Sentences with phrase «community health advocates»

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Rojas, who had never been a principal before, was tapped to lead the Community Health Advocates School, which is one of three separate schools under the same roof at Hawkins High.

A hallway in the Community Health Advocates School, one of three schools under the same roof at Augustus F. Hawkins High School in South Los Angeles.

Some excerpts from that conversation are included here: A brief overview of the focus of Nonie Lesaux's research on reading development in grade school (1 minute) listen Lesaux on her findings that bilingualism can be an advantage (1 minute) listen Lesaux discusses the implications of her research (1 minute) listen Lesaux takes the perspective of a community health advocate (1 minute) listen

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New Democrats have long been advocating for the expanded use of midwifery services across the province as we believe that midwives play an integral role in the health care system and can be of particular benefit to women, families and First Nations communities by bringing specialized maternity care to otherwise isolated areas.

Additionally, Ms. Bazán served as a community advocate before the North Carolina General Assembly for several years and held positions at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

My personal opinion, based on Jesus» own actions and words, is that he would want the church, or even for the non-believers — the communities themselves, to start charities or funds to help pay for their neighbors health care costs — I don't believe he would have advocated for the government to mandate it.

Our members represent a diversity of stakeholders in the local food system including: farmers, food processors, distributors, farmers» markets, retailers, restaurateurs, institutional food buyers, consumers, anti-hunger advocates, children's health advocates, faith communities, agricultural scientists, and sustainability educators.

AFSA is a national alliance of farmers, food entrepreneurs, public health professionals, community gardeners, farmers market coordinators, journalists, researchers and local food advocates who share the vision of a fair food future for all Australians.

You go on to say, «Pediatricians play a critical role in their practices and communities as advocates of breastfeeding and thus should be knowledgeable about the health risks of not breastfeeding, the economic benefits to society of breastfeeding, and the techniques for managing and supporting the breastfeeding dyad.»

This group is for people who embrace and want to help us collectively realize by joining us in learning to appreciate the Inner Doctor within each of us, learning to communicate and work with the Inner Doctor through the Healing By Design ™ Self - Care Technology and other self - care, self - healing modalities and tools to achieve optimal health, and learning to advocate for the Inner Doctor in our home, our workplace, and our community, by sharing our self - healing experiences.

Intended for use by policy - makers, national breastfeeding committees, breastfeeding advocates, women's health activists and others working for public health in the community, the Resource sets out why breastfeeding in the context of HIV has never been as safe as it is today.

National Women's Law Center Tool Kit — Understanding Breastfeeding Coverage under the Healthcare Law This toolkit is designed for women, advocates, community - based organizations and health care providers to provide information on the coverage of breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling in the health care law and offer tools to women who encounter problems with this coverage.

We also helped advocates at the California WIC Association fine - tune their messages about the community - wide health benefits of breastfeeding.

While we appreciate your interest in our school meal program, we believe our direct work with nutrition experts, health advocates, the community, schools and students is the most effective strategy for our continued success and improvement.

Mission Statement: Promoting and protecting breastfeeding through education and collaboration with health professionals, breastfeeding advocates, and community members of Leavenworth County.

This toolkit is designed to help school nurses communicate with impact, in order to better serve as educators and advocates for school and community health, and raise...

The Nevada Statewide Maternal and Child Health Coalition works with community partners to advocate for preconception health, developmental screening, breastfeeding, physical activity, and more for mothers and chiHealth Coalition works with community partners to advocate for preconception health, developmental screening, breastfeeding, physical activity, and more for mothers and chihealth, developmental screening, breastfeeding, physical activity, and more for mothers and children.

Ohio APT is a not - for - profit incorporation that is dedicated to providing a forum for the professional growth and development of the play therapist, providing training to the mental health community, and advocating for appropriate mental health treatment for children.

The resource is intended for policy - makers, breastfeeding advocates, national breastfeeding committees, public health advocates, women's health activists and others working in the community.

The scientific community, the medical fraternity, health managers, breastfeeding advocates and international health organizations have missed out on a powerful «change» agent for early initiation and hence short and long term breastfeeding success.

Rally organizers said that more than 15,000 signatures have been collected from hospital employees, community members and health advocates across the state in support of this bill.

Our side — education advocates, community groups, students, health care providers, faith leaders — held fast to the ideal of progressive taxation and called for the millionaires» tax to be extended, but no one was terribly optimistic about our chances.

Also at 6 p.m, NYC Public Advocate Letitia James and Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras host a Women's «Heart Health & Fashion» event, at the Louis Armstrong Community Center, 33 - 16 108 Street, Queens.

