Sentences with phrase «health aid programs»

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It sends teams of volunteer health professionals to carry out disaster relief, long - term development and community health programs with local partners, ships millions in humanitarian aid to countries around the world, and provides mobile dental care to those in need in the US.

Americares has launched its Hurricane Harvey Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services Program, providing Psychological First Aid (PFA) training for partners operating mobile medical units.

Look it up for yourself: the GOP has cut school lunch programs, Aid to dependent children, Planned Parenthood health care which provides medical care for expectant mothers (under the guise that they perform a limited number of abortions annually), Medicare programs which provides health care to the children who were born in the past because they weren't aborted, WIC which provides food to Women, Infants and Children... one could go on.

The aid package specifically prevented U.S. money from being used for education or health programs in which Cubans might be involved.

($ 753 billion for all three programs) Safety net programs ($ 482 billion) provide aid (other than health insurance or Social Security benefits) to individuals and families facing hardship.

In Bolivia, I saw how sponsorship money has funded everything from guinea pig farms, to after - school programs, to hearing aids, to irrigation systems, to marriage counseling, to maternal health initiatives, to alcoholism support groups, to dams.

The combination of disagreement and agreement may well lead us not to consider splitting but to consider ways we might reorganize into co-denominations of sorts, separating in some ways but covenanting together in some ministries (e.g., relief aid, the publishing house, archives) and administrative programs (e.g., pension and health benefits for clergy).

This week I have seen how sponsorship money has funded everything from guinea pig farms to after - school programs to hearing aids to irrigation systems to marriage counseling to maternal health programs to alcoholism support groups.

Additional Content Requirements: None Guidance Materials: Rhode Islands» Coordinated School Health Program, THRIVE, has produced a comprehensive District Health & Wellness Subcommittee Toolkit to aid subcommittees in creating and implementing wellness policies as required by state and federal law.

She is the Director of the Optimal Birth BC program, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, which develops syntheses of evidence for clinicians, decision - aids and information packages for childbearing families, and uses local data to evaluate clinical practice and direct change to reduce rates of cesarean section in BC hospitals and health authorHealth Research, which develops syntheses of evidence for clinicians, decision - aids and information packages for childbearing families, and uses local data to evaluate clinical practice and direct change to reduce rates of cesarean section in BC hospitals and health authorhealth authorities.

A licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Agnes spent several years working with AADAP (Asian American Drug Abuse Program), the Asian Pacific Mental Health Clinic and Shanti (Aids counseling) before coming to ECPC in 1995 for training in early childhood development.

HIV Medicine DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2011.00918.x IBFAN - Asia Position Statement on HIV and Infant Feeding, 13 October 2008 South African Tshwane Declaration on breastfeeding, S Afr J Clin Nutr 2011; 24 (4) UNAIDS 2010, Strategy Getting to Zero, UNAIDS Strategy 2011 — 2015 UNAIDS 2010, Agenda for Accelerated Country Action for Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV, 2010 - 2014 UNAIDS 2011, Countdown to Zero: Global plan towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive, 2011 - 2015 UNAIDS 2011 Press Release, 9 June, World leaders launch plan to eliminate new HIV infections among children by 2015 UNICEF Convention on the Rights of the Child UNICEF 2010, Facts for Life UNICEF 2011, Programming Guide, Infant and Young Child Feeding, 26 May 2011 WHO / UNICEF 2003, Global strategy for infant and young child feeding WHO 2007, Evidence on the long - term effects of breastfeeding: systematic reviews and meta - analysis WHO, UNAIDS, UNICEF 2009, Towards universal access: scaling up priority HIV / AIDS interventions in the health sector: progress report 2009 WHO 2009, Women and health, Today's evidence tomorrow's agenda WHO 2009, Acceptable medical reasons for use of breast - milk substitutes WHO 2009, Rapid advice: use of antiretroviral drugs for treating pregnant womenand preventing HIV Infection in infants WHO 2009, Rapid advice: revised WHO principles and recommendations on infant feeding in the context of HIV WHO 2010, Priority Interventions — HIV / AIDS prevention, treatment and care in the health sector WHO 2010, Guidelines on HIV and infant feeding: Principles and recomendations for infant feeding in the context of HIV and a summary of evidence WHO 2010, Annexure 7b to Guidelines on HIV and infant feeding.

