Rather than taking a holistic approach to
the economic health of the nation, the debate tends to focus on individual policies in isolation.
As she sums up
the economic health of the nation and the direction that monetary policy will take over the next couple of hours, there are...
There are some things more important than clinging to the position of Speaker of the House — akin to being the driver of a clown car — and
the economic health of our nation is one of them.
He informed his audiences at the various locations where he was received with fanfare that with the cantankerous and combative stance of the the present administration, Ekiti state is losing out on billions of Naira that could have come into the state in form of support from many of the intervention initiatives by the federal government to cushion the effect of the recession and restore
the economic health of the nation.
David Cameron took a keen interest in this question early in his tenure as Conservative leader, arguing that alongside measuring
the economic health of the nation through measures like GDP, we should also measure gross national wellbeing.
Yet, as numerous researchers and policymakers point out,
the economic health of the nation is tied inextricably to the educational success of this growing population.
Let's leave aside for a moment the question of whether the Common Core standards are developmentally appropriate or if Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's approach of «teaching to the test as long as it raises test scores» is really the best thing for our children and the long - term
economic health of our nation.
For many decades
the economic health of the nation and access to fossil fuels were more or less synonymous.
Not exact matches
Our
economic health explains the recent frenzy
of foreign interest — Louis Vuitton's top - tier «Maison» locations in Vancouver and Toronto are shiny, city - block - spanning testaments to our
nation's indomitable spending power.
The result is that America is a
nation deeply divided between people who are concerned about real - life issues — war and peace, social justice, the
health and welfare
of people — on one hand, and other people who are concerned, instead, about «values,» by which they mean adherence to ancient taboos, dependence on a magical God, enforcing acceptance
of ancient creeds, requiring everyone to believe as they do, and finding safety in raw (though often hidden) social and
economic power.
They noted that when average income in a
nation rose to a certain point, people turned attention from issues
of economic survival to concern for the
health of the environment.
Economic growth in the 1990s, combined with the fiscal prudence induced in the Clinton administration by the
health - care debacle
of 1993 - 94, brought the spending - income ratio down, so that what seemed prudent in 1992 and now appears to be wildly spendthrift is in fact well within the
nation's means.
Data profiles are available for every state and for the
nation as a whole, and are designed to help states measure how they are faring in using key public nutrition programs to reduce hunger and improve the
health and
economic security
of low - income families.
Clean water and wastewater infrastructure is
of vital importance to our
nation's
economic prosperity, public
health and environmental integrity.
Arlene also provides the Seneca
Nation and its people with a vast amount
of experience and understanding in order protect and strengthen sovereignty issues, promote
economic success and development, and retain quality education,
health and general welfare needs.
The purpose
of my Bill is not to deny healthcare to foreign nationals, but to ensure that reciprocal arrangements we have with European
Economic Area
nations, and other countries, are properly used so the British
health budget is not unfairly burdened.
Away from infrastructural development, the governor's giant strides in regular payment
of workers» salaries and retirees» pensions, when many states are unable to pay not to talk
of embarking on capital projects because
of the
nation's
economic downturn; his remarkable achievements in other strata
of the economy, such as in education,
health, investment promotion, empowerment, water supply, agriculture, sports, etc, have also brought enormous goodwill to the PDP - led government in Enugu State.
Organized labor looks forward to working with Congressman - Elect Owens to bring more jobs upstate, reform our
nation's broken
health care system, and turn the page on the failed
economic policies
of the Bush Administration.»
Building on this prior research, AAAS received funding from the Open Society Foundation to support (1) development, dissemination and analysis
of a preliminary global questionnaire to elicit the views
of scientists, engineers and
health professionals as to the meaning
of the right; and (2) organization
of a briefing for the United
Nations Committee on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to inform its development
of a General Comment on the right.
Americans value scientific research and technological development for the contributions they make to the continued
economic prosperity and
health of the
nation.
Senior author A. David Paltiel, MBA, PhD, professor
of Public
Health (
Health Policy) at the Yale School
of Public
Health, says, «Our aim is to confront donor
nations with the clinical and
economic consequences
of any decision to substantially cut HIV program funding and to help recipient
nations respond in the least harmful ways possible to the actions
of countries in the developed world.»
For the sake
of the
nation's
health as well our
economic future, we simply can not afford to lose our emphasis on research.
The study aims, in part, to address the fact that the U.S. spends about 40 percent more on
health care per capita than the next highest - spending country in the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a group
of 35 major
nations — a figure that leads many to wonder whether there are significant inefficiencies in U.S.
health care spending.
A subsequent project involved the development, dissemination and analysis
of a preliminary global questionnaire to elicit the views
of scientists, engineers and
health professionals as to the meaning
of the right; and organization
of a briefing for the United
Nations Committee on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to inform its development
of a General Comment on the right.
Jeremy Mottram, Professor
of Pathogen Biology and lead investigator for the study, said: «350 million people are at risk
of contracting leishmaniasis, and it has severe costs in both
health and
economic terms, draining resources that could be used to promote the growth
of developing
nations.
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The more educated we are about successfully managing a checking account, a 401 (k), financing a loan, or investing — the more we improve our own lives and also the more we contribute to the overall
economic health and wealth
of our
nation.
The United
Nations Committee on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, in the year 2000, issued its General Comment no. 14, relating to the Right to the Highest Attainable Standard
of Health, which is explained in article 12
of the 1966 International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Criticizing those before and after A
Nation at Risk who have urged education reform in the interest
of maintaining
economic growth, he wrote in a recent Washington Post essay, «None
of these fine gentlemen provided any data on the relationship between the economy's
health and the performance
of schools.
