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  • Unintentional Injuries

    • Injuries are not accidents – they can be prevented.  Injuries are not random, uncontrollable events, but rather predictable and preventable incidences with identifiable causes. Unintentional injuries are events that happen which are not deliberate or done with purpose. Of the 3,178 injury deaths in Alabama in 2001, 70% were due to "unintentional" injury and 30% ...more

  • Intentional Injuries

    • Injuries are not accidents – they can be prevented. Injuries are not random, uncontrollable events, but rather predictable and preventable incidences with identifiable causes. Of the 3,178 injury deaths in Alabama in 2001, 70% were due to "unintentional" injury and 30% were due to violence, or "intentional" injury. Injuries affect everyone. Intentional injuries are something you ...more

  • Disability grant

    • About a disability grant If you have a physical or mental disability which makes you unfit to work for a period of longer than six months, you can apply for a disability grant. You get a permanent disability grant if your disability will continue for more than a year and a temporary disability grant if your disability ...more

  • Disability Rights Awareness Month 2015

    • 3 November to 3 December South Africa commemorates National Disability Rights Awareness Month annually between 3 November and 3 December. 3 December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and is also commemorated as National Disability Rights Awareness Day. Disability is the consequence of an impairment that may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental, or ...more

  • Down's syndrome

    • Introduction Down's syndrome, also known as Down syndrome, is a genetic condition that typically causes some level of learning disability and characteristic physical features. Around 775 babies are born with the condition each year in England and Wales. Many babies born with Down's syndrome are diagnosed with the condition after birth and are likely to have: reduced muscle tone leading ...more

  • Polio and prevention

    • Polio is a crippling and potentially fatal infectious disease. There is no cure, but there are safe and effective vaccines. The strategy to eradicate polio is therefore based on preventing infection by immunizing every child until transmission stops and the world is polio-free. The disease Polio (poliomyelitis) is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus. It ...more

  • History of Polio

    • In the early 20th century, polio was one of the most feared diseases in industrialized countries, paralysing hundreds of thousands of children every year. Soon after the introduction of effective vaccines in the 1950s and 1960s however, polio was brought under control and practically eliminated as a public health problem in these countries. It took somewhat ...more

  • Mental Health: Depression

    • Depression is a dysregulation of the brain function that control emotions (or moods). It is a mood disorder characterized by intense and persistent negative emotions. These emotions negatively impact people’s lives, causing social, educational, personal and family difficulties. Depression is different than feeling sad or down. It is a medical condition affecting the way mood is ...more

  • Mental Health: Bipolar Disorder

    • Bipolar Disorder is a type of mood disorder. However, unlike in Depression, the problem in Bipolar Disorder is in the brain’s regulation of the usual ups and downs of normal mood. In Bipolar Disorder, people cycle between periods of Mania (i.e., feeling really elevated or irritable) and periods of either normal mood or Depression (i.e., ...more

  • Mental Health: Schizophrenia

    • Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder that often begins in late adolescence or early adulthood. It is an illness of the brain that affects how a person perceives the world, thinks, and behaves. Many people confuse psychosis with violence but they are not the same thing. In fact, people with psychotic disorders like Schizophrenia are much more ...more

  • ADHD

    • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by hyperactivity, inattention and impulsivity. Although many people experience these symptoms occasionally, for someone with ADHD, they are much more severe and disruptive. ADHD impacts a person’s ability to function well in many aspects of their lives, including being at home, at school or work, or ...more

  • Mental Health Awareness: Impact of Mental Illness

    • IMPACT OF MENTAL ILLNESS Mental illnesses are disorders of brain function. They have many causes and result from complex interactions between a person’s genes and their environment. Having a mental illness is not a choice or moral failing. Mental illnesses occur at similar rates around the world, in every culture and in all socio-economic groups. The statistics ...more

  • Emotional Health: Tips for Talking to a Depressed Teen

    • Tips for Talking to a Depressed Teen Offer support Let depressed teenagers know that you’re there for them, fully and unconditionally. Hold back from asking a lot of questions (teenagers don’t like to feel patronized or crowded), but make it clear that you’re ready and willing to provide whatever support they need. Be gentle but persistent Don’t give up ...more

  • Emotional Wellness: Music and Mood

    • Music and Mood Music’s beneficial effects on mental health have been known for thousands of years. Ancient philosophers from Plato to Confucius and the kings of Israel sang the praises of music and used it to help soothe stress. Military bands use music to build confidence and courage. Sporting events provide music to rouse enthusiasm. Schoolchildren ...more

  • Mental Health Awareness

  • How to safely fix your eye problems yourself

    • Red and itchy eyes are really irritating, but the good news is that, in many cases, you can soothe away the problems yourself. Health24's eye expert gives her top DIY eye-saving tips. Yentl Barros Shutterstock We've all experienced a seemingly out-of-the-blue bout of red, itchy eyes or blurry vision, especially after spending long periods in front of ...more

  • Breakthrough may improve glaucoma treatment

    • Scientists have discovered genetic variants that should improve diagnosis and treatment of the eye disease glaucoma. Optometrist doing sight testing from Shutterstock ~ Tyler Olson Scientists say they have identified six genetic variants linked to glaucoma, a discovery that should help earlier diagnosis and improve treatment for this often-debilitating eye disease. A trio of studies published in the journalNature ...more

  • Glaucoma: a silent but devastating eye condition

    • 4 in 50 South Africans over the age of 40 suffer from glaucoma, the 3rd leading cause of blindness globally. This is what you need to know about this silent condition. Applanation tonometry test for eye pressure. ~ Shutterstock The 8th to 14th of March 2015 marks the 6th World Glaucoma Week. Unfortunately many people do not know ...more