Challenging Assumptions: Breastfeeding and HIV / AIDS Authoring organization (s): Program for Appropriate Technology in Health - Published: 2008 Summary: This policy brief discusses the benefits of breastfeeding in light of the risk of perinatal HIV transmission.

However, the World Health Organization (WHO; 2007), the Joint United Nations Program on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS; 2007) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; 2008) state that evidence indicates male circumcision significantly reduces the risk of HIV acquisition by men during penile - vaginal sex, but also state that circumcision only provides partial protection and should not replace other interventions to prevent transmission of HIV.

Rep. Peter King, other New York members of Congress and comedian Jon Stewart denounced as «downright irresponsible» a Trump administration proposal that would change the leadership of a federal health program that provides aid to 9/11 first responders.

Over the past four years, school aid has grown at an average annual rate of 4.4 percent, while the Department of Health's Medicaid program has increased 3.3 percent annually on average.5 To maintain overall growth of about 2 percent per year in total state spending, all other spending growth has been held to only 1.0 percent per year on average.

Otherwise, the cuts would take more than $ 3 million from library programs as well as tens of millions from health plans, including those concerned with covering HIV and AIDS.

At the same time, Cuomo has pointed to the lapsed Child Health Insurance Program and potentially approving $ 35 million in flood aid for Lake Ontario communities as a means for returning the Legislature.

And the federal government almost entirely finances the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's HIV / AIDS Prevention and Treatment program.

Through the Erie County Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP), the Erie County Department of Health, along with representatives from the fields of Diabetes, HIV / AIDS, business, sanitation, law enforcement, pharmacy, spiritual, government, medicine and lay persons, created a partnership to safely dispose of used needles, syringes & lancets free of charge.

Money from the fund supports some of the state's most important safety net programs --» the State's Medicaid program, Family Health Plus, workforce recruitment and retention, the Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) program, Child Health Plus (CHP), Graduate Medical Education, AIDS programs, disproportionate share payments to hospitals and other various public health initiatives,» according to the state's financialHealth Plus, workforce recruitment and retention, the Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) program, Child Health Plus (CHP), Graduate Medical Education, AIDS programs, disproportionate share payments to hospitals and other various public health initiatives,» according to the state's financialHealth Plus (CHP), Graduate Medical Education, AIDS programs, disproportionate share payments to hospitals and other various public health initiatives,» according to the state's financialhealth initiatives,» according to the state's financial plan.

The new programs are expected to increase college access and support degree completion by providing wraparound services for students such as child and elder care, transportation, health care services, family and / or employment counseling, legal aid, and more.

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

Major decisions could take place during the lame duck Congress in November or December, potentially resulting in the loss of millions of jobs and massive cuts to health care, education, aid to state and local governments, and other vital programs.

He would establish single - payer health care and increase aid to both schools and municipalities, gaining money by raising taxes on the rich, ending pro-business tax break programs and effectively re-imposing New York's stock transfer tax, which is currently rebated.

That could affect big - ticket programs like school aid and health care as well as a multi-year tax cut planned by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislators.

COUNTY»S HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM LENDS AID TO WEST UTICA IN FIRE»S AFTERMATH The Oneida County Health Department» Healthy Neighborhoods Program is reaching out to West Utica residents who live in proximity to the fire that destroyed part of the F.X. Matt Brewery cPROGRAM LENDS AID TO WEST UTICA IN FIRE»S AFTERMATH The Oneida County Health Department» Healthy Neighborhoods Program is reaching out to West Utica residents who live in proximity to the fire that destroyed part of the F.X. Matt Brewery cProgram is reaching out to West Utica residents who live in proximity to the fire that destroyed part of the F.X. Matt Brewery complex.

According to the Human Rights Campaign, she voted against the repealing of «Don't Ask, Don't Tell» legislation, opposed legislation that would grant equal tax treatment for employer - provided health coverage for domestic partners, opposed legislation to grant same - sex partners of U.S. citizens and permanent residents the same immigration benefits of married couples and opposed legislation to permit state Medicaid programs to cover low - income, HIV - positive Americans before they develop AIDS.

That could affect big - ticket programs like school aid and health care as well as a multi-year tax cut planned by Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislators.

The measure, which was adopted by the Legislature in June, is intended to aid those patients whose life or health would be jeopardized by waiting for New York's fledgling medical marijuana program to become fully operational.

