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Having friends and family can greatly extend your lifespan. smoking. obesity. Lack of exercise. High blood pressure. And loneliness. You already know that if you want to live longer, you need to quit smoking, lose weight and exercise regularly. But researchers have found that social connections can be at least as important as these things, if not more so. Loneliness is pervasive and deadly. Many studies have found the same thing. People who lack social connections end up with poorer health. Here’s what we learned: A study of 7,000 people over a nine-year period found that people who have no…

AI social media tools are fast becoming the norm. This is not surprising, given that 97% of business leaders in The 2023 State of Social Media Report agree that AI is helping companies optimize social media data and insights more effectively to improve overall marketing efforts. AI in social media provides in-depth brand and customer insights to help you create more successful marketing campaigns through targeted social media listening. And AI marketing tools are designed to help you achieve this and more. They enable you to discover competitor insights, write impactful copy that resonates with your audience and improve team…

Trigger warning: Explicit description of death and infant deathA tragedy in Lincolnshire, England, where a toddler was found dead of dehydration and starvation next to his father’s body, has raised questions about the lack of social care intervention.Bronson Battersby was just two years old when he took his life. His tiny corpse was found next to that of his father after social services missed the chance to save him, his devastated family announced on Monday, January 15.Little Bronson, pictured in Pussy Bear pajamas, was found curled up with heart attack victim Kenneth Battersby, 60, 14 days after he was last…

Photo: Vitalii Vodolazskyi/Adobe Stock By Tim Spencer-Lane In Rachel Meade v Westminster City Council and Social Work England (2200179/2022 and 2211483/2022), a social worker won multiple claims for harassment, on account of beliefs protected in law, against her employer and the regulator. The claimant, Rachel Meade, is a qualified social worker in adult services, who started working at Westminster City Council in 2001. Ms Meade described herself as feminist and holding gender critical views, which included the belief that sex is immutable and not to be confused with gender identity. The complaint to Social Work England The case focused on…

about UNEP FI works with its members and partners to integrate social and human rights into mainstream finance. The Social and Human Rights team supports UNEP FI’s work by ensuring alignment with the United Nations’ three core values: human rights, inclusion, and gender equality. Financial institutions are key to ensuring that social considerations are properly integrated into the sustainability agenda. It also plays a key role in funding companies and projects that contribute to the transition. By aligning their policies and practices with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) and integrating social and human rights…

Why is SDOH important to CDC? SDOH is one of three priority areas of Healthy People 2030.Along with health equity and health literacy, Healthy People 2030 sets data-driven national goals in five key areas of SDOH:: access and quality of health care, access and quality of education, social and community conditions, economic stability, and neighborhoods and built environment. Examples of SDOH included in Healthy People 2030 include safe housing, transportation, neighborhoods, polluted air and water, and access to nutritious food and physical health opportunities. As the federal government’s lead public health agency, CDC has a unique role to contribute to…

child rearing by Adriana Diaz issued January 16, 2024, 3:28 PM ET Are you worried that your child is addicted to social media? Almost a quarter of adolescents do, according to a study published in Current Psychology. EarthWeb online privacy expert Trevor Cooke shared common behaviors that may indicate a child is addicted to social media. Cook advises parents to talk to their children and “explain to them why it’s important to use social media responsibly.” He also suggests setting clear boundaries about when and how certain social media sites can be used, and monitoring that activity. But if it…

Aoife Diver, a teacher in Dublin, gets in her car before sunrise every day and drives up to 90 minutes from her uncle’s house to the other side of the Irish capital.After school, I get back in the car and go back to school. On a recent evening, the 25-year-old diver was sitting in stop-and-go traffic as dusk approached, red brake lights ahead flashing through his windshield.It wasn’t always like this. She was sharing a house with five of her friends near the school where she worked in south Dublin. But last year, when her rent and bills reached almost…

On January 10, Maldivian news portal Adhadhu reported that the juvenile court’s website was hacked by Indian hackers. A screenshot of the message displayed on the site includes an Indian flag and a very long message in English. The hack was carried out “with the help of Team Network9” and claimed to be “We are Bharatiya Hackers”. To dispel any doubts that these are Indian hackers, he was also given two hashtags: “#ExploreIndianIslands” and “#Lakshadweep”.At this point in India-Maldives relations, it doesn’t matter whether Indians actually carried out the hacking. In fact, a third party may be taking advantage of…

A program to support young people with complex social problems attending A&E is to be expanded at a Lanarkshire hospital. The Youth Navigator program run by Medics Against Violence supports young people aged 12 to 16 who arrive at the emergency department in distress. The service provides Youth Navigators, trained youth workers who identify the support young people need and provide practical support to help them access relevant long-term support. Download the Lanarkshire Live app now You can download the Lanarkshire Live app now. All your local news, features, entertainment, sport and the latest updates on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the…