more nuanced…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ethnic Groups, Social Bias, Social Discrimination