Poor-quality housing is putting the over-50s in England who have health conditions “in harm’s way”, a charity has said, as it said living in a home that damages their health was “the norm for far too many people”. The Centre for Ageing Better said data analysed on its behalf suggested more than a fifth of people in this age group are living in a poor-quality home that could be making their existing health condition worse. It said people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, those living in London and those who have a serious health condition or disability are more likely to be affected. Data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing covering 2022/23 was analysed by the National Centre for Social Research on behalf of the charity. It found an estimated 4.5 million people aged 50 or older in England with a health condition aggravated by the cold are living in a home with one or more serious problems. Some 2.8 million were aged between 50 and 70, while 1.7 million were aged 70 and older. Health conditions included respiratory diseases, congestive heart failure, heart disease and lung conditions, including asthma. Housing problems identified in the research included damp, water leaks, bad condensation, electrical or plumbing problems, rot and decay. While some 2.2 million people over 50 with health and housing problems owned their home outright, the biggest proportion of people (51%) with such issues lived in rented accommodation. The charity said older renters with a health condition were up to three times more likely to have five or more issues with their home than someone in the same age group who owns their home. Those with a health condition that can be affected by poor housing who had a significant issue in their homes were most likely to live in London (52%) followed by the North East (35%) and the North West (35%), the West Midlands and the East of England (both on 28%), and the South West (27%). Almost half (46%) of people aged 50 and above from black and minority ethnic backgrounds with one of the health conditions had at least one problem with their home, which the charity said amounted to almost 500,000 people. Among white people in this age group it was just under one in three (32%). The research also suggested people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds living with a health condition were also more than twice as likely to have five or more issues with their housing compared with their white counterparts – 15% compared with 6%. Dr Carole Easton, the charity’s chief executive, said not only does the research show the difficulties faced by those living in poor housing, but it is also “very bad news” for both the economy and the NHS. She said: “Our latest research shows that our poor-quality housing crisis is putting people with health conditions in their 50s, 60s and beyond, in harm’s way. “This is obviously terrible for those individuals who live in homes that carry a very real risk of making them sick, particularly when winter comes around. “But it is also very bad news for the country. Older workers living in homes that are making their health conditions worse are going to be less likely to be able to work and help grow the economy. “Older people whose serious health conditions are made worse by their homes will require treatment, putting additional winter pressures on our health system. “All could be averted if we tackled poor-quality housing with the urgency and priority it demands.” Holly Holder, deputy director for homes at the charity, said the Government must “fix this hidden housing crisis by delivering a national strategy to tackle poor quality housing across all tenures and committing to halving the number of non-decent homes over the next decade”. She added: “No-one should have to live in a home that damages their health, yet it is the norm for far too many people in England today. “By failing to address poor-quality homes we are limiting the lives of some of the country’s poorest and most vulnerable people. “Our new analysis shows that the combination of health and house problems are most likely to impact groups of people who are already disadvantaged by multiple health and wealth inequalities.” A Government spokesperson said: “Despite the challenging inheritance faced by this Government, through our Plan for Change we’re taking action to improve housing conditions across all tenures and ensure homes are decent, safe and warm – especially for the most vulnerable. “We’re consulting on reforms to the Decent Homes Standard next year to improve the quality of social and privately rented housing, and introducing Awaab’s Law to both sectors to tackle damp, dangerous and cold conditions for all renters in England. “Our warm homes plan will also help people find ways to save money on energy bills and deliver cleaner heating, with up to 300,000 households to benefit from upgrades next year.”baccarat 540 scent 。

