Sentences with phrase «for vulnerable populations»

The lack of an optimal management strategy has led to substantial variation in the care for this vulnerable population, unnecessarily exposing many infants to potential harm.

Finding effective treatments for vulnerable populations is an important priority.

However this threat is even more prevalent for vulnerable populations including Indigenous peoples.

In order to ensure food security, good nutrition, and a sense of belonging for this vulnerable population, investments in communal gardens for refugees should be considered as an innovative solution.

You're less likely to catch a «B» strand of influenza as they are generally less contagious, research shows, but they can be more deadly for vulnerable populations like babies and young children.

She has researched coordinated services for children, youth, and families to improve social, educational, and economic outcomes for vulnerable populations; family engagement; and early childhood education quality and outcomes for traditionally underserved children and youth.

The Yoga Seed's Trauma Informed & Condition - Specific extended education prepares any yoga teacher to be an effective instructor for vulnerable populations in high - risk environments and to teach condition - specific classes while covering the breadth and scope of Yoga Seed outreach programs.

Youth advocacy and civic engagement is especially powerful for vulnerable populations, such as youth who are homeless, in foster care, or justice - involved, who can draw upon their own experiences to impact change.

Race Matters Toolkit Annie E. Casey Foundation Designed to help advocates mobilize resources for vulnerable populations of color in order to reduce racial disparities / disproportionality and promote racial equity.

She also helped package meals for vulnerable populations as part of the Kids Care International Outreach training program and attend the World Food Prize award ceremony.

«Cutting Pell Grants and Medicaid funding without addressing the underlying causes of rising higher education and healthcare costs, simply represents a shift of costs to state and local governments who would be overburdened and unable to provide for vulnerable populations.»

A combination of bitter cold and the after effects of winter storms — including downed power lines, insufficient heating supply, and other weather - related problems — could be particularly dangerous for vulnerable populations like the poor, the elderly, the sick, and the homeless.

The risks of not breastfeeding are even greater for vulnerable populations such as First Nations peoples.

In 2011, she originated the legislative concept for OR HB3311, to investigate the use of doulas for vulnerable populations, resulting in Oregon being the first state for doula Medicaid reimbursement.

Mr. de Blasio has made supportive housing — which is affordable housing for vulnerable populations with services like healthcare, substance abuse, and mental health help on site for residents — a central component of his plan to tackle the city's ongoing homeless crisis, which has seen both the shelter and the street population on the rise.

Hirdes is also the senior Canadian researcher for interRAI, an international network of researchers committed to improving care and quality of life for vulnerable populations.

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Create pathways specifically for vulnerable populations including out - of - school youth, GED recipients, and academically at - risk students

Librarians have a particular concern for vulnerable populations that may not have any other access to books and electronic content, including individuals and families who are homebound or low - income.

Serving in Congress since 1990, Bernie Sanders has worked tirelessly to improve the lives of all Americans through various means, including financial assistance initiatives for vulnerable populations.

Banfield Charitable Trust Pet Advocacy Grants provides help for vulnerable populations (including domestic violence victims) to keep their pets.

Another viable option is American Airlines» Miles of Hope Program, which involves donating miles (in 1,000 - mile increments) to support organizations that provide the most basic needs for vulnerable populations, including cancer patients and their families.

The insurance industry has resisted efforts to make them taxable because, it says, they are intended for a vulnerable population, widows and children who have lost a parent.

Provided confidential administrative support for the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) and for the Vulnerable Populations Project

Based on these data, it will be possible to plan appropriate and targeted interventions, which will hopefully lead to a reduction in morbidity for these vulnerable populations.

The third grant is aimed at addressing the interaction between family, school, child, and contextual risk such as poverty and early child developmental outcomes Dr. Oxford is also co-principal investigator on three NIH funded grants testing the effectiveness of intervention programs for vulnerable populations.

The US Department of Education has noted that: «An early childhood program may be the one stable and structured environment that young children who are homeless can depend on, and as such, school and program stability is of the utmost importance for this vulnerable population.»

«The interventions have already begun to demonstrate financial savings by helping us better care for this vulnerable population,» says Dr. Weil.

Federal Healthy Start Initiative: A National Network for Effective Home Visitation and Family Support Services (PDF - 2,020 KB) National Healthy Start Association (2010) Summarizes the history of and core services provided by the Healthy Start Initiative and, in light of recent health - care legislation, reviews the key role it can play in improving health outcomes for vulnerable populations.

Reducing the nicotine content of cigarettes sold in the U.S. should help quite a bit, but we will still need to prioritize research aimed at developing effective cessation treatments for vulnerable populations and making those treatments available to all who want to quit.

Youth advocacy and civic engagement is especially powerful for vulnerable populations, such as youth who are homeless, in foster

Although services for kinship care providers have grown over the past decade, many scholars underscore the need for additional services for this vulnerable population (Ehrle & Geen, 2002; Dubowitz et al., 1994; Chipungu et al., 1998).

«For vulnerable populations like the elderly and shut - ins, just getting people into cooler, cleaner air could be the difference between life and death,» he said.

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer invoked the spirit of sanctuary cities, remarking that elected officials must stand up for vulnerable populations.

Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements will be reduced under provisions of the Affordable Care Act for hospitalized conditions such as heart failure, so it is imperative for hospitals to consider how cost reductions may influence the quality of care for vulnerable populations.

The second equity - related rationale for more research is a call for comparative risk — risk assessment, underpinned by the claim that equity demands that potential risks and benefits of solar geoengineering be compared to the risks of climate change itself, especially for vulnerable populations.

Shulman also describes the fascinating and creative multi-disciplinary efforts in both Boston and New York to provide early «legal checkups» for vulnerable populations.

She has researched coordinated services for children, youth, and families to improve social, educational, and economic outcomes for vulnerable populations; family engagement; and early childhood education quality and outcomes for traditionally underserved children and youth.