News tagged with unsafe neighborhoods
Children in unsafe neighborhoods risk sedentary lifestyle and obesity
(PhysOrg.com) -- Kids living in unsafe neighborhoods face barriers to getting exercise, which could lead to them becoming overweight, a new University of Michigan indicates.
Aug 17, 2009 |
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China's pollution data shrouded in official fog
(AP) -- Armed with a device that looks like an old transistor radio, some Beijing residents are recording pollution levels and posting them online. It's an act that borders on subversion.
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Public Wi-Fi convenient, but risky
It seems you can surf the Internet and check your email from virtually anywhere these days - in coffee shops, hotel lobbies, airport terminals and airplane cabins.
Nov 10, 2011 |
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Review: Sites break down neighborhood traits
(AP) -- If you find a home on the market that has the right look, amenities and price, you're still only halfway there.
Jul 02, 2011 |
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School climate a key factor in feelings of safety
(PhysOrg.com) -- Kris Bosworth, a UA College of Education faculty member, led an investigation into the perceptions students and teachers throughout Arizona hold about campus safety, finding that each school's ...
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Apr 28, 2011 |
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If you build it, will they walk to school?
An individual's decision to walk to school is actually quite complex. It is influenced-perhaps-by distance and an attractive walkable environment, but also by intertwined social, psychological and environmental perceptions ...
Aug 16, 2010 |
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Unsafe neighborhoods disable the elderly
Elderly people who live below the poverty line and perceive their neighborhoods to be dangerous are more likely to have a mobility disability. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health suggest that e ...
May 27, 2009 |
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Hybrids gather dust at AutoNation dealerships
AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson has a problem: There are way too many Toyota Prius hybrids sitting on his car lots across America.
Mar 06, 2009 |
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Hazardous conditions in the home health-care setting may put frail and elderly at risk
A large-scale study conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health has identified the type and frequency of hazardous conditions found in the home healthcare (HHC) setting. An anonymous survey of over ...
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Urban kids who feel safe look to future, avoid danger
New research shows that urban middle school students who felt safe in their neighborhoods were better able to resist instant gratification, and in turn engaged in fewer violent and other risky behaviors.
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Mar 04, 2008 |
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Study: weight-loss tips differ in African-American, mainstream magazines
Magazines catering to African-Americans may be falling short in their efforts to educate readers about weight loss, a new University of Iowa study suggests.
Jan 14, 2008 |
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