Sentences with phrase «health and welfare programs»

In the long term, the higher incomes of college - educated students will lead to increased tax revenues and lower expenditures on state health and welfare programs.

These mechanisms may include such methods as unemployment Insurance, retirement and disability benefits, and anti-poverty health and welfare programs.

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They direct and administer the development of health care and social policies, and oversee programs aimed at improving the health and social welfare of individuals and communities.

In a plan unveiled in mid-May, Schwarzenegger called for the elimination of the state's welfare program, a 60 % reduction in community mental - health programs, a 5 % pay cut for government workers, and the near elimination of drug and child care subsidies.

She observes that since the provinces control most of the social programs that are responsible for settling and integrating immigrants into Canadian society, such as education, health care, welfare, and share labour - market training with the feds, it only makes sense that they take a bigger role in implementing immigration policy.

We believe that our named executives» compensation program, including competitive annual and long - term incentive pay along with comprehensive team member retirement, health care, disability, group life insurance plans, and other welfare benefits offered to team members, provides adequate reward to our executives without the need for significant additional perquisites.

• Equity and performance based plans (e.g., annual and long - term incentive plans, stock option, restricted stock, performance share and broad - based equity plans); • Executive plans (e.g., deferred compensation, supplemental retirement, severance and change - in - control plans); • Retirement plans (e.g., 401 (k) plans, traditional defined benefit pension plans and ESOPs); and • Health and welfare plans (including COBRA and HIPAA compliance), and other fringe benefit programs.

Hospitals, in particular, were mission products, as were a wider range of health - care, and social - service institutions, In many — perhaps most — of the developing nations, the missions provided the base on which national programs aimed at social welfare have been built.

The comments filed Monday with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services express concerns over the regulations» exemption of houses of worship but not other religious entities such as schools, hospitals and social welfare program providers.

we know he will gut the welfare program which benefited the lower class and gut health care thus causing many to die since they couldn't afford to pay for it.

Health Care in an Aging Society Mr. James C. Capretta, a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC), was an Associate Director at the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from 2001 to 2004, where he was the top budget official for health care, Social Security, education, and welfare proHealth Care in an Aging Society Mr. James C. Capretta, a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC), was an Associate Director at the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from 2001 to 2004, where he was the top budget official for health care, Social Security, education, and welfare prohealth care, Social Security, education, and welfare programs.

he program also encourages preventive measures such as vaccination, alternative treatments, litter management techniques and appropriate stocking density to maintain the health and welfare of the animals.

Social and emotional problems in young children can be traced to mothers» prenatal health, 1,2 parents» caregiving3, 4 and their life - course (such as the timing of subsequent pregnancies, employment, welfare dependence).5, 6 Home visiting programs that address these antecedent risks and protective factors may reduce social and emotional problems in children.

The PPA will help represent the state pediatric dentistry association in promoting children's oral health issues with the state legislature and other elected bodies, state regulatory agencies (including Medicaid and health departments), licensing bureaus, professional health and child welfare organizations, oral health coalitions, foundations, institutions of dental education, publicly - funded safety net programs, and the private sector benefits industry.

Funding also goes to welfare reforms, like training and prevention, community health care centers and an increase in staffing for the municipal identification program.

In less than a year we have implemented many of the action items in our health and human services plan, «Initiatives for a Strong Community,» as varied as bringing fresh foods and vegetables to inner city neighborhoods labeled «food deserts,» to completing a chronic neglect study and incorporating its findings into our child welfare response programs, to increasing participation in the SNAP program to reduce hunger.

Picente said that Oneida County is facing a huge slowdown in reimbursements for state mandated Department of Social Service (DSS) programs such as Medicaid, child welfare, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and public health.

April is «National County Government Month», an opportunity for counties across the country to promote the programs and services they offer to protect and enhance the health, welfare and safety of residents.

And don't forget implementing one of the most comprehensive welfare reform packages in the country and, likely, the finest and most cost - effective health care program for uninsured youngsters in the entire countAnd don't forget implementing one of the most comprehensive welfare reform packages in the country and, likely, the finest and most cost - effective health care program for uninsured youngsters in the entire countand, likely, the finest and most cost - effective health care program for uninsured youngsters in the entire countand most cost - effective health care program for uninsured youngsters in the entire country.

Over time, the government has come to rely on data from the census and its longer annual offshoot, the American Community Survey (ACS), to allocate half - a-trillion dollars through health, welfare, housing, infrastructure, education, and other federal programs.

Specifically, the bill would eliminate the often fierce competition for money between NIH and other agencies overseen by the appropriations subcommittee that funds health, education, and welfare programs, as well as between that panel and the 11 other subcommittees that make up the overall federal budget pie.

The leading measure is an amendment authored by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R - KY) and Senator Jim Inhofe (R - OK) that would nullify previous efforts to scientifically define greenhouse gases as «endangering health and welfare» and to implement the program.

We offer outstanding health and welfare benefits and programs for retirement that are considered to be among the finest in higher education.

This finding suggests that government programs designed to promote marriage, such as the federal Healthy Marriage Initiative and others like it that emerged from the 1996 welfare - reform legislation, aren't likely to improve public health, the researchers say.

This is just a bad film that tried to say something about social injustice, the class differences between the rich and the poor, the unfair loss of welfare programs, the inhibiting cost of health insurance that is falsely being blamed on the government when it is the fault of insurance companies why the rates are so high, the hypocrisies of the Gulf War, and the failure of the media to be more responsive in covering all the political corruption.

Almost none of the present programs that promote children's health and welfare, such as Medicaid and the food - stamp and child - nutrition programs, existed in 1965.

