Sentences with phrase «improved health and behavior»

Spaying or neutering your pet reduces euthanasia by preventing unwanted litters, and improves the health and behavior of your cat or dog.

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To that end, health technology company Orcas is aiming to improve the well - being of U.S. workplaces with a mobile app and online behavior monitoring program called MoodHacker.

As an integral member of the primary care team, the Health Partner works in direct partnership with the primary care physician to help patients improve their health and wellness through sustainable behavior cHealth Partner works in direct partnership with the primary care physician to help patients improve their health and wellness through sustainable behavior chealth and wellness through sustainable behavior change.

Living Goods says that it «aim [s] to reduce under - five mortality by focusing on an ICCM + approach, [which] includes quality diagnosis and treatments for pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, encouraging prevention and healthy behaviors, and improving maternal and newborn health, especially in the perinatal period.»

Research into the role of the churches in community mental health may take two directions: (1) statistical studies, empirically designed, as to the effect of religious beliefs, membership in, and activities of, members of churches and synagogues, and (2) the effects of training in mental health principles and skills of clergymen and laymen in improving their effectiveness in religious behavior.

That improved behavior, combined with the support and counsel of the mental - health professional assigned to the class, helps teachers stay calm and balanced in the face of the inevitable frustrations of teaching a group of high - energy four - year - olds.

Eating breakfast improves academic performance, health, and behavior; that means better performance on standardized tests, improved concentration and memory, better math scores, better attendance and fewer tardies, as well as fewer behavioral referrals to the front office.

Probably not, even though recess, gym class, and brain breaks can improve kids» health and behavior.

We believe that improving the existing understanding of and attitudes towards attachment is essential for improving Ireland's profile in terms of emotional health and in understanding socially destructive behaviors.

Improving the behavior of the parent or caregiver of children in high - risk situations actually changes their physical chemistry, according to the studies Tough cites, leading to fewer behavior problems and greater success in school, as well as measurably better health outcomes as years pass.

My jaw dropped because this was a public official who collected the data and is responsible for advocating behaviors that would improve the health of ALL people.

Yet health and nutrition programs sometimes overlook the maternal dietary practices and behaviors that are critical to improving nutrition and shaping a child's future during the first 1,000 days.

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Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, National Forum on Early Childhood Program Evaluation, and National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, A Science - Based Framework for Early Childhood Policy: Using Evidence to Improve Outcomes in Learning, Behavior, and Health for Vulnerable Children, Cambridge, Mass.: Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University, 2007.

Share stories of improved health and well - being due to changes in attitudes, organizational policies, environments, and behaviors that impact a woman's success in achieving her breastfeeding goals.

«Sociodemographic factors were seen to have caused cessation of breastfeeding in some of the included articles, and a focus should be placed on how to improve related knowledge of health - care professionals as it is clear that sociodemographic factors have an effect on health behavior,» said Dr. Elisabeth Mangrio, lead author of the Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences review.

Scientists at Duke Health who developed the new model also discovered that targeting a brain receptor in mice with this type of autism could ease repetitive behaviors and improve learning in some animals.

But a new study conducted by UCLA's Mary Jane Rotheram - Borus, the director of the UCLA Global Center for Children and Families at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, and her colleagues from Stellenbosch University in South Africa found that community - based interventions could improve the health of children in those contexts.

Mobile health (mHealth) apps using gamified elements, like Empower by Ayogo and Fitocracy, for improving behaviors important to self - managing chronic illness are growing in popularity.

We hope this will help improve the treatment decision making process and ultimately, the patient's quality of life,» added Orom, PhD, associate professor of community health and health behavior in UB's School of Public Health and Health Profeshealth and health behavior in UB's School of Public Health and Health Profeshealth behavior in UB's School of Public Health and Health ProfesHealth and Health ProfesHealth Professions.

A videogame designed by Yale researchers to promote health and reduce risky behavior in teens improves sexual health knowledge and attitudes among minority youth, according to a new study.

Through hope and humor, participants in the Financial Success Program, part of Creighton's Financial Hope Collaborative, are able to change their financial behaviors and, in turn, improve their health.

Led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine and the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, this study is a follow - up to a recent JAMA viewpoint suggesting that there's little evidence that wearable devices alone can change behavior and improve health for those that need itHealth Incentives and Behavioral Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, this study is a follow - up to a recent JAMA viewpoint suggesting that there's little evidence that wearable devices alone can change behavior and improve health for those that need ithealth for those that need it most.

«High social - emotional health has been associated with greater academic performance and improved behavior in the school environment,» said Elisa I. Muñiz, M.D., M.S., developmental - behavioral pediatrician, Department of Pediatrics, Bronx - Lebanon Hospital Center, who led the research while a fellow at CERC.

The delay in diagnosis also prevents pharmacological interventions from being initiated, and non-pharmacological activities from being started, such as engaging in diabetes education, discontinuing tobacco use, modifying dietary behaviors and increasing physical activity for improving cardiovascular health and stimulating weight loss.

