Sentences with phrase «improving health outcomes from»

By improving health outcomes from day 1, the goal of empowering women and girls is attainable.
And we are supporting our most vulnerable families to make breastfeeding the norm and improve health outcomes from birth.»

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More FMCG companies are engaging with communities to deliver improved health outcomes, according to a new report from the Consumer Goods Forum.
The Global Strategy has not yet been fully implemented in the countries of the UK and the APPG will continue to explore the policy options, while hearing from experts on how these will contribute to improving infant and young child feeding practices, improving short and long - term health outcomes and reducing health inequalities.
Developmental reviews are such an important opportunity to ensure best health outcomes across the board from: dental and maternal mental health, parenting and attachment, to reduction of obesity, improved diet, and acheiving school readiness to name a few.
Several reviews have concluded that home visiting can be an effective strategy to improve the health and developmental outcomes of children from socially disadvantaged families.2 - 4 However, effects have not been found consistently and some studies have reported no impact.
Research has demonstrated that a large proportion of mothers served in home visiting suffer from mental health problems, with up to 50 percent experiencing clinically elevated levels of depression during the critical first years of their child's development.5 There is evidence that many depressed mothers fail to fully benefit from home visiting.6 Identifying depressed mothers or those at risk for depression who are participating in home visiting, and treating or preventing the condition and its deleterious consequences, can improve program outcomes and foster healthy child development.
Results published in the American Journal of Public Health were based on evaluation data from Legacy for ChildrenTM, a public health intervention program designed to improve child outcomes by promoting positive parenting among low - income mothers of infants and young chiHealth were based on evaluation data from Legacy for ChildrenTM, a public health intervention program designed to improve child outcomes by promoting positive parenting among low - income mothers of infants and young chihealth intervention program designed to improve child outcomes by promoting positive parenting among low - income mothers of infants and young children.
The report» Improving Nutrition Outcomes with Better Water, Sanitation and Hygiene», from UNICEF, USAID and the World Health Organization, for the first time, brought together years of research and case studies which demonstrate the link between sanitation and malnutrition.
Senator Jeff Klein said: «By investing in our children's health and wellness from an early age, we are providing a solid foundation for the future and improving health outcomes for generations of New Yorkers.
Patients who didn't seek follow - up care within a month received the lowest rate of care and had the worst health outcomes — demonstrating the need to improve follow - up with high risk chest pain patients after they're discharged from the emergency room, Ko said.
The study, Developing an Interventional Stroke Service: Improving Clinical Outcomes and Reducing Cost and Delivering Great Cost Savings Benefits to Health Economy, conducted at the University Hospital of North Midlands, Stoke - on - Trent, U.K., found that mechanical thrombectomy (the use of a device to retrieve a clot from the vessel) in the treatment of stroke reduced the average stroke patient's hospital stay to 14 days when compared to previously recorded 90 days.
«We argue that across your lifespan, you go from «broad learning» (learning many skills as an infant or child) to «specialized learning,» (becoming an expert in a specific area) when you begin working, and that leads to cognitive decline initially in some unfamiliar situations, and eventually in both familiar and unfamiliar situations,» Wu said.In the paper, Wu argues that if we reimagine cognitive aging as a developmental outcome, it opens the door for new tactics that could dramatically improve the cognitive health and quality of life for aging adults.
This work defines an element, often missing from health policy discussions, in improving outcomes for this important population and underscores the importance of social factors in affecting health outcomes both for people at risk of becoming infected with HIV and for those living with HIV or AIDS, said the researchers.
Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), Harvard Medical School and CVS Health investigated whether the use of generic versus brand - name statins can play a role in medication adherence and whether or not this leads to improved health outHealth investigated whether the use of generic versus brand - name statins can play a role in medication adherence and whether or not this leads to improved health outhealth outcomes.
«From our perspective, this type of outreach is a win - win scenario that can provide physicians with terrific hypertension control rates and patients with improved health outcomes
Learnings from the patient bedside are taken back to the laboratory to help further discovery and development of treatments that will improve health outcomes for patients.
