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“This report explores how more than one in four deaths of children under the age of five years are attributable to unhealthy environments. According to this report every year, environmental risks – such as indoor and outdoor air pollution, second-hand smoke, unsafe water, lack of sanitation, and inadequate hygiene – take the lives of 1.7 million children globally.” Source: WHO “This report estimates that 26 per cent of childhood deaths and 25 per cent of the total disease burden in children were attributed to environmental exposures in 2012. This indicates that the potential burden of disease could be prevented by the reduction of environmental risks such as air pollution, unsafe water, sanitation and inadequate hygiene or chemicals.” Source: WHO Workforce “This report collates examples of good practice in general practice nursing across England. Together with promoting the importance of general practice nursing, it provides details of potential workforce issues and provides appropriate recommendations. It looks at four areas: entry into general practice; establishing the role of the GP nurse; enhancing the role with professional development and career progression; and expanding the healthcare support workforce with standardised training and career paths.” Source: Health Education England “Social work is essential to integration, to support the social model and social care alongside the medical model and treatment. Social work enables people to be included in work and communities. It safeguards their rights when doctors are considering compulsory admission or treatment, when they may be at risk of deprivation of their liberty or when they have experienced abuse or neglect.” Source: Department of Health (UK) “In order to meet this population’s demands, the workforce is adapting by modifying its training, by determining how to coordinate among the range of different professionals who might play a role in supporting any one older adult or individual with disabilities, and by identifying the ways in which technology might be helpful. To better understand how the increasing demand for supports and services will affect the nation’s workforce, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a public workshop in June 2016, in Washington, DC. Participants aimed to identify how the health care workforce can be strengthened to support both community living and community participation for adults with disabilities and older adults. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.” Source: National Academies Press Primary Care
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