In the paper «Having their say: Patients» Perspectives and the Clinical Management of Diabetes,» Dr. Leonard Jack, Jr., Ph.D., M.Sc., Director of the Division of Community Health at the National Center for Chronic Disease and Health Promotion, and his co-authors Dr. Leandris C. Liburd, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.A. and Dr. Pattie Tucker, Dr.P.H., M.P.H. and R.N., propose that healthcare providers can offer more effective diabetes support to their patients by understanding the cultural perspectives that explain their health behavior, to promote adherence and improve health outHealth at the National Center for Chronic Disease and Health Promotion, and his co-authors Dr. Leandris C. Liburd, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.A. and Dr. Pattie Tucker, Dr.P.H., M.P.H. and R.N., propose that healthcare providers can offer more effective diabetes support to their patients by understanding the cultural perspectives that explain their health behavior, to promote adherence and improve health outHealth Promotion, and his co-authors Dr. Leandris C. Liburd, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.A. and Dr. Pattie Tucker, Dr.P.H., M.P.H. and R.N., propose that healthcare providers can offer more effective diabetes support to their patients by understanding the cultural perspectives that explain their health behavior, to promote adherence and improve health outhealth behavior, to promote adherence and improve health outhealth outcomes.

«Those who save for the future by contributing to a 401 (k) improved abnormal health test results and poor health behaviors approximately 27 percent more than non-contributors.»

His research interests include redesigning health care delivery models to optimize outcomes for people with diabetes that has included examining the role of the Patient - Centered Medical Home, motivational interviewing, the Chronic Care Model, nurse case management, behavior change, innovative technologies and therapies, improved inpatient management, podiatric care and the use of registries.

«Our study is another example of how modest financial incentives may go a long way in improving health behaviors and health care quality,» says Jeffrey Kullgren, M.D., M.S. M.P.H., a research scientist in the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, an assistant professor of internal medicine at the U-M Medical School and a former Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar.

Researchers and scientists are now discovering ways to eliminate malaria, increase healthy behavior, reduce the toll of chronic disease, improve the health of mothers and infants, and change the biology of aging.

It improves overall cardiac health, both indirectly through improving mood and attention to positive health behaviors like fitness and nutrition as well as directly through reduction in inflammation.

«Rather than blaming and shaming people and being dismissive of their struggle, we need to work collaboratively to set goals to improve health behaviors.»

Preventing illness by improving health behaviors like food, stress, exercise, sleep, smoking, and drinking is well documented in medical studies.

And it has tons other health benefits too, including improving digestion and reducing unwanted behaviors like chewing, digging, or scratchiAnd it has tons other health benefits too, including improving digestion and reducing unwanted behaviors like chewing, digging, or scratchiand reducing unwanted behaviors like chewing, digging, or scratching.

In 2005, Browns Mill School became the first sugar - free school in the country, and the results speak for themselves with a 30 percent decrease in nurse visits, a 28 percent drop in teacher referrals for bad behavior, and improved test scores.20 Dr. Sanders - Butler continues to see the difference in the children's health through weight loss and fewer absences, as well as more frequent everyday positive interactions with happier children.

By encouraging healthy behaviors, you can basically improve the health and quality of your partner.

Dietary intake is an important modifiable risk factor, and our work highlights the importance of promoting a healthy diet before pregnancy and acknowledges that behavior change strategies might be necessary during pregnancy to improve perinatal outcomes and the longer - term health of the child»

Nourishing Hope uses scientifically proven methodologies and nutrition - based strategies that are effective at improving the health, learning, and behavior of those with Autism, ADHD, and other developmental delays.

Fortunately by understanding the underlying factors and conditions affecting autism, we can use food and nutrition to improve the health, happiness, learning and behavior of children, and help them lead a better quality of life.

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With Balance 360, health improves as does performance and behavior.

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.

During my work with couples as a unit I analyze a level of its mental health, define troublesome behaviors, beliefs, compulsions, thoughts, or emotions in the couple, and if necessary try to improve relationships and social skills.

Somerset, New Jersey, United States About Blog KareBoost Health is a program, created by Dr. Karen, which emphasizes the importance of behavior change to improve your child's and family's life in a holistic and step-wise fashion.

For years, to reduce a child's behavior problems and improve his or her social skills, the traditional mental health approach was to work with just one individual or family at a time.

A longitudinal study of the Child - to - Child approach in Pakistan's Health Action Schools program (Carnegie, R., Khamis, T., 2002) demonstrated that empowering children to make their own health decisions in consultation with adults, adopt health - promoting practices, and carry health messages from schools to families and communities not only improved their health knowledge and behavior but also enhanced their self eHealth Action Schools program (Carnegie, R., Khamis, T., 2002) demonstrated that empowering children to make their own health decisions in consultation with adults, adopt health - promoting practices, and carry health messages from schools to families and communities not only improved their health knowledge and behavior but also enhanced their self ehealth decisions in consultation with adults, adopt health - promoting practices, and carry health messages from schools to families and communities not only improved their health knowledge and behavior but also enhanced their self ehealth - promoting practices, and carry health messages from schools to families and communities not only improved their health knowledge and behavior but also enhanced their self ehealth messages from schools to families and communities not only improved their health knowledge and behavior but also enhanced their self ehealth knowledge and behavior but also enhanced their self esteem.

Through lectures, discussions and hands - on experiences, the HGSE course will focus on how media can improve six to nine - year - olds» health behaviors, with particular attention to nutrition and physical activity.

Through lectures, discussions, and hands - on experiences, the Ed School course will focus on how media can improve two - to six - year - olds» health behaviors, with particular attention to nutrition, physical activity, and caregiving.

It's no surprise that physical activity is linked to higher academic performance, better health, and improved behavior.