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The normally reliable centre-back passed the ball into his own net in the 26th minute after failing to spot goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel’s positioning. But a brilliant turn and finish on the hour mark from Daizen Maeda changed the game and ultimately earned the Scottish champions a 1-1 home draw. On the opener, Rodgers said: “Mistakes happen and it was just unfortunate. He’s played that pass a million times and it’s gone back and then we’ve been able to play forward. It was just one of those unfortunate moments in the game that happens. “But he’s a really, really tough character. He’s a great guy, he picked himself up. He was really strong and aggressive again in the game and got on with it and had a real bravery in the second half, because he was the one carrying the ball forward for us to start the attack.” Despite the gift, Brugge were worthy of their lead and Rodgers admitted his side were too passive in their pressing in the opening half. Some tactical tweaks – and the introduction of Paulo Bernardo – helped Celtic dominate after Maeda’s equaliser, although Brugge had a goal disallowed for a marginal offside. “I can only credit the players for the second half, because we had to fight,” Rodgers said. “And we’re still one of those teams that’s really pushing to try and make a mark at this level. So to make the comeback, score the goal, play with that courage, I was so pleased. “You want to win but I’ve been here enough times to have lost a game like that, but we didn’t. We showed a real strong mentality and we kept pushing right to the very end and the players did well. “I thought they showed great courage in the second half because we weren’t at our level in the first half. Sometimes a game like that can get away from you, but it didn’t. “We stayed with it, showed that determination, showed that mentality, never to quit, to keep going. And then we were much, much better, much freer in the second half. “So we’re on eight points, nine to play for. We’re still very much on course to get to where we want to get to and still three games to go.” Rodgers added: “It’s 20 games now and we’ve won 16 and drawn three and lost one, so it shows you the mentality is there, and especially at this level, you need to have that.”

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It’s official: Dodgers sign Blake Snell for 5 years, $182 millionA new artificial intelligence tool from the nonprofit Digital Promise and ed-tech company Learning Innovation Catalyst (LINC) applies education research to generate different lesson plans for meeting the unique learning needs of each student. The AI-powered platform, , is informed by the (LVN), a web application that Digital Promise has maintained since 2017. LVN curates research-based strategies for building lesson plans that directly address factors that affect student learning, such as sleep, sense of belonging and speed of processing, among many others. In a webinar this week, Barbara Pape, senior director of the Learner Variability Project at Digital Promise, said such tailored lesson plans take a whole-child approach to teaching and learning. “We define learner variability as the recognition that each student, and also all of us, have a set of strengths and challenges across this whole-child framework that are interconnected and vary according to context,” Pape said in the webinar. “And when you understand learner variability, you see a design challenge, not a student problem, and that’s where we’re trying to move with all of this.” Yourway makes it easier for teachers to design custom instructional approaches that support the whole learner, according to Pape, who joined Dr. Cassondra Corbin-Thaddies, vice president of partner and client engagement at LINC, in the webinar this week. Megan Gross, an inclusive learning expert and former California Teacher of the Year, was part of the panel as well. “We know when student identities are seen and honored and valued in the classroom that students have the ability to cognitively attend and make growth and have an academic mindset, because they feel belonging,” Gross said in the webinar. Demonstrating Yourway, Corbin-Thaddies clicked on “AI Tools” and typed “LVN” in a search bar to surface learner variability options from the platform’s list of other AI-powered tools. Yourway is currently equipped to generate LVN-based lesson plans for students in preschool through 12th grade. Pape said they are working to add LVN models for math and 21st-century skills, such as peer collaboration and critical thinking. To generate an LVN-based lesson plan in Yourway, users must input information about the desired grade level, learning outcomes or topics for the lesson. The webinar offered this example of a learning outcome: “Students will be able to determine the meaning of grade-appropriate academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text using context.” With this information entered, educators move on to a checklist of literacy skills necessary to achieve the desired learning outcome, such as vocabulary and alphabet knowledge, and select those that are challenges for the student. A second checklist requires the teacher to choose cognition factors the student might struggle with, such as attention or inhibition. From there, the user can click a button to generate the lesson plan or opt to provide more details, such as related documents or any standards to which the lesson should align. Two more optional checklists are available as well: one with background factors that can affect student learning, such as vision and primary language, and another that lists social and emotional learning factors, such as self-regulation and stereotype threat. Generating a lesson plan within seconds, Yourway fleshes out multiple teaching strategies and suggested resources for that particular student and learning outcome based upon inputs from the educator. The lesson plan shown in the webinar, for example, listed role-playing exercises as a teaching strategy that ties into social awareness and relationship skills, stating that the educator should “use scenarios that promote understanding and usage of key vocabulary in social interactions.” Teachers can continue to customize lesson plans by clicking the “Request Changes” button and adding prompts, such as “Give me examples of role-playing exercises that promote understanding and usage of key vocabulary in social interactions.” The platform then generates and adds this information to the lesson plan. “You have to now walk alongside the AI and check its work,” Corbin-Thaddies said in the webinar. “It’s a great starting point. The cognitive load has been lifted, and now we’re ready to get into design mode: What could this look like, what else could we add, how could this be stronger?” Educators can access the basic version of Yourway for free. Those who fill out a Digital Promise on their experience with the tool will receive six months of the professional version for free, Pape said in the webinar.

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