Building a Network of Health Professionals for Breast and Cervical Cancer Control in the Andean Region by Diana Mendoza-Cervantes, Isabel Otero, Jo Anne Zujewski, Jorge Ferrandiz Salazar, Gabriela López Córdova, Cathy Muha, Lisa Stevens

“…Methods: Workshop participants included local and international experts to present the state of the science, health practitioners, and advocacy groups to discuss unique barriers that women in the region experience. …”
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Opioids and the Internet: Convergence of Technology and Policy to Address the Illicit Online Sales of Opioids by Tim K Mackey

“…In response, the US Food and Drug Administration convened a special June 2018 summit bringing together technology companies, government agencies, researchers, and advocacy groups with the goal of collaboratively developing and implementing solutions to tackle the problem. …”
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Hearing their voices and counting them in: The place of Canadian LGBTQ police officers in police culture by Joe L. Couto

“… The growing presence of LGBTQ police officers and civilian personnel within police organizations, their presence at LGBTQ community events, increased recruitment efforts, and the emergence of LGBTQ advocacy groups within polic-ing invites research into the lived experiences of these police service members. …”
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Agenda-setting - niepotwierdzona teoria czy rzeczywiste zjawisko? by Joanna Wieczorek

“…After al it is them who political parties and advocacy groups are trying to reach making pseudo-events. …”
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Access to Parks for Youth as an Environmental Justice Issue: Access Inequalities and Possible Solutions by Alessandro Rigolon, Travis L. Flohr

“…To overcome this issue, the paper proposes a framework for action to improve access to parks for low-income children and youth and to help planners, decision makers and advocacy groups prioritize park investments.…”
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Stakeholder Perspectives of the Inflation Reduction Act’s (2022) Impact on Prescription Drugs: A Narrative Review by Cristian Lieneck, Matthew McLauchlan, Valerie Adachi, Roger Billings

“…Stakeholders, including pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers, patient advocacy groups, and policymakers, offered varied perspectives: while some laud the Act for its potential in controlling runaway drug prices and making healthcare more accessible, others raise concerns about possible reductions in drug innovation, disruptions to supply chains, and the sustainability of smaller pharmaceutical companies. …”
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Unpacking the Role of Neoliberalism on the Politics of Poverty Reduction Policies in Ontario, Canada: A Descriptive Case Study and Critical Analysis by Jessica K. Gill

“…Second, the paper illustrates the powerful ways in which anti-poverty grassroots movements and social advocacy groups assembled to push for the creation of a provincial poverty reduction strategy. …”
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Commuting and communication: An investigation of taxi drivers’ experiences, attitudes and beliefs about passengers with communication disorders by Sianne Green, Munyane Mophosho, Katijah Khoza-Shangase

“…Conclusion: Study findings contribute to existing literature within the fields of speech pathology and audiology, advocacy groups and policy makers, particularly research studies on participation experiences of persons with communication disabilities related to transportation access. …”
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Vaccination in the Philippines: experiences from history and lessons for the future by Ma. Sophia Graciela L. Reyes, Edward Christopher Dee, Beverly Lorraine Ho

“…It is also marred by critical challenges which provide a springboard for improvement across all sectors – vaccine stock-outs, strong opposition from certain advocacy groups, and the widely publicized Dengvaxia controversy. …”
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Structured Intervention Units and Mental Health in Canadian Federal Prisons: A Policy Assessment of Bill C-83 by Lamiah Adamjee

“…While the reform mitigated immediate pressure on the federal government to act, several advocacy groups, legal experts, politicians, and other stakeholders voiced negative opinions and indicated the shortcomings of the new units and the impact they will have on the health of prisoners. …”
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Tunda Pilkada: Apakah Advokasi Digital Berhasil Memengaruhi Proses Pembuatan Kebijakan? by Firda Aulia, Bevaola Kusumasari

“…The research findings found that individuals, not advocacy groups drove collective action. Furthermore, research also proves that hashtags are effective in reaching, building connections in public, and mobilizing. …”
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More Threatened Than Safe: What African, Caribbean, and Black Youth Living In Southern Ontario Say About Their Interactions with Law Enforcement. by Imran Mohamed Syed, Ciann L. Wilson, Raymond McKie, Ashley-Anne Marcotte, Robb Travers

“…These results come at a time when community advocacy groups, such as Black Lives Matter, are mobilizing to improve the experiences of African diasporic people in Canadian society.…”
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Addressing Ontario’s Hospital Crisis: A Critical Analysis of The More Beds, Better Care Act by Vivian Qiang

“…However, other stakeholders – such as advocacy groups and unions – voiced concerns that the legislation violates fundamental right to consent. …”
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Addressing Ontario’s Hospital Crisis: A Critical Analysis of The More Beds, Better Care Act by Vivian Qiang

“…However, other stakeholders – such as advocacy groups and unions – voiced concerns that the legislation violates fundamental right to consent. …”
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Mobilizing Care and Housing Access. Demanding Responses to the Local Government in Buenos Aires in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Mónica Farías, Carolina Sternberg

“…The city government of Buenos Aires offered the unhoused and slum dwellers patch-aid policies that immediately triggered the reaction of a collective of unhoused advocacy groups and grassroots organizations (GOs). Long-term and new GOs, demanded from the local government, adequate housing and immediate sanitary assistance for those who were already living in precarious conditions. …”
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Human Rights Violations in Myanmar and the Military Junta’s Defensive Human Rights Diplomacy by Jatswan S. Sidhu

“…In doing so, the regime not only often invokes the notion of sovereignty, but even undertakes systematic attacks on the members of the international media and transnational advocacy groups who raise these issues. In addition and knowing that these issues have often dented its own credibility and legitimacy, the Myanmar junta even embarked on an image-building campaign, namely by enlisting the services of foreign public relations firms. …”
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Decoding Online Narratives and Unraveling Complexities in the Rohingya Refugee Crisis by Tanvir Ahammad, Siam Ahmed, Selina Sharmin

“…The implications of this research extend to guiding policymakers, humanitarian organizations, and advocacy groups in developing targeted interventions, communication strategies, and informed policy initiatives. …”
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Is Restorative Justice an Effective Approach in Responding to Children and Young People Who Sexually Harm? by Lisa Mary Armstrong

“…Although the evidence supports a growing need for a different approach, and restorative justice may offer just that, problems with net widening, the referral process, and resistance from other professionals and victim advocacy groups present real barriers. Consequently, restorative practitioners are likely to find practising in this area more challenging due to a lack of support and cooperation.…”
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Policy and practice brief on the 2019 New Swine Inspection System, line speeds, and workers by Kelsey Crawford, Patti Truant Anderson

“…Workers and worker advocacy groups immediately met the New Swine Inspection System with public criticism, citing concerns for worker safety under the new system. …”
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Intelligence Reform and the Snowden Paradox: The Case of France by Félix Tréguer

“…Following the path to legalisation prior and after the Snowden disclosures of 2013, the article shows how post-Snowden controversies helped mobilise advocacy groups against the extra judicial surveillance of Internet communications, a policy area which had hitherto been overlooked by French human rights groups. …”
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