Sentences with phrase «health measures during»

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• During this time we will also monitor you and your baby's health and assist with breastfeeding and comfort measures.

One and a half percent of the newborns had a low Apgar score, which is a measure of a baby's health in the first minutes after birth, and 2.5 percent were admitted to the intensive care unit in a hospital at some point during the six weeks after birth.

deadline to be pushed back to align with the USDA's coming GMO disclosure regulation — a measure that isn't likely to kick in for a few years (at least)... Gottlieb suggested during the hearing that he may be open to aligning the deadlines... You want to try to consolidate the label changes when you're making label changes as a matter of public health, he said, adding that requiring companies to update their labels repeatedly is costly.

Depression in fathers was assessed using the World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview Short Form, a validated measure used to identify the presence of a major depressive episode within the previous year.24 Fathers were asked 2 stem questions: (1) «During the past 12 months, has there ever been a time when you felt sad, blue, or depressed for 2 or more weeks in a row?»

(1) to protect and promote breastfeeding, as an essential component of their overall food and nutrition policies and programmes on behalf of women and children, so as to enable all infants to be exclusively breastfed during the first four to six months of life; (2) to promote breastfeeding, with due attention to the nutritional and emotional needs of mothers; (3) to continue monitoring breastfeeding patterns, including traditional attitudes and practices in this regard; (4) to enforce existing, or adopt new, maternity protection legislation or other suitable measures that will promote and facilitate breastfeeding among working women; (5) to draw the attention of all who are concerned with planning and providing maternity services to the universal principles affirmed in the joint WHO / UNICEF statement (note 2) on breastfeeding and maternity services that was issued in 1989; (6) to ensure that the principles and aim of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and the recommendations contained in resolution WHA39.28 are given full expression in national health and nutritional policy and action, in cooperation with professional associations, womens organizations, consumer and other nongovermental groups, and the food industry; (7) to ensure that families make the most appropriate choice with regard to infant feeding, and that the health system provides the necessary support;

«During my tenure as Governor, I have held the line on the rate of cost escalation for health care providers and managed care plans; implemented reimbursement reforms to right - size hospital inpatient reimbursement; made investments in critically needed, less costly outpatient and primary care services; and implemented measures to make New York Medicaid a smarter purchaser of prescription drugs and transportation services for patients.

AG Andrew Cuomo, who is upstate today to announce an investigation into predatory health care lending, weighed in during a stop in Buffalo on the Senate's action (and inaction) on some key policy measures before lawmakers departed Albany last night — presumably not to return until at least after the Sept. 14 primary.

The measure provided $ 8.1 billion in health care funding for emergency workers during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks as well as compensation.

During his time at the Pride Agenda he has been actively involved with the passage of dozens of laws, ordinances, regulations and Executive Orders on the state and local level affecting New York's LGBT community, including statewide measures like: the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act; the Hate Crimes Act of 2000; making the state's 9/11 relief inclusive of same - sex couples; guaranteeing domestic partners hospital visitation, legal authority over a loved one's bodily remains, access to Family Court and medical decision making authority; prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression in state employment; and securing over $ 50 million of funding for LGBT health and human services.

Andrew Newberg, a neuroscientist and director of research at the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health at Thomas Jefferson University in Pennsylvania, headed a small, preliminary study that used SPECT to measure changes in the cerebral blood flow of three Muslims during prayer.

He developed an outreach program to educate the South Asian community about diabetes risk and preventive measures during a recent Bridging the Gaps Community Health Internship Program sponsored by the School of Public Health at the Shri Krishna Nidhi Foundation, an organization based in Hillsborough that promotes wellness among New Jersey's South Asian population.

Hammond never took exceptional measures during his long life to preserve his health.

By adding a simple device to other evidence - based measures, Texas Health Dallas prevented 17 CLABSIs during the first 10 months for a total cost savings of $ 410,000.

(«Quality Adjusted Life Years» is a commonly used measure of disease burden that accounts for both the amount of time lived and the quality of a person's health during those years.

Calling the study «flawed,» the Sugar Industry Association said that the fact that so many of the participants lost weight during the study «makes it impossible to separate the effects of weight loss from dietary changes on the health variables measured.»

By examining a few drops of blood and saliva — each collected at different points during your cycle using a simple test kit — we measure a variety of hormones known to be instrumental in women's health.

By examining a few drops of blood collected at a specific time during your cycle using a simple test kit, we measure a variety of hormones known to be instrumental in a woman's health and fertility.

Every day during the course of the study, various health markers, such as liver fat content and beta - cell function, were measured.

After improving steadily for half a century, the health of American children as measured by key indicators began to deteriorate during the past decade, according to a report released last week.

From the heart - rate monitors that students wear during their weekly twelve - minute run / walk (a healthier version of the traditional 1 - mile run) to a comprehensive computer - based fitness station where students measure everything from strength and flexibility to cholesterol levels, Madison has embraced the use of state - of - the - art tools to support the physical health and education of its adolescent students.

A better way to measure the health of a retirement account during ones working years would be to look at the total number of shares owned.

In recent years, several measures have been put in place to monitor the health and treatment of these dogs during the race.

Our veterinary staff — including Imperial beach veterinarians Dr. Elizabeth Stone, Dr. Christy Walker and Dr. Douglas Macdonald — provides preventative measures, early diagnosis and treatment, and overall assessment of every major area of your animal's health during every annual pet exam.

«Finally, there is an obvious logical problem posed by steadily increasing US health and welfare measures and the alleged endangerment of health and welfare discussed in this draft TSD during a period of rapid rise in at least CO2 ambient levels.

Some of the objectives of the project are to identify spatial vulnerability of populations during extreme heat events in selected areas; identify the impacts of extreme heat events on the health, work productivity and livelihoods of vulnerable population, to select appropriate, innovative and affordable climate adaptation measures for improving health and livelihood resilience for the urban population with consideration of gender - based implications, to strengthen the capacity of key stakeholders through training opportunities and to facilitate active use of information and evidence for policy - makers to drive the implementation of the Heat Stress Action Plans into municipal disaster strategies.

Sea ice area isn't the only way to measure the health of Arctic sea ice; the thickness of the sea ice has also suffered during the repeated incursions of warmth.

The people of the Gulf Coast, the oil industry, and the environment dodged a bullet, because the woefully inadequate, even counterproductive cleanup measures that were in place during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster have not been improved since that catastrophe killed eleven rig workers and ravaged human health and the environment throughout the region.

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During your trip, the following preventative steps are simply good health measures to take care of yourself and keep others well too:

During the development process, Apple executives conceived a wristwatch with state - of - the - art health monitoring features including the ability to measure blood pressure, heart activity and even stress levels.

Most importantly, it has a new SpO2 sensor which will measure the user's blood oxygen levels in real - time and as the company claims, can even measure sleep apnoea i.e. breathing issues during sleep, which can be highly detrimental to your health.

The professional also conducts meetings where he / she explains various measures that can be taken to ensure maximum environmental and health safety during operational hours.

The medical assistant job description generally includes everyday duties such as recording and maintaining patient history, measuring vital signs, helping during a patient's health exam, and administering medicine as directed by the doctor.

Observed and assessed student performance and kept thorough records of progress.Implemented a variety of teaching methods such as lectures, discussions and demonstrations.Established clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects.Encouraged students to persevere with challenging tasks.Set and communicated ground rules for the classroom based on respect and personal responsibility.Identified early signs of emotional, developmental and health problems in students and followed up with the teacher.Tutored children individually and in small groups to help them with difficult subjects.Taught after - school and summer enrichment programs.Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators.Mentored and counseled students with adjustment and academic problems.Delegated tasks to teacher assistants and volunteers.Took appropriate disciplinary measures when students misbehaved.Improved students» reading levels through guided reading groups and whole group instruction.Used children's literature to teach and reinforce reading, writing, grammar and phonics.Enhanced reading skills through the use of children's literature, reader's theater and story time.Differentiated instruction according to student ability and skill level.Taught students to exercise problem solving methodology and techniques during tests.Taught students in various stages of cognitive, linguistic, social and emotional development.Encouraged students to explore issues in their lives and in the world around them.Employed a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction textual materials to encourage students to read independently.

