Sentences with phrase «children have access to health care»

Whole - child reformers tend to focus on services and inputs: Do children have access to health care?

Not exact matches

Brown said he mentioned the proposals he first presented to Trump at a dinner last month: One would expand access to the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit, while the other would give tax credits to companies that pay workers at least $ 15 an hour and offer health - care and retirement benefits.

It is well known that most indices of child welfare — income, access to health care, physical safety, poverty, self - esteem — have been declining in the United States.

In both of the examples I have presented, the cheating spouse denied thier spouse (and children) sufficient access to necessary health care, food, clothing and other provisions, and their perception of reality was controlled by the cheaters» pretense that nothing had changed about the relationship when in fact the relationship suffered a cataclysmic and covert paradigm shift.

As a politically active feminist and a mother myself, I believe her time and ability to command editorial space in The Wall Street Journal would be far better spent opining about things like the need for better family leave and health care policies, improved access to birth control and higher education and affordable child care for working mothers rather than whether Angelina Jolie plans to adopt again or how long my friends plan to breastfeed their babies.

Officials at schools — as well as hospitals, nursing homes and child - care facilities — would be able to access the data from a Web site run by the federal Department of Health and Human Services in consultation with the Agriculture Department.

Having a medical home means having consistent access to health care that is comprehensive, well - coordinated, and of high quality, and that provides an ongoing relationship with personal providers who treat the whole Having a medical home means having consistent access to health care that is comprehensive, well - coordinated, and of high quality, and that provides an ongoing relationship with personal providers who treat the whole having consistent access to health care that is comprehensive, well - coordinated, and of high quality, and that provides an ongoing relationship with personal providers who treat the whole child.

But honestly, on a personal basis, the true «ideal» amount of time to breastfeed is however long mom and child both want to, assuming they have access to other kinds of food and health care.

Doran also said that she knows that everyone from children to the newly retired should have access to a doctor when they need it and that's why she supports a single - payer health care system, as well as guaranteeing women's reproductive rights.

Getso said that over the last two years, the state government had renovated more than 300 primary and secondary health care facilities in Kano, with a view to improving access and quality of healthcare services towards reducing maternal and child mortalities.

In a population - based Canadian study of children with epilepsy, each of whom had access to universal health care, those from poor families had the same medical course and remission rate as their wealthier counterparts, but they had a less favorable social outcome as adults.

«Black children were slightly older at the first admission than white children, which could represent a subtle marker of diminished access to medical care or a delay in disease recognition,» said Dr. Dotson, who explained other studies have shown that the role of biology in health disparities in chronic diseases is often modest, and there are many other factors, such as access to care and health literacy, that contribute to disparities in care.

Reich's findings suggest women with more time, education, and resources claim greater freedom to reject public health interventions, which potentially carries consequences for undervaccinated children from lower income backgrounds who may not have access to care.

Such an expansion would particularly benefit residents of medically underserved urban and rural communities who otherwise lack ready access to primary care services, especially adults with serious and chronic health conditions that can be cared for in primary care settings, women of childbearing age, children and the low - income elderly.

«It is ironic that in one of the richest countries in the world, we still have millions of children without access to primary and specialty health care,» said Kenneth Silver, MD, pediatric neurologist and associate professor of pediatrics.

September 25, 2015 UChicago Medicine, Edward - Elmhurst Health strengthen pediatric affiliation Edward - Elmhurst Health and the University of Chicago Medicine have reached an agreement to expand access to advanced subspecialty care for infants and children in west and southwest suburban communities.

Children are more likely to have access to preventive health care, good nutrition and medication to control health problems.

Because children can not devote their full energies to learning when they are not in good health, Head Start would ensure access to medical care.

Well - being of children: All children in Finland have, by law, access to childcare, comprehensive health care, and pre-school in their own communities.

If immigrants are targeted, children whose parents are immigrants or who are immigrants themselves will live in fear of deportation.36 If Medicaid is cut, not only will it increase the number of uninsured children without access to needed medical care, but it will also put the jobs of thousands of school nurses, psychologists, and physical therapists at risk.37 This would hurt health outcomes for many children, especially those with disabilities.

In my view, No Child Left Behind ignores several important factors in a student's academic performance, specifically the impact of poverty, access to adequate health care, mental health, nutrition, and a wide variety of supports that children in poverty should have access to.

The campaign is also supporting the work of Child Health BC, an initiative of BC Children's Hospital aimed at ensuring all children in BC have access to a consistent standard of specialized care no matter where in the province tChildren's Hospital aimed at ensuring all children in BC have access to a consistent standard of specialized care no matter where in the province tchildren in BC have access to a consistent standard of specialized care no matter where in the province they live

% of sponsored children in school; % of sponsored children with access to health care for illness and critical health needs; # of children that receive at least one nutritious meal per day; # of individuals that access Chalice funded opportunities for skills development and empowerment; # of infrastructure projects; # of sponsored children that leave program because they have completed their education and / or their family is now able to sustain itself

Through the work of our non-profit foundation Planeterra, we have launched and supported 50 projects globally, which are helping give men, women and children greater access to education, health care and sustainable income that honours their traditional way of life.

People need to have access to education and health - care so that they can rest assured that the one or two children they do have will survive and flourish - this will provide natural incentives to not have large families that can not be cared for.

I can only imagine the consequences for the children and adults who do not have health insurance or access to medical care.

In the California Assembly, Mr. Williams focuses on reforming the state budget process to ensure that California children have access to a world - class education, repairing the state's dysfunctional health - care system, and protecting the environment, primarily through reducing California's's reliance on oil and coal.