«We know from some very good epidemiological studies,» said Dr. Thompson, «that 150 minutes of moderate exercise each week is clearly associated with improved health outcomes,» including longevity and reduced risk of many diseases.
Reducing drugs and other chemical toxins from a woman's body is an important part of restoring health to help improve cancer treatment outcomes and avoid a future cancer diagnosis.
If we can prevent side effects from long - term statin use, we are improving health outcomes for millions of people.
As far as I can see, most people can obtain sufficient nutrients from a plant based diet, and health outcomes in a modern setting are improved on that diet.
Jay Harman, BHA education campaigner, said: «All the evidence and all the expertise tells us that comprehensive, high - quality, and age - appropriate PSHE, including SRE, leads to the best outcomes in terms of improving sexual health, reducing teenage pregnancy, challenging gender stereotypes, educating about consent, protecting children from abuse, and tackling homophobic and transphobic bullying.
Three years ago, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan created a dedicated Office for Early Learning with the ambitious goal of «improving the health, social - emotional, and cognitive outcomes for children from birth through third grade.»
Compounding this problem, children from low - income families, on average, begin kindergarten approximately a year behind their peers in preliteracy and language skills.106 This fluency gap widens as students continue in school and has a significant impact on economic success later in life.107 As a result, gains from high - quality preschool programs — including improved health, better social - emotional skills, and better cognitive outcomes — are particularly beneficial for children from low - income families.108
From the company annual report: «Cardinal Health helps customers reduce costs, increase efficiency, and improve quality, outcomes and access.
This analysis of social and health care spending in 9 provinces from 1981 to 2002 concludes that population health outcomes would be improved if government spending were reallocated from health to social spending («Effect of provincial spending on social services and health care on health outcomes in Canada: an observational longitudinal study», Daniel J. Dutton et al,... [more]
(1) Conducting quality assessment and improvement activities, including outcomes evaluation and development of clinical guidelines, provided that the obtaining of generalizable knowledge is not the primary purpose of any studies resulting from such activities; population - based activities relating to improving health or reducing health care costs, protocol development, case management and care coordination, contacting of health care providers and patients with information about treatment alternatives; and related functions that do not include treatment;
By combining health data from multifarious sources, the personalized care service will improve health outcomes, and cut down the cost of health care.
Analyze health data from high healthcare utilizers to create evidence - based intervention programs to decrease cost and improve health outcomes of Tri-Care beneficiaries
Investigators from the University of British Columbia (UBC), University of Illinois at Chicago, and Loyola University discovered training youth on social - emotional skills improved mental health, social abilities, and learning outcomes.
Children gain from participating in high - quality care in the short and long - term, as demonstrated by improved cognitive and social outcomes, better academic performance through school, and better health, employment outcomes, and criminal justice involvement reduction as adults.
Evidence - Based Practices for Children Exposed to Violence: A Selection From Federal Databases (PDF - 335 KB) U.S. Department of Justice & U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2011) Summarizes Federal reviews of research studies and program evaluations to help localities address childhood exposure to violence and improve outcomes for children, families, and communities.
Halford — Couples, Parenting & the Well - being of Children Hayes — Longitudinal Insights into the Power of Parenting: From Early Childhood to the Middle Years & Beyond Kohl — Improving Quality of Care Through Implementation of Evidence - based Interventions in Real World Settings Calam — Enhancing Impact and Reach with Vulnerable Families Love — Enhancing Impact & Reach with Vulnerable Families Sanders — Triple P & Complex Cases: Enhancing Outcomes with Vulnerable Families Sanders — Past, Present and Future Directions for Evidence - based Parenting Interventions Tonge — Mental Health of Young People with Developmental Disabilities
Dr Tim Senior's first crowdfunded Wonky Health column looked at why co-payments will increase the health gap and Dr Justin Coleman added his voice to the debate, pointing out that not touching the primary care bucket of money is an evidence - based way to improve health outcomes and save long - term dollars — no matter what country you comeHealth column looked at why co-payments will increase the health gap and Dr Justin Coleman added his voice to the debate, pointing out that not touching the primary care bucket of money is an evidence - based way to improve health outcomes and save long - term dollars — no matter what country you comehealth gap and Dr Justin Coleman added his voice to the debate, pointing out that not touching the primary care bucket of money is an evidence - based way to improve health outcomes and save long - term dollars — no matter what country you comehealth outcomes and save long - term dollars — no matter what country you come from.
