Research

Extra costs of living with a disability: A review and agenda for research

Elsevier, Disability and Health Journal, Volume 10, October 2017
Background There has been a growing interest in disability and poverty on the international research and policy stages. Poverty assessments for persons with disabilities may be affected by the experience of extra costs associated with a disability. Objective This article provides a systematized review of the global literature on the direct costs associated with living with a disability at the individual or household level. Methods We searched three databases for peer-reviewed journal articles that estimated extra costs associated with disability: Econlit, SocIndex and PubMed.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Diversity and inclusion; Health and population, Global

Community-based distribution of misoprostol for early abortion: evaluation of a program along the Thailand–Burma border

Elsevier,

Contraception, Volume 96, October 2017

Background Although abortion is legal in Thailand for a number of indications, women from Burma residing in Thailand are rarely able to access safe services. We evaluated the outcomes of a community-based distribution program that provides migrant, refugee, and cross-border women from Burma with evidence-based information about and access to misoprostol for early pregnancy termination.

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Gender equality and women's empowerment; Health and population; Abortion, Asia

Community-based distribution of misoprostol for early abortion: evaluation of a program along the Thailand–Burma border

Elsevier,

Contraception, Volume 96, October 2017

Background Although abortion is legal in Thailand for a number of indications, women from Burma residing in Thailand are rarely able to access safe services. We evaluated the outcomes of a community-based distribution program that provides migrant, refugee, and cross-border women from Burma with evidence-based information about and access to misoprostol for early pregnancy termination.

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 5: Gender equality

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Gender equality and women's empowerment; Health and population; Health and wellbeing; Abortion, Asia

Social Ecology in the Digital Age: Chapter 8 - Designing Resilient and Sustainable Communities

Elsevier,

Social Ecology in the Digital Age, 2018, Pages 265-317

This chapter advances SDGs 3 and 11 by identifying strategies for improving the design and sustainability of built environments. Resilience and sustainability are viewed at different scales as they apply to buildings, neighborhoods, communities, regional, and global ecosystems.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Social Ecology in the Digital Age: Chapter 5 - Promoting Personal and Public Health

Elsevier,

Social Ecology in the Digital Age, 2018, Pages 137-179

This chapter advances SDGs 3 and 11 by addressing the challenges of promoting personal and population health from the different vantage points of biomedical, biopsychosocial, and social ecological models.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

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Health and wellbeing; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Social Ecology in the Digital Age: 7 - Managing Global Environmental Change

Elsevier,

Social Ecology in the Digital Age, Solving Complex Problems in a Globalized World, 2018, Pages 223-264

This book chapter advances SDGs 13 and 15 by confronting what many scientists and policymakers regard as our gravest existential threats today—global climate change and its impacts on groundwater and food supplies, sea level rise and coastal flooding, ocean acidification extreme weather events, biodiversity loss, violent conflict over scarce resources, and disease pandemics.
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SDG:

Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 15: Life on land

Tags:

Biodiversity and ecosystems, Global

International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities, Volume 52 - Chapter 2: Peer Relationships Among Children with ASD: Interventions Targeting Social Acceptance, Friendships, and Peer Networks

Elsevier,

International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities, Volume 52, 2017, Pages 37-74

This content addresses SDGs 3 and 10 by examining the effectiveness of intervention trials that target the development of friendship, peer networks, and discrete social skills (e.g., engagement, social initiations) in young children with ASD using both single subject research designs (SSRDs) and randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Diversity and inclusion, Global

International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities, Volume 52 - Chapter 5: The Promise and Practice of Peer Support Arrangements for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Elsevier,

International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities, Volume 52, 2017, Pages 141-174

Conversations about inclusive education have dominated discussions within the field of severe disabilities for more than four decades. Parents, educators, advocates, policymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders have all wrestled with—and vigorously debated—a progression of intriguing interrogatives. This content addresses SDGs 3 and 10 by addressing peer support arrangements as a promising and practical approach for supporting students with severe disabilities to access the myriad social and learning opportunities available within inclusive secondary school classrooms.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Diversity and inclusion; Education, Global

Blueprint for Business Leadership on the SDGs

SDG resources - poster

United Nations Global Compact, 2017

The Blueprint for Business Leadership on the SDGs aims to inspire all business to take leading action in support of the achievement of all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Each chapter focusses on a separate goal and illustrates how leadership qualities can be applied to create impact at scale.

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SDG:

Goal 17: Partnership for the goals; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 1: No poverty; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

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Supply chain; Partner content; Industry; Global, Global

Medicinal Plants for Holistic Health and Well-Being - Chapter 1: Traditional Medicine: The Ancient Roots of Modern Practice

Elsevier,

Lall, Medicinal Plants for Holistic Health and Well-Being, 2017, Pages 1-11

This book chapter addresses goals 3, 12, and 15 by exploring how combining the knowledge derived from traditional medicinal practices with modern science creates endless possibilities for drug discovery and the use of plants in the treatment of a wide array of conditions.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 15: Life on land

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Sustainable consumption and production; Biodiversity and ecosystems; Health and population, Global

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