Sentences with phrase «increased awareness of the program»

The number of students taking an AP exam has risen 189 percent since 2012, a sign of increased awareness of the program.

For Direct Loan borrowers GAO examined: (1) how participation in Income - Based Repayment and Pay As You Earn compares to eligibility, and to what extent Education has taken steps to increase awareness of these plans, and (2) what is known about Public Service Loan Forgiveness certification and eligibility, and to what extent Education has taken steps to increase awareness of this program.

The program exists through donations from local businesses, as well as local pet retail partners who assist with increasing awareness of the program in local communities.

Additionally, Kevin takes numerous international trips each year to work with stakeholders in a variety of other countries, working to increase awareness of the program and introduce new investment into the U.S. economy.

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In addition, the U.K. government has launched campaigns and programs to tackle cyber crime and increase knowledge and awareness of the subject.

The Employee Ownership Foundation supports research, education, and public awareness of programs that will increase the level of understanding and appreciation of the benefits of employee ownership and increase the number of employees who have access to this benefit.

Employee advocacy programs are designed to increase brand awareness and promote organic marketing efforts through the network of your employees; most often their social networks.

Greater brand awareness, increased inbound leads, and decreased recruiting costs are all samples of the numerous benefits an employee advocacy program can achieve.

The objectives are stated as: (a) increasing the awareness of mental health professionals and the clergy of their common interest in helping people, (b) exploring the ways in which these groups could assist each other in dealing with mental health problems in the community, and (c) stimulating the development of a framework and atmosphere of cooperation which would lead to an ongoing program of education and communication.

In addition to this the program seeks to increase carcase utilisation and grow the use and awareness of Meat Standards Australia.

Each day of the organic week named with specific topic related to organic food system program in order to increase public awareness and public knowledge for the benefits of consuming organic products and the visitors will attend in the workshops beside the fair.

If the Government was seriously considering a discriminatory tax on a particular food or drink to either raise revenue and / or attempt to tackle the growing waistlines of Australians, then the industry would recommend a broader tax reform through the GST, an increased emphasis on raising people's awareness of the whole diet, and programs to get people, especially kids, more physically active.

Constructive suggestions offered for the future direction of the program include an emphasis on increasing public awareness about issues of sustainability in farming and encouraging the purchase of winegrapes and wine produced with sustainable winegrowing practices.

• Programs to increase awareness of and demand for certified organic product, and to expand public support for organic agriculture

This week you will have the opportunity to read interviews from the teachers, principals, administrators, and food service directors who work tirelessly and understand the need for increasing participation, decreasing barriers, and raising awareness of school breakfast programs in our nation's schools.

Through technical assistance and community education programs, we hope to increase awareness and adoption of cost - effective and practical ways to use native plants and natural landscaping to improve water quality and climate resilience.

If the meeting doesn't turn out as you had hoped, have your group brainstorm creative ways to increase awareness of school nutrition and to bring more attention to ways to improve your district's school - food program.

Professional chef Linda Boggioni of Columbus State Community College has been working with the Food for Thought program for several years now to increase awareness of the importance of whole grains in a healthy diet.

Community connectors have increased awareness of home visiting and linkages to other programs such as food banks and medical providers, thus increasing the network of supporters and the population of eligible families receiving services.

In an effort to both increase and promote awareness of diversity within the athletic training profession in Indiana, the IATA Executive Council in April 2012 approved creation of the IATA Diversity Award to recognize individual athletic trainers and / or athletic training programs working to promote diversity within the profession.

The federally funded program is trying to increase awareness of breast - feeding among the low - to middle - income women it serves, she said.

Click through to find more information about National School Breakfast Week as well as Tools, Menus, and Contests to help increase awareness of, and participation in, school breakfast programs.

Planning special menus, creating «National Breakfast Month» cafeteria decorations, and even holding student taste - tests or other contests are all terrific ways to increase awareness of your school breakfast program.

«It is all meant to increase awareness of the Foundation and their programs, as well as providing a way for individual members to be a part.»

In addition, many states are holding school breakfast challenges aimed at increasing awareness of, and participation in, school breakfast programs; check out the information and resources available through Ohio's «Eat Right, Be Bright» school breakfast challenge, Michigan's «Boost Breakfast» campaign, and Pennsylvania's school breakfast challenge.

The Auxiliary Board's mission is «to support Shedd Aquarium and its Board of Trustees by actively developing new sources of support and increasing public awareness of the aquarium's exhibits, research, conservation and education programs.»

The facts, as confirmed by ongoing independent quantitative research, show our efforts have made great strides in improving perceptions of New York State, creating greater awareness of our economic development programs, increasing the perception that New York is a good or excellent place to do business by 122 percent among executives from out of state, as well as attracting more tourists to spend their vacations here.

