Sentences with phrase «benefit population health»

A new report from the UC Davis Institute for Population Health Improvement shows the impact of cancer screening over the past 15 years, identifying areas where increased screening and other cancer - control efforts would save lives and significantly benefit population health.

A new report from the UC Davis Institute for Population Health Improvement (IPHI) shows the impact of cancer screening over the past 15 years, identifying areas where increased screening and other cancer - control efforts would save lives and significantly benefit population health.

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«For anyone receiving the diagnosis, or supporting a loved one through it, cancer can be overwhelming,» Kyu Rhee, MD, chief health officer, IBM Watson Health, said in the release, adding, «With this first - ever U.S. rollout of the technology, the full breadth and depth of Watson's services can benefit an entire population of individuals who need them.&health officer, IBM Watson Health, said in the release, adding, «With this first - ever U.S. rollout of the technology, the full breadth and depth of Watson's services can benefit an entire population of individuals who need them.&Health, said in the release, adding, «With this first - ever U.S. rollout of the technology, the full breadth and depth of Watson's services can benefit an entire population of individuals who need them.»

Moreover, they argue that federal subsidies are warranted because a significant portion of state and local government spending is for education, health, public welfare, and transportation, all of which have important spillovers that benefit the population in other jurisdictions as well.

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The Company also owns EnvisionRxOptions, a multi-faceted healthcare and pharmacy benefit management (PBM) company supporting a membership base of more than 22 million members; RediClinic, a convenient care clinic operator with locations in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington; and Health Dialog, a leading provider of population health management solutions including analytics, a multi-channel coaching platform and shared decision - making Health Dialog, a leading provider of population health management solutions including analytics, a multi-channel coaching platform and shared decision - making health management solutions including analytics, a multi-channel coaching platform and shared decision - making tools.

Joshua has also led more than 50 due diligence projects for financial and corporate sponsors, including a radiation oncology provider, a hospitalist physician practice management company, a workers» compensation specialty benefits manager, a small pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), a population health management service provider, a large integrated medical group / independent practice association (IPA), a regional payer, a health insurance brokerage, an occupational health / worksite clinic provider, a skilled nursing facility (SNF) and specialty benefits managers in the workers» comp and commercial spaces.

To achieve this goal, several approaches are envisaged: identifying small populations with severe disease where a medicine's benefit - risk balance could be favorable; making more use of real - world data where appropriate to support clinical trial data; and involving health technology assessment bodies early in development to increase the chance that medicines will be recommended for payment and ultimately covered by national healthcare systems.

Melinda's growth is being propelled in large part by four key factors: the increasing popularity of spicy foods; America's rapidly expanding population of Central, South American and Caribbean immigrants; the widely recognized health benefits of chile peppers; and the growing purchasing power of Millennials who are more apt to experiment with new spices and flavor profiles.

But despite attempts to convince Chinese consumers of the health benefits of milk, the Chinese population still has the lowest consumption of milk per capita in the world - an estimated two litres per year.

We believe that the gains from increased farm productivity and income will be amplified and produce longer - term benefits if the health and nutrition of a population, especially of vulnerable communities, are enhanced.

As the general population has become more interested in health, fitness and super foods, cacao has started showing up in stores as nature intended: whole, raw, and loaded with health benefits.

Europeans are increasingly paying close attention to labeling and seek information such as health benefits, ingredients, and product origin As of the first quarter of 2013, the overall rate of unemployment for the total population stands at 27.2 % in Spain, one of the highest rates across the Eurozone.

Of course, you won't want to donate them to children's organizations, but there are some great options that will enable the products to be re-used by populations that won't be at risk for reproductive damage by phthalates — and where the health benefits of a shower or bath would far outweigh any other potential risk!

All facilities, regardless of the racial / ethnic composition of the populations they serve, can support the breastfeeding decisions of their patients by implementing evidence - based policies and practices shown to be critical for establishing breastfeeding, so that more infants are able to reap the numerous health benefits of breastfeeding.

If causal, the small reduction in blood pressure associated with breastfeeding could confer important benefits on cardiovascular health at a population level.

For this, resources must be allocated more proportionately to those which benefit the health of whole populations.

This is why CIHT believes more needs to be done to recognise the wider benefits transport plays in people's health and wellbeing, and the role it has to play in tackling some of our big societal challenges such as obesity, the ageing population and social exclusion.

According to a new analysis by Empire Center health policy director Bill Hammond, a $ 1.1 billion - dollar state program to reimburse hospital charity care is shortchanging hospitals that serve poorer patient to the benefit of those that serve more affluent populations.

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This population - based approach is likely to maximize public health benefits and have a long - lasting influence on reducing suicide.

Cycling is well known to improve individual health and fitness; it also benefits the wider population in terms of economy, road congestion and environmental impact.

However, federal policies can reach larger populations and fund programs that benefit populations at risk for obesity, and thus play an essential role in improving public health.

According to Dr Chatterji, also from the Department of Health Statistics and Information Systems at WHO, «Collectively, we need to look beyond the costs commonly associated with aging to think about the benefits that an older, healthier, happier, and more productive older population can bring to society as a whole.»

