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...representatives. The vote—26-6-2—comes on the heels of a semester’s worth of discussion and debate sparked by a set of recommendations issued by the Dowling Committee, which was charged last spring with reviewing student governance and issued a report this March proposing reforms. This legislation, which adopts some of the Dowling Committee’s suggestions with respect to UC internal structure, raises the number of Council representatives per district—Houses for upperclassmen and clusters of dormitories for freshmen—from two to three...
...found that among people unemployed under these circumstances and who did not report any health problems prior to losing their job, 80% were diagnosed with a new health problem - ranging from hypertension and heart disease to diabetes - 18 months later. (Not surprisingly, those who started out with one or more of the conditions asked about on the survey were 54% more likely to lose their job within a year and half, for any reason, than those who did not report any health problems.) The most commonly reported conditions among this group were high blood pressure, arthritis and other cardiovascular-related...
Strully also found that blue-collar workers were harder hit by job loss, both physically and mentally. After losing their job, whether they were fired, laid off or left voluntarily, blue-collar workers were twice as likely to report being in fair or poor health as white-collar workers, among whom Strully found no such change in health. While the current study does not investigate the reasons for that disparity, Strully believes it may have something to do with the smaller financial buffer that blue-collar employees tend to have to cushion them from a sudden loss of income...
...professor at HSPH and director of the survey program. “But Americans are following the news closely, that’s for sure.” Of the populations surveyed, parents with children under 18 years old in school remain the most concerned. Half the parents reported not receiving any information from the schools regarding the steps they are taking to reduce the possible spread of the flu. According to Blendon, the survey aimed to gather information on how people respond to crisis so that public officials can be more effective. Knowing that nearly half of parents with...