Sentences with phrase «by improving health outcomes»

We work to drive healthcare innovation by improving health outcomes for employers and their most valuable asset - their people.
By improving health outcomes from day 1, the goal of empowering women and girls is attainable.

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«Cash is the best thing you can do to improve health outcomes, education outcomes and lift people out of poverty,» Hughes said on the latest episode of Recode Decode, hosted by Kara Swisher.
«By weaving together these components, we build a strong platform to address upstream health factors and improve health outcomes in the community,» PUC says.
In a joint statement for the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62) by WABA, ILCA and ABM, the organizations emphasize that breastfeeding and skilled lactation support can empower rural women and improve health outcomes.
«As an insurance company, Anthem should want infants to breastfeed longer as it improves infant and maternal health outcomes and lowers health care costs,» she told Romper by email.
for the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62) by WABA, ILCA and ABM, the organizations emphasize that breastfeeding and skilled lactation support can empower rural women and improve health outcomes.
Our mission is to improve birth outcomes and reduce health disparities by providing evidence - based education, compassionate and culturally aware support and a non-judgemental, caring community.
Among the range of outcomes which will be improved by an effective 0 - 5 years» public health nursing service are improving breastfeeding initiation and increasing breastfeeding prevalence at 6 - 8 weeks.
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.
In an effort to improve maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) outcomes and advance HBS activities worldwide, we are happy to share key MNCH resources and information developed by our partners and other global health organizations.
Group prenatal care can substantially improve health outcomes for both mothers and their infants, a new study led by the Yale School of Public Health has health outcomes for both mothers and their infants, a new study led by the Yale School of Public Health has Health has found.
Results published in the American Journal of Public Health were based on evaluation data from Legacy for ChildrenTM, a public health intervention program designed to improve child outcomes by promoting positive parenting among low - income mothers of infants and young chiHealth were based on evaluation data from Legacy for ChildrenTM, a public health intervention program designed to improve child outcomes by promoting positive parenting among low - income mothers of infants and young chihealth intervention program designed to improve child outcomes by promoting positive parenting among low - income mothers of infants and young children.
Legacy for Children ™ (Legacy) is CDC's evidence - based public health approach to improve child outcomes by fostering positive parenting among low - income mothers of infants and young children.
Although such a calculator may provide more specific information about the chance of VBAC, which can be used by health care providers and their patients to further the process of shared decision making, no prediction model for VBAC has been shown to result in improved patient outcomes.
The revised RCPCH position statement on breastfeeding, also launched today, points out the rapid decline in breastfeeding rates (leading to fewer than half of all babies receiving any breastmilk at all by 6 - 8 weeks after birth), the research evidence on improved health outcomes and intelligence scores, and the economic impact.
We believe that we must invest in all babies and improve long - term health outcomes by ensuring all babies can access breast milk.»
The Baby - Friendly Hospital Initiative is a global program launched by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund, and has at its core the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding (Ten Steps), which describe evidence - based hospital policies and practices that have been shown to improve breastfeeding outcomes.
By focusing on youth, addressing critical education and health outcomes, organizing collaborative actions and initiatives that support students, and strongly engaging community resources, the WSCC approach offers important opportunities that may improve healthy development and educational attainment for students.
Health (i.e., pregnancy) outcomes for this group can be improved by narrowing the information gap and offering customized care with specific attention to their medical, psycho - social and social problems [2].
We expanded mental health services in schools through partnership with Say Yes and others; maintained an active and robust rodent control program that is having positive results in communities across the county; continued a very popular rabies clinic program that has been attended by thousands of appreciative pets (and owners); and, along with partners, created the innovative Erie County Health Mall to improve local health outhealth services in schools through partnership with Say Yes and others; maintained an active and robust rodent control program that is having positive results in communities across the county; continued a very popular rabies clinic program that has been attended by thousands of appreciative pets (and owners); and, along with partners, created the innovative Erie County Health Mall to improve local health outHealth Mall to improve local health outhealth outcomes.
An employee pilot project, which is part of the campaign designed to combat obesity and improve health outcomes among Oneida and Herkimer County residents by promoting physical exercise and encouraging proper nutrition, got underway today at the Function Better Fitness center, a co-sponsor of the program.
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Senator Jeff Klein said: «By investing in our children's health and wellness from an early age, we are providing a solid foundation for the future and improving health outcomes for generations of New Yorkers.
By offering a continuum of educational and social services, mental health care and counseling in one location, the Center for Safe and Healthy Youth aims to improve outcomes for youth.
However, increased social spending per dollar spent on health care was associated with improved health outcomes at the population level by province.
A new, wide - ranging review of available research shows parents and caregivers can improve health outcomes for kids by using mobile - phone apps and text messaging.
For instance, at the individual level, mind - body interventions, such as yoga or meditation, were found to be accepted by disadvantaged groups and showed some effectiveness at improving mental and physical health outcomes.
«An important first step to improving pregnancy outcomes would be for the government to monitor maternal health by tracking a sample of women throughout their pregnancies.
The R2HC programme aims to improve health outcomes by strengthening the evidence base for public health interventions in humanitarian crises.
Group prenatal care can substantially improve health outcomes for both mothers and their infants, a new study led by the Yale School of Public Health has health outcomes for both mothers and their infants, a new study led by the Yale School of Public Health has Health has found.
«While many employers are interested in making wellness efforts more social to increase engagement, based on our findings there is a significant opportunity to go further and improve outcomes by better designing these competitions,» said senior author David A. Asch, MD, MBA, a professor of Medicine and Health Care Management and director of the Penn Center for Health Care Innovation.
