Sentences with phrase «impacts health care access»

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And while various troubling social factors, including unequal access to health care and the impact of the opioid crisis, have stalled the growth of the average U.S. life expectancy in recent years, odds are that America's higher earners will live longer — maybe much longer — than they expect.

The high cost of health care is having an impact on whether consumers access treatment at all.

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.

Global examples have shown that soft drink taxes fail to have a meaningful impact on obesity rates and ultimately serve as a Band - Aid solution to a complex public health issue, which first and foremost requires access to adequate nutrition education and health care.

showed that the top reason mothers donated milk was that it was recommended by a health care professional so this is certainly an area where IBCLCs can have an impact regarding improving access to the gold standard of infant nutrition — human milk.

Questions - EU nationals» access to UK benefits, BBC licence fee, hydration in hospitals, landlord and tenant legislation Legislation - health and social care bill Short debate - impact of budget cuts on the work of secure children's homes in reducing children's reoffending rates

Topics include the rights of persons with disabilities; the rights and responsibilities of drug users and ethical considerations for dignified addiction treatment; improving maternal and child health through advancements in women's rights; the effects of violence; access to affordable and appropriate health care and treatment; health disparities between different population groups; health during war and conflict; the health of internally displaced persons and refugees; and recognition of social and structural forces that impact the health of individuals and groups.

While the research didn't show huge jumps in any particular area of health, care, or access, the overall pattern is consistent with a positive impact from increased health insurance and other reforms, compared with states that didn't embark on major reform efforts.

«More importantly, the lower level of health care access and utilization among this group is likely to impact follow - up care of these patients and may make them more susceptible to diminished quality of life.»

Other factors that can impact on poverty and equality include access to quality basic services such as education, health care, essential infrastructure including water, sanitation, and electricity, and early childhood development.

The SBHC at his school makes sure students and their families have access to health care, but it also provides valuable health education — beyond what many teachers are able to do in the classroom — so students and parents can make better decisions that positively impact physical health, behavior, and academic success.

In my view, No Child Left Behind ignores several important factors in a student's academic performance, specifically the impact of poverty, access to adequate health care, mental health, nutrition, and a wide variety of supports that children in poverty should have access to.

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book examines the current state of elective placements of medical undergraduate students in developing countries and their impact on health care education at home.

When the opposite occurs, animal care resource deserts emerge, and this lack of access has a profound impact on the well - being of a community, from public health and safety to taxpayer dollars that fund animal services set up to respond to community animal problems.

Making a positive impact on the community's public health and safety by increasing access to affordable pet care and services.

«The Piramal Prize is a $ 25,000 Social Entrepreneurship Competition focused on democratizing health care in India that seeks to encourage and support bold entrepreneurial ideas which can profoundly impact access to higher standards of health for India's rural and marginalized urban communities.

Improved access to water and sanitation support HIV / AIDS - affected households and may improve the impact of health care programmes

Providing equal access to appropriate civil legal assistance can help private funders achieve their objectives to: reduce the impact of domestic violence, increase access to employment, prevent homelessness, expand health care coverage and much more.

Because lack of access to legal rights can have as much impact on an individual life as an ability to access health care, or education, or housing.

We are familiar with the health care industry and have access to experts who can testify about the impact of your injury on your life.

Not only do these factors impact lifestyle choices and access to health care, including health insurance, but they largely determine where blacks are likely to work and live.

(C) The impact on public access to health care See (B) immediately above.

The National Institute works at the state and local level to promote reproductive rights and expand access to reproductive health care through bold advocacy, creative education campaigns, and high - impact partnerships.

Urgent research and assessment is required to determine the impacts on Indigenous people's health in remote and regional communities to ensure that residents on these communities have access to basic services including primary health care and the health services they require.

Climate change will have many impacts on human health, and this threat is even more prevalent for Indigenous peoples, who commonly don't have access to the same standard of health care that non-Indigenous Australians enjoy.

The net impact of these additional co-payments will be to increase the cost burden on people who are poor, sick and vulnerable, creating additional access barriers to cost - effective preventive care and potentially increasing downstream health care costs.

The Justice Roundtable discussions also highlighted the impact of intergenerational trauma in contributing to over-incarceration, and attendees called for policy changes to ensure the mental health assessment of detainees and prisoners, and their access to quality mental health care and other treatments, psychosocial and cultural.

But the social determinants of health — income, education, employment and working conditions, physical environments, healthy childhoods and access to health care — all impact on health status of Indigenous peoples heavily.

