The economic well-being of households headed by a grandmother as caregiver

Article Abstract:

The economic well-being of grandparent-headed households and the extent to which targeted income assistance alleviates poverty in such households are examined using data from the National Survey of America's Families. The findings indicate that poverty is greatest among households that are headed by a single (uncoupled) grandmother who lives with grandchildren and that do not include either of the grandchildren's parents and that many households remain poor after receiving income assistance.

Economic aspects, Caregivers, Grandparent and child, Grandparent-child relations, Grandparents, Households

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Pre-empting emergence: The biological turn in the war on terror

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The increasing prominence of bioterrorist threat scenarios in the latest foreign policy is examined with reference to the war terror spread all over the world, especially the US. The US government is preparing against any such attack by stockpiling of vaccines and drugs and by initiating new research programs for newer vaccines, while also considering military interest in biodefence research within the commercial strategies of the biotech and pharmaceutical industries.

Control, Bioterrorism, Antiterrorism measures

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Promoting treatment adherence in assertive community treatment

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The different ways in which the service providers in two assertive community treatment (ACT) programs promoted treatment adherence in standard practice are examined. The study has conceptualized the adherence-promoting behaviors of ACT providers as social influence strategies and has used qualitative methods and a grounded dimensional analysis approach to examine the ways in which ACT providers grapple with and manage nonadherence.

Community health services, Patient compliance

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