Sentences with phrase «include comprehensive efforts»

Policies and strategies to improve global health must include comprehensive efforts to control tobacco use, as envisaged under the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

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This effort is part of our ongoing commitment to provide comprehensive support to farmers around the world which includes open - source agronomy research, farmer financing and access to information.

Sustainability Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, Ga.) The University's 5,000 guest / day dining operation incorporates a comprehensive, closed - loop waste management program through a variety of efforts including a robust organic «Farm - to - Campus - to - Farm» program, water reclamation, aerobic digestion, composting / recycling programs, oil - to - biodiesel conversion and more to significantly reduce costs, minimize environmental impact and qualify the facility for a gold LEED certification.

ZERO TO THREE, in partnership with the Bezos Family Foundation, conducted a comprehensive research effort, including a series of in - home discussions and a large national parent survey with a diverse range of parents of children from birth to 5.

It's a comprehensive effort to improve the understanding of the biomechanics of head injuries in professional football and to create incentives for helmet manufacturers, small businesses, entrepreneurs, universities and others to develop and commercialize new and improved protective equipment, including helmets.

To halt this trend, Governor Cuomo has implemented aggressive efforts, including changes in insurance to ensure coverage of substance use disorder treatment, increased access to treatment, additional treatment capacity in regions across the state, and comprehensive public awareness efforts.

While de Blasio noted the increased funding heading toward the renewal schools that are the focus of much Department of Education effort and outside scrutiny, there are other key school - related additions to the budget, including $ 6.6 million for the DOE to «hire 50 additional physical education teachers and conduct a comprehensive needs assessment to address barriers and move schools toward full physical education compliance.»

As such, the New York State AFL - CIO will coordinate a comprehensive Get - Out - The - Vote effort, including mailings to members, worksite flyers and phone bank operations.

As such, the New York State AFL - CIO will coordinate a comprehensive get - out - the - vote effort, including mailings, phone banks and door to door visits to union members on her behalf.»

«Therefore, we welcome the opportunity to review and discuss the Governor's proposal as part of our effort to arrive at a comprehensive reform package that rebuilds the public trust, and includes action on issues previously raised by members of the Senate Republican Conference.»

Currently, the Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) prepares the most comprehensive view of state and local economic development efforts statewide; however, the usefulness of this presentation is limited because it is based mostly on available data published for past years.1 A UEDB should be part of the Executive and Enacted budgets and should include prospective information showing the costs of all economic development programs for the coming fiscal year.2 To capture the full scope of economic development costs, a UEDB should bring together tax expenditures and spending at state agencies and authorities, as well as the value of discounted power offered by the New York Power Authority.

In an effort to substantially increase voter turnout and civic engagement in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio rolled out a comprehensive 10 - point agenda that includes the city's first - ever Chief Democracy Officer (CDO) and a half - million dollar investment to fight election hacking.

Off - topic questions included the mayor's proposed budget and the potential cost of open labor contracts, a timeline for settling the open labor contracts, the Build it Back program, the administration's «comprehensive review» of the city's Sandy recovery efforts, release of Bishop Findlayter's arrest report, the mayor's September promise to visit a carriage horse stable before acting on his pledge to ban carriage horses and the administration's community development block grant application.

We will coordinate a statewide, comprehensive get - out - the - vote effort, including mailings, phone banks and door to door visits to union members.»

Through his efforts, job training for unemployed non-English-speaking citizens was included in the Comprehensive Manpower Act of 1973.

In my judgment, that kind of leadership will require a comprehensive and sustained effort from both our public and private sectors — including a robust investment in education (especially the STEM fields), a federal commitment to research and development, a renewed emphasis on next generation manufacturing, translating federally funded breakthroughs to commercial applications in the private sector, an immigration policy that enables us to recruit and retain the best and brightest scientists from around the world, and appropriate tax, regulatory, and legal policy.

The Roll Back Malaria Partnership has now embarked on a coordinated effort to ensure comprehensive malaria control throughout Africa that includes not only anti-malaria bed nets but also medicines, rapid diagnostic tests and community health workers trained to deliver such vital interventions.

IMO is leading a European Union — funded effort called FUTUREVOLC to build a comprehensive database of local volcanic data and develop new tools — including new seismic stations, water chemistry samplers, and ground - and airplane - based ash detectors.

«This is the most comprehensive effort to do a genomic comparison between humans and mice at this level, including the regulatory elements and gene expression,» said Feng Yue, an assistant professor in the department of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State College of Medicine.

«This grant allows us to pursue a comprehensive effort that includes advanced robotic engineering from NJIT and outstanding biomechanics and neuromuscular physiology research from Kessler Foundation, with critical feedback throughout the development process from the people who use these devices.

While one could point to many small - scale efforts that have sought to foster multidisciplinary research either within or across institutions, Bargmann says CZI, which includes members from many research institutions, is taking a more comprehensive approach.

TCGA, launched in 2005, is a comprehensive and coordinated effort to accelerate the understanding of the molecular basis of cancer through the application of genome analysis technologies, including large - scale genome sequencing.

He directs a Genome Data Analysis Center as part of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project, a comprehensive and coordinated effort to accelerate our understanding of the molecular basis of cancer through the application of genome analysis technologies, including large - scale genome sequencing.

