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E Chigier

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PubMed1991

Developing community-based services for youth with disabilities.

Five community-based services in Israel for disabled adolescents are described. Three of them are day centers and two are afternoon clubs. They provide rehabilitation resources for teenagers with various kinds of disabilities including cerebral palsy, mental retardation, blindness, deafness and emotional handicaps. These services are analyzed and discussed with regard to addressing the major needs of adolescents with disabilities, with the aim of achieving an optimal degree of independence and preparation for normalized life. The programs include resources such as vocational rehabilitation, independent living education, recreational activities, social skills training, sexuality education in addition to creating opportunities to mix and socialize with nondisabled youth. The function of pediatric and adolescent medicine physicians in such services is emphasized as imperative in providing a comprehensive rehabilitation program for youth with disabilities.

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Comparison of glucose tolerance, lipids and blood pressure in young male Ethiopians from two different immigrations, 1989 and 1991.

The prevalence of glucose intolerance and hypertension was compared between a group of 87 young Ethiopian males (age 21.6 +/- 2.8 years) from the post Moses immigration of 1989 (group 1) and 89 age-matched Ethiopian males (age 21.4 +/- 3.1) from the Solomon immigration of 1991 (group 2). Both groups demonstrated a relatively high, for age, prevalence of glucose intolerance: 5% and 8% in groups 1 and 2 respectively (not significant). However, group 1 had a higher glucose level 2 h after an oral glucose tolerance test (P < 0.05) and a higher level of HbA1C (P < 0.05) and fructosamine (P = 0.07), concomitant with a lower fasting insulin (P < 0.005), when compared with group 2. Group 2 had a significant increase in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure when compared with group 1 (P < 0.05, P < 0.005 respectively). Group 2 had higher blood pressure levels and higher fasting insulin than group 1, suggesting a relationship between insulin levels and blood pressure in this population.

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