Sentences with phrase «families improve health outcomes»

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She noted that there is strong research that indicates that the extra income the tax credit gives to low - income families has significant long - term benefits for the children, improving their educational, health, and career outcomes, on top of helping to mitigate immediate hardship.

«That is not only unfair, but it's a policy mistake in that those [low - income] kids would be the ones who would benefit the most,» Marr said, adding that a large body of research has found that extra income for poor families improves their kids» health, education, and career outcomes.

'' Rotman Family gift will help transform health care delivery and improve health outcomes in Canada and beyond

«Hard as it might be, reducing health care's burden on the economy while improving outcomes for employees and their families would be worth the effort.»

In most families, there was no significant impact of the home visits on the children's mental development or school outcomes, but in families where mothers scored especially low on measures of intelligence and mental health, children's academic performance did improve.

The Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA), established in 1982, is a professional membership organization that promotes excellence in midwifery practice, endorses diversity in educational backgrounds and practice styles, and is dedicated to unifying and strengthening the profession, thereby increasing access to quality health care and improving outcomes for women, babies, families, and communities.

Whileparticipation inseveral home visiting programs is effective at improving children's cognitive and behavioural outcomes (e.g., Early Head Start, The Nurse Family Partnership and The Infant Health and Developmental program), few home visiting programs have been able to significantly improve pregnancy outcomes and reductions in child maltreatment have been found for some models, but not for others.

Heather's work primarily focuses on obesity, dietary quality, and health outcomes among low - income and food - insecure children and families, with emphasis on how the federal nutrition programs improve health, nutrition, and well - being.

But research has shown significant positive outcomes for vulnerable families enrolled in home visiting, including improved maternal, newborn, and infant health, better educational attainment for moms, improved school readiness, and reduced child abuse.

Learn more about the issues important to DONA International as we work together to improve health outcomes for families, sustainability for the doula profession, and other key issues.

Successful collaboration between health professionals has resulted in improved experience and outcomes for women and families.

And we are supporting our most vulnerable families to make breastfeeding the norm and improve health outcomes from birth.»

«Given the reciprocal relationship between child and parental health and well - being, supporting the parents in coping with chronic caregiving stress might not only improve the child's outcome, but also may help maintain an optimal family environment for a longer period of time.

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.

I am honored to be associated with the work of Dr. Foley, who has dedicated his career to improving mental health treatment and outcomes in persons with MS and their family members.»

If there existed one, simple thing you could do to improve your child's performance every day at school, in addition to their long - term educational and health outcomes, earnings, and family stability, you'd want to do it, right?

The Alberta IBD Consortium is a multidisciplinary provincial team of gastroenterologists and research scientists dedicated to improving the health outcomes and lives of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and their families.

Key Measures Special educational needs key measures include a single assessment process (0 - 25) which is more streamlined, better involves children, young people and families and is completed quickly; An Education Health and Care Plan (replacing the statement) which brings services together and is focused on improving outcomes; An offer of a personal budget for families with an Education, Health and Care Plan; A requirement for local authorities and health services to jointly plan and commission services that children, young people and their families need; A requirement on local authorities to publish a local offer indicating the support available to those with special educational needs and disabilities and their families, and; The introduction of mediation opportunities for disputes and a trial giving children the right to appeal if they are unhappy with their suHealth and Care Plan (replacing the statement) which brings services together and is focused on improving outcomes; An offer of a personal budget for families with an Education, Health and Care Plan; A requirement for local authorities and health services to jointly plan and commission services that children, young people and their families need; A requirement on local authorities to publish a local offer indicating the support available to those with special educational needs and disabilities and their families, and; The introduction of mediation opportunities for disputes and a trial giving children the right to appeal if they are unhappy with their suHealth and Care Plan; A requirement for local authorities and health services to jointly plan and commission services that children, young people and their families need; A requirement on local authorities to publish a local offer indicating the support available to those with special educational needs and disabilities and their families, and; The introduction of mediation opportunities for disputes and a trial giving children the right to appeal if they are unhappy with their suhealth services to jointly plan and commission services that children, young people and their families need; A requirement on local authorities to publish a local offer indicating the support available to those with special educational needs and disabilities and their families, and; The introduction of mediation opportunities for disputes and a trial giving children the right to appeal if they are unhappy with their support.