During a conversation with David Letterman on his new Netflix program, former President Barack Obama issued a stern warning to Trump: «(P) art of your ability to lead the country doesn't have to do with legislation, doesn't have to do with regulations, it has to do with shaping attitudes, shaping culture, increasing awareness.»

Students Inside Albany is a program designed to increase high school students» awareness of their responsibility in a representative government and provide the tools necessary for meeting that responsibility.

«The Lead Prevention Program we recently began is already helping to increase awareness, and this new project will be one more important way that our county - city partnership will improve the quality of life for people in the city of Utica.

I am proud that County Government offers programs such as this to provide assistance, and I hope to see a great turnout as we raise awareness of the program and raise money to help offset our ever - increasing costs.

«The Oneida County College Internship Program provides employers with outstanding, talented interns and increases students» awareness of potential employers in their fields.

These public forums provide an opportunity to increase citizen awareness and participation in the Consortium's federal Community Development program by allowing the general public, as well as agency advocates for low and moderate income individuals, the elderly and handicapped to offer suggestions and information on the needs of these populations to County and municipal officials.

Selected contractor (s) will provide services that will increase awareness of NYSERDA programming by partnering with key regional stakeholders, to assist end users such as consumers, businesses, and public and not - for - profit organizations.

The report focuses on increasing awareness of the problem, expanding treatment through insurance coverage, providing better treatment programs, employment and diversion programs for recovering addicts, and giving law enforcement more leeway to fight drug trafficking.

And she mentioned a new joint program with the Department of Energy on clean energy education aimed at «increasing public awareness» of the need to develop low - carbon fuels.

Last spring the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists sent pertussis information packets to more than 33,000 of its members to increase awareness among doctors, and a joint program between the AmeriCares charity and pharmaceutical company Sanofi - Pasteur has given more than 117,000 free Tdap booster shots to health clinics around the country to immunize uninsured, low - income families.

The program, previously validated with struggling readers without intellectual disability or low IQ, included a series of brief activities that increased in difficulty that were geared toward phonological awareness, letter knowledge and sounds, sounding out and sight words.

Actions identified to support snow leopard conservation in Uzbekistan are resolution of herder conflict, public awareness and education programs, introduction of ecotourism income for local communities and increase protection against illegal hunting.

Ref: The Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB) Program developed this website as a clearinghouse of ocean fertilization news and informational resources to: 1) increase public knowledge and awareness on this topic, and 2) advance scientific research to improve our understanding of the implications of ocean fertilization for marine ecosystems.

Patricia E. Ganey, SOT 2018 — 2019 President, welcomed participants to the three - day program created for undergraduates to increase awareness of toxicology as a science and career.

â $ œTheater of Warâ $ is an interactive program intended to increase awareness of post-deployment psychological health issues, disseminate information regarding available resources and foster greater family, community, and troop resilience.

Awareness Through Movement is a Feldenkrais program of group classes that explore new ways of moving with increased sensitivity and efficiency.

Results were statistically analyzed, finding that the program increased students» awareness and knowledge of their natural environments more than other outdoor education or community service activities.

The Future Generations program aims to increase awareness of FSC and its role with the next generation.»

The program's primary objective is to increase access for urban youth to school - based, culturally - sensitive, and trauma - informed mental health services that are aimed at raising students» awareness of the impact of trauma on well - being, enhancing students» positive coping skills, promoting students» attitudes toward school engagement, increasing graduation rates, and improving the overall psychosocial well - being of urban youth.

Teachers and principals in schools with strong arts programs believed that the presence of the arts led their teachers to be more innovative, to have increased awareness of different aspects of students» abilities, and to find school a more enjoyable place to work.

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) focus on increasing the number of low - income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in post secondary education.

The program increases phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary and has been chosen as the curriculum for America Reads, a U.S. Department of Education reading initiative.

Increasing young peoples» social awareness and community responsibilities have been the impetus of many communities» outreach for youths thought to be «at - risk» and apathetic, and these programs have been highly successful in increasing the skills of youth and the attitudes of adults (Cahill 1997, Mohamed & Wheeler 2001, Zelding etIncreasing young peoples» social awareness and community responsibilities have been the impetus of many communities» outreach for youths thought to be «at - risk» and apathetic, and these programs have been highly successful in increasing the skills of youth and the attitudes of adults (Cahill 1997, Mohamed & Wheeler 2001, Zelding etincreasing the skills of youth and the attitudes of adults (Cahill 1997, Mohamed & Wheeler 2001, Zelding et al 2000).