By including a snapshot
of each school's finances, USC's report also provides a useful temperature check on the fiscal
health of the movement, and demonstrates quite dramatically how charters are uniquely poised to weather the
economic storm gripping the
nation and public education in California, and how charters are prioritizing and protecting the classroom from the worst cuts.»
«By doing so, veterinarians are contributing to the achievement
of the United
Nations Sustainable Development Goals to reduce poverty and ensure zero hunger, good
health, and
economic growth.»
But the fact is, moving off
of coal is good not only for our
nation's public
health, but also for our
economic health,» said Bloomberg.
With more than $ 40 trillion
of sovereign debt in global markets at any given time, the imperative
of understanding the effects
of resource trends on
nations»
economic health and creditworthiness has risen up the agenda.
If the
nation turned to renewables instead
of fossil fuels and nuclear power, it would be investing in the
health, energy security, and
economic well - being
of its people.
All people, all communities, and all
nations deserve the opportunity to share equitably in
health,
economic security, dignity, self - determination, and the pursuit
of happiness.
Pollution is now a substantial problem that endangers the
health of billions, degrades the Earth's ecosystems, undermines the
economic security
of nations, and is responsible for an enormous global burden
of disease, disability, and premature death.»
The resulting energy mix would be one
of the most fossil fuel - heavy in the
nation, contributing to negative
health outcomes in addition to
economic losses for the communities that host the plants.»
(There are) extraordinary
health and
economic benefits
of one
of our
nation's most transformative environmental laws and demonstrates the power
of bipartisan approaches to protecting the
health of the American people from pollution in our environment.»
Our
nation's future depends on crafting a forward - thinking strategy to promote organic and sustainable food and farming, and address the related crises
of climate change, diminishing energy supplies, deteriorating public
health, and
economic depression.
retrofits to existing streets to make them safe for all users, as well as new trails that create comprehensive networks, can not only create new jobs, but can help American families recover from the
economic downturn and lay the foundation to address some
of our
nation's major crises, such as climate, energy, and
health.
The EU's move clearly shames developed
nations which are shying commitments that scientists now agree are necessary for the long - term
health of the planet in the interest
of short term
economic policy.Merkel succeeded to commit all EU member countries to detailed and binding plans to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to 20 % below their 1990 levels by the year 2020.
«There appears to be a large opportunity for emission reductions that provide short - term
economic and
health benefits, and every attempt should be made to promote national policies and international cooperation that can help states,
nations, and the world achieve these benefits,» the Secretaries write in the foreword to the study report, No Reason to Wait: the Benefits
of Greenhouse Gas Reduction in Sao Paulo and California.
In addition, Shah is the United
Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) representative for the Isha Foundation, a non-governmental organization based in India that is at the forefront
of education, environment, and
health initiatives focused on empowering women and young girls.
This new legislation is «designed to create a federal infrastructure and support for efforts to better understand, prevent and combat elder abuse — constituting a sound investment in the
health, dignity and
economic future
of our
nation,» Susman said.
Develop and promote policies and resources for the benefit
of First
Nations people in British Columbia including but not limited to
economic, social, education,
health and cultural matters;
In November 1989, practically every member
of the United
Nations signed the Convention on the Rights
of the Child (CRC), a human rights treaty that sets out the civil, political,
economic, social,
health, and cultural rights
of children.
Professor Heckman has proven that investing in the early childhood development
of disadvantaged children will produce great returns to individuals and society in better education,
health,
economic and social outcomes — not only saving taxpayers money but increasing our
nation's
economic productivity.
The work
of the United
Nations Committee on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is particularly relevant here as this body broadly interprets the right to
health as contained in the Covenant as:
The AFN is intended to present the views
of the various First
Nations through their leaders in areas such as: Aboriginal and Treaty Rights,
Economic Development, Education, Languages and Literacy,
Health, Housing, Social Development, Justice, Taxation, Land Claims, Environment, and a whole array
of issues that are
of common concern to Aboriginal Canadians which arise at any given time.
Steven has also attended many international
health events, including the United Nation's World Health Assembly in Geneva, United Nations Economic and Social Council special event on philanthropy in New York, World Intellectual Property Organization meeting on intellectual property and public health, WHO / UNICEF / World Bank briefing on the state of the world's vaccines and immunization, International Alliance of Patient Organizations» Global Patients Congress in Budapest and U.S. Senate and House hearings on global h
health events, including the United
Nation's World
Health Assembly in Geneva, United Nations Economic and Social Council special event on philanthropy in New York, World Intellectual Property Organization meeting on intellectual property and public health, WHO / UNICEF / World Bank briefing on the state of the world's vaccines and immunization, International Alliance of Patient Organizations» Global Patients Congress in Budapest and U.S. Senate and House hearings on global h
Health Assembly in Geneva, United
Nations Economic and Social Council special event on philanthropy in New York, World Intellectual Property Organization meeting on intellectual property and public
health, WHO / UNICEF / World Bank briefing on the state of the world's vaccines and immunization, International Alliance of Patient Organizations» Global Patients Congress in Budapest and U.S. Senate and House hearings on global h
health, WHO / UNICEF / World Bank briefing on the state
of the world's vaccines and immunization, International Alliance
of Patient Organizations» Global Patients Congress in Budapest and U.S. Senate and House hearings on global
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