Luckily, policymakers have plenty of proven levers: expand income support for families as the EITC, [27] reduce food insecurity while improving maternal health and birth outcomes through a robust SNAP, [28] maintain children's access to Medicaid, [29] and continue to work towards improving the equity and quality of general education.

However, a structural quality element such as small class size can facilitate learning when it is paired with high - quality teacher - child interactions, leading to improved outcomes for children.Martha Zaslow et al., Quality Dosage, Thresholds, and Features in Early Childhood Settings: A Review of the Literature, OPRE 2011 - 5 (Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2010).

That's why the Martin Family Initiative (MFI) is committed to improving not only K - 12 education for Indigenous children, but also the wider determinants that influence their educational outcomes, including health and well being.

Provided through the Now Is The Time initiative (PDF), the bulk of the funding is going to districts for school climate transformation, which includes connecting students and families to the appropriate services, improving behavioral outcomes and conditions for learning, increasing the awareness of and the ability to respond to mental health issues in students, and addressing the school - to - prison pipeline.

Description: ProSPER lays out an inclusive, focused cradle - to - college - and career approach to improving educational and health outcomes for persons and families residing or attending school in the federally designated Promise Neighborhood, a continuous two - square mile area in West Philadelphia.

Research has shown that family engagement during a youth's time in the juvenile justice system helps to improve outcomes across behavioral health, education, and delinquency.

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.

Compounding this problem, children from low - income families, on average, begin kindergarten approximately a year behind their peers in preliteracy and language skills.106 This fluency gap widens as students continue in school and has a significant impact on economic success later in life.107 As a result, gains from high - quality preschool programs — including improved health, better social - emotional skills, and better cognitive outcomes — are particularly beneficial for children from low - income families.108

Expand the Nurse - Family Partnership The Nurse - Family Partnership program helps improve the educational, economic and health outcomes of poor children of first - time mothers through home visits and personal instruction.

By comparing fourth - grade literacy outcomes against the experiences and inputs that produced these results — including indicators of health - care and preschool access, family economic well - being, mental - health and child - welfare services, nutrition, and comprehensive school quality — we can identify gaps in how we are serving children and target investments and reforms to those areas with the greatest potential to improve children's long - term life outcomes.

With results available in a short period of time, we are able to make an accurate diagnosis or assessment of your pet's health, which drastically improves the likelihood of a positive outcome for your furry family member.

Given the significant impact that psychosocial risk factors seem to have on outcomes in weight management treatment, identifying and addressing parent mental health concerns, child behavior concerns, and family social resource needs upfront may help improve outcomes in children with obesity.»

Minding the baby: Improving early health and relationship outcomes in vulnerable young families in an interdisciplinary reflective parenting home visiting program

Research shows that child health, early childhood education and family support programs can make a significant difference to improving outcomes for children.

The free or low - cost services offered through the Family Planning Program help reduce unintended pregnancies, allow people to determine the number and spacing of their children, and improve birth outcomes and overall health.

MIECHV required states to make a priority of services for at - risk families in order to improve a broad range of outcomes related to parental and child health and well - being, parenting, economic self - sufficiency, and intimate partner violence.

The success of home visiting programs is often measured by positive long - term outcomes such as improved school readiness, maternal and child health, and decreases in family violence.

▶ A long - term nurse home visiting programme embedded in a universal child and family health service system can improve family, maternal and child development outcomes.

The SNHV programme aimed to improve family, maternal, and child health and developmental outcomes measured when children turned 2 years old.

We hypothesised that compared with women who received usual universal care, women who received the MECSH programme would report improved family, maternal and child health and developmental outcomes.

Evidence - Based Practices for Children Exposed to Violence: A Selection From Federal Databases (PDF - 335 KB) U.S. Department of Justice & U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2011) Summarizes Federal reviews of research studies and program evaluations to help localities address childhood exposure to violence and improve outcomes for children, families, and communities.

The Ministerial Taskforce Charter outlines the government's long term agenda for Indigenous policy while at the same time focusing on the strategies to be put in place urgently to improve outcomes.23 As the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, stated «every dollar spent on Indigenous projects and services must contribute to improved outcomes».24 The Ministerial Taskforce Charter stresses the urgency of improving social and economic well being for Indigenous Australians focusing on housing, health, education, employment, family violence, increasing economic development, improving community safety, and law and justice.

Halford — Couples, Parenting & the Well - being of Children Hayes — Longitudinal Insights into the Power of Parenting: From Early Childhood to the Middle Years & Beyond Kohl — Improving Quality of Care Through Implementation of Evidence - based Interventions in Real World Settings Calam — Enhancing Impact and Reach with Vulnerable Families Love — Enhancing Impact & Reach with Vulnerable Families Sanders — Triple P & Complex Cases: Enhancing Outcomes with Vulnerable Families Sanders — Past, Present and Future Directions for Evidence - based Parenting Interventions Tonge — Mental Health of Young People with Developmental Disabilities

Families experiencing the most adversity are often the least able to access health resources and support services.13 To address the need for better reach, sustained nurse home visiting (SNHV) has become increasingly popular as a model of service delivery to improve outcomes for these families.14 Internationally, the best known SNHV programme is the US Nurse - Family Partnership (NFP), also known as Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) inFamilies experiencing the most adversity are often the least able to access health resources and support services.13 To address the need for better reach, sustained nurse home visiting (SNHV) has become increasingly popular as a model of service delivery to improve outcomes for these families.14 Internationally, the best known SNHV programme is the US Nurse - Family Partnership (NFP), also known as Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) infamilies.14 Internationally, the best known SNHV programme is the US Nurse - Family Partnership (NFP), also known as Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) in the UK.

The American Academy of Pediatrics advocates for programs and policies that have been shown to improve the quality of life and health outcomes for children and families living in poverty.

Early diagnosis and intervention for children with FASD are thought to be key to preventing behavioural, mental health and learning difficulties.36 — 38 However, Fitzroy Valley community members have reported that a current lack of diagnostic and intervention support for children with FASD impacts their children's ability to reach their full potential.14 Children with FASD need access to interventions which support their development of emotional and behavioural regulation skills.38 It is recognised that educators, alongside the family, play a crucial role in supporting children with FASD to improve life outcomes through contextually appropriate and evidence - based interventions.36 While there is limited evidence for strategies that can assist children affected by FASD, 2 particularly to improve self - regulation and executive functioning skills, 8 17 32 39 the Alert Program for Self - Regulation has evidence to suggest it is a promising intervention.17 39

For example, in the Nurse - Family Partnership, one of the goals is to improve pregnancy outcomes and promote child health.

In a recent policy statement, «The Future of Pediatrics: Mental Health Competencies for Pediatric Primary Care,» the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) also recognized the unique advantage of the primary care clinician for surveillance, screening, and working with families to improve mental health outcomes.29 The AAP Medical Home Initiative30 and the AAP policy statement on the family31 addressed family - centered pediatricHealth Competencies for Pediatric Primary Care,» the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) also recognized the unique advantage of the primary care clinician for surveillance, screening, and working with families to improve mental health outcomes.29 The AAP Medical Home Initiative30 and the AAP policy statement on the family31 addressed family - centered pediatrichealth outcomes.29 The AAP Medical Home Initiative30 and the AAP policy statement on the family31 addressed family - centered pediatric care.

The Family Links Nurturing Programme (FLNP; http://www.familylinks.org.uk/nurturing/index.htm) focuses on family relationships as well as behaviour management and may be better placed to improve educational and health outcomes in the context of universal provisional than the primarily behaviour management progrFamily Links Nurturing Programme (FLNP; http://www.familylinks.org.uk/nurturing/index.htm) focuses on family relationships as well as behaviour management and may be better placed to improve educational and health outcomes in the context of universal provisional than the primarily behaviour management progrfamily relationships as well as behaviour management and may be better placed to improve educational and health outcomes in the context of universal provisional than the primarily behaviour management programmes.

Improving Mental Health Outcomes of Burmese Migrant and Displaced Children in Thailand: a Community - Based Randomized Controlled Trial of a Parenting and Family Skills Intervention.

The message is clear: home visitation by nurses can improve health and social outcomes for high risk families across geographical settings and over the long term.

Research shows that improving organizational climates in child welfare agencies may enhance outcomes for the children, youth, and families they serve.3 To provide a more holistic view of wellness, this section offers information, materials, and tools for supporting and promoting the behavioral health and wellness of children and families involved with child welfare, in addition to resources on worker and organizational wellness.