Sentences with phrase «national economic wellbeing»

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The research was based on the Office for National Statistics» Wealth and Assets Survey, which looked at the economic wellbeing of households.

David Cameron took a keen interest in this question early in his tenure as Conservative leader, arguing that alongside measuring the economic health of the nation through measures like GDP, we should also measure gross national wellbeing.

Oddly, though, under the thrall of the religious right, the Bush Administration has turned its back on fertility control in poor countries, to the detriment of America's own national security and economic wellbeing in the decades ahead.

When turning to education reform, conservatives, by and large, are animated by their love of freedom, pluralism and choice, and by their conviction that America needs stronger academic results to enhance its national wellbeing and boost its economic competitiveness.

Bhutan is unique for its policy of Gross National Happiness, a measure which balances economic growth with environmental conservation and the wellbeing of its people.

As part of the federal welfare reform of 1996, Congress recognized the need to promote responsible fatherhood as a way to support child wellbeing.2 During the 106th Congress (1999 - 2000), Congress provided funding to the National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI), a non-profit organization that works with government agencies, the military, corrections departments, and community organizations to create fatherhood programs.3 Concurrently, Congress also provided funding to evaluate the Institute for Responsible Fatherhood and Family Revitalization's fatherhood program, signaling the federal government's commitment to researching and assessing the impact of responsible fatherhood programs.4 Although Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama included funding for responsible fatherhood programs in each of their budgets, it was not until the 109th Congress of 2005 - 2006 that the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood (HMPRF) grants program was created and funded under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 beginning in FY2006 and continuing through FY2010.5 The program was subsequently reauthorized under the Claims Resolution Act of 2010.6 The HMPRF programs support healthy marriage, responsible parenting, and economic stability activities, and are funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration of Children and Families» (ACF) Office of Family Assistance (OFA).7 The HMPRF programs have continued to receive funds through FY2016.8 Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education grantees, the New Pathways for Fathers and Families grantees, and Responsible Fatherhood Opportunities for Reentry and Mobility (ReFORM) grantees are currently funded from FY2015 through FY2020.9

The issue brief presents Rhode Island and national data related to key indicators of child wellbeing — birth rates, racial and ethnic diversity, parent education and employment, family economic security, child care for infants and toddlers, developmental screening and early intervention, infants and toddlers in the child welfare system, and other indicators.