Tennis tops list of sports for increasing life expectancy - Health - ABC News. A suburban tennis court may seem an unlikely site for a fountain of youth.
Key points box Key points: Tennis players lived more than nine years longer than people who were sedentary, topping the list of sportsResearchers think social connection is the key to longevity benefitsThe effect persisted after accounting for wealth and education status But not according to new research on the effect of physical activity on how long we live. Researchers tracked thousands of people for up to 25 years, including what sports they played and when they died. They found tennis players lived longest among the activities they looked at — ahead of soccer, swimming and cycling. That's no surprise to Gordon Burns, 90, foundation member of the Marrickville Tennis Club in Sydney's inner west. "I've played tennis here since I was 19, which makes 71 years. "I just love the company, like these beautiful ladies here, they're always going for me, they chase me 'round the place. " Syria's traumatized refugee children will have to rebuild country.
Mustafa, 12, fled his home in Aleppo, Syria, under intense shelling and fighting.
Mercy Corps says his hair started to turn white shortly after he arrived as a refugee in Lebanon from the stress and trauma of his ordeal. Mustafa celebrates Eid with his new friends at a party for Syrian refugees and Lebanese host community members. Mercy Corps' youth programs offer opportunities for Lebanese and Syrian refugee children to interact, and build friendships and understanding. Mercy Corps says that for Mustafa and many refugee children, it is the first chance they have had to integrate into their new community. Syrian refugee children participate in Mercy Corps' "Comfort for Kids" program. Mustafa meets with a Mercy Corps team member to talk about his experiences in Syria.
Melaleuca Refugee Centre – Home. Refugee%20Tipsheet. YAPA Youth Work Facts: Working with young survivors of refugee trauma & torture. Refugee Council of Australia. The Forum of Australian Services for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (FASSTT) FASSTT is a national network of Australia’s eight specialist rehabilitation agencies that work with survivors of torture and trauma who have come to Australia from overseas.
FASSTT agencies help refugees recover from their experiences and build a new life in Australia. The organisations offer pysychological assessments, individual psycho-therapeutic interventions, group and family therapy, youth activities, natural therapies and community development. Click here for more information. FASSTT agencies. Refugees - Trauma, Grief and Loss - Strong Bonds - Building Family Connections. Refugee Minors Some refugee children and young people have been separated from their parents and come to Australia as unaccompanied refugee minors.
These young people are granted permanent residency on humanitarian grounds or are placed on a Temporary Protection Visa and may live with a distant relative or a carer when they first arrive. Until the age of 18 or until their circumstances change, such as being re-united with their parents or taking out Australian citizenship, these young people are eligible for support services.1 However, they face extraordinary challenges in adapting to their new environment without parental support at a time in life when developmental changes can often be challenging enough. Asylum seekers and refugees. ACOSS has written to all parliamentarians to draw their attention to the community sector statement about asylum seekers and refugees.
The statement was published in The Australian Newspaper (Thursday 8 September 2011), signed by over 260 organisations including leading charities such as Mission Australia, Salvation Army, UnitingCare, Anglicare, and Brotherhood of St. Laurence, as well as a diverse range of grass roots community groups from the cities, and regional and rural Australia. In the letter emailed to members, ACOSS states that onshore processing and community-based arrangements for people seeking asylum are not only far better, but also cheaper and keep expenditure in Australia, and urges the Australian Government to do the right thing in the coming days on this important issue.
Continue to sign and pass on statement! Together we are a powerful voice sending a strong message to our political leaders that enough is enough. Here's the final statement: Non-Governmental Organizations. A major priority for UNHCR is to strengthen its partnerships with non-governmental organizations (NGO).
The agency sees such partnerships as the best way to ensure that the basic needs of refugees and populations of concern are met. For example, UNHCR endorsed the Global Humanitarian Platform's Principles of Partnership in July 2007 and disseminated them to its staff. These principles set out common standards of equality, transparency, complementarity and a results-oriented approach among all humanitarian groups. In addition, the High Commissioner hosts an annual meeting, or dialogue, for a wide range of experts, including national and international NGOs from around the world. The informal gathering allows NGOs and states to participate as equal partners, an approach that NGOs welcome.
In 2008, some 25 percent percent of UNHCR's total expenditures were channelled through 636 NGOs, including 162 international agencies and 474 national ones. Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. 13 August 2013 AAP CHURCH groups, refugee advocates and charities have called on both sides of federal politics to rethink their asylum seeker policies.
The non-government organisations (NGOs) say the federal government's deterrent policies haven't worked. They also took a swipe at the opposition's "regressive" boat policies. "The negative, distorted and myopic political debate on refugee and asylum seeker policy has been allowed to go on for far too long," the NGOs said in a statement on Tuesday. "It is time for a new approach which focuses on protection rather than punishment, on facts rather than fear-mongering, and on long-term solutions rather than short-term political gain.
" They called for an end to offshore processing, prompt access to permanent protection and opportunities for refugees to reunite with family. Signatories include the NSW Teachers Federation, the Australian Council of Social Service and the St Vincent de Paul Society. Refugee Week. About DASSAN - DASSAN - Darwin asylum seeker support and advocacy network. Refugee Council of Australia. National | Australian Capital Territory | New South Wales | Northern Territory | Queensland | South Australia | Tasmania | Victoria | Western Australia | Information and advocacy National Australian Red Cross Immigration Detention Program Website: Australian Red Cross, through its Immigration Detention Program, has been visiting immigration detention facilities under formal and informal arrangements with federal governments since 1993.
Red Cross’ Humanitarian Observers assess and monitor the general conditions of detention as well as the treatment of people held in the detention network. Australian Red Cross Asylum Seeker Assistance Scheme (ASAS) Website: