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They know it's bad for them but they carry on... Education will never stop unhealthy lifestyles
Three decades before New Labour, the mantra 'Education, education, education' was coined by US President Lyndon Johnson to emphasise the thrust of his Great Society dream. His attempts to radicalise the welfare system were partly thwarted by his Vietcong adversaries, who also wanted to reshape their society.
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'It's the unknown that is difficult': waiting at the airport
Dr Philip Monk, consultant in public health with Leicestershire health authority, had 48 hours' notice that a plane with refugees from the Balkans would be arriving at East Midlands airport.
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Lying in the wolf's mouth: an exile of terror
Bedrije Heta fled to the UK from Kosovo when the police threatened to kill her husband. For the past year the couple and their three daughters have found sanctuary in London. But she fears for her relatives back home in Pristina. 'In our language we say they are lying in ...
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Support for refugees: information and cultural sensitivity
The Health Education Authority's working group on refugee health recommends: