Sentences with phrase «human health and wellbeing»

Even small improvements in air quality can achieve benefits for human health and wellbeing.

«The looming impacts of climate change and the possibilities of improving human health and wellbeing favor collaboration and engagement as key strategies.

The prestigious certification validates the Delos core value to advance human health and wellbeing through built environments.

The International WELL Building Institute ™ (IWBI ™) is a public benefit corporation whose mission is to improve human health and wellbeing through the built environment.

There are more than 100 features focused on human health and wellbeing in the WELL Standard — a certified Living Building would earn only ten of these.

On the other hand, despite the overwhelming evidence that global warming will transform the Earth's climate for centuries, with fearful consequences for human health and wellbeing (not to mention the survival of many species and ecosystems), the world can not agree to significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions because of concerns about the effects on economic growth.

At a minimum, biophilia brings about a new dimension for sustainable design that necessitates the integration of nature to trigger human health and wellbeing.

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Both noted that the whitepaper is not intended to be a comprehensive summary of the field of lighting for human health and wellbeing — rather, a comprehensive introduction of insights shaping the field for participants attending the upcoming IES «Light + Human Health Symposium» that will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, April 8 - 10.

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Just as the eco-friendly movement a few years back gave rise to sustainable building certifications, the wellness trend surrounding various aspects of life today has given rise to certifications that promote the creation of spaces that are human - focused and improve health and overall wellbeing.

The policies that would follow from a better understanding of human beings would seek the wellbeing of individuals primarily through supporting the health and wellbeing of the communities that form them.

Some of the marketing material highlighted in Lion's cross claim includes: «A2 will improve human health through the consumption of a2 dairy milk products», «studies suggest that milk containing only the A2 type of protein may benefit you and your family if you're concerned with certain allergies, immune function or digestive wellbeing» and «there is significant evidence to suggest that beta casein A1 may be a primary risk factor for heart disease in adult men and also be involved in the progression of insulin dependent diabetes in children... Beta casein A1... is the most powerful risk factor ever discovered.»

The importance and teaching of nature for human health, development, and wellbeing is the first lesson that drove Gnosis into the Advanced Nutrition.

All EDN characteristics are linked to health in mammalian and human studies (for reviews, see Narvaez, Panksepp, Schore & Gleason, 2013; Narvaez, Valentino, Fuentes, McKenna & Gray, 2014; Narvaez, 2014) Thus, shifts away from the EDN baseline are risky and must be supported with longitudinal data looking at wellbeing in children and adults.

But neither is the baseline for NORMAL human development and to think they are is a sign of a culture gone awry, a culture that has forgotten how to support health and wellbeing in families and children.

This is a country that after years of struggle, made health, education and general wellbeing a basic human right.

The team advances the case for «mindfully observing» employees and found that human resources professionals and supervisors can advance health, wellbeing, and performance while averting danger and violence by identifying and managing high - risk employees, anticipating their needs and providing support and resources.

We should proudly explain how animals are used for the advancement of science and medicine, in the interest of the health and wellbeing of humans and animals.

With a detailed understanding of how this subtle energy (whether we call it Qi, Ki or Prana) functions within a human body, practitioners of yoga, qigong, tai - chi and the martial arts can accomplish profound levels of physical health and mental - emotional wellbeing.

Sleep is important for humans to be able to perform but more importantly for overall health and wellbeing.

Recently, there has been a lot of research on probiotics and human microbiome and a variety of effects they have on our health and wellbeing.

Sharen is a freelance marketing strategy consultant passionate about physical health, emotional wellbeing, and the potential of humans to improve, one small behavior change at a time.

They understand the implications of child safety, health and wellbeing, human resource management, financial management and accountability, and other legislative and policy requirements in relation to serving their community and broader society.

Human - Centered Veterinary Medicine recognizes that a veterinarian's relationship with an animal's caretaker is a crucial factor in optimizing that animal's health and wellbeing.

Just like humans, our animal companions are susceptible to a number of skin problems, which can negatively impact their overall health and wellbeing.

He has also presented on the wider aspects of dog welfare and wellbeing and the role that dogs can play in the health of humans.

Improve Mental Health: Studies have shown that human - animal interaction helps improve psychological wellbeing, decrease social isolation, and promote higher levels of life satisfaction.

Children will understand the deep connection that humans and animals share, and explore a number of case studies that illustrate the many ways that animals improve our health and wellbeing.

Understanding your new feline's needs for health and wellbeing will go a long way to having a happy, healthy home for both human and feline inhabitants.

