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Understanding Crime Prevention: Social Control, Risk, and Late Modernity

Book by Gordon Hughes; Open University Press, 1998

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Crime Prevention, Criminology, Risk Management, Social Control

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...individual positivisms crime prevention discourse; ? the next section plots the recent re-birth of positivist crime prevention in contemporary multi-factor...positivist discourse on crime prevention. The positivist paradigm in...
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Safer Sex in Personal Relationships: The Role of Sexual Scripts in HIV Infection and Prevention

Book by Tara M. Emmers-Sommer, Mike Allen; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005

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Couples--Sexual Behavior, Interpersonal Relations, Safe Sex In Aids Prevention

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...practices among heterosexuals e.g., condom use . Condom use is still primarily viewed as a means of birth control rather than disease prevention e.g., Metts Fitzpatrick, 1992 . The purpose of this chapter is to further examine the abandonment...
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An Ounce of Prevention, a Pound of Uncertainty: The Cost-Effectiveness of School-Based Drug Prevention Programs

Book by Jonathan P. Caulkins, C. Peter Rydell, Susan S. Everingham, James Chiesa, Shawn Bushway; Rand, 1999

Subjects:

Cocaine Habit--United States--Prevention--Cost Effectiveness, Drug Abuse--Study And Teaching--United States--Cost Effectiveness, Students--Drug Use--United States--Prevention--Cost Effectiveness, Youth--Drug Use--United States--Prevention--Cost Effectiveness

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...P{I m i } is where the effects of prevention enter. For birth cohorts not exposed to a prevention program, the historical distribution...initiation. For cohorts that receive the prevention program, the age distribution of marijuana...
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Early Prevention of Adult Antisocial Behaviour

Book by David P. Farrington, Jeremy W. Coid; Cambridge University Press, 2003

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Antisocial Personality Disorders--Prevention, Criminal Behavior--Prevention

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...and protective factors, and prevention effectiveness could be tested...design and plan to implement prevention experiments within this design...simultaneously: the first from birth to age 6, the second from...information about development and prevention from birth to the mid-twenties...
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Adolescent Pregnancy: Policy and Prevention Services

Book by Naomi Farber; Springer, 2003

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Teenage Pregnancy--Government Policy--United States, Teenage Pregnancy--United States--Prevention

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...sexual intercourse or by using birth control during sexual intercourse...Whether public policies and prevention programs should advocate one...While few disagree that prevention of pregnancy is the proper...direction of federal support of prevention programs. As research showing...

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Journal Articles on: birth prevention

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Issues of Sexuality and Prevention among Adolescents Living with HIV/AIDS since Birth

Journal article by Mylene Fernet, Karene Proulx-Boucher, Marie-Eve Richard, Joseph Josy Levy, Joanne Otis, Joanne Samson, Lyne Massie, Normand Lapointe, Jocelyne Theriault, Germain Trottier; The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, Vol. 16, 2007

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HIV patients--Sexual behavior, Qualitative research, Sexual orientation--Social aspects, Sexually transmitted disease prevention--Social aspects, Sexually transmitted diseases--Prevention, Sexually transmitted diseases--Social aspects

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...Issues of Sexuality and Prevention among Adolescents Living with HIV/AIDS since Birth. by Mylene Fernet...relationships, and HIV prevention issues among HIV+ adolescents...adolescents infected at birth (Fielden et al...sexual behaviour and HIV prevention. Fielden et al...
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Education of Women about the Prevention of Preterm Birth

Journal article by Barbara L. Davies, Paula J. Stewart, Ann E. Sprague, Patricia A. Niday; Canadian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 89, 1998

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Births, Health aspects, Health education, Preventive medicine, Women

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Education of Women about the Prevention of Preterm Birth by Barbara L. Davies...pregnant women for the prevention of preterm birth; and 2) to describe practitioners...future initiatives for the prevention of preterm birth. Content validity of the...
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Evalaution of a Community-wide Preterm Birth Prevention Program

Journal article by Helen M. Scott, Kathleen O. Steel O'Connor, Pamela A. Carr; Canadian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 92, 2001

