Sentences with phrase «access to treatment programs»

Georgia and Ohio adopted measures giving pregnant women priority access to treatment programs for opioid use, while Florida allocated additional funding for treatment for pregnant women.

Charged with providing access to treatment programs, SAMHSA is encouraging medication - assisted therapy through the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant as well as regulatory oversight of medications used to treat opioid addiction.

More people need access to treatment programs that offer a combination of psychotherapy and anti-addiction medications, the panelists said.

THE BRONX — The city is working on a $ 300 million plan to move 16 - and 17 - year - old inmates off Rikers Island to improve access to treatment programs, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio.

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Part of the reason is that it can take years to access prison rehabilitation programs if you have a longer sentence because people with shorter sentences get priority; despite recent national efforts to make opioid antidotes and addiction treatments more widely accessible, many prisons still don't have these programs in place, leaving addicts who make it out of prison far more susceptible to relapse.

What started with matching shoe sales with donations has turned into a whole suite of socially responsible services, including access to clean water, glasses and eye treatment, safe birth services, and even bullying prevention programs.

Failed by flawed government policies and left out of development programs, women farmers around India are coming together to demand fair treatment and access the support to which they are entitled.

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The additional funds — only a fraction of the city's $ 78 billion budget — would be used to support programs to reduce the spread of HIV infection in local communities and provide people living with HIV with access to care, medications that make viral loads undetectable, and other treatment supports.

Lawmakers approved a package of bills at the end of the legislative session this month aimed at countering the addiction crisis, including measures aimed at making it easier to gain access to treatment and new prevention programs.

The drug, which has rapidly spread across the country in recent years, was the subject of a large package of programs and policies outlined on Tuesday, including easing access to treatment, expanding wraparound recovery services and limiting opioid prescriptions for acute pain to seven days, with some exceptions.

The new effort aims to stop the Hepatitis C virus in its tracks by increasing access to medications that can cure Hepatitis C and expanding programs to connect New Yorkers in high - risk communities with wrap - around Hepatitis C prevention, screenings and treatment services.

If elected, Mr. Giardina pledged to evaluate current law enforcement programs and policies for interdiction and intervention; support 12 - step programs for addiction recovery; double the number of children and teenagers involved in after - school and sports programs sponsored by schools and faith and community - based groups; establish mentorship, apprenticeship, and internship programs that link East Hampton's youth with year - round homeowners and those who visit seasonally; create a volunteer program for those in recovery to be reintegrated into the job market; triple the number of police, firefighters, educators, and medical personnel trained to administer Narcan, and investigate the establishment of an easy - access residential treatment facility available as an alternative or supplement to incarceration.

He and other experts also pointed out that Medicaid not only prescribes medication but provides important access to drug treatment programs designed to help address the growing epidemic.

The other half is being earmarked to community organizations that will provide support to primary care physicians, offer expanded and rural access to opioid treatment and needle exchange services, and create a training program to assist victims of human sex trafficking who are controlled through opioid addiction.

«Countries using these measures should instead increase the availability of proven opioid - agonist therapies, such as methadone, and ensure there is adequate access to voluntary treatment programs in community settings and facilitate people with opioid addiction to seek treatment.»

U.S. Health & Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell last year proposed a response, calling for a program to change doctors» opioid prescribing practices, to expand the use of naloxone, a drug used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdoses, and increase patient access to medication assisted treatments for opioid use disorders.

«Education has the potential to both reduce overprescribing and ensure that patients in need retain access to opioids,» explained Alford, who is also medical director of Boston Medical Center's Office - based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) program.

Today he directs the Innovations in International Health program at MIT, and his inventions (including an inhalable measles vaccine and a system that monitors tuberculosis treatment) are helping to improve medical access in the developing world.

The committee recommended that states — with assistance from relevant federal agencies, particularly the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration — provide universal access to evidence - based treatment for opioid use disorder in a variety of settings, including hospitals, criminal justice settings, and substance - use treatment programs.

«More access to opioid treatment programs needed in Southeast, says study.»