One aspect of the budget announcements that may impact upon this is the reduction in Medicare rebates for GPs developing mental health care plans, which in a community controlled environment where we are attempting to provide a holistic service for our clients, now presents a new challenge, as this may force clients whom we have built faith and trust in to access our service in the first instance, which is very difficult for mental health clients, now potentially having to go elsewhere for the care that they would be much more comfortable in accessing through a community controlled family based centre, who not only understand their needs, but also a aware of their family and social circumstances.

Regulations impact the day - to - day work in child care by setting basic health and safety standards and specific requirements including staff - child ratios, space requirements, nutritional requirements, access to outdoor space and times spent outdoors each day, sleeping arrangements, to name a few.

The impact would be particularly disastrous, since most women who access care from a family planning center say it's their main source of health care (and 4 in 10 say it's their only source of care).

Research by the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services found other providers would have to expand their capacity to serve these women five-fold in order to offset the loss of Planned Parenthood health centers («An Early Assessment of the Potential Impact of Texas» «Affiliation» Regulation on Access to Care for Low - Income Women,» by Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., et al. [email protected]; 202-994-Health and Health Services found other providers would have to expand their capacity to serve these women five-fold in order to offset the loss of Planned Parenthood health centers («An Early Assessment of the Potential Impact of Texas» «Affiliation» Regulation on Access to Care for Low - Income Women,» by Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., et al. [email protected]; 202-994-Health Services found other providers would have to expand their capacity to serve these women five-fold in order to offset the loss of Planned Parenthood health centers («An Early Assessment of the Potential Impact of Texas» «Affiliation» Regulation on Access to Care for Low - Income Women,» by Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., et al. [email protected]; 202-994-health centers («An Early Assessment of the Potential Impact of Texas» «Affiliation» Regulation on Access to Care for Low - Income Women,» by Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., et al. [email protected]; 202-994-4230).

This often has a disproportionate impact on communities of color, who already face systemic barriers in accessing quality health care — as National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, In Our Own Voice, and other Reproductive Justice organizations have demonsthealth care — as National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, In Our Own Voice, and other Reproductive Justice organizations have demonstHealth, In Our Own Voice, and other Reproductive Justice organizations have demonstrated.

«The real impact of eliminating the Title X program is that millions of women across the country will lose access to basic primary and preventive health care, such as lifesaving cancer screenings, contraception, STI testing and treatment, and annual exams.

The impact would be particularly disastrous, since most women who access care from a family planning center say it's their main source of health care (and

All women have concerns when it comes to reproductive health, but for Latinas, the lack of access to quality health care has an impact that will be felt for generations.

What's more, blocking patients from care at health centers has a disproportionate impact on communities of color — who already face systemic barriers in accessing quality health care.

Thousands of women have lost their health care access due to irresponsible cuts to Title X in the sequester, which comes in addition to the thousands of women who have been impacted by disproportionate cuts to such programs during previous congressional budget fights.

Raíz organizers build deep relationships between Planned Parenthood and the local Latino community by engaging Latino supporters and activists in campaigns that are of strategic importance to the local community, and that have an impact on the intersections of health and access to care.

«Given the enormous benefit of the new law for women, the House leadership's proposal to repeal it would have a devastating impact on American women and their access to affordable, quality health care.

With the shortage of qualified abortion providers (there are no providers in 87 percent of U.S. counties and in 97 percent of rural areas), Landy and Darney have made an enormous impact in the effort to ensure that women across the country have access to the full range of quality health care.

Many voters only vote in national elections, but state and local offices have direct influence over policies and practices that impact access to reproductive health care and sexuality education in schools.

This includes identifying and addressing the impacts of racism on children and young in other national initiatives and inquiries such as those focused on suicidal behaviour and self - harm, bullying, and access to mental health prevention and care services..

The impact of the Center can be seen in improved and more cost - effective systems for providing services for children and families, better access to care; reduced risk for mental health crisis, school dropout, violence, and gang affiliation; and research, training and workforce development to meet 21st Century demands.

Interventions that identify this health risk early and help women access adequate treatment can help alleviate the harmful impacts of postpartum depression.23 In Rosa's case, her home visitor Diana quickly recognized the young mother's feelings of helplessness at being separated from her vulnerable premature daughter and provided the resources Rosa needed to take care of her own emotional needs.

Blocking access to reproductive health care has real and disastrous consequences for all people and often has a disproportionate impact on communities of color, who already face systemic barriers in accessing quality health care.

Organizers gave an overview of current bills in Missouri impacting LGBTQ equality and access to comprehensive reproductive health care.

This legislative session, our urgent and necessary agenda addresses the local impact posed by the current national threats to health care access and reproductive rights.

We compared the impact of location of services on attendance at behavioral health appointments when access to care was assured for externalizing behavior problems with referral as usual.