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Births, Canada, Drug therapy, Objectives, Obstetrics, Ontario Canada, Premature birth, Premature infants, Public health

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...of a Community-wide Preterm Birth Prevention Program by Helen M. Scott...community-wide preterm birth prevention program Reach, React, Respond...community-- wide preterm birth prevention programs will be ineffective...
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How Women Can Carry Their Unborn Babies to Term - the Prevention of Premature Birth through Psychosomatic Methods

Journal article by Rupert Linder Md; Journal of Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology & Health, Vol. 20, 2006

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...Babies to Term - the Prevention of Premature Birth through Psychosomatic...rate of premature births among the pregnant...tendency to premature birth. None-the...rate of premature births in the last 15...PREVENTING PREMATURE BIRTHS In order to demonstrate...in the secondary prevention will be dealt with...signs of premature birth. These signs and...
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Baby Think It Over: Evaluation of an Infant Simulation Intervention for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention

Journal article by Diane De Anda; Health and Social Work, Vol. 31, 2006

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Adolescent psychology--Analysis, Birth rates--Surveys, Intervention (Psychology)--Analysis, Pregnancy--Prevention, Teenagers--Surveys, Youth--Surveys

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...Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention. by Diane de Anda To...resulting in the birth rate of 149.2 per...also offers a pregnancy prevention education program in...Section. (2001). Teen birth rate hot spots in California...of a teen pregnancy prevention program. American Secondary...

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Magazine Articles on: birth prevention

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Prevention First?

Magazine article by Colleen Boland Toder; Human Life Review, Vol. 33, Winter 2007

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Babies, Birth control, Catholicism, Children & youth, Family planning, Fertility, Pregnancy, Prevention, Risk, Womens health

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Prevention First? by Colleen Boland Toder...couple seeking to regulate the births of their children. There is...even induction or Cesarean birth. NFP describes a set of methods...specifically Catholic form of birth control. And it is, in fact, the only method of birth regulation that the Catholic...
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Preventing Preterm Births for Black Women: What You Can Do to Reduce Risk Factors for This Serious Pregnancy Complication

Magazine article by Joy T. Bennett; Ebony, Vol. 63, October 2008

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African American women--Health aspects, Pregnancy complications--Care and treatment, Pregnancy complications--Causes of, Pregnancy complications--Development and progression, Pregnancy complications--Prevention, Pregnancy, Complications of--Care and treatment, Pregnancy, Complications of--Causes of, Pregnancy, Complications of--Development and progression, Pregnancy, Complications of--Prevention, Premature birth--Causes of, Premature birth--Prevention, Premature birth--Statistics, Prenatal care--Methods

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...United States (1 in every 8 births) are born preterm, and medical...Hayes-Fields, still give birth prematurely, according to...that predispose women to give birth prematurely. This has led...that may reduce premature births among some at-risk mothers...stress can lead to preterm birth. That includes the stress...Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the March of Dimes documented...
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How Folate Can Help Prevent Birth Defects

Magazine article by Paula Kurtzweil; FDA Consumer, Vol. 30, September 1996

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Birth defects--Prevention, Folic acid in human nutrition--Health aspects, Folic acid--Health aspects, Neural tube defects, Neural tube--Abnormalities, Pregnant women--Health aspects, Women--Health aspects

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...How Folate Can Help Prevent Birth Defects. by Paula Kurtzweil...certain serious and common birth defects called neural tube...chance of the baby having a birth defect of the brain or spinal...Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that about 2,500...
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Decreasing the Chance of Birth Defects: Most Birth Defects Occur in the First Three Months of Pregnancy, When the Organs Are Forming

Magazine article by Rebecca Williams; FDA Consumer, Vol. 30, November 1996

Subjects:

Birth defects--Prevention, Pregnant women--Health aspects, Prenatal care--Health aspects

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...Although there is no evidence smoking causes birth defects, it deprives the fetus of oxygen...miscarriages, a 20 percent reduction in low-birth-weight births, and an 8 percent reduction in premature...In the Family Finally, a number of birth defects are inherited. They are usually...
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Birth Control for Lesbian Teens

Magazine article by Todd Henneman; The Advocate, May 20, 2008

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Federal aid to birth control, Government aid to birth control, Lesbians--Surveys, Pregnancy, Unwanted--Prevention, Pregnancy, Unwanted--Surveys, Teenagers--Surveys, Unwanted pregnancy--Prevention, Unwanted pregnancy--Surveys, Youth--Surveys

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Birth Control for Lesbian Teens. by Todd Henneman...proves the need for some type of pregnancy prevention intervention for these youngsters," says...such as Depo-Provera, a prescription birth-control injection. Many lesbian and bisexual...

