National Dengue Prevention and Control Program PrintEmailPDF The National Dengue Prevention and Control Program was first initiated by the Department of Health (DOH) in 1993. Region VII and the National Capital Region served as the pilot sites. It was not until 1998 when the program was implemented nationwide. The target populations of the program are the general population‚ the local government units‚ and the local health workers. Vision: Dengue Risk-Free Philippines Mission:
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Crime Prevention Marcos Williams Unit 2: Assignment Abstract Crime prevention has become a major issue in our Nation. In our text we have learned that in the early 1990’s President Bill Clinton had passed a bill that hired 100‚000 police officers as a result of the Violent Crime Control Act (Worrall‚ 2008). The hiring of all the police officers looked as if was going to make a huge impact across the nation. With the rate of crime going up across the world crime prevention is really needed.
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The Relationship between Delinquency and Drug UseIn my attempt to discover if delinquency and drug use‚ or the sale of drugs were correlated with one another‚ my research lead to a positive correlation‚ especially when there was gang membership involved. The theory I have chosen to tie in with my review of the articles I found is the social learning theory of Edwin Sutherland known as differential association theory. According to Britannica online‚ Sutherland ’s differential association theory of
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Public-Private Partners No particular scheme can pay for the assortment of diversion programs required to successfully interject in the imprisonment and detention of individuals with recurring conditions. Most specifically‚ when an assortment of methods is overstretched in its efforts to identify a favorable diversion resource‚ every proposed process typically declares funding deficiency to its fellow method‚ thus initiating the bureaucratic back and forth in constructing the crucial choice of
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Juvenile Detention Facilities are supposed to be a place where juvenile delinquents learn their lesson behind bars. Well‚ recent studies show that that kind of punishment is not beneficial at all. “The main approach of the overwhelming majority of these detention centers is warehouse‚ control and punish. Only 10 percent to 20 percent of these facilities are making changes‚ according to one estimate‚ and most of those aren’t using evidence-based practices based on the model programs guide put together
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The problem of juvenile delinquency 1. Introduction Criminal acts of young persons are referred to broadly as juvenile delinquency. In some countries delinquency includes conduct that is antisocial‚ dangerous‚ or harmful to the goals of society. The age at which juveniles legally become adults varies from country to country‚ but it generally ranges from 15 to 18. In Belarus‚ however‚ the age of criminal responsibility begins at 16 but if we speak about serious crimes like murder‚ rape and others
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Suicide Prevention Each year‚ suicide in the United States is the cause of more deaths than homicide. Approximately 30‚000 people each year commit suicide. Suicide is the third highest cause of death in ages 15-24. In children younger than 15‚ 1-2 out of every 100‚000 will commit suicide (Caruso). Every year‚ approximately 750‚000 people attempt suicide; failed attempts often result in permanent damage requiring long term permanent care (“America’s Mental Health Channel”). Suicide is relevant
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The Juvenile Justice Policy Jason Austin The juvenile justice system in dealing with juvenile offenders has cyclically gone from a rehabilitative approach to a punitive approach a number of times since its inception (Jenson & Howard‚ 1998). Research by Bernard (1992)‚ as cited in Jenson and Howard (1998)‚ examined the history of the juvenile justice system from 1820 and found that when juvenile crime is determined to be high‚ the justice system responds with severe punishments and few
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Health Prevention September 15‚ 2013 Health Prevention Health promotion according to World Health Organization‚ “Is the process of enabling people to increase control over‚ and to improve their health. It moves beyond a focus on individual behavior towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions.” In this assignment I have chosen three articles talking about the different health promotions. I will start with my article on teen suicide and primary prevention‚ then stroke
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. The juvenile justice system is an institution in society that is granted certain powers and responsibilities. It faces several different tasks‚ among the most important is maintaining order and preserving constitutional rights. The conflict arises when public expectation of order collides with the right of young people to be on the street. The police have a high level of contact with people under the age of 18. UCR data indicate that juveniles account for about 17% of all arrests and nearly 29%
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