Community mental health advocates descended on Albany Tuesday.

Greater New York Labor Religion Coalition New York State Assembly NYS Assembly Community Resource Exchange (CRE) SCO Family of Services HCCI Chinese American Planning Council, Inc Heights and Hills Citizen Action of New York ROCitizen New York Association on Independent Living ATLI - Action Together Long Island NYSCAA New York Immigration Coalition Catholic Charities of Chemung & Schuyler Counties CDRC Labor - Religion Coalition of NYS Catholic Charities Professional Staff Congress Catholic Charities of Chemung / Schuyler Family Reading Partnership of Chemung Valley New York State Network for Youth Success NAMI Albany County Central Federation of Labor Food & Water Watch Jewish Family Service Metro New York Health Care for All Alliance for Positive Change MercyFirst Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York, Queens (CIDNY) SiCM — Schenectady Community Ministries Coalition for the Homeless CIDNY Citizen Action of NY PEF Retiree Urban Parhways, Inc Community Food Advocates PSC / CUNY AFT Local 2334 New York StateWide Senior Action Council Early Care & Learning Council Urban Pathways African Services Committee Day Care Council of New York New York State Community Action Association Supportive Housing Network of New York, Inc The Radical Age Movement United Neighborhood Houses

HANYS President Dan Sisto assailed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed budget during a CapTon interview last night, taking the governor and his business community allies to task for being unwilling to extend the so - called millionaire's tax while advocating deep spending reductions in health care and education.

The letter's signers included the Empire State Pride Agenda, Lambda Legal, the New York City Anti-Violence Project, the LGBT Community Center and the Brooklyn Community Pride Center, the Callen - Lorde Community Health Center, Gay Men's Health Crisis, the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, Immigration Equality, the Family Equality Council, SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders), the GRIOT Circle: a gathering of elders, and several organizations advocating on behalf of LGBT young people, including FIERCE, the Hetrick - Martin Institute, and Streetwise and Safe.

PEF members will advocate for the continuation of state - operated mental health services provided by the Middletown Assertive Community Treatment team, a satellite clinic of Rockland Psychiatric Center, and for the forensic support staff and the State Operated Community Resources (SCOR) Program.

Crisis Services provides the following services: Addiction Hotline; 24 Hour Hotline; Emergency Mobile Outreach Services: Trauma Response Services; The Advocate Program - Rape, Domestic violence, Family Violence and Elder Abuse; Community Education and Training; Police / Mental Health Coordination Project.

«This ruling gives us more time to work with the Department of Health, elected officials and community advocates to develop alternative solutions that will keep LICH's vital services and good jobs in the community,» said George Gresham, president of 1199SEIU in a press release, who sought the restraining order along with the New York State Nurses Association, Concerned Physicians of LICH and others.

She has upheld the department's vision to be a trusted leader, advocate and partner with the community to prevent risks and promote public health.

Also at 11 a.m., New York elected officials, unions, advocates, community organizations, grass - roots groups and impacted consumers hold a press conference to discuss the impact of the U.S. Senate's health care bill, state Capitol, Albany.

This comes as thousands of health care workers and community advocates are scheduled to rally in New York City this afternoon in support of the MRT plan.

New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett wrote a letter to the editor of The New York Times advocating for the metzitzah b» peh deal de Blasio made with the Orthodox community.

Sanchez, previously the recruitment director for the Working Families Party, pledges to be a strong advocate for the LGBTQ community, fighting for increased access to, and funding for, mental health services, as well as efforts to put an end to hate crimes in the district.

Bronx Community Board No. 8 plays an important role in improving the quality of life for the communities it serves and in advocating with New York City government and elected officials for municipal service delivery, land use and zoning issues, business development, the City budget and other matters relating to the community's health, safety andCommunity Board No. 8 plays an important role in improving the quality of life for the communities it serves and in advocating with New York City government and elected officials for municipal service delivery, land use and zoning issues, business development, the City budget and other matters relating to the community's health, safety andcommunity's health, safety and welfare.

The group would monitor the extent and complications of opioid addiction; spread awareness of symptoms and aftereffects through seminars and workshops; monitor and assess the state of and improvements in treatment modalities; interface with manufacturers, retailers, and physicians offering products to treat pain; pressure the medical community to reduce availability of addictive analgesics and advocate for nonaddictive substitutes, and maintain an interface between treatment programs and similar programs targeted at youth, health care, aging, and housing.

