Fecal records show Maya population affected by climate change
(McGill University) A McGill-led study has shown that the size of the Maya population in the lowland city of Itzan (in present-day Guatemala) varied over time in response to climate change. The findings, published recently in Quaternary Science Reviews, show that both droughts and very wet periods led to important population declines. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - June 30, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news
A novel adolescent road traffic injury prevention engagement project [conference abstract] - Landry J, Vel ásquez NCR, Reyna MIB, Dixon C.
Virtual Pre-Conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase 2021 - Abstract Book - # P4.014
Background Injury accounts for 30% of adolescent deaths in Guatemala; more than one-third are due to road traffic injuries (RTI). Little has been documented about a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 28, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
A novel adolescent injury prevention program [conference abstract] - Landry J, Vel ásquez NCR, Reyna MIB, Dixon C.
Virtual Pre-Conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase 2021 - Abstract Book - # P4.006
Background Injury is the leading cause of adolescent mortality in rural Guatemala. Effective injury prevention approaches are conceptualized by local communities to... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 28, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
After COVID silenced marimbas in California, an instrument sings again
A marimba repairman came to rescue an aging instrument in Guatemala's Los Angeles consulate. "I wanted to give it life again," he said. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - June 25, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Brittny Mejia Source Type: news
Fear, violence, inequality, and stunting in Guatemala - Bogin B.
BACKGROUND: Stunting is defined by the public health community as a length- or height-for-age ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 21, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Child protection practices and attitudes of faith leaders across Senegal, Uganda, and Guatemala - Jailobaeva K, Diaconu K, Ager A, Eyber C.
Tackling violence against children is the focus of sub-goal 16.2 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Relative to the previous Millennium Development Goals, the SDG agenda puts a stronger emphasis on child and youth development looking beyond child... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 15, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Hannity Exclusive: Guatemalan president chides Biden administration for mixed messaging
In a “Hannity” exclusive, investigative journalist Sara Carter sat down with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei to discuss Kamala... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 10, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tom Homan slams Kamala Harris: 'Root cause' of border crisis is Biden
Fox News contributor Tom Homan said there is no need for Vice President Kamala Harris to go to Guatemala to try to end the migrant surge... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 8, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kamala Harris' Guatemala comments would've led media to brand her a 'racist' 6 months ago, Gutfeld says
Vice President Kamala Harris issued cautionary remarks directed people who may seek to illegally immigrate to the US through the... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 8, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Twitter mocks Kamala Harris for passing out cookies of her faceless head to reporters
The vice president traveled to the Central American country on Monday to meet with the Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei in her... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 7, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kamala Harris Tells Guatemalans: Don't Come To The US
(Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 7, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Guatemala is Kamala Harris' first stop on her trip to talk migration. Why is that nation an important player?
Over the past several months, Vice President Kamala Harris has worked closely with Guatemala and Mexico to address the root causes of migration. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 7, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Harris takes her first steps onto world stage, into migration policy spotlight
The vice president begins her trip to Guatemala and Mexico without yet having defined concrete goals or strategies for her approach to... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 7, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kamala Harris forced to return to Maryland on way to Guatemala due to 'technical issue'
(Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 7, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Technical issue turns Kamala Harris' plane around just after takeoff for Guatemala
The vice president was about 30 minutes into her flight to Guatemala City when the plane was forced to return to Maryland. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 6, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