Labour rights are now enforced; workers receive extra training; members have access to health care; and families with children receive an extra salary to cover education costs.

Despite the fact that civil cases can cost people their home, health care, custody of their children or even their sense of personal safety, the majority of civil litigants who can not afford an attorney have no access to legal help.

As Mexico has been designated as a so - called «safe» country, this woman will not only have no access to any prenatal care, she will also not have health coverage for the delivery of her child, or postnatal care.

A work permit also allows school - aged children to attend public school, and allows the applicant's family to access public health care, although some provinces have a 3 month waiting period before applying for health care coverage.

Over the years, our legal team has been on the forefront of shaping, expanding, and defending against discrimination in every major health care program in Illinois, and providing millions of vulnerable adults and children with access to health coverage and economic security.

Interviews with parents who have a lived experience of mental illness to explore their experiences in GP consultations, their journey through primary health care services and recommendations to support parenting and children's needs when a parent accesses support for a mental health issue.

National Center for Children in Poverty, Project Thrive (www.nccp.org): The Public Policy Analysis and Education Center for Infants and Young Children at the National Center for Children in Poverty has as its core mission increasing knowledge and providing policy analysis that will help states build and strengthen comprehensive early childhood systems and link policies to ensure access to high - quality health care, early care and learning, and family support.

Children in poverty who otherwise would not have access to health care have greatly benefited from Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and many provisions and protections of the Patient Protection and Affordable Carhealth care have greatly benefited from Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and many provisions and protections of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care care have greatly benefited from Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and many provisions and protections of the Patient Protection and Affordable CarHealth Insurance Program (CHIP) and many provisions and protections of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Care Act.

Cutting Violence and Cutting Prison Costs in Maine: Accessing Available Federal Funds to Provide Essential Health Care (PDF - 569 KB) Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Maine (2013) Offers information on how Maine has increased access to health screenings and treatment for people with mental and behavioral health challenges — including alcohol and other substance abuse problems for improved parent - child weHealth Care (PDF - 569 KB) Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Maine (2013) Offers information on how Maine has increased access to health screenings and treatment for people with mental and behavioral health challenges — including alcohol and other substance abuse problems for improved parent - child wehealth screenings and treatment for people with mental and behavioral health challenges — including alcohol and other substance abuse problems for improved parent - child wehealth challenges — including alcohol and other substance abuse problems for improved parent - child welfare.

As an expert on the health care law and my family's resident «Obamacare whisperer,» I'm preparing to have a lot of conversations with my miryango (Kinyarwanda for «family») and larger community — who are scared that they'll lose access to coverage, their children will no longer be able to stay on their plan until 26, and Medicaid will disappear.

«The best way to build healthy families is to put prevention first — and that means making sure our children have health insurance, women have access to reproductive health care and affordable birth control, and teens have access to medically accurate information.

Through our work across the state of Utah, we aim to create a community where every child is a wanted child, where people make informed and responsible health decisions, and where everyone has access to affordable, quality reproductive health care and the right to choose.

When neither parent has access to employment related benefits, the court orders one or both parents to obtain health care coverage for the children.

If you think that a human right to health is not an issue in a wealthy country such as Australia, just take a moment to consider the concerns regarding the quality of care provided to asylum seekers, that we detain children at the cost of their mental health, that some Aboriginal communities don't have access to running water, and that we currently seem determined to impose an economic barrier to accessing primary care.

On social - emotional measures, foster children in the NSCAW study tended to have more compromised functioning than would be expected from a high - risk sample.43 Moreover, as indicated in the previous section, research suggests that foster children are more likely than nonfoster care children to have insecure or disordered attachments, and the adverse long - term outcomes associated with such attachments.44 Many studies of foster children postulate that a majority have mental health difficulties.45 They have higher rates of depression, poorer social skills, lower adaptive functioning, and more externalizing behavioral problems, such as aggression and impulsivity.46 Additionally, research has documented high levels of mental health service utilization among foster children47 due to both greater mental health needs and greater access to services.

Welcome to the National Center for Medical Home Implementation, a national technical assistance center focused on ensuring all children and youth — particularly those with special health care needs — receive care within, and have access to, a medical home.

Parents who have been allocated parenting time are usually allowed access to their children's records, such as school, child care, and health care records, even if they have not been given any significant decision - making responsibility.

MSPCC works to ensure children in care have access to quality health care, including behavioral health care and educational achievement.

Since young children's developmental needs are uniquely intertwined, it is critical that infants and toddlers have access to quality health care, nutritious food, and stimulating and safe environments in order to achieve positive outcomes later in life.

Each parent also has the right to access the child (ren)'s educational, medical, psychological, dental or other records, and the right to speak with and obtain information regarding the child (ren) from school officials, health care providers, counselors or other persons interacting with the child (ren).

Think about it: To accommodate regulations like waiting periods, which require multiple office visits, women have to find the money for extra transportation, time off from work, hotel accommodations, and child care just to access the health care they neeTo accommodate regulations like waiting periods, which require multiple office visits, women have to find the money for extra transportation, time off from work, hotel accommodations, and child care just to access the health care they neeto find the money for extra transportation, time off from work, hotel accommodations, and child care just to access the health care they neeto access the health care they need.

Ensure that young children and their families, particularly those facing poverty and other stressors, have access to comprehensive, high - quality early childhood education, home visiting, and health care services.

Physicians and providers of early care and education would be better equipped to understand and manage the emotional and behavioral problems of young children if they had more appropriate professional training and easier access to child mental health professionals when they are needed.