Sentences with phrase «current health gap»

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«Again, we urge Senators to oppose the «skinny» bill and to pivot to a bipartisan effort, working through appropriate committees of jurisdiction and regular order to fix problems and gaps in current law to enable Americans to obtain quality, affordable health insurance.»

The six - month waiting period would fill a big policy gap in the current Better Care Act, which requires health plans to accept all patients — but doesn't require all Americans to purchase coverage, as the Affordable Care Act does.

As a non-profit research and education organization, The Center covers up - to - date studies on sustainable agriculture and health, and collaborates with academic and governmental institutions to fill gaps in the current knowledge base about the many benefits of organic food and farming.

We work to identify dangerous gaps in current breastfeeding protocols, guidelines, and education programs, and provide families and health professionals with the most up - to - date scientific research, education and resources to practice safe infant feeding with breast milk, formula, or a combination of both.

Dr. Gibson would like to help bridge the gap between current practices and new research to improve women's health and birth outcomes.

This book covers: - The need to advance exclusive breastfeeding - Obstacles and opportunities for exclusive breastfeeding during the reproductive health continuum - Findings related to the obstacles, opportunities, current interventions, and gaps at eight time periods during the reproductive health cycle - Suggestions for innovative implementation to advance exclusive breastfeeding - The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding - Monitoring, evaluation, and research needs - Considerations for expansion, replication, and scaling up of activities - Next steps

Using a current - law baseline measure, the state budget gap for fiscal 2018 - 19 alone was last projected by DOB at $ 4 billion, a figure the governor himself began citing recently (without further explanation) in his recent warnings about the implications of federal health care spending cuts.

Faculty members from the Indiana University School of Public Health - Bloomington and the school's Center for Sexual Health Promotion recently completed a study focused on addressing gaps in current research on women's experiences with sexual pleasure.

The findings are published in the article Whole dairy matrix or single nutrients in assessment of health effects: current evidence and knowledge gaps in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Current efforts to improve quality, enhance access, and build stronger systems of services for vulnerable children are important; but they alone are unlikely to fully close the gaps in learning and health that are caused by significant adversity in early childhood.

This resource helps state health departments (SHDs) and other stakeholders in bullying prevention assess their current capacity and determine where gaps and needs may exist.

Liz conceived of SexEd armed with 10 + years working with artists / art collectives and youth enrolled in the NYC public school system, and a growing sadness over the huge gap between the sexual health education she received growing up in the public schools of NJ in the 80s, and the current curriculum.

The public policy forums provided an overview of ways health risk - based standards would address gaps in current rules for industrial facilities.

This publication represents the culmination of a two - year process of working with stakeholders to identify: current gaps in knowledge and tools that preclude better decisions; strategies for addressing those gaps; a clearinghouse of linked health and environment knowledge and resources; linked health and environment guidance on assessment procedures; and pilot - testing of the approaches in the field.

Ask yourself if your current health plan has any gaps specifically related to cancer.

One - on - one meetings are being scheduled where clients can receive «a health check» of their current screening programs to identify any gaps and learning how Sterling Talent Solution's partner integrations can keep their screening process streamlined.

One - on - one meetings are being scheduled where clients can receive «a health check» of their current screening programs to identify any gaps and learn how Sterling Talent Solutions» partner integrations can keep their screening process streamlined.

One - on - one meetings are being scheduled where clients can receive «a health check» of their current screening programs to identify any gaps and learn how SterlingONE automates the hiring process from a centralized platform, resulting in a simpler streamlined experience and faster turnaround time.

Make outbound calls to assess members» current health status, identify gaps or barriers in treatment plans and will provide patient education.

Place outbound calls and receive calls regarding members» current health status, provide education, and identify gaps in treatment plans.

They should also feed directly in to the current Closing the Gap refresh process, which is reviewing targets to improve health and wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who suffer disproportionately high rates of incarceration, as do people with disabilities, who make up 18 per cent of the population but a staggering 50 per cent of the prison population.

But as the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) points out in its media release (see full statement below), the report puts a spotlight on current government policies and / or gaps in policies that put Indigenous health and wellbeing at risk, including the proposed $ 7 GP copayment, threat by the Western Australian Government to close down remote Indigenous communities and failure to re-commit to National Partnership AgreeHealth Organisation (NACCHO) points out in its media release (see full statement below), the report puts a spotlight on current government policies and / or gaps in policies that put Indigenous health and wellbeing at risk, including the proposed $ 7 GP copayment, threat by the Western Australian Government to close down remote Indigenous communities and failure to re-commit to National Partnership Agreehealth and wellbeing at risk, including the proposed $ 7 GP copayment, threat by the Western Australian Government to close down remote Indigenous communities and failure to re-commit to National Partnership Agreements.

In order to achieve this, my study will seek to address key gaps in current knowledge about cultural safety and the scarcity of empirically based research on reducing Aboriginal health inequality.

6pm - 8 pm AEST: Directions for the future Kirstie Parker will be tweeting on the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, the national campaign Close the Gap, directions for the future including greater and better resourced community control and — in the context of current proposals to weaken protections under the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 — the impact of racism on Indigenous health.

To achieve the best returns, the current mainstream Closing the Gap investment should be shifted to the community controlled health sector.

These discussions highlight a significant gap in current health care systems and broader community understandings and acceptance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and culture.

Vanessa holds a number of current expert advisory positions that contribute to changing policies, including the National Advisory Group Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Informatics and Data, Australian Health Care Reform Alliance, and Close the Gap.

Mental health conditions, substance abuse and suicide have been estimated to account for as much as 22 per cent of the overall health gap measured in Disability Adjusted Life Years, yet this is not reflected in current policy.

In a Periscope interview outside the PM's office, Williams said the #JustJustice team offered the book to him as a way to enliven the current National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan and to meet closing the gap targets as well as commitments under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

In the post below, public health physician Patricia Fagan outlines the gaps in effective action in the past and says governments and communities need to be aware that the current approach to STIs in remote areas is «ineffective and wasteful, being characterised by poorly or inappropriately resourced, uncoordinated, piecemeal and often ill - conceived interventions.»

Key current areas of focus for the Greens in health include: primary health care reform; a tax on sugary drinks; reform of the mental health system; and closing the gap between the health of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

Jaelea is leading new strategic directions for the Hunter Institute of Mental Health, including the development of key research partnerships and addressing current gaps in national and state priorities for mental health and suicide preveHealth, including the development of key research partnerships and addressing current gaps in national and state priorities for mental health and suicide prevehealth and suicide prevention.

[73] While the current Closing the Gap initiatives in areas such as health, education and employment are welcome and will have a long - term positive effect on reducing imprisonment, targets addressing the current over-representation of young Indigenous people are crucial.

The commitment to achieve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health equality within a generation, and the approach to this set out in the Close the Gap Statement of Intent, must be embedded in all current and future health reform processes.

Financial commitments of this size, accompanying the current reform agenda, bodes well for the future of a partnership between Indigenous peoples and their representatives and the future of our collective efforts to close the Indigenous health and life expectancy gap.