Sentences with phrase «health indicators such»

ONKÖL, a Milwaukee based start - up, created a unique product that can communicate key health indicators such as blood pressure directly to family members and physicians via text or email.

In particular, the Southern states suffer from high rates of infant mortality, along with several other negative population health indicators such as obesity and diabetes.

Researchers determined this «biological age» based on health indicators such as body mass index, blood pressure and cholesterol level.

These socio - demographic gaps are even wider for foreign - born Hispanics, but foreign - born Hispanics experience better health and fewer health risks than U.S. - born Hispanics for some key health indicators such as cancer, heart disease, obesity, hypertension, and smoking, the report said.

These accoutrements to a smart phone can help users plan and track workouts, monitor important health indicators such as glucose and blood pressure, and locate nearby physicians and clinical trials

After all, seven in 10 U.S. adults already track at least one health indicator such as weight, diet or a symptom of a condition, according to a 2013 survey from Pew Research.

Not exact matches

Depending on the scope and purpose of the research, happiness is often measured using objective indicators (data on crime, income, civic engagement and health) and subjective methods, such as asking people how frequently they experience positive and negative emotions.

Meanwhile, there is some evidence that high rates of child stunting (low height for age) can co-exist with relatively high values for positive indicators of child health, such as immunization coverage [34].

The other WBTi indicators offer key points to include, such as Baby Friendly status being a universal goal, legislation in line with World Health Assembly recommendations, adequate protection for breastfeeding in the workplace, local support that is of high quality and integrated, and health professionals who have adequate training is supporting breastfeHealth Assembly recommendations, adequate protection for breastfeeding in the workplace, local support that is of high quality and integrated, and health professionals who have adequate training is supporting breastfehealth professionals who have adequate training is supporting breastfeeding.

long - term breastfeeding has not had such an avid place in the scientific world for research (which is a potential indicator of why there is stigma from health care professionals displayed to mothers who choose to participate in extended breastfeeding).

«Though we can't yet explain the association between infertility and mortality, it is possible that the condition may be an early indicator of either endocrine or inflammatory disruption that over time, leads to long term health issues such as malignancy or diabetes.»

The researchers analyzed how the changes affected indicators of cardiovascular health, such as blood pressure, heart rate and other markers for heart disease and stroke, like high «bad» cholesterol levels.

At present, fertility experts examine embryos under a microscope, looking at potential indicators of health of the embryo such as the number and symmetry of cells, and degrees of cell fragmentation.

However, the methods such CEOs may employ to boost these indicators of financial soundness can jeopardize the long - term health of their organizations.

«When I work with women reporting low libido, I explore the health of their relationship in terms of communication styles, if they're feeling satisfied by sexual interaction, and also individual factors such as stress indicators (work, family, life) if experiencing anxiety, depression, exhaustion, on any medications or have dietary changes and even dealing with young children.»

Experts, such as the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods, do not consider the the presence of coliforms as an accurate indicator of a health concern in fresh produce.»

David Armstrong continued: «Identifying two indicators - emotional intelligence and social skills - and mapping these to the Achieving Schools Theory of Change, is an important first step in measuring the longer term outcomes of the programme, such as reduced risk of antisocial behaviour and spending time in prison and reduced risk of mental ill - health and long - term illness.

The finding are based on 23 key indicators, such as children's economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.

These «predictive» or «formative» indicators include in - school factors such as strong classroom assessment and professional development for teachers, and out of school factors such as health care, housing, nutrition, and availability of high - quality pre-school; whether educators are using information in a reasonable way to improve teaching, learning and school quality; and whether the state and federal governments are providing positive support in these areas.

This is a clickable map, showing Super Local Output Areas (SLOAs), which are a subdivision of local government wards, and their ranking nationally for a range of deprivation indicators such as the educational levels of adults, health outcomes, employment, crime, poverty, and poverty affecting children.

In general unless there's a big change in the landscape (such as in late 2008) most companies pay out about the same dividend each time, and changes to this are sometimes seen by some as «indicators» of company health and such news can result in movement in the stock price.

Although the indicators used in this study give a general idea of the healthiest cities, it does not include other components, such as mental health and elderly services.

The Economic Indicators such as GDP, unemployment, Inflation, Interest Rates, Budget Deficit, etc. reveal the health of domestic economy which influences company's performance.

At the first vet visit, your bird will undergo some extra testing, such as a complete blood count, to make sure all its health indicators are normal.

Any time your kitty stops eating or shows the above changes in litter box habits, contact your veterinarian because such such behavior changes can be early warning indicators of a range of health concerns, including hairballs.

They evaluate individual animals for health and welfare indicators such as energy level, appetite, hair coat, brightness of eye and other signs.

Any time your kitty stops eating or shows the above changes in litter box habits, contact your veterinarian because such such behavior changes can be early warning indicators of a range of health concerns — including hairballs.

Because each kitten will vary in health and size, physical traits such as weight or appearance are not always a precise indicator of age.

Survival was a mode that took what people love about current Battle Royal style games, added in roaming AI enemies to deal with, as well as status indicators that needed attention such as hunger, health, and temperature.

For those unfamiliar with the survey, it began life 10 years ago as an attempt to provide a more complete picture of law firm health by going beyond the core financial indicators such as revenue and profitability.

It also allows the service animal to be recognized through indicators or visual cues such as a vest or harness, without staff having to ask for a document from a health professional.

