Accoras is Brisbane organisation that works to recognise, respond and deliver on health access opportunities and meet
any health access challenges that arise.
Not exact matches
In a statement, Beaumont
Health's Paul E. LaCasse said, «This is precisely what we needed to improve
access to medical care at Beaumont's facilities for our patients who are elderly, in wheelchairs or have mobility
challenges.»
Blending this with federal incentive programs, greater
access to information and services and more choices has
challenged health systems and clinicians to adopt, use, and interoperate with new information technologies.
He underlined the need to improve
access to mental
health support for people in the poorest places of the world and shared how he had witnessed first - hand, some of the
challenges faced by children with disabilities on a trip to East Africa.
Access to peer support improves a mother's mental
health by reminding her she is not alone in this
challenging journey of pregnancy after loss.
To navigate normal breastfeeding
challenges such as knowing what medications are safe with breastfeeding, understanding normal infant feeding patterns and behaviors, handling growth spurts and teething, continuing to breastfeed when returning to work, introducing solids, and weaning, women need
access to
health - care professionals who are adequately trained to provide routine breastfeeding guidance and support.
The unavailability of a
health facility is another
challenge in the community, as residents walk several kilometers to
access healthcare.
«The people of the 33rd Senatorial District face real
challenges getting affordable housing,
access to
health care and decent schools.
Notwithstanding those
challenges, he said, the NHIS had achieved some successes, among which were the increase in the number of subscribers and service providers and improved
access to service providers as a result of the increase in the number of Community - based,
Health Planning Services (CHPS) compounds.
The Joint Monitoring Programme report, «Progress on Sanitation and Drinking Water: 2015 Update and MDG Assessment,» a collaborative effort between the World
Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund, says that the
challenge to
access improved sanitation is starker in Ghana, «which has slipped even further amongst the worst performing countries, now ranked 7th worst globally.»
Beyond
health care, she supports investments in «cradle - to - career» education to ensure the U.S. can compete in a global economy, ensuring women have
access to family planning and
health services and listening to scientists by recognizing that climate change is a «critical
challenge.»
«While the (Affordable Care Act) is not perfect, it has made great strides to address America's
challenge of delivering affordable
access to
health care and provided insurance to millions of Americans,» Miner wrote.
To control the spread of cholera during an outbreak, rapid care for infected people is vital, including providing ready
access to rehydration therapy — a huge
challenge in a country where civil war has wreaked havoc on public
health and other infrastructure.
As Hockfield moves into her role as AAAS president, she often makes the point that the
challenges facing the world as the population grows to more than 9 billion by 2050 — including the need for improved
access to sufficient food, clean water, sustainable energy and
health care — can only be met through fundamental scientific and engineering research, accompanied by the translation of that research into market - ready applications.
Low - income parents are more likely to say schools should teach students how to use the
health care system — perhaps, Clark notes, because these parents face
challenges themselves in
accessing health care.
In addition to creating best - practice models, it advocates for improved
access to dental care for anyone who faces
challenges to receiving oral
health services through the traditional oral
health care system.
«The most obvious
challenge, of course, is the sheer volume of data that could be created and the difficulties in managing, organizing and providing
access to that data,» said Jerry Sheehan, assistant director for policy development at the National Library of Medicine, an arm of the National Institutes of
Health.
This can be
challenging for people living in remote and or rural areas where malaria is prevalent but
health care
access limited.
Presentations included: Genetics Primer & Clinical Updates by Linford Williams, MS, LGC; Genetics and Women's
Health: Seeing and Foreseeing the Ethical
Challenges Ahead by Ruth Farrell, MD, MA; Preimplantation Genetic Screening and Diagnosis: What You Need to Know by Marissa Coleridge, MS, LGC; Evolution of Prenatal Genetic Screening and Testing: NIPT and Beyond by Jeff Chapa, MD, MBA; Promises and Pitfalls of Prenatal Whole Exome Sequencing by Amanda Kalan, MD; Fertility Preservation and Cancer: Survivors, Previvors, and the Newly Diagnosed by Rebecca Flyckt, MD; Improving
Access to Cancer Genetics via Telegenetics by Ryan Noss, MS, LGC; Breast Cancer: Management of Moderate Penetrance Predisposition Genes by Holly Pederson, MD; Use of Hormonal and Non-hormonal Therapies in Breast Cancer Survivors and Women at High Risk for Breast / Gyn Cancers by Holly Thacker, MD; Addressing Commonly Asked Patient Questions about Genetics by Rebekah Moore, MS, LGC, Christina Rigelsky, MS, LGC and Allison Schreiber, MS, LGC; and a panel discussion on Genetic Testing Reimbursement featuring Bruce Rogen, MD, MPH and John Yao, MD, MBA, MPH, which was moderated by Daniel Sullivan, MD..
One of the greatest
challenges of
health care is how to bring yoga to those in greatest need yet unable to afford or
access it.
The 60 Day
Challenge includes a detailed manual written by Xtend Barre studio owner, instructor, Osteopath, and certified
Health Coach, Dr. Andrea Robertson; a Results Journal to track your progress;
access to a private Facebook group (with meal planners; recipes and your questions answered by the London team) plus inspiring events and regular communication to keep you motivated and on target!
Covering timely research and important
health topics, you will also get
access to Dr. Eliaz's unique insight from the 25 years in medical and clinical practice during which he has helped countless people fight, and overcome, intensely
challenging health issues.
A big part of what I'm working on this week is my
health + fitness
challenge group which is gearing up to start fresh in January with an INCREDIBLE new all
access on demand package and support for an entire year.
The
challenges include: LGBTQ homelessness; trans visibility and empowerment; international LGBTQ issues; and
access to sexual
health services and PrEP.