The growing focus on the labeling of food products intended for human consumption will inevitably continue to influence the pet - products market, ultimately driving the popularity of limited - ingredient treats that address health issues and promote wellbeing.

Now that the scientific consensus on climate change has been established by the IPCC, perhaps the time has come to reasonably and sensibly address the ominously looming threats to human wellbeing, biodiversity and environmental health that are posed by global warming.

But, before we can move forward to reasonably address and sensibly overcome a challenge to human wellbeing and environmental health such as global warming, that challenge needs to be openly acknowledged and widely discussed.

Building on its recent update of the physical science of global warming, 1 the IPCC's new report should leave the world in no doubt about the scale and immediacy of the threat to human survival, health, and wellbeing.

The motion was brought by members of the BMA's Retired Members Forum as well as several local committees and follows an editorial published in the British Medical Journal in March that called for divestment from fossil fuels because of the «scale and immediacy of the threat to human survival, health and wellbeing» posed by unmitigated climate change.

By way of example, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that «[e] veryone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and wellbeing of himself and of his family, including... medical care.»

As an academic for the past 20 years, he has thought tertiary level courses in Psychological Assessment, Positive Psychology, Organisational Psychology, Health Psychology and the Psychology of Stress amongst others, has worked in an organisational role of Wellbeing Manager, and describes his goal as «complete understanding of human wellbeing, why it is as it is and how it can be improveWellbeing Manager, and describes his goal as «complete understanding of human wellbeing, why it is as it is and how it can be improvewellbeing, why it is as it is and how it can be improved».

Some 30 years later, in my role as Social Justice Commissioner, it is now my job to work with you all to champion a human rights - based pursuit of our health and wellbeing.

This is because housing is integrally linked to other human rights, including women and children's rights and the right to health and is recognised as a fundamental necessity to ensure health, wellbeing and security, consistent with other human rights.34

This research is reviewed by Sharon Bzostek and Audrey Beck, «Family Structure and Child Health Outcomes in Fragile Families,» Working Paper 08 -11-FF (Princeton: Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, 2008); and by Robert Wood, Brian Goesling, and Sarah Avellar, «The Effects of Marriage on Health: A Synthesis of Recent Research Evidence,» report prepared by Mathematica Policy Research for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, 2007.

According to a submission from the Royal Children's Hospital to the Human Rights Commission National Enquiry 2014 «detention denies children, adolescents and families the basic environmental requirements for their health, development and their wellbeing... There is evidence that all forms of detention adversely affect parenting, family functioning and the mental health of children, adolescents, parents and families.

I value the family as a fundamental unit of society that provides crucial connections for basic human health and emotional wellbeing.

As part of the federal welfare reform of 1996, Congress recognized the need to promote responsible fatherhood as a way to support child wellbeing.2 During the 106th Congress (1999 - 2000), Congress provided funding to the National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI), a non-profit organization that works with government agencies, the military, corrections departments, and community organizations to create fatherhood programs.3 Concurrently, Congress also provided funding to evaluate the Institute for Responsible Fatherhood and Family Revitalization's fatherhood program, signaling the federal government's commitment to researching and assessing the impact of responsible fatherhood programs.4 Although Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama included funding for responsible fatherhood programs in each of their budgets, it was not until the 109th Congress of 2005 - 2006 that the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood (HMPRF) grants program was created and funded under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 beginning in FY2006 and continuing through FY2010.5 The program was subsequently reauthorized under the Claims Resolution Act of 2010.6 The HMPRF programs support healthy marriage, responsible parenting, and economic stability activities, and are funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration of Children and Families» (ACF) Office of Family Assistance (OFA).7 The HMPRF programs have continued to receive funds through FY2016.8 Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education grantees, the New Pathways for Fathers and Families grantees, and Responsible Fatherhood Opportunities for Reentry and Mobility (ReFORM) grantees are currently funded from FY2015 through FY2020.9

It includes 80 items divided in seven dimensions: emotional wellbeing (satisfaction, self - concept, stress absence); interpersonal relationships (interactions, relationships and supports); material wellbeing (economic status, employment and living place situation); personal development (education, emotional competence and performance); physical wellbeing (health, everyday activities, health care services and free time); self - determination (autonomy, goals / values, choices); social inclusion (integration and participation in the community, community roles and social supports), and rights (legal / human rights).

Despite its social justice and human rights orientations, health promotion has been largely absent from the advocacy efforts for Indigenous health and wellbeing in Australia (see Table).

The mission of the APA is to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to promote human rights, health, wellbeing and dignity.