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Newspaper Articles on: birth prevention

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UNICEF Fights Killer of 3,000 Children a Day; Prevention Efforts Begin at Birth

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 5, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

UNICEF Fights Killer of 3,000 Children a Day; Prevention Efforts Begin at Birth. Byline: John Zarocostas, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Special correspondent John Zarocostas asked Dr. Edward Hoekstra...
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Breast Density Measurements Can Be Cancer Prevention Tool

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), April 6, 2009

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Breast cancer--Prevention, Cancer prevention, Cancer--Prevention

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Breast Density Measurements Can Be Cancer Prevention Tool. Byline: Marilyn Chase Bloomberg...readings represent "a new approach for prevention of breast cancer for the general population...oneAEs first child after 30, recent birth control use and a mutation of the BRCA...
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Cops Target Thefts and Online Cons; Gear Up for Crime Prevention Month

Newspaper article; The NewsMail (Bundaberg, Australia), October 1, 2010

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Crime prevention, Police, Police officers

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...Cons; Gear Up for Crime Prevention Month. Byline: Lea Emery...there as a part of Crime Prevention Month, which starts today. District crime prevention co-ordinator Senior Constable...full name, address and birth date to someone if you...
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Phony Politics Behind Obama Budget Principles; President Rescued Planned Parenthood for Abortions, Not Cancer Prevention

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), April 14, 2011

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Abortion--Government finance, Abortion--Political aspects, Cancer prevention--Government finance, Cancer prevention--Political aspects, Cancer--Government finance, Cancer--Political aspects, Cancer--Prevention, Obama, Michelle--Political activity, Planned Parenthood Federation of America--Political aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Parenthood for Abortions, Not Cancer Prevention. Byline: Frank Cannon, SPECIAL TO...she noted the role the CHCs play in prevention, citing the ability of center doctors...mammograms, because her mammoth abortion and birth control agency does not perform them...
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Number of Home Births Increase among Whites

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 23, 2011

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Childbirth, Delivery (Childbirth), News agencies--Statistics, The Associated Press, United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Press ATLANTA -- Home births rose 20 percent over...women toward natural birth. Fewer than 1 percent of U.S. births occur at home. But...Disease Control and Prevention found. The new figures...2004 to 2008. Home births had been declining from...357 black women give birth at home, and just 1...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: birth prevention

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Birth Control

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...language. In 1878 the first birth control clinic was founded...Jacobs. The first U.S. birth control clinic, opened (1916...Marie Stopes , established a birth control clinic in London in...legal as instruments for the prevention of disease, and the federal...
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Cocaine

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...and are at a higher risk of stroke, cerebral palsy, and other birth defects. Treatment Treatment focuses on disruption of the addicts pattern of binges, followed by prevention of relapses. Counseling combined with treatments such as acupuncture...
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Drug Addiction and Drug Abuse

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...bear a much higher rate of low birth-weight babies than the average...through withdrawal soon after birth, and fetal alcohol syndrome...enforcement, prisons, treatment, prevention, and related items. In 1998...the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 repealed...
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Aids , in Medicine

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...infected in the womb or at birth. Before serious symptoms occur...baby during pregnancy or at birth. Saliva, tears, urine...monies and began education and prevention programs. Also in the early...cure for AIDS. Attempts at prevention through teaching "safe sex...
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Mental Retardation

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...malnutrition); problems apparent at birth (e.g., low birth weight and prematurity); and...special needs and capabilities. Prevention Many cases of mental retardation...expected to prevent 3,000 more. Prevention of Rh disease (see Rh factor...

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