Sentences with phrase «impact of policies»

The survey questions are based on a conceptual model that describes the causal pathways from policies to public health impact.6 This allows assessment of the impact of policies on behaviour and attitudes along the theorised causal pathway, and the investigation of how these impacts are moderated by other factors, such as sociodemographic factors, dependence and smoking history.

Since the beginning of my term, I have seen the Declaration as that compass to guide me in «reviewing the impact of policies and laws on, and monitoring the enjoyment and exercise of human rights by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people».

Much like the recognition of native title, the exposure of the public to the impact of policies of forcible removal, as documented in Bringing them home, has compelled the nation to face the history of treatment of Indigenous people.

Moreover, the impact of these policies is not limited to Planned Parenthood; other organizations have had to close clinics, reduce hours, and lay off dedicated, experienced staff members.

This is a really tough gig, as the Minister will be charged with working across all portfolios to assess the impact of all policies upon the population's health, and particularly upon health inequities.

It will also develop new methods of assessing the impact of policies on health and health equity.

Any evaluation of the impact of Ontario's green energy policies to date should focus on three factors: i) the costs of renewable energy; ii) the environmental impact of these policies; and iii) their impact on employment in the province.

This technical memo provides a methodology to evaluate Canadian greenhouse gas policy and gauges the impact of the policies had they been implemented in a coordinated fashion across the country.

There are cases in which such dialogue not only helped to reduce the environmental impact of policies but also avoided a negative impact on employment or working conditions», concludes Saget.

De Los Rios elaborates, «The project looks to build the level of impact of the policies that are already developed — it is a project within a political framework of actions of the state for sustainable development.»

The impact of policies which involve trade - offs between one GHG and another (such as replacing coal with natural gas, which would reduce CO2 but might increase methane emissions) is especially uncertain, since current models of both gases» life - cycles (and thus their relative GWPs) may need to be revised in the future.

Historically, the outperformance of value has been associated with a rising interest - rate environment; as the US Federal Reserve Board (sometimes referred to as «the world's central bank» for the far - reaching impact of its policies) attempts to begin raising rates, we see a potential catalyst for a value recovery over our long - term investment horizon.

We then get to see the impact of those policies in the schools where we have an active presence.

Government needs a serious and coherent plan for teacher recruitment, and it must also review the impact of policies like EBacc, on recruitment and retention.»

Going forward, it is essential that Connecticut lawmakers have this tool to evaluate the hidden impact of policies on our state's most vulnerable populations.

To better understand the sizable impact of these policies, we compared parent contributions in Portland Public Schools with parent contributions to Seattle Public Schools, a district of comparable size and demographics that does not have an equity fund.

Starting again with the estimates of the difference in effectiveness of teachers, it is possible to calculate the long - term economic impact of policies that would focus attention on the lowest - quality teachers from U.S. classrooms.

Over the past three years, we have been studying the impact of these policies in Michigan, and last fall, we issued an initial report on our findings.

They're attuned to the challenges that kids can face, the easy - to - overlook value of a choral group or an arts project, and when the practical impact of policies seems arbitrary or unfair.

The focus will be on the impact of policies aimed at reducing suspensions.

Author Bio: Deming's work is broadly in the economics of education, with a focus on the impact of policies and interventions on outcomes other than test scores.

The impact of those policies is just beginning to be felt, although the more than half a million all - electric and gas - electric hybrids on U.S. roads is a good start.

ALBANY, NY (05/16/2011)(readMedia)-- «It is very clear from the Cuomo administration's leaks about plans to seek Tier VI pension changes for public employees that the governor does not care about the impact of his policies on working people.

«Once again, the Cuomo administration is purposely misleading the public about the impact of his policies by packaging his proposal with a nice sounding name without providing any real detail about how services will be provided or supported,» Donohue said.

«Once again, the Cuomo administration is purposely misleading the public about the impact of his policies by packaging his proposal with a nice - sounding name without providing any real detail about how services will be provided or supported,» CSEA President Danny Donohue said in a statement.

So it is right the government looks at how we can reduce the impact of policies on bills and we expect to make announcements on or before the Autumn Statement in December.

«In that debate and all the time since, the government has not only refused to publish any overall assessment of the impact of the policies on disabled people but it has also covered up what information it does hold,» he says.

The managers of the economy therefore do not care to investigate the impact of their policies on employment.

In fact, the government appears on course for only about half of the reduction it needs to meet its goal, even granting their own, admittedly uncertain, assessments of the impact of their policies.

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmenergy/1065/106502.htm Helen Farr, IET Principal Policy Advisor said: «This is a wake - up call to all Government Departments not just DECC to address the energy impact of their policies in a holistic way.

Hopefully the APPG will help the government implement the aspects of the Global Strategy where there are found to be gaps and encourage it to reinstate the National Infant Feeding Survey so the impact of policies can be measured and available publicly.

the impact of policies on jobs, investment, trade competitiveness, households and regional Australia;

People in other parts of the world who feel the impact of those policies pay close attention.

This area covers the impact of policies affecting Canadians» health and long - term care choices and outcomes, for example regarding access to and quality of care, funding arrangements and incentives, pharmaceuticals policies, intergenerational equity considerations, and the impact of these choices on the public purse.

«Additional vigilance in terms of macroeconomic management is needed in order to weather any negative impact of those policies, and the best way to do it is to accelerate some of the reforms that need to be introduced,» he added.

While top - down channels are used to communicate vision and strategy in order to get policies and processes aligned with them, bottom - up processes are necessary too, in order for leaders to be aware of the issues faced at the lower levels, as well as to measure the impact of the policies and practices implemented.

With over 90 % of the labour force in the informal economy, it is very difficult to assess the impact of policy actions and measure true growth.

Kostin said that these correlations are «mean - reverting» and are likely to fall given the idiosyncratic impact of policy risks, adding that equities within the consumer discretionary and health care sectors offer the best stock - picking opportunities.

And paying for time off isn't the only part of the process of course — there's also the impact of the policy on other benefits like health care as children are added.

As the impacts of policy changes become clearer, the policies are applied more widely across the country and across industries, amended on the back of experience and refined as they go along.

Program expenses are higher throughout the entire forecast period, primarily attributable to direct program expenses, on a status quo basis (i.e., excluding the impact of policy changes).

It should reduce demand, «but the impact of these policy measures on the market is uncertain,» it said.

You argued that you had included implicit prudence by not including the second round effects of the impact of the policy initiatives on the economy.

The stronger data increased the likelihood China would achieve its 2016 gross domestic product (GDP) growth target of 6.5 % — 7.0 % and underlined the impact of policy measures implemented earlier in the year, aimed at stimulating the Chinese economy.

IFOAM produced a briefing paper ahead of the conference outlining its concerns regarding the potential impact of the policy architecture being discussed on smallholders, food security and hunger.

Today we're seeing devastating the impact of this policy on the Windrush generation of Commonwealth citizens who were invited here half a century ago.

«The private housing sector is being driven by recovery in the wider economy and the impacts of policies including Help to Buy, which have driven both house prices and house building.

Further analysis of the impacts of policies on prices and bills, including analysis on households medium - sized businesses and large energy intensive users and a breakdown by individual policy, will be published later this year alongside the Annual Energy Statement and should provide more detail on the uncertainty surrounding the true cost of the Government's policies.

Colleagues can consider possible impacts of policy in a variety of contexts, spotting pitfalls ahead and the consequences for different people and groups.

«I'm so sad about Amber's departure from government - she was a huge asset - brave, principled, thoughtful, humane, considerate and always thinking of the impact of policy on the vulnerable.