Sentences with phrase «community health investment»

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Wesfarmers has reported direct community investment of $ 44.6 million for the 2013 - 14 financial year, with social welfare and health the largest areas of expenditure.

To determine which communities are a good fit for the initiative, Starbucks looks at all the available data on the socio - economic health of America's cities to understand which communities have the biggest opportunity gaps, which have the biggest need for business investment and leadership, and where there is local movement underway to build a better future for its residents.

Donna served as a healthcare administrator for a number of years prior to becoming the CHRISTUS Health system leader for Community Health; in the latter position, she directed their socially responsible investment program.

When Sen. John McCain (R - AZ) cast his now - famous thumbs - down vote on GOP health care efforts in late July, pessimism weighed even more, and in August, it was hard to find anyone in the professional investment community who thought a tax bill was even close to a sure thing.

«The Spring Makeover Events allow customers and employees the opportunity to donate directly to the organizations that make a difference to women's health,» said Lisa Gibbs, Director, Community Investment, Shoppers Drug Mart.

QQQ is a great ETF to analyze in order to determine the overall health of the stock market because it represents the most popular companies within the investment community.

«The Hacking Health Accelerator is brought to life by entrepreneurs, investors and actors deeply motivated to contribute to healthcare innovation, and to catalyzing the whole community to achieve this mission,» said Michael Mahon, Director, Strategic Investments & Partnerships at BDC Capital.

It is a large initial expense but it is a good investment in your community and your overall health.

The Health Wellness & Better Eating Conference is an invitation only event for the institutional investment community sponsored by Maxim Group that will bring together industry professionals and members of academia to discuss the health and wellness trends driving changes in the food indHealth Wellness & Better Eating Conference is an invitation only event for the institutional investment community sponsored by Maxim Group that will bring together industry professionals and members of academia to discuss the health and wellness trends driving changes in the food indhealth and wellness trends driving changes in the food industry.

Those technologies that manipulate DNA artificially increase corporate control over seeds, diminish rich, diverse diets of local communities, promote monoculture, increase biosafety risks to health and environment, and need high investment and complicated regulatory frameworks which many countries lack.

«Thanks to our community investments in the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland, the Global Center for Health Innovation and now Hilton Cleveland Downtown, we are attracting major events to downtown Cleveland and visitors from across the globe, increasing the economic impact for our residents and region.»

Unite is among those unions that have consistently called for an economic alternative based around investment in jobs and communities in order to grow the nation back to financial health.

Alan Johnson has promised to make tackling health inequalities a priority for the NHS, as he admitted increased investment had not benefited all communities equally.

At 3 p.m., Manhattan DA Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett and others announce an investment in programs for New Yorkers reentering communities after incarceration, The Institute for Family Health, Family Health Center of Harlem, 1824 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, Manhattan.

Describing additional progress in the areas of health, gender equality, trade, investment and market access, he emphasized «we are ready to do business with the world» but stressed that regional and global markets must be free of distortions such as subsidies, tariffs and non-tariff barriers and that international community must live up to the aspirations of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Agenda.

Creating interesting and engaging opportunities for interaction with family, friends, and neighbors contributes to increased community awareness and investment, and fosters an environment for positive mental health.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

The Cuomo administration's own Office of Mental Health stated in its most recent five year plan that current «state psychiatric hospital capacity can not be responsibly and rapidly reduced without managed investments in community care.»

The Cuomo administration's own Office of Mental Health stated in its most recent five - year plan that current «state psychiatric hospital capacity can not be responsibly and rapidly reduced without managed investments in community care.»

Following the release of the Massachusetts report, the commonwealth enacted an overall spending cap, and taxed hospitals and insurers to pay for investments in prevention and wellness ($ 60 million), health information technology ($ 30 million), and struggling community hospitals ($ 135 million).

«Despite these substantial, tangible benefits, the Legislature advanced this bill, which effectively restricts access to mental health care in Western New York, reduces investments in community based services and is inconsistent with recent agreements negotiated with the Legislature during the annual budget discussions,» Cuomo wrote in the veto message.

Additionally, this budget includes important investments into County parks, modernizing a previously closed County health clinic, industrial redevelopment projects, Erie Community College, the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, Buffalo Niagara Convention Center, and the Darwin Martin House as well as the purchase of new vans for the Department of Senior Services» popular and well - utilized senior transportation network.

The investment we make today on this clinic will pay big dividends for our future by improving the community's health while reducing long - term healthcare costs.

To help improve those benchmarks, Cuomo hopes to pour $ 1.4 billion into the community, the largest chunk of which — a $ 700 million capital investment — will be used for «community - based health care,» including a 36 - site ambulatory care network.

These funds are an investment in the health, safety and future of communities in Erie County.»

But the widely touted «health» budget, which was released on 18 February, contained several pleasant surprises for postgraduate students and the academic community in the form of new investments in science, technology, and postsecondary education.

With a growing consensus in the global health community that Hepatitis C (HCV) could be eliminated, a new report from the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University highlights a key missing element needed to achieving complete eliminationâ $ «adequate surveillance and monitoringâ $ «and explains how modest investments would improve lives and save health community that Hepatitis C (HCV) could be eliminated, a new report from the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University highlights a key missing element needed to achieving complete eliminationâ $ «adequate surveillance and monitoringâ $ «and explains how modest investments would improve lives and save Health Law at Georgetown University highlights a key missing element needed to achieving complete eliminationâ $ «adequate surveillance and monitoringâ $ «and explains how modest investments would improve lives and save money.

