Sentences with phrase «national quality initiative»

Building on our participation in a national quality initiative, 5 CT teams tested national SBHC performance measures over the last 12 months.

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Prior to joining IBM, Dr. Rhee was Chief Public Health Officer at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), where he served on and led numerous national initiatives related to prevention, quality, and public health.

TLT: Almost two years after the National Restaurant Association announced its Kids Live Well initiative to improve children's menus, CSPI's has issued a new report indicating that nearly all of the kids» meals at America's top 50 chain restaurants are of poor nutritional quality, with 97 % of meals failing to meet CSPI's own nutritional criteria and 91 % failing to meet the Kids Live Well nutritional criteria.

This two - page document outlines national, state, and hospital quality improvement guidelines as well as legislative initiatives that reflect the philosophical principles and ten steps of the Mother - Friendly Childbirth Initiative.

As the national association and accrediting body for CACs, NCA serves as a voice for the movement before lawmakers, funders, and other decision - makers, leads initiatives that advance and support the CAC mission to provide healing and justice for child victims of abuse, and ensures quality care for the children and families our members serve.

If you want to know what happened to it, take a look at the Department of Health's first annual report on the «End of life care strategy» (62 full colour pages) which asserts that the initiative is off to a great start: it is establishing a National Implementation Advisory Board and a National Coalition to raise public awareness, has published a set of Quality Markers and core competencies, built monitoring into Operation Finance Guidance, tendered for a pilot of a national survey and begun the process to set up an Intelligence National Implementation Advisory Board and a National Coalition to raise public awareness, has published a set of Quality Markers and core competencies, built monitoring into Operation Finance Guidance, tendered for a pilot of a national survey and begun the process to set up an Intelligence National Coalition to raise public awareness, has published a set of Quality Markers and core competencies, built monitoring into Operation Finance Guidance, tendered for a pilot of a national survey and begun the process to set up an Intelligence national survey and begun the process to set up an Intelligence Network.

The researchers studied how diabetes care changed at 17 Midwestern FQHCs that participated in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Health Disparities Collaboratives — a national, federally funded quality - improvement initiative launched in 1998.

The National Pediatric Readiness Project is a multi-phase quality improvement initiative to ensure that all U.S. emergency departments have the essential guidelines and resources in place to provide effective emergency care to children.

Targeted at 14 to 19 year - olds, Career Colleges are a national initiative conceived by former Education Secretary, Lord Baker, who passionately believes that high quality technical, practical and vocational training should be offered to students from age 14.

Its flagship initiative, the new National Education Emergency Program («Plan D'urgence» 2009 — 2012) introduces a series of comprehensive educational reform at all levels, with specific emphasis on education for all and improving quality of outcomes.

Six years ago, the Pew Charitable Trusts launched a national initiative aimed at helping states provide access to high - quality pre-kindergarten for every three - and four - year - old whose parents want it for them.

, a national initiative advancing state policies that create a high - quality learning environments, profiles 12 states that have introduced elements of such legislation so far.

However, states and school districts often struggle to prepare and retain high - quality educators, and in 2014, the Department of Education made having an equal distribution of effective teachers a national priority with its announcement of the «Excellent Educators for All» initiative.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role on both established and new initiatives such as national teacher certification, the Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher Network, and shaping high quality professional learning for teachers.

Supporting initiatives, like those led by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, will equip educators with the training they need to deliver high - quality learning opportunities for all students,» said La June Montgomery Tabron, WKKF president and CEO.

In addition, participating communities receive other non-monetary support, such as inclusion in a professional learning community, regular convenings with other cities in the initiative, supports to integrate and apply SEL data to continuous improvement systems, communications counsel, and other technical assistance provided by national experts such as the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL), the Forum for Youth Investment, the David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality, Crosby Marketing Communications and others.

The 2018 Whole Schools initiative will be held June 12 - 15 at MS Gulf Coast Community College - Jefferson Davis Campus This four day conference will bring together educators, artists, community members and parents for over 180 hours of high quality professional development opportunities from local and national presenters.