Teachers can often gain
access to rich and
challenging curricula by contacting community agencies charged with addressing public
health or environmental issues.
The U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and
Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that California, Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, Oregon and Wisconsin will each receive a supplemental award from the 2013 Race to the Top - Early Learning
Challenge (RTT - ELC) grant fund to improve quality and expand
access to early learning programs throughout their states.
The
challenges facing rural schools are staggering — concentrated poverty, inadequate
access to
health care services, early childhood education and after - school programs, ballooning class size, high transportation costs, teacher shortages, and lack of broadband
access.
As we think about the ways we can support broadening
access to Austin's opportunity, IDEA Public Schools» (IDEA) new venture to create a preparatory school for the
health professions endeavors to widen and diversify the pipeline of students prepared to tackle the STEM
challenges and systemic understanding of a transforming
health system.
LAs also provide schools with a safety net when they experience
challenging issues by providing advice and
access to specialist staff, for example, around issues to do with asbestos, school budgets, redundancies, financial management, staff
health, disability
access or
challenging parents.
The program proactively addresses situations that don't benefit from a punitive approach and instead involve owners who face barriers to providing care to their animals due to either a lack of financial resources,
access to services or other circumstances, such as domestic violence, medical or mental
health challenges.
«At PetSmart Charities, we understand that
access to veterinary care can be a
challenge, so we've allocated funding for local intake diversion programs to help subsidize
health and wellness clinics aimed at keeping pets and people together,» said Sima Thakkar, regional relationship manager at PetSmart Charities.
You can get
access to all of these courses, as well as so much much, including our community,
health insurance discounts, and monthly
challenges.
You'll also have
access to monthly art marketing
challenges, legal assistance, and group
health insurance.
In his statement West renews his call, at what he called «a
challenging time for the country», for a sustained focus on arts funding, education and
access, asserting that «the arts should have a huge role to play in the cultural, educational and economic
health and well - being of the United Kingdom».
Sexy Beast program director and co-chair Eliah Perona adds, «
Access to safe, reliable, and quality reproductive healthcare is being
challenged in every state in the U.S., and the effects are far reaching — particularly for those who lack employer - sponsored
health care, which is something women artists can certainly identify with.
Besides the
challenges to provide
access to affordable means of mobility, the sector is also grappling with issues like public
health & safety, air pollution, congestion and loss of productive time.
North Omaha faces myriad
challenges: high crime, food deserts, lack of
access to
health care, and a long legacy of pollution.
In a presentation at the Action Group on
Access To Justice's
Access to Justice Week, University of Toronto sociology professor Ronit Dinovitzer and PhD candidate Jonathan Koltai discussed their recent work and the imperative for the legal community to meet
challenges it faces in mental
health.
The U.S. has
challenged the data storage laws of British Columbia and Nova Scotia, saying they do not align with the United States in that they allow personal information collected by governments, such as
health records, to be stored on domestic servers to prevent it from being
accessed for reasons other than those for which it was collected.
Cambie then responded by launching its own action in early 2009,
challenging the constitutionality of provisions of the provincial Medicare Protection Act claiming that they caused undue delay in
access to
health care resulting in a violation of the patients» rights to life, liberty and security of the person as guaranteed by s. 7 of the Charter (amongst other
challenges).
Court dismisses Charter
challenge, holding that, without a policy of effective referral, patients may be deprived of equitable
access to
health care.
in the community as a way for citizens to obtain
access to the kinds of information, resources and pathways that they need to address the broad spectrum of their needs and problems (sorting out legal problems from other
challenges including financial, relationships,
health, social services etc.).
She has also been a staff attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights, where she worked on two trials
challenging a Texas law limiting women's
access to reproductive
health care.
Despite lacking mental
health provider
access statewide, our profession has struggled to gain reimbursement and provider status of our allied professionals, making the already difficult work of MFTs in North Dakota more
challenging.
If members of the Government were truly committed to closing the gap on Indigenous disadvantage they would do all they could to improve
access to primary
health care since this would help to deal with the
challenges related to cancer rather than intensify them.
One aspect of the budget announcements that may impact upon this is the reduction in Medicare rebates for GPs developing mental
health care plans, which in a community controlled environment where we are attempting to provide a holistic service for our clients, now presents a new
challenge, as this may force clients whom we have built faith and trust in to
access our service in the first instance, which is very difficult for mental
health clients, now potentially having to go elsewhere for the care that they would be much more comfortable in
accessing through a community controlled family based centre, who not only understand their needs, but also a aware of their family and social circumstances.
In the visits, families can
access additional support for common
challenges of the early years, including feeding, parenting, sleep, bonding, language and development, and maternal
health and wellbeing.
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 we
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 we
health screenings and treatment for people with mental and behavioral
health challenges — including alcohol and other substance abuse problems for improved parent - child we
health challenges — including alcohol and other substance abuse problems for improved parent - child welfare.
«In these tough economic times, and with our federal deficit already exploding, it is appalling to see politicians completely disregard the
challenges women and families face in
accessing affordable
health services,» said Richards.
Montgomery, Alabama — To protect
access to safe and legal abortion in Alabama, Planned Parenthood Southeast and Reproductive
Health Services are challenging an Alabama law that will jeopardize women's health by shutting down three - fifths of the licensed health centers that provide abortions in Alabama when it goes into effect July 1,
Health Services are
challenging an Alabama law that will jeopardize women's
health by shutting down three - fifths of the licensed health centers that provide abortions in Alabama when it goes into effect July 1,
health by shutting down three - fifths of the licensed
health centers that provide abortions in Alabama when it goes into effect July 1,
health centers that provide abortions in Alabama when it goes into effect July 1, 2013.