The commissioner may also place under preliminary registration review any school that has conditions that threaten the health, safety and / or educational welfare of students or has been the subject of persistent complaints to the department by parents or persons in parental relation to the student, and has been identified by the commissioner as a poor learning environment based upon a combination of factors affecting student learning, including but not limited to: high rates of student absenteeism, high levels of school violence, excessive rates of student suspensions, violation of applicable building health and safety standards, high rates of teacher and administrator turnover, excessive rates of referral of students to or participation in special education or excessive rates of participation of students with disabilities in the alternate assessment, excessive transfers of students to alternative high school and high school equivalency programs and excessive use of uncertified teachers or teachers in subject areas other than those for which they possess certification.

Not all of the Gates Foundation money goes to education: thirty - five percent is earmarked for global health initiatives, and a sizable amount stays with social - welfare and civic - improvement programs in the Pacific Northwest.

«For every dollar invested in high - quality, comprehensive programs supporting children... there is a $ 7 - $ 10 return to society in decreased need for special education services, higher graduation and employment rates, less crime, less use of the public welfare system, and better health.»

Practice 4: Establish partnerships with community - based program providers and other agencies, such as social services, welfare, mental health, and law enforcement.

The Children's Guild operates evidence - based behavioral health and child welfare programs, public charter and special education schools, and a national training and consulting program.

With nearly 7,000 employees working in programs across the nation, it is a recognized partner for families, schools and communities, serving many of our countries most vulnerable populations in the areas of autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, specialty mental health, and child welfare.

In general, states with greater current relative commitments to prekindergarten and other education programs, child welfare programs, criminal justice programs, and health care and those with higher tax burdens experience greater offsetting budget benefits than do other states.

They view universal pre-kindergarten as not just an end in itself but also a first step toward much more comprehensive public social welfare programs for preschool - age children and their families: prenatal care, parental leave, universal children's health care, and quality child care.

(B) provide that the State agency so designated to administer or supervise the administration of the State plan, or (if there are two State agencies designated under subclause (A) of this clause) to supervise or administer the part of the State plan that does not relate to services for the blind, shall be (i) a State agency primarily concerned with vocational REHABILITATION, or vocational and other REHABILITATION, of handicapped individuals, (ii) the State agency administering or supervising the administration of education or vocational education in the State, or (iii) a State agency which includes at least two other major organizational units each of which administers one or more of the major public education, public health, public welfare, or labor programs of the State; provide, except in the case of agencies described in clause (1)(B)(i)-

At Triangle Sheltie Rescue, our primary concern is for the health and welfare of dogs that come through our program.

Discover how the ASPCA's Disaster Response Program works with emergency management, public health, and animal welfare organizations to prepare for natural and man - made disasters — and how you can put these principles to use in your own community.

Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society is a nationally recognized, nonprofit, volunteer - driven organization committed to ensuring the health and welfare of feral and domestic cats and kittens by promoting proactive, compassionate, no - kill programs.

The TVMF PALS program is a partnership between TVMF and Meals on Wheels that provides veterinary care free of charge to clients of the Pets Assisting the Lives of Seniors (PALS) program of Meals on Wheels for the purpose of strengthening the human animal bond by ensuring the health and welfare of animals belonging to people who are homebound, elderly, and disabled.

The Assistance Dog United Campaign (ADUC) is a health and human welfare organization which provides financial assistance to individuals who have the need for an assistance dog but have difficulty in raising the necessary funds and to people and programs whose purpose is to provide assistance dogs to people with disabilities.

Please visit our sponsors that have generously supported this program for the benefit of the health and welfare of horses.

About Sam's Hope Sam's Hope is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit animal welfare organization dedicated to saving the lives of companion animals by keeping those facing economic and health challenges and their pets together through food and veterinary care assistance programs.

«The Shelter Animal Medicine program is a shining example of community partners working collaboratively to improve the health and welfare of the animals in Philadelphia,» said Anne Trinkle, President of the Alliance for Philadelphia's Animals.

Currently a Biological Scientist with the Shelter Medicine Program at UF, Sylvia performs disease testing for animal shelters, works closely with veterinary student and graduate student researchers to solve problems affecting animal health and welfare, and was honored with a Staff Appreciation Award from Student Chapter of the AVMA.

The American Humane Conservation program's extensive criteria exhaustively verify the many dimensions of animal welfare and well - being, with areas of evaluation including: excellent health and housing; positive social interactions within groups of animals, as well as between animals and handlers; safe and stimulating environments, with concern for factors such as appropriate lighting, sound levels, air quality, and thermoregulation; and evidence of thorough preparation and protocols established to prevent and manage medical or operational emergencies.

HSBC offers a wide variety of programs and services in order to improve the health and welfare of the animals of Berks County and beyond, as well as their people.

The Great Dane Club of America Charitable Trust supports breed welfare and rescue efforts, educational programs, Scholarship Programs for junior handlers, initiatives to create great awareness of breed - specific health problems and medical research efforts to improve the quality of life of the Greprograms, Scholarship Programs for junior handlers, initiatives to create great awareness of breed - specific health problems and medical research efforts to improve the quality of life of the GrePrograms for junior handlers, initiatives to create great awareness of breed - specific health problems and medical research efforts to improve the quality of life of the Great Dane.

AVMA launches programs to boost veterinary wellness and well - beingAmerican Veterinary Medical Association In an effort to protect the health and welfare of its members, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has launched two new mental wellness initiatives.

An upcoming episode of the Discovery Channel program Innovations with Ed Begley, Jr. will explore feline behavior, the value of veterinary care and efforts made by veterinarians to improve the health and welfare of America's more than 70 million pet cats.

In addition to our Gifts That Give MoreTM, GreaterGood.org operates a suite of Signature Programs in our areas of expertise: animal welfare, environmental education and natural history, and human health and education.