The lab is also working with the Breast Oncology Program at UCSF to make this data part of an adaptive clinical trial called I - SPY, which lets researchers identify the most effective therapies based on patient molecular profiling, and is collaborating with members of the UCSF Institute for Computational Health Sciences (ICHS) to put these and other public data into a centralized database that clinicians can access through an app to help make the most appropriate treatment decisions.

Instead it urges states, regulators and public health agencies to work toward universal access to evidence - based interventions for substance abuse, including treatment programs and full coverage of medications approved to fight addiction.

«Additionally, Medicaid oversight programs should be concerned not only with unnecessary antipsychotic use, but also should ensure adherence to appropriate cardiometabolic monitoring practices at baseline and during antipsychotic treatment, and support access to alternative evidence - based nonpharmacological treatments.»

This study examined 265 participants enrolled in BMC's Facilitated Access to Substance Abuse Treatment with Prevention and Treatment for HIV (FAST PATH) program between Feb. 1, 2008, and March 31, 2012.

About the Anna - Maria Kellen Clinical Accelerator The Anna - Maria Kellen Clinical Accelerator, the clinical research program of the Cancer Research Institute, leverages CRI's partnerships with nonprofit organizations, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, and academic research and treatment centers worldwide, to provide scientists and clinicians with expertise in cancer immunotherapy access to resources they need to advance ambitious clinical and translational research ideas, while simulataneous solving for competitive and regulatory hurdles that would otherwise impede innovation.

C.S. Mott Children's Hospital was the first comprehensive TIS treatment program in Michigan, and among the first in the nation, to give children with thoracic insufficiency syndrome access to the groundbreaking VEPTR device and we continue to be one of the most experienced VEPTR programs in the country.

Our clinicians direct the clinical operations of the Children's Health NONC (neuro - oncology) program and are members of the Children's Oncology Group (COG), a national childhood brain tumor consortium that provides our patients access to experimental therapies and new treatment developments.

It is important to choose a program experienced with not just one or two surgical repair techniques, but with the full range of treatment options to ensure your child has access to the appropriate therapies and repair methods for his or her needs.

Our basic science and clinical research program offers unique access to clinical trials in which children can receive the newest bone marrow failure diagnostic evaluations and treatments.

Through this program, our survivors can be carefully monitored for long - term effects and given timely interventions, while our clinicians and researchers have access to data that can be used to further improve cancer treatments.

Accredited by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, we have the largest program of its kind in the state of Michigan, offering a multidisciplinary approach for complete CF care, along with an active research program with access to cutting - edge treatments as they become available.

«By working so closely with the University of Chicago's well - established adult cancer treatment programs, we can fast track the access children have to new agents,» said Susan Cohn, MD, director of the program and section chief of clinical sciences at the University of Chicago Institute for Molecular Pediatric Sciences.

Our Regenerative Medicine Program was developed to give our patients access to the most advanced treatment options with proven results.

Idaho Arts Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in admission to its programs, services, or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations.

Brooke Charter School does not discriminate in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its services, programs and activities, on the basis of race, color or national origin, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI); on the basis of sex, in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; on the basis of disability, in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA); or on the basis of age, in accordance with the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1974 (ADEA).

In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 («Title VI»), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 («Title IX»), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 («Section 504»), Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 («ADA»), and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 («The Age Act»), applicants for admission and employment, students, parents, employees, sources of referral of applicants for admission and employment, and all unions or professional organizations holding collective bargaining or professional agreements with Capital City Public Charter School («Capital City») are hereby notified that Capital City Public Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibilities, political affiliation, source of income, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities.

While going through treatment, however, as much as possible this population also needs access to and should participate in an educational program.

This article identifies four programs that have the potential to help school districts provide equal access, treatment, and opportunity for ALL students.

EQUITAS ACADEMY does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities.

Friendship Public Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment in, its programs and activities.

Stepping up to the Custom Build program — which requires a one - time $ 300 premium — grants access to a much longer list of upgrades, including special interior and exterior color treatments, Dynaudio 650 - watt sound system, dual - zone automatic climate control, a trip computer, cruise control, bi-xenon headlights, keyless start, rear park assist and dual power front seats.

Through 2014, the program has raised more than $ 4 million in support of childhood cancer research, access to treatment, and patient support programming.