Losses incurred not only provide an indicator for insurance companies to judge their profit making potential but also for external auditors, such as state bodies or accounting professionals to make judgments regarding their financial health.

That part seems like a no - brainer, but because weight is such a reliable indicator of future health, it factors heavily into how the insurance company estimates your mortality risk.

Because weight is such a reliable indicator of future health, it factors heavily into how the insurance company estimates your mortality risk.

Ratings in life insurance refers to financial indicators of life insurance company health done by rating companies such as AM Best, Standard and Poors and Moodys.

Relatively little is known about social gradients in developmental outcomes, with much of the research employing dichotomous socioeconomic indicators such as family poverty.2 5 16 Thus, it is unclear whether poor developmental outcomes exhibit threshold effects (evident only when a certain level of disadvantage is exceeded), gradient effects (linear declines with increasing disadvantage) or accelerating effects (progressively stronger declines with increasing disadvantage) as suggested by some recent studies.17 — 19 Further, most research has examined socioeconomic patterns for single childhood outcomes1 or for multiple outcomes within the physical3 4 or developmental17 18 20 health domains.

Such indicators include enhanced health, better educational outcomes, improved child welfare, lower crime rates, reduced tax evasion and improved government services and responsiveness.44

Many of the scales demonstrated weak psychometrics in at least one of the following ways: (a) lack of psychometric data [i.e., reliability and / or validity; e.g., HFQ, MASC, PBS, Social Adjustment Scale - Self - Report (SAS - SR) and all perceived self - esteem and self - concept scales], (b) items that fall on more than one subscale (e.g., CBCL - 1991 version), (c) low alpha coefficients (e.g., below.60) for some subscales, which calls into question the utility of using these subscales in research and clinical work (e.g., HFQ, MMPI - A, CBCL - 1991 version, BASC, PSPCSAYC), (d) high correlations between subscales (e.g., PANAS - C), (e) lack of clarity regarding clinically - relevant cut - off scores, yielding high false positive and false negative rates (e.g., CES - D, CDI) and an inability to distinguish between minor (i.e., subclinical) and major (i.e., clinical) «cases» of a disorder (e.g., depression; CDI, BDI), (f) lack of correspondence between items and DSM criteria (e.g., CBCL - 1991 version, CDI, BDI, CES - D, (g) a factor structure that lacks clarity across studies (e.g., PSPCSAYC, CASI; although the factor structure is often difficult to assess in studies of pediatric populations, given the small sample sizes), (h) low inter-rater reliability for interview and observational methods (e.g., CGAS), (i) low correlations between respondents such as child, parent, teacher [e.g., BASC, PSPCSAYC, CSI, FSSC - R, SCARED, Connors Ratings Scales - Revised (CRS - R)-RSB-, (j) the inclusion of somatic or physical symptom items on mental health subscales (e.g., CBCL), which is a problem when conducting studies of children with pediatric physical conditions because physical symptoms may be a feature of the condition rather than an indicator of a mental health problem, (k) high correlations with measures of social desirability, which is particularly problematic for the self - related rating scales and for child - report scales more generally, and (l) content validity problems (e.g., the RCMAS is a measure of anxiety, but contains items that tap mood, attention, peer interactions, and impulsivity).

Design Options for Home Visiting Evaluation Measurement Brief: Selecting Data Collection Measures for MIECHV Benchmarks (PDF - 393 KB) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (2011) Focuses on the selection and development of performance measures or indicators to achieve an array of goals such as improving maternal and child health, parenting practices, school readiness, and the prevention of child abuse and neglect as they relate to legislatively mandated benchmark Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (2011) Focuses on the selection and development of performance measures or indicators to achieve an array of goals such as improving maternal and child health, parenting practices, school readiness, and the prevention of child abuse and neglect as they relate to legislatively mandated benchmark Health Resources and Services Administration (2011) Focuses on the selection and development of performance measures or indicators to achieve an array of goals such as improving maternal and child health, parenting practices, school readiness, and the prevention of child abuse and neglect as they relate to legislatively mandated benchmark health, parenting practices, school readiness, and the prevention of child abuse and neglect as they relate to legislatively mandated benchmark areas.

(A) an analysis, on a State - by - State basis, of the results of such assessments, including indicators of maternal and prenatal health and infant health and mortality, and State actions in response to the assessments; and

It does, however, require that such a target be supported with the establishment of other, more detailed targets and benchmarks on a number of discrete, smaller indicators relating to health status and which exist over the short and medium term.

Such benchmarks and targets should be based on the indicators set out in the Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage Framework and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework.

In examining how the use of communication channels in LDR is associated with relationship outcomes, we focus on relationship satisfaction because it is a central construct studied in literature on relationships (Fincham, Rogge, & Beach, 2006), and has been highly linked to other indicators of relationship quality such as commitment, love, and relationship maintenance (e.g., Anderson & Emmers - Sommer, 2006; Hendrick, 1988) and to individual health outcomes (Proulx, Helms, & Buehler, 2007).

The report concludes that Aboriginal children fare well below national averages in almost all health status indicators (such as diabetes and suicide rates) and in the determinants of health and well - being (such as poverty and access to clean water).

While the indicators are sometimes associated with functional areas such as health or education, the indicators in this framework typically cover a number of sectors in terms of their impacts.