Events such as these are an important way to refocus Australians from all walks of life on the urgent need to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people yet, as reflected in the recent Prime Ministerial Closing the Gap report, the slow progress can be discouraging.
They represent more than half of the Indigenous population in Australia, are within the age bracket where death from disease and diabetes is still avoidable, and importantly, have a passion for improving health outcomes
Research has demonstrated that a large proportion of mothers served in home visiting suffer from mental health problems, with up to 50 percent experiencing clinically elevated levels of depression during the critical first years of their child's development.5 There is evidence that many depressed mothers fail to fully benefit from home visiting.6 Identifying depressed mothers or those at risk for depression who are participating in home visiting, and treating or preventing the condition and its deleterious consequences, can improve program outcomes and foster healthy child development.
The life course perspective, MCH research and experience from the field all point to the importance of improving women's health before, during and after pregnancy as a means to improve perinatal outcomes and reduce infant mortality.
Several reviews have concluded that home visiting can be an effective strategy to improve the health and developmental outcomes of children from socially disadvantaged families.2 - 4 However, effects have not been found consistently and some studies have reported no impact.
It can help prevent problems from becoming worse and improve mental health outcomes for children.
Most recently her work has been in the area of Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing from a reconciliation perspective, in particular as it relates improving the health outcomes for Aboriginal children and families.
The cultural determinants of health originate from and promote a strength based perspective, acknowledging that stronger connections to culture and country build stronger individual and collective identities, a sense of self - esteem, resilience, and improved outcomes across the other determinants of health including education, economic stability and community safety.
The Nurse Family Partnership Program, by contrast, is a parent focused intervention geared towards improving pregnancy outcomes, child health and development, and enhanced parental self sufficiency, by means of the establishment of a therapeutic relationship emphasising continuity of care between a nurse and the child's mother from 28 weeks gestation to 2 years of age.
It features an article asking how journalism might learn from health care to improve Indigenous health outcomes.
It highlights positive policies and practices that have improved child health and development and features stories from several states on advocacy efforts that have improved outcomes for kids and families.
Impact Findings from the Head Start CARES Demonstration: National Evaluation of the Three Approaches to Improving Preschoolers» Social and Emotional Competence Morris, Mattera, Castells, Bangser, Bierman, & Raver U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (2014) Describes the impact of the CARES demonstration, focusing on outcomes during the spring of the preschool year in: (1) teacher practices; (2) classroom climate; (3) children's behavior regulation, executive function, emotion knowledge, and social problem - solving skills; and (4) children's learning behaviors and social behaviors.
Post-Adoption Services: Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Children Adopted from Foster Care (PDF - 159 KB) North American Council on Adoptable Children (2007) Explains current Federal funding for postadoption services and makes recommendations for improving mental health outcomes for children by increasing funding and aligning funding with Health Needs of Children Adopted from Foster Care (PDF - 159 KB) North American Council on Adoptable Children (2007) Explains current Federal funding for postadoption services and makes recommendations for improving mental health outcomes for children by increasing funding and aligning funding with health outcomes for children by increasing funding and aligning funding with needs.
Audience members will hear from maternal and child health leaders in New Jersey on the Maternal Wraparound Program to promote maternal health, improve birth outcomes for women, their infants and families and reduce the risks and adverse consequences of prenatal substance exposure.
Concentrating efforts on the early years of life, from before birth to up to 8 years old, and more generally on the mental well - being of children and young people, is likely to bring the best long - term outcomes of improved population mental health [page 8]
NACCHO provides a coordinated holistic response from the community sector, advocating for culturally respectful and needs based approaches to improving health and wellbeing outcomes through ACCHSs.
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