Elite Experiences are accessible only with program reward points and include mostly VIP - access to the event and special treatment.

These FOTAS transfer programs — combined with access to affordable spay and neuter programs, treatment for heartworm positive dogs, volunteer programs to socialize and exercise the animals there waiting for adoption, community outreach, and a vibrant foster network — have made a significant and positive impact in Aiken County.

Villa Facilities: - Four en - suite bedrooms, two with queen - size beds and two with twin single beds - Private swimming pool 40 m2 - Outdoor BBQ bar with a teppanyaki grill - Gazebo with a daybed - Fully equipped kitchen - All bedrooms air - conditioned and also have a ceiling fan - Bedroom doors with an additional screen door - Living room can be enclosed with folding doors, ceiling fans are provided but the living room is not air conditioned - Internet access in the villa, plug in your laptop - Large TV in the living area, with cable TV with 50 international programs - DVD / CD player - Baby cot (confirm with booking)- Personal safe deposit box Villa Services: - Complimentary groceries shopping service - Complimentary breakfast cooking service at anytime - Daily housekeeping from 8 am to 4 pm - Daily professional personal guest assistant service from 7 am to 11 pm - 24 hours security services - Garden and pool maintenance - All bed linens, towels, toilet paper, cooking utensils, basic condiments and drinking water are provided - Normal household supplies such as toilet paper, soap and other cleaning product that will be replenished as needed - Amenities such as flower arrangement, bathroom amenities upon arrival - Babysitting service (on request at additional charge)- Laundry and dry cleaning (on request at additional charge)- In villa massage and spa treatments (on request at additional charge)- Reading materials and newspaper delivery (on request at additional charge)

Villa Facilities: - Four en - suite bedrooms with king - size beds - Private swimming pool 40 m2 - Bubble spa - Gazebo with a daybed - Fully equipped kitchen - All bedrooms air - conditioned and also have a ceiling fan - Bedroom doors with an additional screen door - Internet access in the villa, plug in your laptop - Large TV in the living area, and each bedroom has an LCD TV, each with cable TV with 50 international programs - DVD / CD player - Baby cot (confirm with booking)- Personal safe deposit box - Outdoor BBQ bar with a teppanyaki grill - Billiard Table Villa Services: - Complimentary groceries shopping service - Complimentary breakfast cooking service at anytime - Daily housekeeping from 8 am to 4 pm - Daily professional personal guest assistant service from 7 am to 11 pm - 24 hours security services - Garden and pool maintenance - All bed linens, towels, toilet paper, cooking utensils, basic condiments and drinking water are provided - Normal household supplies such as toilet paper, soap and other cleaning product that will be replenished as needed - Amenities such as flower arrangement, bathroom amenities upon arrival - Babysitting service (on request at additional charge)- Laundry and dry cleaning (on request at additional charge)- In villa massage and spa treatments (on request at additional charge)- Reading materials and newspaper delivery (on request at additional charge)

The All Inclusive Program includes the following amenities: * All meals at any of the resort's restaurants * Unlimited domestic and premium beverages at any of the resort's restaurants, bars and swim up pool bar * In room fridge stocked with water, soft drinks, and beer * 24 hour snack station * All inclusive access to sister resorts: Alexandra Resort and, for adults, the adults - only Beach House (dinner reservations required) * Complimentary shuttle between all three resorts * Complimentary Wi - Fi throughout the resort * Free use of the resort's non-motorized watersports including water trampoline, snorkeling, kayaks, stand up paddle boards (SUPs), and sail boats * Free use of the resort amenities including 24 hour gym, beach tennis, volleyball, hammocks, giant chess board * Free use of Kid's Club * 15 % discount on regulary - priced spa treatments at Elevate Spa * Complimentary use of bicycles * All taxes and service charges Important Information: The All Inclusive Package must be purchased for entire stay for all guests in the room.

Quient uses her networking skills to get her clients access to safe housing, drug treatment programs and job training.

Nova Scotia now has two specialty courts — mental health and domestic violence — and a court - monitored drug treatment program, which all provide access to supports and services to make offenders less likely to harm others and themselves in future.