▶ Parent — child interaction during free play (sensitive stimulating parenting, detached flat parenting, child engagement) observed in a structured clinic environment at child - age 18 months, measured using the National Institute for Child Health and Development scales of parent — child interaction.19

The current results suggest that protective parenting measured during late childhood and early adolescence may also exert an influence on genomic functioning and health in young adults, and contributes to promising work on multiple fronts suggesting that various epigenetic mechanisms may be related to, and help account for, long - term effects of protective parenting on health.

During the time of conducting our study, the reliability of the HADS as a clinical screening tool was critically questioned noting that although the HADS was used in TIDES, different measures were recommended from that international study.36 These measures were the PHQ - 9 for depression and the GAD - 7 for anxiety.4 36 Both these measures are recommended in the international guidelines for mental health screening of patients with CF, 11 which are since being used in CF clinical settings.15 31 Because of the current shift away from using HADS as a screening tool for depression and anxiety in CF, and because of the small sample sizes in each group (online and paper - based), we did not test measurement invariance to determine if the online version of HADS is equivalent to the paper based version.

Although traditional models of primary care provide reactive and episodic care during doctor visits, new models require outreach, coordination, and education / empowerment with increasing teamwork provided by multidisciplinary staff including home visitors.22 As FCMHs and hospitals are increasingly being held accountable to population quality measures, interest in home visitation (HV) and community health worker models have increased.23 For instance, Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set quality measures that assess well - child visit attendance of a primary care practice's panel has increased interest in medical home outreach to families and home visitation strategies.

Family Voices: Piloting a New Qualitative Measure of Family Engagement for Head Start and Early Head Start Staff and Families (PDF - 2,468 KB) Aikens, Bandel, Akers, Lyskawa, & Jerald (2014) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation & Mathematica Policy Research Focuses on the development of qualitative instruments designed to better understand family engagement in Head Start and Early Head Start; draws on pilot data collected during the 2012 - 2013 program year; and provides information about the performance of the piloted interview protocols, revisions made to instruments based on their performance, and the best methods for gathering qualitative information about family engagement experiences from families and staff in future studies.

The MDI is designed to be administered as a large - scale, population - level measure so that stakeholders in communities and schools can obtain representative data on children during middle childhood on five dimensions: (1) Social and emotional development, (2) Connectedness to peers and adults at school, at home, and in the neighborhood, (3) School Experiences, (4) Physical health and well - being, and, (5) Constructive use of time after - school.

A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using the 1996 National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a nationally representative sample of adolescents in grades 7 to 12 during the 1994 — 1995 school year, and 4743 adolescents with direct measures of height and weight.

Questionnaires were completed during face - to - face interviews every two weeks that measured risky behaviors, anger, interpersonal relationships and health - related quality of life.

Encourage health insurers to implement and report a HEDIS - like measure from the NCQA - ACOG maternity care guideline measure for mental health assessment and screening during the first prenatal visit.

These committees investigate and track the cause of death, including suicide and ultimately work on quality measures to promote the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period and eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes.

In addition, measuring childhood adversities during childhood, rather than later, may offer other improvements to the ACE Study's early life predictors of health outcomes.21 It allows the possibility of obtaining a more accurate and comprehensive assessment of childhood events than one would be able to obtain after many years.

Assessments were completed during the kindergarten year, and developmental health was measured using the Early Development Instrument (EDI), a kindergarten teacher - completed checklist for each child based on five scaled measures of development: physical well - being, social competence, emotional maturity, language and cognitive development, and communication and general knowledge (Janus and Offord 2000).