In taking on the health care system, Mr. Spitzer is confronting the nation's costliest Medicaid program, one that helps support an expansive but money - losing hospital industry with arcane financing rules often designed to keep state aid in place, no matter the effect on patient care.

Aliya has worked on initiatives related to public health, including managing programs to assist woman and children affected by HIV / AIDS in Kenya and developing communications materials for the World Health Organization's programs inhealth, including managing programs to assist woman and children affected by HIV / AIDS in Kenya and developing communications materials for the World Health Organization's programs inHealth Organization's programs in Iraq.

The amounts that were originally scheduled to be paid were as follows: $ 2.3 billion for STAR; $ 1.5 billion in school aid; $ 450 million in payments to cities through the Aid and Incentives to Municipalities program; $ 398 million to counties for human services reimbursements; and $ 247 million in payments to health insureaid; $ 450 million in payments to cities through the Aid and Incentives to Municipalities program; $ 398 million to counties for human services reimbursements; and $ 247 million in payments to health insureAid and Incentives to Municipalities program; $ 398 million to counties for human services reimbursements; and $ 247 million in payments to health insurers.

The Supreme Court today struck down a federal requirement that forced private health organizations to denounce prostitution in order to get funding for programs aimed at preventing or treating HIV / AIDS.

There are other opportunities to be found on your campus that can aid you in your career, says Leslie Beckman, senior coordinator of special programs in the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

Funding for this research came from the University of California Laboratory Fees Research Program (grant 12 - LR - 236617), the National Institutes of Health (grants DA034978 and GM093939), the Bioinformatics and Information Technologies Core of the UC San Diego Center for AIDS Research (P30 AI036214), and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

To make that climb a little easier, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) offers a range of debt repayment programs for scientists who decide to do basic, clinical, or behavioral research in areas targeted by NIH, such as minority health disparities andHealth (NIH) offers a range of debt repayment programs for scientists who decide to do basic, clinical, or behavioral research in areas targeted by NIH, such as minority health disparities andhealth disparities and AIDS.

«To give young children a fair chance of life success, we need to strengthen basic safety net policies, including Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF), expand Medicaid across all states so that parents will not be left in poor health without health coverage, and invest in programs that have proven effective in helping families overcome adversities so their children can thrive.»

In contrast to D.C., Flint has received some $ 400 million in aid for infrastructure, wellness programs and health care.

He co-founded Partners in Health with Harvard classmate Paul Farmer, and then went on to head the HIV / AIDS program at the World Health Organization in 2004 - 2005.

The health community is missing important opportunities to integrate violence programming meaningfully into public health initiatives on HIV / AIDS, adolescent health, maternal health, and mental health.»

«PEPFAR, President George W. Bush's Plan for AIDS Relief, is one of the most successful global health programs in history,» it states.

The number of new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa may have leveled off, according to new figures released today by the Joint United Nations Program on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Solid scientific evidence has shown that strategies such as needle exchange can powerfully slow the spread, says epidemiologist Kevin De Cock, who heads the HIV / AIDS program for the World Health Organization, which co-authored the report.

In its twenty years of operation, the NRSA program has made it possible for many thousands of talented individuals in the basic biomedical, behavioral, and clinical sciences to sharpen their research skills and to apply those skills to topics of special concern to the nation, such as aging, hypertension, the genetic basis of disease, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), cancer, environmental toxicology, nutrition and health, and substance abuse.

Research funding was provided by the National Institutes of Health, the California HIV / AIDS Research Program, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

The Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR) program at the National Institutes of Health provides administrative and shared research support to synergistically enhance and coordinate high quality AIDS research projects.

Bloomberg has provided more than $ 1.2 billion, contributing to a school of public health, a physics building, a malaria institute and need - based financial aid programs.

The program's integrated approach to HIV / AIDS care, treatment, and prevention allows MHRP in Tanzania to offer a range of services that address transmission, co-infections and overall health and nutrition.

«For those of us who saw the AIDS epidemic explode and who watched helplessly as thousands died, the opportunity to try to develop an HIV cure is truly amazing,» said Paul Volberding, MD, a UCSF professor of medicine who started the Positive Health Program at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center in the early days of the epidemic and was a leader in early clinical trials to evaluate antiretroviral therapy.