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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
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Kerton, Robert R. – Advancing the Consumer Interest, 1997
Regulation and deregulation are situational, and public policies are too often linked to industry lobbying efforts. Consumers must be educated about whether their interests are served by regulation or deregulation. (SK)
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Federal Regulation, Health Conditions, Lobbying
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Wilson, Ruth A. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1996
Discusses the health-related implications of environmental hazards for children. Argues that low-income, minority communities are disproportionately affected, thus spurring the environmental justice movement which calls for equitable dealing with hazards. Suggests that children are at the greatest physical health risk, and that educators are in a…
Descriptors: Caregiver Role, Child Health, Community Problems, Economically Disadvantaged