Sentences with phrase «better population health»

To provide superior clinical care, rehabilitation, wellness, and supportive services that meet the wants, needs, and expectations of our patients and residents — while achieving «quadruple aim» goals of better individual health care, better population health, lower costs and improved clinician experience — and drive performance and outcomes that are consistent with the demands of acute care partners and payor organizations.

The New York State Department of Health today announced the selection of regional contractors for the Population Health Improvement Program, to promote the «Triple Aim» of better care, better population health, and lower health care costs.

Not exact matches

As horrific as the tolls from Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy — or those from the tsunamis in Japan (2011) and the Indian Ocean (2004)-- were, Galea reveals how the social context in each affected region transformed the population's health, in ways good and bad, for years afterward.

Solutions are critical not just for the physical health of the population but the state's financial health as well.

What the top ranked cities had in common was being situated in relatively wealthy countries with good health and education systems, good quality infrastructure and they tended to be medium - sized, and had low population densities.

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.

If China was investing in better health care, more retirement facilities for their aging population, and cleaning up their air (putting scrubbers on all their power plans) and water (forcing firms to stopping dumping industrial waste in their rivers), and generally providing more consumption goods and services to their own workers, THAT would be a step forward.

21ST - CENTURY DETECTION AND PREVENTION Value Chain Track As the burden of chronic ailments increases along with our aging populations, public health experts are in near - universal agreement that we need to a far better job of preventing disease.

There is a difference between «eat less meat» (as it is better for your health and a better environment — fact) and «the population of Alberta is declining with the NDP government — a lie)-- the population of Alberta has not declined since 1946 — fact.

The shift toward value - based payments and population health management provides opportunities to restructure healthcare services and to orient innovation in life sciences so that we can deliver a better return on our healthcare spending.

The Affordable Care Act established benchmark coverage standards for Medicaid's newly eligible adult population, as well as for qualified health plans sold in the health insurance marketplaces.

They tend to withdraw into gated communities, with private security guards and «enclaves of good schools, excellent health care, and first - rate infrastructures — all the while scoffing at almost all functions of government, thus cutting off the supply of taxes for most public undertakings — leaving much of the rest of the population behind.»

This partly contributed to population growth, in that we had a better understanding of human health.

The population explosion is a world - wide threat to mental as well as physical health.

If indeed, you are a Christian either democrat or republican or independent, you should support any effort that the government will do to make sure that the population or her citizens are in good health.

In his book, «God is Alive and Well: The Future of Religion in America,» Newport argues that a number of factors, including baby boomers reaching senior ages, migration to more religious states, recognition of health and well being of religion and an increase in a Hispanic population, are all reasons that «we are going to continue to have a quite religious nation going forward.&raWell: The Future of Religion in America,» Newport argues that a number of factors, including baby boomers reaching senior ages, migration to more religious states, recognition of health and well being of religion and an increase in a Hispanic population, are all reasons that «we are going to continue to have a quite religious nation going forward.&rawell being of religion and an increase in a Hispanic population, are all reasons that «we are going to continue to have a quite religious nation going forward.»

Swisse Wellness» head of government relations Justin Howden will deliver a keynote address at our upcoming Healthy Ageing APAC Summit, assessing how policymakers and industry can best work together to improve the health and well - being of the population.

Some of us have to consider health as well as taste (I use a low carb diet to maintain normal blood glucose instead of taking diabetes drugs, while at the same time I focus on foods that have a long tradition of supporting healthy populations, as well as limit processed «fake food» ingredients which are novel to the human diet).

High rainfall conditions and inflows to the Menindee Lakes during winter - spring 2016 provided the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder with an opportunity to deliver environmental water to support native fish populations in the Lower Darling as well as the longer - term health of the river system.

Efficient gluten - free products offer solutions for the aging population as well as for those to whom health has become a primary concern.

It operates on the principle that a healthy dairy industry is just as important to consumers as it is to milk producers, and that the ready availability of California dairy products contributes to the good health and well - being of the state's population.

I think The Pediatric Insider said it best here: http://pediatricinsider.wordpress.com/2013/07/31/does-breastfeeding-improve-the-intelligence-of-babies/#comments Promoting breastfeeding on a wide - scale is beneficial and can improve the overall health of the population.

Ongoing projects include studies of gene - environment interactions and adverse pregnancy outcomes, as well as informed medical decision making demonstration projects in Medicaid maternity populations and within HealthWise, the nation's largest source of health information materials distributed through healthcare networks.

At these institutions, she worked primarily with women populations conducting psychosocial assessments, connecting patients and their families with local and national resources, collaborating with the interdisciplinary health team, as well as providing clinical support.