As the district embraces the Common Core and National Core Arts Standards, visual arts teachers have been invited to the table to participate in district - wide conversations and initiatives aimed at addressing issues of access and quality.

Continuing a 10 - year long tradition, the National Alliance honors individuals at the federal, state and local level who enrich the lives of students by leading the most impactful charter school initiatives and supporting charters as a high - quality public school option.

It is the first research to be produced through Reimagining College Access (RCA), a national initiative of the Learning Policy Institute and EducationCounsel that brings together for the first time k - 12 and higher education policy and practice leaders (see list below) to recognize high - quality k — 12 performance assessment systems and enable higher education institutions to understand and recognize evidence from such systems (as they do with International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement programs, for example).

The Instructional Designer is a critical link in helping the Learning and Delivery department at Massage Envy Franchising, LLC achieve high - quality design materials that support training and implementation of franchisor national initiatives by franchisees and their staff.

Building on our work with CPAC, LPI, and EducationCounsel, we have launched a new national initiative that brings together K - 12 and higher education policy and practice leaders to support the expansion of high - quality performance assessment systems, and their use in college admissions, placement, and advising.

• anticipate and respond with agility to key national movements and initiatives in education • climb inside politicians» thinking • network tirelessly • maintain real credibility with teachers and school leaders • create high quality intellectual property • build the academy brand through its «model schools».

Teacher quality — whatever that means — became something of a national priority under President George W. Bush's No Child Left Behind initiative.

The Teacher Leadership Initiative, or TLI, is a partnership between the Center for Teaching Quality, the National Education Association, and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to recruit, prepare, and support the next generation of teachers to lead the profession.54 Through the initiative, participants engage with an interactive curriculum designed and facilitated by expert teachers.

Between 1993 and 1999, The Wallace Foundation's Making the Most of Out - of - School Time (MOST) initiative worked with community - based partners in Boston, Chicago and Seattle to increase the supply, accessibility, affordability and quality of afterschool programs and to promote greater national awareness of the need for such programs.

They are often the implementing arm of national education initiatives such as those for high quality early childhood education, extended learning, and dropout prevention.

The national non-profit PowerMyLearning was an ideal choice to call attention to American Education Week, an initiative led by the National Education Association to raise awareness about the critical need to provide every child with a quality ednational non-profit PowerMyLearning was an ideal choice to call attention to American Education Week, an initiative led by the National Education Association to raise awareness about the critical need to provide every child with a quality edNational Education Association to raise awareness about the critical need to provide every child with a quality education.

It pledged not to establish new «top - down initiatives or bureaucratic action plans», but instead said it would target schemes to ensure «sufficient high quality teachers, leaders, system leaders, sponsors and members of governing boards on these areas of greatest need, starting with the National Teaching Service».

She led the $ 15.5 million national Smarter Summers middle school literacy initiative, served on the steering committee of the Summer Matters Campaign in California, delivered technical assistance for the Campaign for Grade - Level Reading and co-developed the Summer Learning Program Quality Assessment with the David P. Weikart Center.

Federal funds are also available to replicate and expand successful schools; help charter schools find suitable facilities; reward high - quality charter schools that form exemplary collaborations with the non-chartered public school sector; and invest in national activities and initiatives that support charter schools.

Dr. Wright spearheaded initiatives in Mississippi that nearly doubled the Advancement Placement (AP) participation and success rate, resulted in significant annual gains in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, and earned Mississippi recognition from the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) as one of the top six states in the nation for providing high - quality early childhood education.

These actions build upon requirements of earlier transportation authorizations, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP - 21) and the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA - LU), as well as administrative approaches through Executive Order (EO) 13604, Presidential Memoranda and the White House's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) modernization efforts, and DOT initiatives (e.g. Every Day Counts, eNEPA, etc.).