List of Supporting Organizations: • African Services Committee • Albany County Central Federation of Labor • Alliance for Positive Change • ATLI - Action Together Long Island • Brooklyn Kindergarten Society • NY Immigration Coalition • Catholic Charities • Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens • Catholic Charities of Buffalo • Catholic Charities of Chemung / Schuyler • Catholic Charities of Diocese of Albany • Catholic Charities of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse • CDRC • Center for Independence of the Disabled NY • Children Defense Fund • Chinese - American Planning Council, Inc. • Citizen Action of New York • Coalition for the Homeless • Coalition on the Continuum of Care • Community Food Advocates • Community Health Net • Community Healthcare Network • Community Resource Exchange (CRE) • Day Care Council of New York • Dewitt Reformed Church • Early Care & Learning Council • East Harlem Block Nursery, Inc. • Family Reading Partnership of Chemung Valley • Fiscal Policy Institute • Food & Water Watch • Forestdale, Inc. • FPWA • GOSO • GRAHAM WINDHAM • Greater New York Labor Religion Coalition • HCCI • Heights and Hills • Housing and Services, Inc. • Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement • Jewish Family Service • Labor - Religion Coalition of NYS • Latino Commission on AIDS • LEHSRC • Make the Road New York • MercyFirst • Met Council • Metro New York Health Care for All • Mohawk Valley CAA • NAMI • New York Association on Independent Living • New York Democratic County Committee • New York State Community Action Association • New York State Network for Youth Success • New York StateWide Senior Action Council • NYSCAA • Park Avenue Christian Church (DoC) / UCC • Partnership with Children • Met Council • Professional Staff Congress • PSC / CUNY AFT Local 2334 • ROCitizen • Schenectady Community Action Program, Inc. • SCO Family of Services • SICM — Schenectady Community Ministries • Sunnyside Community Services • Supportive Housing Network of New York, Inc • The Alliance for Positive Change • The Children's Village • The Door — A Center of Alternatives • The Radical Age Movement • UJA - Federation of New York • United Neighborhood Houses • University Settlement • Urban Pathways, Inc • Women's Center for Education & Career Advancement

Also at 11 a.m., Dozens of community - based supportive housing providers, mental health advocates, patients and their families from across the state will launch the new Bring It Home campaign, urging the state to invest in community - based mental health housing.

Dr. Alvin Ponder (3A)-- hailing the Co-Op Section of the Bronx, in addition to be a guest columnist for BW, he has Strong Community Relations and Emergency Management skills: Advocated Affordable Health Care Act, wrote «King Convenes Obamacare Forum,» City News, 16,000 circulation; Community Activist.

Commissioner of Oneida County Mental Health, Linda Nelson said «We advocated that MVPC was ideally positioned to be designated a Regional Center of Excellence and Oneida County looks forward to realigning community based services to serve as a model to neighboring counties»

Stressing that there's only about five weeks until the deadline to enroll for health insurance coverage through the New York State of Health marketplace, the Democratic mayors of Albany, Schenectady and Troy joined community advocates this week at Citizen Action of New York's Albany storefront headquarters to encourage sign health insurance coverage through the New York State of Health marketplace, the Democratic mayors of Albany, Schenectady and Troy joined community advocates this week at Citizen Action of New York's Albany storefront headquarters to encourage sign Health marketplace, the Democratic mayors of Albany, Schenectady and Troy joined community advocates this week at Citizen Action of New York's Albany storefront headquarters to encourage sign - ups.

New York City health commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett wrote a letter to the editor of The New York Times advocating for the metzitzah b «peh deal Mayor Bill de Blasio made with the Orthodox community.

ALBANY, NY (01/08/2013)(readMedia)-- Hundreds of workers, community advocates, and members of several faith communities from Brooklyn and throughout the state joined together at a rally at the Legislative Office Building to protect SUNY Downstate Medical Center and maintain the essential health services it delivers to New York City's most populous borough.

«The perspective I want to bring to Albany is that of a mother, chemical engineer, finance person and community advocate involved in substance abuse and mental health issues,» she said.

The meeting, held at AAAS headquarters, gathered scientists, engineers, health professionals, human rights advocates, community activists and policy makers to discuss water and human rights.

The Lililwan study, published today in the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, was initiated by Aboriginal community leaders who, in 2009, invited researchers and clinicians to partner with them to provide data they could use to advocate for people living with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

Such moves would delight the research community, which for years has joined with a wide range of groups — including military and public health advocates — in calling for Congress to break the caps.