Com does not include all credit card companies or all available credit card offers, although best efforts are made to include a comprehensive list of offers regardless of compensation.

Another Obama effort, The Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy grants program, assists states in creating or maintaining a comprehensive literacy plan for children birth through grade 12; creating quality learning environments across the age span has the potential to promote academic outcomes for all children, includingComprehensive Literacy grants program, assists states in creating or maintaining a comprehensive literacy plan for children birth through grade 12; creating quality learning environments across the age span has the potential to promote academic outcomes for all children, includingcomprehensive literacy plan for children birth through grade 12; creating quality learning environments across the age span has the potential to promote academic outcomes for all children, including EL learners.

There are several other scaled - up preschool programs that have been evaluated with well - implemented RCTs and found to have no immediate effects, including Even Start, the Comprehensive Child Development Program, and over a dozen curriculum improvement efforts pitting model curricula against run - of - the - mill programs (see PCER and CLIO).

Based on a «whole child» model, the program provides comprehensive services that include preschool education; medical, dental, and mental health care; nutrition services; and efforts to help parents foster their child «s development.

Three studies reported on the effects of comprehensive school reform efforts, which included a teacher leadership component, on student learning outcomes.

These include Alignment Institutes; the ADP Assessment Consortium, which allows states to share best practices and drive improvements in effective assessment; and the College - and Career - Ready Policy Institute, a comprehensive technical assistance effort supporting work in eight states with support from a number of other national partners.

Since joining the Association in June 2007, Eileen led the Association in notable efforts including: developing a model that measures «value - added» growth in achievement, which is used for A-F rankings of all Arizona schools; creating trainings that enable teachers and school leaders to collaboratively use data; launching joint purchasing programs; filing lawsuits for equitable funding for all K - 12 students; increasing positive public perceptions of charters; and, building a comprehensive program to support prospective charter school operators.

The task force report led to passage of one of the most comprehensive efforts yet to address shortages, including the adoption of a statewide half - cent sales tax increase that was used, in part, to raise teacher salaries by an average of $ 8,000.

It provides details about school improvement efforts in a number of states, including several that are served by SEDL's comprehensive centers.

Although the list is not comprehensive and the details vary by state, their efforts include these examples:

The report presents a comprehensive survey of the abundant news accounts and prominent studies documenting the origins of the modern charter industry, its incredibly successful public relations and marketing effort, and the significant problems it leaves in its wake, including widespread financial fraud and abuse, dubious academic results, and a weakening of democratic control of local schools.

A small group of education advocates and researchers have been beating the drum about chronic absenteeism for years, gathering evidence that not only is attendance directly linked to achievement, but that comprehensive community efforts — including schools, nonprofit groups, social workers and community health organizations — can yield substantial improvements in school attendance.

Comprehensive character education efforts can build an atmosphere where students feel included, connected, and part of their school community; where both students and teachers step up to report bullying and stand up for victims; where teachers check in with vulnerable or troubled students instead of hoping, «she's fine» or «he's too much trouble»; and where parents are involved and engaged.

Even long term reform efforts have proven ineffective if the vision does not include a comprehensive evaluation and refinement of the system that prepares and develops teachers.

This month's edition kicks off with the big news that private equity firm Hellman & Friedman is purchasing Financial Engines for a whopping $ 3 billion in cash, and intends to pair what many call the «original robo - advisor» together with (also - Hellman - owned) Edelman Financial, in an effort to expand Financial Engines» services to 401 (k) plan participants to include human comprehensive financial planners.

This comprehensive effort to raise awareness of the benefits of companion animal ownership and the human - animal bond included pitch - perfect commercials, a top - notch website, and a partnership with the Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI).

This exhibition, which will include a comprehensive catalog, is an effort towards correcting such oversights.

In Issues, a pioneer in geoengineering has laid out the framework for a comprehensive US research plan, saying it should be part of a coherent climate policy agenda that includes vigorous support for climate science, increases efforts to cut emissions, helps the most vulnerable populations to adapt, develops negative emission technologies, and renews a commitment to growing international governance on climate matters.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services has played a leadership role in this effort by convening an advisory group including representatives from industry, state and tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations that made comprehensive recommendations on appropriate wind farm siting and best management practices [7].

In «Make a carbon tax part of reform effort» (Concord Monitor, 9/19/11), Holtz - Eakin argues for comprehensive tax reform to include a carbon tax so that more of the «true cost of burning a fossil fuel... in the form of air pollution, a negative impact on human health, harm to the environment or climate change [is a] component in economic decisions [such as] include whether to invest in a coal - fired power plant or a wind farm.»

Their efforts included helping develop a more sustainable waste management system, along with a recycling outreach campaign — the first efforts to recycle in the community did not really stick with residents because there wasn't very comprehensive public outreach and education done for the program.

Skeptical Science: A few months ago we looked at some hopeful climate news, including Mexico passing comprehensive climate legislation nearly unanimously, and many other efforts from a variety of countries to reduce their carbon emissions.

It is essential that the federal government coordinate its efforts and develop a broad reconciliation framework, which includes scrapping the existing comprehensive claims policies, overhauling the broken B.C. treaty making process and developing new and appropriate mechanisms to support reconciliation including self - government recognition legislation.»

This effort results in a comprehensive report that includes recommendations designed to improve go - to - market effectiveness and overall efficiency.

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