The Foundation is part of Old National's overall charitable giving initiative, which enables us to support programs that improve quality of life in areas of Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin where our clients, associates and shareholders live and work.

In 1990 the National Gallery of Art launched an initiative to acquire the finest examples of the art of photography and to mount photography exhibitions of the highest quality, accompanied by scholarly publications and programs.

Respected Mr.Gavin Birer, Thanks a lot for a critical analysis of the capabilities, quality of Law professionals of Indian LPO Industry.Further, your efforts in highlighting the capacity building initiative of Rainmaker Co. and IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University of India) by way of PGDLPO Course is something like Lighthoue to the US and UK attorneys for their future decisions, for outsourcing litigation support work to India.

During her tenure at the Commission, she worked on numerous groundbreaking initiatives, including execution quality disclosure rules, implementation of equities decimal pricing, short sale reforms and modernization of the national market system rules.

United States Department of Commerce, Houston • TX 2010 Enumerator Completed census taking initiatives for the 2010 national census going from door - to - door compiling demographic information and ensuring quality assurance of original census interview.

Accomplishments * Recipient of the National Collegiate Nursing Award - 2000 * Certified Gerontological Nurse By the ANCC - 2002 * Professional Tiered Wound Vac Therapy Certified - 2003 * Home Care Clinical Specialist - Oasis - 2015 * Home Care Elite 2013 - Health at Home, Clinical Services Manager * Home Care Elite 2015 - Home Therapy of Austin, Director of Nursing and Quality Initiatives * Top 100 2015 - Home Therapy of Au...

Professional Experience American Red Cross (Douglasville, GA) 11/2007 — Present Communications Manager • Lead the strategic direction and implementation of all public relations and communication functions to achieve American Red Cross Blood Services collection goals and organizational objectives • Collaborate with Chapter counterparts to promote a singular American Red Cross image and messaging throughout the state • Develop viable communications plan to assure effective community awareness of critical need for donations • Produce market communications and develop media outreach initiatives, including press releases, media inquiries, and special project updates, to ensure image and brand consistency • Author and edit scripts, presentations, and speeches for use by senior - level organization executives • Establish partnership within the community to enhance awareness of the blood donation program while leveraging key relationships with local - and state - level media professionals • Develop and implement an annual public relations and communications budget to ensure self - sufficiency and utilize financial resources in an efficient manner • Execute and supervise all staff - related functions including hiring, training, evaluation, and career development to create a well - qualified team and enhance operational success • Plan and implement employee award and recognition programs to honor milestone achievements, customer service excellence, and the accomplishment of national initiatives • Perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with standard operating procedures, Safety Quality Identity Potency Purity (SQUIPP), the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and all other applicable federal, state, and local entities

Michelle led CFPC's evaluation activities for national, state and community based initiatives and programs utilizing qualitative and quantitative data for outcome identification, quality improvement and systems impact.

Similar initiatives are underway in nursing, including innovative programs that are graduating new cohorts of Indigenous midwives.25 In addition, the ACCHSs have always had a major role in Aboriginal health worker (AHW) training, and the introduction of national AHW registration will standardise the quality of this important component of the health workforce.26 The services» ability to deal with the impact of social determinants and lower health literacy is due, in part, to ACCHSs being significant providers of Aboriginal employment and training.

Additionally, the Quality Rating and Improvement Systems Framework (QRIS) is another national initiative in the U.S. that some municipalities and states participate in.

Mexico provides an interesting case in which expansion of early childhood care and education has occurred in the past 5 years, as have initiatives to improve quality and revise the national curriculum for pre-schoolers.

Under the Sub-Programme III of the Regional Programme, and within the UNODC Global programmes on prevention and treatment of drug use, active work has continued in 2017, being quite evenly distributed between the countries of the region, and included the implementation of the Lions Quest «Skills for Adolescence» programme, a new national programme «Strong Families» which works on refugee and migrant drug use prevention, as well as various national initiatives on drug dependence treatment, including drug dependence treatment quality standards.