  • Milo the robot is changing lives

    • This humanoid robot is helping autistic children worldwide. 14 October 2015 Caira-lee Durand  Milo is a remarkable robot with world renowned facial expressions and personalities. (Youtube) SOURCE Children with autism who have difficulty interacting with others are learning to feel more comfortable about expressing themselves thanks to the lessons learnt through working with their therapists and Milo. Researchers believe that robots hold ...more

  • Youth Jobs for Week 41: 05 Oct - 10 Oct

    • Hello Friend 🙂 Remember all these job opportunities do not want any work experience! 🙂  ==Youth Jobs of The Week == 1) Grade 12/NN3 Wanted For Boilermaker Learnership! APPLY NOW: http://www.tolajob.co.za/jobview.php?jid=20635 2) Grade 12 Wanted For Discovery Customer Service Learnership! APPLY NOW: http://www.tolajob.co.za/jobview.php?jid=20403 3) Grade 12 Wanted For Twinsaver Pulp And Paper Learnership! APPLY NOW: http://www.tolajob.co.za/jobview.php?jid=20662 4) Grade 12 Wanted For ...more

  • First Speaker with a disability elected for Children's Parliament

    • Jeanette Chabalala, News24   (Dan Calderwood, News24) Bloemfontein – Jean-Claude Smit, 17, a deaf pupil from De La Bat School in the Western Cape, has been elected as the first Nelson Mandela Children’s Parliament Speaker with a disability.The Department of Social Development described Smit’s new role in a statement as a "progressive step in the advancement of the interests and rights ...more

  • Graduate Opportunity in Electrical Engineering

    •   Learn and develop by participating in a CHIETA funded, mentor driven Electrical Engineering program covering all fields of Electrical Engineering (Light Current).   Job Title: Graduate: Electrical Engineering (Light Current) Department: Engineering Job Type Classification: Graduate Location - Town / City: Port Elizabeth Location - Province: Eastern Cape Location - Country: South Africa Key Responsibilities The graduate would be involved in the following areas: * ...more

  • New Youth Jobs 17 - 24 Sept. 2015

    • 1) AngloGold Ashanti Finance Bursary: http://www.tolajob.co.za/jobview.php?jid=20460 2) DirectAxis Information Technology Graduate Wanted: http://www.tolajob.co.za/jobview.php?jid=20506 3) Filing Clerk Learnership: http://www.tolajob.co.za/jobview.php?jid=20507 4) Government Cleaner And Tea Maker: http://www.tolajob.co.za/jobview.php?jid=20509 5) Grade 12 Youth Wanted For Truworths Retail Learnership: http://www.tolajob.co.za/jobview.php?jid=20516 6) Grade 12/N2-N3 Youth Wanted As Sappi Electrician Apprentice: http://www.tolajob.co.za/jobview.php?jid=20532 7) Independent Newspapers Journalism Internship In JHB: http://www.tolajob.co.za/jobview.php?jid=20533 8) Independent Newspapers Journalism Internship In CPT: http://www.tolajob.co.za/jobview.php?jid=20534 9) Independent ...more

  • Casual Day 2015

    • The DU organised a weekly event during August in order to raise awareness of Casual Day and to sell stickers. Casual Day usually falls on the day that the university closes - then there are not a lot of students around to interact in a major event - hence our August activities. On the Cape Town ...more

  • Phlebotomy Technician Learnership 2016

    • The PathCare Academy is offering training programmes for Phlebotomy Technician Learnerships commencing in 2016. This two year course has been successfully offered by the Academy since its inception in 2006 when Pathcare engaged South Africa’s first phlebotomy learners. The learnership consists of a structured learning component (theory) as well as work place experience (practical). The theoretical component ...more

  • Absa Cape Epic glory for CPUT

    • It’s been a tough week for five members of the CPUT community. Staffers Etienne Joubert and Etnard Louw, alumni Sarita Louw and Seraj Abrahams, and student Mteza Boya have spent the past 8 days competing in the Absa Cape Epic, Africa’s toughest mountain bike stage race. Etienne and Sarita took part in the Absa Cape Epic ...more

  • CPUT stand a mega-hit at ABSA Cape Epic

    • It’s all downhill now as one of the world’s toughest mountain bike races draws to a close and yet again, CPUT has excelled in hosting stage 4 of the race. Competitors, students, staff and onlookers all flocked to CPUT’s stand to try their luck in winning a thirty thousand Rand mountain-bike, and check out student ...more

  • CPUT departmental collaboration makes Absa Cape Epic a true team effort

    • With four days to go until the start of the world’s toughest mountain bike race, CPUT’s Wellington campus is a hive of buzz and excitement. Voted the best host village last year, the beautiful Winelands town will host not just riders, spectators and media, but our very own multi-disciplinary team of students from various departments, ...more

  • CPUT alumnus and staff member Etnard Louw ready to rock the Epic

    • Etnard Louw, who works at CPUT’s F’SATI, is an excited man. He’s about to tackle his first Absa Cape Epic, which begins Sunday 13th March. Etnard graduated with an MTech in Electrical Engineering in 2015 (and is currently awaiting the results of his M.Sc.) He works as part of the development and design team of ...more

  • Beat the Best and win a brand-new, top-end mountain bike

    • Can you Beat the Best? CPUT is giving away a brand new, top-end, mountain bike. Visit our stall at the Wellington stages of the Absa Cape Epic, pedal as hard as you can on our stationary bike, and you could win this awesome prize. When: 16 & 17 March,  8:00-16:00 Where: CPUT Wellington at the CPUT stand The Competition is ...more