Sentences with phrase «health gap for»

The most important issue in terms of maximising health outcomes is closing the health gap for Australia's First Peoples.

«The reality is that men won't or can't use health services as we would expect them to, and the general health gap for men widens the HIV prevention and care gap.»

Not exact matches

Tarun has worked in health for 30 years, focusing on public health research, policy and practice in the prevention of common chronic diseases and addressing Aboriginal health gaps.

Health care, perquisites, and other benefits are being cut back, employee training programs shelved, and support for creativity and innovation diminished, while the gap in compensation between rank - and - file workers and executives has widened dramatically.

Republicans in the House of Representatives were told at a Monday night meeting that the stop - gap measure would extend funding through March 23, along with a year of defense funding and two years of funding for community health centers, lawmakers said.

Remote mental health care can help fill gaps in geographies where mental health specialists are not readily available or provide a more private way for employees to seek help without fear of running into someone they know in the waiting room.

Humanoo closes this gap with its digital health platform, which makes it possible for the first time to offer tailor - made solutions for every user.»

To determine which communities are a good fit for the initiative, Starbucks looks at all the available data on the socio - economic health of America's cities to understand which communities have the biggest opportunity gaps, which have the biggest need for business investment and leadership, and where there is local movement underway to build a better future for its residents.

Officials want more authority to fight gaps between benefits for medical care and mental health care.

Specific policies include a Doctors and Nurses Fund to increase training capacity for new health care professionals; working with Aboriginal communities to close the gap in the health status of Aboriginal peoples; and the introduction of a drug plan to ensure Canadians have access to catastrophic drug coverage.

We are working directly with Komen Affiliates to ensure there is no interruption or gaps in services for women who need breast health screening and services,» the group said in a statement.

The organization created a first - of - its - kind proposal to address the challenges in North Minnesota with a goal of «closing the food and health gap and becoming a model for similar efforts nationwide.»

Although my health has significantly improved thanks to GAPS, eating nutrient dense, fertility promoting foods has not been enough for my cycles to normalize.

In fact, raw egg yolks are one of the first foods available on the GAPS diet intro, which is for people who have severe health problems originating in the gut.

Silky Pumpkin Pie from Health Nut Nation (substitute honey to taste for stevia to make this GAPS legal).

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Health wise, gelatin, as opposed to collagen, has the advantage of taking slightly longer to digest, and coats the small intestine, making it beneficial for gut healing diets like GAPS, AIP or SCD.

Doctors and medical professionals who recommend supplements point to evidence that they can cover nutritional gaps and deliver essential herbs and substances for a specific health benefit.

The programme of work on patient safety looks at both the translation of novel technologies into health care and innovative ways of organising services differently to bridge «gaps» in care and improve quality and safety for patients.

www.first5ventura.org Working with parents, schools, communities, business, social and healthcare agencies, First 5 Ventura County works to fill the gaps through its network of essential health, learning and family strengthening resources — a network that strengthens futures for children, families and communities.

Meet relevant Codes of Practice (e.g. ABPI Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry; the World Health Organisation International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes), or show demonstrable commitment to working towards meeting it (e.g. commissioning an independent report into compliance with the relevant Code, and a stated commitment to address gaps identified)

Moreover, robust evidence on the cost effectiveness of birth in alternative settings is a priority, as was highlighted by the recent National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) clinical guidance on intrapartum care.11 The Birthplace in England research programme was designed to fill gaps in research evidence about the processes and outcomes associated with different settings for birth in the NHS in England.

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Lack of political and national leadership, uneven health professional training, formula milk marketing, poor data collection and patchy community support for mothers were identified as gaps in UK policies and programmes.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified the gap as a significant health disparity.

This book covers: - The need to advance exclusive breastfeeding - Obstacles and opportunities for exclusive breastfeeding during the reproductive health continuum - Findings related to the obstacles, opportunities, current interventions, and gaps at eight time periods during the reproductive health cycle - Suggestions for innovative implementation to advance exclusive breastfeeding - The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding - Monitoring, evaluation, and research needs - Considerations for expansion, replication, and scaling up of activities - Next steps

Breastfeeding has many health benefits for infants, yet there are persistent gaps in breastfeeding rates between black and white infants in the United States.

