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Society & Culture News tagged with prevention

Police and Schools Promoting Student Safety
Society & Culture  (tags: Society, police, school, college, students, safety, crime, prevention, protection )

Dee
- 67 days ago - capitalnews9.com
ALBANY, N.Y. -- If you are a college kid and cops come knocking, you probably wouldn't be thrilled. But don't worry this time. You're not in trouble.
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Tell Congress: Pass the Hate Crimes Prevention Act ! TAKE ACTION !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, hate crimes, prevention, rights, society, violence )

Cher
- 106 days ago - change.org
If we can get the Hate Crimes Prevention Act through the Senate, President Obama will sign it. This is the year! But we need all the grassroots strength we can muster because the Religious Right has been coming out in force against this bill, and they
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Help Prevent Child Abuse - Tell Congress to Fully Fund CAPTA Today ! TAKE ACTION !
Society & Culture  (tags: environment, kids, abuse, CAPTA, funds, prevention, child abuse )

Cher
- 129 days ago - change.org
In 2007, 1,760 American children died as a result of abuse or neglect -- an increase of 15.5 percent from 2006. Since late 2008, increases in reports of child abuse and neglect have been linked to the weakened economy.
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Coming of Age in the Years of Living Dangerously
Society & Culture  (tags: society, culture, children, family, interesting, safety, prevention, protection, risks, health, diet, activities )

Dee
- 137 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Bike helmets? SPF? Veggie meals? No way, if you grew up in '50s, '60s, '70s.. How did we survive our childhoods? If you grew up in the '50s, '60s or '70s, you probably violated every rule we now know about nutrition and safety.
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Twin Brothers Die After ATVs Collide in Schaghticoke
Society & Culture  (tags: society, ATVs, safety, sports, prevention, protection, warning, death, accidents, sadness )

Dee
- 150 days ago - capitalnews9.com
SCHAGHTICOKE, N.Y.-School is almost out for students at Hoosic Valley High School. But the school year ends with sadness. On Sunday night, Rensselaer County Sherrif's say 17-year-old twin boys, Alex and Zach Rohloff,--
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Sign Petition: Stop Family Violence
Society & Culture  (tags: society, culture, family, domestic, violence, sexual, assault, prevention, services, shelters, battered, women, children, abuse, crime, death, police, sadness, law, safety, government, americans )

Tom
- 161 days ago - change.org
Domestic violence and sexual assault programs are facing a crisis. State funding and donations are down, while demand for services is skyrocketing. Shelters are operating over capacity and are turning victims away. Federal funding of programs is essential
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Change.Org - Food For Thought
Society & Culture  (tags: children, schools, politics, education, food, culture, society, safety, americans, health, prevention, protection, research, safety, nutrition, diet, Sustainabililty, environment, conservation, animals, farms, vegetarians, meat, beef, pork, obesity )

Tom
- 166 days ago - change.org
Teach children how to save our natural resources, feed our hungry brothers and sisters in the world, respect and protect animals, and take better care of ourselves. We can be more compassionate, healthier, and smarter by simply changing our eating habits.
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Puntland Turns Against Somali Pirates
Society & Culture  (tags: society, Somalia, Puntland, Somali pirates, prevention, protection, family, ethics, violence )

Dee
- 173 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
If Somalia's pirates find the Gulf of Aden a rich hunting ground for ships to hijack, the bleak camps for displaced people overlooking the gulf offer rich pickings for pirate gangs looking for recruits.
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Drugs: To Legalize or Not
Society & Culture  (tags: health, drugs, legalization, addictions, prevention, risks, study, research )

Dee
- 208 days ago - online.wsj.com
Progress in Colombia provides clear evidence that the war on drugs is winnable, while history repeatedly shows that relaxed restrictions lead to more abuse and addiction.
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U.S. Aviation Faces Surging Bird-Strike Threat
Society & Culture  (tags: Aviation, wildlife, accidents, safety, risks, prevention, protection )

Dee
- 209 days ago - online.wsj.com
Collisions Have More Than Quadrupled Since 1990 Amid Increasing Air Traffic and Growing Wildlife Populations
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Sign Petition: Stop Rising Teen Birth Rates and STD Infections
Society & Culture  (tags: society, teens, girls, sex education, naral, pregnancy, stds, disease, prevention, health, culture, americans, family, abstinence, contraception, birth control, government )

Tom
- 241 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
We're facing a teen-health crisis. One in four American girls has a sexually transmitted disease and the teen birth rate is up in 26 states. The Responsible Education About Life (REAL) Act would establish the first-ever federal sex education program.
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SCIA Highlights Youth Suicide
Society & Culture  (tags: Indians, Native Americans, American Indians, SCIA, constitution, ethics, government, lies, healthcare, news, politics, propaganda, usa, interesting, illness, humans, Body-Mind-Spirit, prevention, protection, healthcare, children, culture, society, death )

Kat
- 248 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
WASHINGTON - The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs heard testimony Feb. 26 that indicates youth suicide in Indian country continues to be an urgent and pressing crisis, despite new prevention initiatives. Health experts said that more resources and...
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There Is No Place on Earth I Would Rather Be
Society & Culture  (tags: Indians, Native Americans, American Indians, Sweat Lodges, Religion, Spirituality, culture, society, humans, interesting, news, GoodNews, Body-Mind-Spirit, prevention, medicine, protection, interesting, healthcare, health, treatment, safety )

Kat
- 250 days ago - indiancountrynews.net
Note: I asked Wesley and Jay if it was OK for me to write about this. They not only told me it was, but that it's important for me do this as many of our people are getting further away from our traditions... 22 stones glowing in the darkness of the...
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NATIVE CHILDREN'S SURVIVAL - R U 2 Cool 2 Care
Society & Culture  (tags: Indians, Native Americans, American Indians, Robby Romero, Robby Romero & Red Thunder, americans, ethics, freedoms, GoodNews, news, children, food, family, healthcare, interesting, prevention, protection, nutrition, humans, health, culture, society, right )

Kat
- 257 days ago - eaglethunder.com
Dago Te, ("Hello" in Apache language) "We have peoples power, were going to stand united with one voice." - Sarah James Winds of drastic and potentially catastrophic change are blowing. America's dependence on oil is placing the world's...
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Clampdown on Disability Bullying
Society & Culture  (tags: disability, school, disabilities, disabled, children, child, society, special needs, bullying, education, prevention, interesting )

Mandy
- 555 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Schools in England are being advised on how to stop the bullying of children with special needs or disabilities.
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