«The message for other states is clear: investment in well - funded, recovery - oriented, comprehensive community mental health programs clearly improves lives of people with serious mental illness, and may also save money from reduced dependency and incarcerations in this population.»

Spending money to improve diabetes care at federally qualified community health centers is a sound investment, according to one of the first studies to examine the clinical and economic impact of quality improvement on diabetes care.

Citing studies in cities where many more runs were canceled en route rather than resulting in treatment of patients, two academic physicians writing in the journal Neurology concluded it could be a «tall order» for MSUs to achieve a return on investment for individual health systems and communities.

Each county sports partnership will help create effective local links between schools and sport in the community, building upon the existing health investment in Change4Life Clubs in schools in England.

Quitman Street School in Newark is an example of how aligning school improvement efforts with investments in health, social services, student supports, and community engagement equip schools with the level of school and community capacity required for success.

But in terms of enduring investment value, perhaps Mr. Ruane's largest community - development venture was the Carmel Hill Fund, a private foundation he established in 1986 to support social service, mental health, and education initiatives.

Social return on investment offers a new way to measure and share the value of outcomes from community schools that provide social, health and education services to children and their families.

Measuring Social Return on Investment of Community Schools Children's Aid Society & The Finance Project, 2013 Community schools make an invaluable contribution to student academic achievement, children's social and emotional health, family participation and community engagement - in districts around the country and tCommunity Schools Children's Aid Society & The Finance Project, 2013 Community schools make an invaluable contribution to student academic achievement, children's social and emotional health, family participation and community engagement - in districts around the country and tCommunity schools make an invaluable contribution to student academic achievement, children's social and emotional health, family participation and community engagement - in districts around the country and tcommunity engagement - in districts around the country and the world.

In contrast the privately funded non-profit HCZ, promise zones are high poverty urban, rural and tribal communities designated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (H.U.D) to connect and partner with local leaders and receive federal funding aimed at «improving educational opportunities, leveraging private investment, increasing economic activity, reducing violent crimes, enhancing public health and addressing other communal priorities.»

Focuses on school readiness, recreation, employment for immigrants and new Canadians, employment for people with disabilities, seniors, people living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods, people in crisis, homelessness, mental health and addiction, agency capacity building and community investment and stewardship

The Rural Communities Health Care Investment Program provides partial student loan reimbursements of up to $ 100,000 for doctors who practice in Texas communities that are medically underserved.

We achieve this goal by issuing community grants to local charitable and community organizations, especially those promoting health and human services, affordable housing, community investment, economic development, and financial literacy.

In order to comply with requirements of the California Health and Safety Code, the Los Angeles Housing + Community Investment Department (HCIDLA), successor agency to the former Community Redevelop

Recent studies have shown that communities that have more dog friendly spaces offer opportunities for people to create a sense of community around dog ownership, adding value to neighborhoods and improving our lives by increasing our social connections and investment in the health of our communities.

COLLECTIONS Albright Knox, Buffalo, NY 4Culture, Seattle, WA Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID Bronson Collection, Portland, OR Crow's Shadow Press, Pendleton, OR Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO Eco-Trust, Portland, OR Eiteljorg Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA The Friendly House, Portland, OR The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem, OR Dorothy Lemelson, Portland, OR Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM National Gallery of Canada, Ontario, Canada New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR Portland Community College, Portland, OR Arlene and Harold Schnitzer, OR Jordan Schnitzer, Portland, OR Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA Seattle City Light, Seattle, WA Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Otis, OR Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C. Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA U.S. Embassy of Accra, Ghana U.S. Embassy of Islamabad, Pakistan (forthcoming) Jeri Waxenberg, Sun Valley, ID Willamette University, Salem, OR Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, WI Driek and Michael Zirinsky, Boise, ID

A recent study of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative's program in the Northeast found that for every $ 1 in program investment, $ 2 to $ 4 was generated in economic and health benefits for communities.

As we recommended in the paper, systematic investment in these strategies along with other recommended initiatives are likely to increase substantive news attention to various health threats associated with climate change, and thereby increase the capacity of communities to pursue mitigation and adaptation actions.

Green infrastructure investments boost the economy, enhance community health and safety, and provide recreation, wildlife, and other benefits.

Better planning — through investments in infrastructure and public health strategies — can help communities become more resilient in a warming world.

Yet the many contributions of green infrastructure to our natural and built environments, as well as to human health, are not fully reflected in public policies pertaining to buildings, design practice, community planning or capital and operational investments in infrastructure.

At every turn, EDN works to broaden the definition of «environment» to include issues that affect our health and our communities, such as greening deteriorated schools, creating green jobs and investment, and promoting activism to stop air and water pollution.

«Pastoralist communities need more investment in good basic services such as health care and education, flood - proof transport and communication links, financial and technical support services, livestock - marketing opportunities, drought and flood mitigation and preparedness systems, access to climate information, and effective conflict - mitigation mechanisms.

This activity report showcases a set of case studies that present the work of a wide range of financed and supported projects that make a case for further investment in marine protected areas to restore the health of oceanic and coastal ecosystems, strengthen resilience in the face of climate change, sustain fisheries and other economic activities, and improve the lives of the world's poorest communities.