Gaps in academic achievement then limit educational attainment, which perpetuates the cycle of poverty, unemployment, and poor health for a lifetime.

Health (i.e., pregnancy) outcomes for this group can be improved by narrowing the information gap and offering customized care with specific attention to their medical, psycho - social and social problems [2].

«The prospect of savings to the massive pensions bill should be an incentive for all wings of government to work together to prioritise closing the health gap.»

Without the offset of the 18 percent wage hike included in the deal realized through health care savings negotiated by the administration with the UFT and Municipal Labor Council, which represents all city employees, this agreement «could increase future budget gaps to levels that would be more difficult for the city to deal with, especially during another downturn,» Moody's warned.

If Scotland were to choose to go down the independence route, not only would there be more than enough oil income to make every single Scot better off by considerably more than # 500 a year, but also for its new government to close down the submarine bases in the Clyde without having to submit to any form of blackmail on currency issues, to increase the gap in health and education funding relative to the rest of the UK, to keep the ship yards open, and a great deal more besides.

Akinola stated that «in view of this development, you are hereby directed to replace all the Doctors that have withdrawn their services, with others from the pool of applicants for the training programs in the various disciplines in order not to create ominous gap in training with attendant disruption of health care delivery in your facility.»

Many proposals in Washington right now including the changes to the Affordable Health Care Act, could mean multi billion dollar budget gaps for New York State.

The European Commission currently spends an estimated 121.5 million euros per year on maternal health and family planning — equivalent to approximately 1.3 % of the funding gap to meet the unmet need for maternal health and family planning.

... And given that the drive for additional funding to the most deprived regions is to close the gaps in health, child poverty and economic performance we need to find ways of ensuring that the additional investment does narrow those gaps and not simply cushion the running of revenue based services.

Although there is additional revenue available to fund these costs in the coming fiscal year, the agreed upon additions are an added risk to the City's fiscal health in future years, when budget gaps are already projected and when an inevitable economic downturn will erode the revenue required to pay for recurring expenses.»

But the growing gap between rich and poor has put the topic back on the agenda for the new Democratic majority, and Vermont Senator - elect Bernie Sanders says he will propose an investigation of money and power when he joins Ted Kennedy's Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee in January.

«Health and wealth are directly linked and, unless we tackle the income gap, we could well see life expectancy actually starting to fall for the first time in the poorest areas,» said lead researcher Professor Danny Dorling.

Funds meant for tackling long - term health problems are being spent on filling gaps elsewhere in the NHS, public health experts have warned.

A sobering report to governors about the potential consequences of repealing the Obama - era health care law warns that federal spending cuts probably would create funding gaps for states and threaten many people with the loss of insurance coverage.

Bill Hammond, health policy director for the Empire Center for Public Policy, a conservative think tank based in Albany, says, «Obamacare had certain gaps that people slipped through, I think this system would have bigger gaps.»

He has also expressed his concern about the limited access for students with disabilities at some CUNY campuses as well as the gap between recognition of mental health issues versus physical disabilities.

Using a current - law baseline measure, the state budget gap for fiscal 2018 - 19 alone was last projected by DOB at $ 4 billion, a figure the governor himself began citing recently (without further explanation) in his recent warnings about the implications of federal health care spending cuts.

Several proposals in Washington right now including the changes to the Affordable Health Care Act, could mean multibillion dollar budget gaps for New York State.

«Certainly, I think it's not the silver bullet that will close the budget gap, but right now New York is shipping money to neighboring states that it could be using for restorations to health and education programs,» he said.

In a statement on Tuesday, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Council Member Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, chair of the finance committee, also expressed reservations over the administration's proposal to close the operating gap for Health + Hospitals, which they said was «contingent on substantial State and Federal cooperation which has not yet been assured.»

WHEREAS, research shows that women are substantially less likely to self - select or be recruited for elective office, this gender gap in political ambition persists across generations and over time and that qualified female candidates who are equally or more qualified than men are often seen as less qualified or less viable than male candidates; and WHEREAS, research confirms that the presence of more women in a governing body leads to greater transparency and a focus on progressive policies such as closing the funding and achievement gaps in education, closing gaps or loopholes in contraception coverage and affordable health care, closing the wage gap, and removing obstacles that contribute to poverty of women & children; and