When implemented with other social and economic improvements, family planning is one of the most effective ways of managing increases in population growth and for delivering extensive health benefits, in both developed and poor countries.

«Public health benefits from vaccines hinge on very high levels of immunization in the population, so it's important to understand which groups hold reservations about the MMR vaccine,» Funk said.

This is the first study to link fruit and vegetable consumption with all - cause, cancer and heart disease deaths in a nationally - representative population, the first to quantify health benefits per - portion, and the first to identify the types of fruit and vegetable with the most benefit.

We found that performing MRI before biopsy and using that information to alter biopsy pathways would be a strategy that would add health benefits to the patient population in a cost effective manner,» said Vikas Gulani, MD, PhD, study advisor and associate professor of radiology, urology, and biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and member of both the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and Case Center for Imaging Research.

The authors emphasized that their findings do not specifically address an individual's health risk or the personal benefits of cleaner air, but rather assess population level health impacts.

The take - home message, he said, was that a significant segment of the population — just over 1 percent or 3.2 million Americans — are believed to suffer from some form of schizophrenia — are not benefiting from new scientific advances, lifestyle changes or health care improvements enjoyed by others.

But their crucial contribution to stream ecosystems may benefit the health of coho populations.»

«Low - or no - cost sharing prescription drug benefits have been associated with improved health outcomes in a general population, as well as the reduction of socioeconomic disparities in health outcomes.»

«As the use of PICCs has grown exponentially in vulnerable populations, caution and close evaluation of risks and benefits is warranted when using the device,» said Vineet Chopra, MD, MSc, lead author of the study and assistant professor of medicine at the University of Michigan Health System.

While the Mediterranean diet may have broad health benefits, its impact on cognitive decline differs among race - specific populations, according to a new study published in the Journal of Gerontology.

Researchers and public health officials have looked for ways to better understand the health concerns of transgender populations, so social «big data» technologies like Twitter offer an untapped rich source of information that they can use for the benefit of these communities.

Based on available evidence, Dartmouth researchers quantified the balance of health benefits and harms associated with e-cigarette use at the population level and found that e-cigarettes could substantially increase the number of adolescents and young adults who eventually become cigarette smokers.

«We found strong evidence that supplementing the income of poor, elderly populations can have significant benefits to health and well - being, even in the short run,» said study co-author Arie Kapteyn, professor of economics and executive director of the USC Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research.

«Managing the demand better, for example by focusing on health education, would bring double benefits — maintaining healthy populations, and greatly reducing critical pressures on the environment.»

«With an underfunded health care system and a population that would benefit more from a focus on lifestyle factors, such as smoking and abuse of alcohol and drugs, we should not enter into expensive high - tech endeavors,» says Tiina Tasmuth, a professor of medical education at the University of Tallinn.

Today, scientific monitoring of toxins and pollutants ensures the positive development of Germany's white - tailed sea eagle population, it also benefits the environment as a whole, including human health.

They also have components of great nutritional value that can provide numerous health benefits for both consumer groups with specific problems (lactose intolerance, allergic to cow's milk, vegetarian...) as for the general population.

If society chooses not to value population size itself, then this would be another reason to implement these programs, in addition to the more well - known benefits like poverty alleviation, education for young girls and boys, and improved maternal and child health.

«Gene variations occur naturally, and may become common in a population if they convey a health benefit,» said Douglas Bell, Ph.D., author on the paper and researcher at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part ohealth benefit,» said Douglas Bell, Ph.D., author on the paper and researcher at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part oHealth Sciences (NIEHS), part of NIH.

One of the ethical justifications for incorporating biomedical advances in clinical practice and public health is that the benefits to individuals and / or populations outweigh the potential harms.

The significance of genomic information, and the uses to which it is put, may give rise to the following specific ELSI - related concerns: (1) an imbalance in health - related benefits and harms to individuals and populations; (2) privacy and confidentiality of personal information, autonomy, choice and limitations on liberty; (3) the social and behavioral impact of genomic information on individuals, family members and others; and (4) the equitable distribution of scarce resources.

What may be unique at the intersection of genomics and infectious disease control are ethical challenges that stem from the inherent tension between the goals of personalized medicine, which are to benefit particular individuals, and those of public health - to benefit and protect entire populations.

Diversity in Genomics Research Cohorts The lack of diversity within participant cohorts in genetics and genomics research limits our ability to study variation across the human genome and the genetic factors that influence health and disease, as well as our ability to ensure that every segment of the population is able to benefit from advances stemming from the research.

But this vision of healthcare can find itself pitted directly against the notion of broader public health and population level health benefits.

There are one or two studies that show potential benefits of MCT oil for health, but most of these are in clinical settings and not linked to fat loss in general population.

Consequently, the reductions in sodium intake recommended by health officials will significantly increase the population at risk due to low sodium intake but will benefit only a negligible number of hypertensives who are at increased CVD risk due to high sodium intake.