Sentences with phrase «better informed public»

They further supported the broad definition of public health authority and the reliance on broad legal or regulatory authority by public health entities although explicit authorities were preferable and better informed the public.

In early April, for example, Facebook, Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, and others created a $ 14 - million initiative to help invest projects that «to increase trust in journalism around the world, and to better inform the public conversation,» according to an announcement.

Another section of the order calls for publishing a weekly list of crimes allegedly committed by undocumented immigrants and jurisdictions who fail to comply with federal detainee orders to «better inform the public regarding the public safety threats associated with sanctuary» cities.

«Billions of dollars in spending lacks key details that would better inform the public about how their tax dollars are being spent,» the comptroller noted.

«However, billions of dollars in spending lacks key details that would better inform the public about how their tax dollars are being spent.»

Study co-author and recent UBC sociology graduate Nicholas Fitz said the findings could help better inform public policies that aim to boost child vaccination rates.

Accessible: The purpose of our journalism is to better inform the public about how well schools are serving students.

«We hope that these surveys will better inform the public about the level of support for such options from the gubernatorial candidates in Georgia.»

Mr Willingham very commendably tries to better inform the public of the complexities and difficulties of what every classroom teacher must deal with every minute on the job.

This is why it is so important for Pit Stop Montreal and the Montreal SPCA to hold events to better inform the public and raise awareness.

2002: WCHS website was launched to help increase adoptions and better inform the public of our services.

A key to a well functioning democracy is a well informed public.

Focus on the health impacts; better inform the public about the severe health problems that plague communities near coal plants.

«The goal is to better inform the public.

A.M. Best Company ratings explain a lot about an insurer, and an increasingly well informed public is also making use of them when determining who will insure their property and investments.

Not exact matches

In a press release, the UK's most senior counter-terrorism officer — assistant commissioner Mark Rowley — says: «By being more open about the threat and our work to confront it we hope the public will feel better informed and more confident in coming forward.

In Canada, he informed the viewing public, well, we were already a couple of steps ahead.

If the financial connection to China, a country whose government typically opposes transparency and political dissent, seems problematic, Hwang isn't concerned: «If anything, we are informing the public about upcoming changes in laws as well as the decision makers behind it, emboldening affected parties to act up and speak up if necessary,» he said.

First, it spends a majority of its time educating lawmakers, including giving classes to government staffers on how to send cryptocurrency transactions or informing congressional hearings of public blockchains» potential to create a better society.

Augustine says reversing these trends won't be easy, but it seems the public is becoming better informed about where their food comes from and how it is produced.

We partner with organizations ranging from household brands, government bodies, not - for - profit organizations and the media who want to better understand public opinion and inform their decisions.

We recognized a public interest in establishing some core facts about Bitcoin and better informing those who might invest money in it.

The more hopeful possibility, of course, is that a better - informed public will conclude that the killing of babies is a monstrous evil and must be outlawed.

In addition, if seminary education were informed more by theologia as he conceives it, ministers would be better equipped not only to run their churches but to relate them to the major issues being debated in the public realm.

The impossibility of stamping «determinate sentencing» as good or bad in any given political climate points up the fact that reform measures ultimately depend on an informed, caring and articulate minority of citizens who can influence public opinion.

These judgments need to be informed by a theological analysis of the present moment, as well as biblical principles for public life.

In this sense, religion and religious values act as social glue: informing society's understanding of the public good, providing the vocabulary of common moral discourse, and, consequently, restraining and bonding the centrifugal forces of national life.

Appleby's and Juergensmeyer's books are two of the best of the recent popularizations which inaugurate a public language about religion that is at once tolerant and informed.

Hence, the use of technology for good purposes runs into three tough problems at once: (1) balancing private wants and social needs; (2) harmonizing the plans made by individual experts with the decisions of the public as a whole; and (3) devising long - range policies in a political system which responds best to immediately felt needs, fears, and wants and which has a generally ill - informed electorate.

Visions of «a Christian America» had unusual power to shape and inform the values and attitudes of children and youth growing up in the period in which Marshall was a well - known public figure.

The Canadian public as well as a large percentage of Americans have not been informed about this racket.

But as of now, the parenting practices that are based on Attachment Theory, and the ever - growing body of research informed by it, are not well known by the general public.

As well as the usual evidence - taking sessions, the committee will also hold a series of public meetings as part of its inquiry and is likely to publish a series of reports to help inform the government of the public's views.

A few journalists and reporters still do a good job and work to inform the public.

The political aspects of its work are not well - captured by the principles of independence, neutrality and impartiality that MSF celebrates, an issue that may hinder members of the public from being fully informed about which humanitarian charities best align with their beliefs.

«Further to our press statement of yesterday, we are pleased to inform our valued customers, stakeholders and business partners as well as the general public that the CBN has re-admitted us into the Foreign Exchange Market following our remittance of all NNPC / NLNG dollar deposits.

Insight is profoundly empowering: having a good grasp of matters of public affairs enables individual citizens to participate more confidently and make informed choices in the complex settings where decisions for the collective good are made and validated.

It seems clear that Cameron has decided (i) to keep Osborne as Shadow Chancellor, which I have personally all along predicted he would, while there have been some senior right - wing commentators calling for him to be moved http://www.nextleft.org/2008/11/why-george-osborne-will-stay.html (ii) to rebalance his team to make Osborne somewhat less prominent, with Clarke in a public - facing role, while putting firmly on the record that Hague is the senior member of his team, which the well informed Daily Telegraph reported as «an interview widely interpreted as a slap - down to Mr Osborne, who is usually considered number two in the party hierarchy» and as «widely seen in Tory circles as a blow to Mr Osborne».

At one end of the scale are opinion polls, which sample the whole population but may not reflect a well informed, well thought - out response to questions about government or public service quality, and may in fact reflect opinions on other matters such as economic outlook.

«Where, in the context of a major reform, government announcements are so markedly at odds with current opinion in the relatively informed and serious media, there is a particularly strong public interest in up - to - date information as to the details of what is happening within the programme, so that the public may judge whether or not opposition and media criticism is well — founded.

«People are clearly concerned by the rise in the number of slashings and stabbings, so we are organizing this town hall meeting on public safety in an effort to inform the public about how to best protect themselves,» Peralta said.

In its appeal, the NYCLU said not knowing why the grand jury ruled not to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo for the death of Garner was «incompatible with the understanding that democracy works best when public policy choices are undertaken by an informed electorate and their representatives.»

Two lobbyists and a public relations executive are also involved, as well as a former political editor of a national newspaper, informed sources said.

But there are, every day, ways reporters can practice what they preach on getting facts and working transparently at all levels of government to better inform the voting public.

So, yes, that means the public will be better informed, and they will hold you to account for decisions through the police and crime commissioner.

So, yes, that means the public will be better informed, and they will hold you to account for your decisions through the police and crime commissioner.

«Consequently, the Service, in line with its statutory mandate of ensuring the internal security of the Country, wishes to inform the public that it will stop at nothing to deploy all resources at its disposal to identify and deal with all those culpable, as well as maintain peace and order in every length and breadth of the Nation.

In particular we believe oral evidence sessions before Finance Bill public bill committee, bringing in both expert witnesses and representatives from groups affected by particular changes, could lead to better - informed policy - making.

All those around Nana Addo, who need to keep him well informed about the programme, must open regular channels of interaction with him to keep him up to date at all times, so that, he can in turn, feed the public with timely, honest and objective information.

The CSB is to be well informed and utilize its statutory authority to access information in order to assist in the analysis of program and fiscal issues to determine if a program / service is providing a high quality of care, and if it is efficiently using public and private resources.