Safety Issues in Media

USA TODAY
Report: The federal government is spending less on children and more on the elderly
USA TODAY
The increase was largely driven by improvements to the social safety net, including the establishment of Medicaid, the food-stamp program and the Children's Health Insurance Program, as well as the introduction of Supplemental Security Income, Section ...

News Deeply
The Precarious Lives of Afghan Children in Iran
News Deeply
Their neighborhood in the city of Mashad is considered to be safe, according to Dawood Alizada, Neda's father. “She did everything .... “Parents need money to feed their kids, and that's why they'll send their kids to work instead of school. In some ...

MinnPost
Why SNAP matters in the Farm Bill
MinnPost
Few pieces of federal legislation have as much control over the food we eat as the Farm Bill. Reauthorized by Congress approximately every five years, the Farm Bill contains numerous titles that cover everything from food safety and organic food ...

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TL-WOMEN-SAFETY
India Today
Swati Lakra will look after 'Bharosa,' an initiative of Hyderabad City Police, (which is a state-of-the-art centre to support women and children who are victims of violence) and SHE teams in all districts, it said. On the instructions of Telangana ...

USA TODAY
Kids begging for a YouTube channel? What parents should know first
USA TODAY
“It is far easier than ever to create and share video than it ever has been at any point in history,” said Scott Steinberg, author of the book "Parenting High-Tech Kids: The Ultimate Internet, Web, and Online Safety Guide." So, what should parents do ...

PublicSource
Pennsylvania lags in developing a plan of protection for infants affected by drugs
PublicSource
... chair of the House Children and Youth Committee. Pennsylvania isn't the only state lagging in the creation of its safe care plan. Fewer than ... Their bodies can be wracked by tremors, interrupting their ability to sleep and feed. And they may ...

Education Week (blog)
Back Mental-Health Support, Don't Arm Teachers, School-Safety Panel Told
Education Week (blog)
"For all schools and communities, police presence may not, does not, equal safety," she said. "Teachers with guns do not equate to safety. ... Children need to feel emotionally and socially safe" through things like improved school climate and improved ...

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Waikato Times
How will the children cross the road, asks Auckland school as huge roundabout is built
Waikato Times
At the school gates and looking left are on- and off-ramps for the Southern Motorway, the start of a "spine road" to feed Stevenson Group's 360-hectare Drury South business park and housing area and plans for a roundabout with a 56-metre diameter.

Knoxville News Sentinel
In the wake of E. coli outbreak linked to French Broad Farm, some ask what 'raw milk' is
Knoxville News Sentinel
East Tennessee Children's Hospital said Tuesday it's treated "close to 10" children, all younger than age 4, for a "serious outbreak" of E. coli-caused illness over the past 10 days. The Knox County Health Department has confirmed two likely sources of ...

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WSOC Charlotte
Special Collection Day for 9 Food Drive to help feed hungry children
WSOC Charlotte
According to a report released Tuesday, trustees who oversee the Medicare fund said it will... Car rams into pedestrians in Melbourne; up to 19 injured · Britain raises terror level to 'critical' following subway blast. A homemade bomb planted in a ...

TCPalm
Florida bicyclists with roots now in Indian River County combat childhood hunger
TCPalm
Heavy rain and chill could not stop over 100 bicyclists from completing their two-day challenge of riding across Florida last March, finishing in Vero Beach and raising $423,000 to feed hungry children. The Pan-Florida Challenge Ride for Hungry Kids ...

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Child Safety Campaign workshops held for parents
gulfnews.com
Sharjah: To increase their awareness about the multitude of cyber threats their children face each time they go online, 350 parents across Sharjah underwent a series of training workshops designed by the Child Safety Campaign. The subsidiary of the ...

Hometownlife.com
Livonia Passport event offers kids a grand tour of safety issues
Hometownlife.com
It's designed for children and families; participating children will get free T-shirts and "passports" with which to visit different safety stations, where they can learn about bicycle safety (and get fitted for free helmets), first aid, fire ...

#16DaysForYouth stops by Langebaan to help children in need
Independent Online
Solene Smith, 60, has made a concerted effort to protect the children, and unofficially acts as a “safety parent”, caring for them, and providing food and a roof over their heads with the help of Feed the Need. There are at least five children living ...

Slate Magazine
Don't Let Travel Sports Eat Your Life!
Slate Magazine
If you do drag them to a travel-sporting event: For your own safety, don't let their electronic devices run out of charge. Then there's you ... Or maybe it was in a barnlike ice-hockey arena, where we put our quarters together to feed the overhead ...

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Norwegian Refugee Council
Fishing for water lilies
Norwegian Refugee Council
Kugar then goes to the nearest river to look for water lilies to feed them. She also picks wild fruits in the forest and gathers ... a tiny hope for the future. "All I hope for is food for my children, safety and to be able to send them to school." Our ...

Philippa Davies | Culture, custody and state care
Jamaica Gleaner
A mother whose child died in the Walker's Place of Safety fire commented in a Gleaner article (April 10, 2018) that she had tried to recover her daughter but was told that she "still needed a kitchen". In pursuance of the objectives ... If this flawed ...

The New Times
HIV positive man feeds on hamsters to stay healthy
The New Times
When the hamsters had reproduced, over 800 members of the association received two hamsters each to grow the business and ensure their safety as cats had started killing some when they were all still at Polepole farm. “The president of the association ...

BuzzFeed News
Chip And Joanna Gaines Of "Fixer Upper" Were Slapped With EPA Fines For Breaking Lead Paint Rules
BuzzFeed News
In a settlement with the EPA, Magnolia Homes agreed to pay $40,000 in civil fines, and another $160,000 clearing homes and child-occupied buildings of lead in their hometown of Waco, Texas. Chip Gaines will also appear in a video teaching lead safety ...

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'Close to 10' children hospitalized for E. coli; 'raw' milk, farm animals may be sources
Knoxville News Sentinel
Knox County Health Department said it's still working to narrow the source of the outbreak, but two likely sources are unpasteurized milk from a local dairy, which some children consumed, and farm animals recently visited by some of the children ...

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