While many more people now have better access to drinking water, sanitation and health care, the world is still an unequal place: 2.5 billion — more than one third of the world's population — still have totally inadequate sanitation.16 Artificial feeding of an infant instead of breastfeeding in such settings can literally mean the difference between life and death.

But this doesn't make sense for everything we do in health care, and we know the information we get from randomized controlled trials doesn't always translate well to real life because 1) the restrictions we put on eligibility for studies rarely allows the results to be generalized to the population as a whole and 2) Adherence to the intervention tends to be higher in a randomized controlled trial than in real life which makes the effect seem «better» than it is.

Texas Mother - Friendly Worksites contribute to the overall health and well - being of our population.

Our study illustrates that a randomized intervention trial with good socioeconomic information can help assess interventions designed to improve population health not only by examining the intervention effects on primary outcomes but also by evaluating the intervention's impact on socioeconomic inequalities.

Interventions to improve the feeding of LBW infants are likely to improve the immediate and longer - term health and well - being of the individual infant and have a significant impact on neonatal and infant mortality levels in the population.

If we are experiencing a high rate of complication that creates an unsafe situation then we would be best off to address the overall health of our population rather than to assume that interventions at the end of pregnancy are the best course of action.

First of all, your last sentence was brilliant: «If we are experiencing a high rate of complication that creates an unsafe situation then we would be best off to address the overall health of our population rather than to assume that interventions at the end of pregnancy are the best course of action.»

So they're not saying that the existing guideline is too low — just that pushing it further (such as to the 1500 mg recommended for some groups and that some organizations have recommended population - wide) is not well - supported by the evidence for health outcomes.

Facilities that are recognized for their integration of best practices have an advantage in recruitment and retention of qualified health - care professionals and in cultivating satisfaction and lifelong loyalty in their patient population.

«Every animal we treat allows us to monitor the health of the species and most importantly, identify baseline indicators that can be used to better understand the wildlife population and environmental impacts,» said Tim Binder, executive vice president of animal care at Shedd Aquarium.

Few health behaviours have such a broad - spectrum and long - lasting impact on population health, with the potential to improve life chances, health and well - being.

Together these can improve the health and well being of the population and create safer communities.

Supportive housing enhances the quality of life for these clients in the near term and provides better health outcomes for vulnerable high - risk populations.

He argues that a unified United Kingdom can deliver: «More and better jobs, a National Health Service that can change and develop the needs for our futures and for our future population, pensions that can deliver dignity and decency as our population ages, a strong Scottish Parliament».

Special needs populations, such as women, those with substance abuse issues or mental health issues, will also be better served with appropriate housing units designed to best address their needs.

The signing of this agreement furthers the goals of USAID's integrated Health, Population, and Nutrition Program, which works to improve the health and well - being of Ghanaians, particularly its most vulnerable populaHealth, Population, and Nutrition Program, which works to improve the health and well - being of Ghanaians, particularly its most vulnerable populahealth and well - being of Ghanaians, particularly its most vulnerable populations.

Therefore, while we appreciate that the President is not in the best of health condition, it is far - fetched that he would communicate on this occasion in a language that is not understood by more than half of the population.

Bobbie Sackman, director of public policy at LiveON NY, a senior citizen advocacy organization, said the Cuomo proposal would lead to a cut in the number of meals served to the city's aging population as well as a reduction in services, including social activities, eviction assistance and help with health care.

Whether through problems of increasing obesity, addictions, mental health issues or an ageing population; better health policies, funding and support will be key to improving quality of life.»

«It's going to be person by person, because literally each homeless person has their own challenge,» he added, touting the city's commitment to create 15,000 units of supportive housing over the next 15 years, as well as new behavioral health services for the city's homeless and mentally ill population.

Cutting off over $ 9 million in benifits to Ilegal Aliens, passing a law that would make it illegal to educate children of Illegal Alien parents and refuse them FREE health care at our hospitals would begin to take a bite out of our deficit and see a decline in NY states Illegal Alein population that would open up jobs for American citizens as well.

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Her findings, published in the Journal of Animal Ecology on June 5, could help wildlife managers target their efforts to prevent outbreaks and potentially help public health officials prevent disease in human populations as well.

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.

«Enacting well - crafted age restriction laws to maximize compliance through enforcement of penalties on the state level and moving towards a national ban with similar accompanying strong enforcement as proposed by many national and international health organizations are essential to reduce skin cancer risk in the vulnerable youth population,» she adds.

Hay fever is the most common chronic disorder among Norway's younger population, and it is well documented that the condition significantly reduces the quality of life, general health, sleep patterns and cognitive functions of those affected.