Budimirovic says the current study updated the 2013 recommendations by using a more systematic approach that classified existing outcome measures as either being able to detect shorter - term changes (measures in FXS placebo - controlled trials lasting less than 12 months) or longer - term changes (lasting longer than 12 months) changes and by grading the measures» quantitative properties using the COnsensus - based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) system, an initiative that aims to improve how health measurement tools are selected.
«Ultimately, by improving understanding of the short - and long - term health outcomes among representative, diverse samples of living donors, the transplant community can meaningfully improve the processes of consent, selection, and care that are vital priorities,» they wrote.
Financial outcomes of health care organizations were improved by 15 percent.
The authors include in their paper a set of recommended resources to assist healthcare providers, and examples of culturally tailored, community - based public health initiatives that have been effective in improving diabetes outcomes among African - Americans, who represent a critical population for effective and culturally appropriate diabetes healthcare because they are disproportionately burdened by type 2 diabetes in the United States.
«By recognizing which women are at risk, health care professionals could provide early interventions, treatments and closely monitor these treatments to prevent preterm birth or to improve health outcomes,» McFarlin said.
In the paper «Having their say: Patients» Perspectives and the Clinical Management of Diabetes,» Dr. Leonard Jack, Jr., Ph.D., M.Sc., Director of the Division of Community Health at the National Center for Chronic Disease and Health Promotion, and his co-authors Dr. Leandris C. Liburd, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.A. and Dr. Pattie Tucker, Dr.P.H., M.P.H. and R.N., propose that healthcare providers can offer more effective diabetes support to their patients by understanding the cultural perspectives that explain their health behavior, to promote adherence and improve health outHealth at the National Center for Chronic Disease and Health Promotion, and his co-authors Dr. Leandris C. Liburd, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.A. and Dr. Pattie Tucker, Dr.P.H., M.P.H. and R.N., propose that healthcare providers can offer more effective diabetes support to their patients by understanding the cultural perspectives that explain their health behavior, to promote adherence and improve health outHealth Promotion, and his co-authors Dr. Leandris C. Liburd, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.A. and Dr. Pattie Tucker, Dr.P.H., M.P.H. and R.N., propose that healthcare providers can offer more effective diabetes support to their patients by understanding the cultural perspectives that explain their health behavior, to promote adherence and improve health outhealth behavior, to promote adherence and improve health outhealth outcomes.
Drugs capable of activating silenced genes improve survival and growth outcomes in a mouse model of Prader - Willi syndrome (PWS), a rare and incurable childhood disease, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Family - level preventive intervention can lead to improved behavioral health outcomes for military families affected by wartime deployment, a new study published in the January 2016 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) reports.
Reporting only aggregated adherence rates could create an incentive to avoid groups with worse outcomes rather than undertaking interventions to improve their care.41 Some health plans or clinicians may avoid enrolling minority patients, for whom performance rates are typically lower.42, 43 Stratifying performance rates by race, ethnicity, or other demographic characteristics may mitigate such undesired effects by not penalizing organizations that disproportionately treat minority patients.
27 Studies cited by the 2010 DGAC Report demonstrate varied metabolic responses to lowered dietary saturated fat, with certain subpopulations exhibiting adverse rather than improved health outcomes.3 Two recent comprehensive meta - analyses indicate that saturated fat is not linked to heart disease.28, 29 In fact, in a definitive review of forty - eight clinical trials, with over sixty - five thousand participants, the reduction or modification of dietary fat had no effect on mortality, cardiovascular mortality, heart attacks, stroke, cancer, or diabetes.30 Yet, avoiding saturated fat remains a cornerstone of national dietary guidance.
Health coaching is recognized as an important tool to improve health outcomes by some of the most acclaimed health institutions in the world, including the World Health Organization, the U.K. National Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and the United States Preventive Services Task Health coaching is recognized as an important tool to improve health outcomes by some of the most acclaimed health institutions in the world, including the World Health Organization, the U.K. National Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and the United States Preventive Services Task health outcomes by some of the most acclaimed health institutions in the world, including the World Health Organization, the U.K. National Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and the United States Preventive Services Task health institutions in the world, including the World Health Organization, the U.K. National Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and the United States Preventive Services Task Health Organization, the U.K. National Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and the United States Preventive Services Task Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and the United States Preventive Services Task Force.
Alternative Medicine As the Original Disruptor of Healthcare: Recognizing Self - Care Advocates as Collaborators Instead of Disruptors to Improve Individual Health Outcomes Written by Millie Lytle, ND Recently, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan announced they are launching a joint initiative to reduce health care costs in tHealth Outcomes Written by Millie Lytle, ND Recently, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan announced they are launching a joint initiative to reduce health care costs in thealth care costs in the US.
The outcome is that more people who, like you, have improved their health and feel better will be scared into taking pills to make their numbers look «better» with better being defined by drug - company funded research.
You can easily start improving your pelvic health outcomes by addressing these very common habits.
It is currently developing a meaningful way to collate evidence of the positive impact of play spaces installed by API members and will be submitting evidence to the new All - Party Commission on Physical Activity to highlight the role for play in tackling the physical inactivity epidemic and improving child health outcomes.
Improve the health and educational outcomes of students by strengthening the practices of the professional school nurse.
to develop strategies used by school staff — administrators, support staff and teachers — to improve educational, behavioral and health outcomes for all students, enumerating those factors at the school, classroom and community levels
CEC is a member of the Partnership for Resilience, an organization that aims to transform and integrate education, healthcare, and community organizations to create a trauma - informed, family - focused system that measurably improves academic, health, and social outcomes for children impacted by ACEs.
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