Sentences with phrase «of effective programmes»

24 of the effective programmes showed significant improvements in problem behaviours, including drug and alcohol use, school misbehaviour, aggressive behaviour, violence, truancy, high - risk sexual behaviour and smoking

I am a strong advocate of effective programmes and record keeping to protect yourself in the event of disputes or situations that lead to potential non-payment such as your customer going into liquidation.

This is worthwhile but even a vast expansion of effective programmes would only make a small dent in prison numbers.

Not exact matches

This bit is worth quoting in its entirety: The issuing committee «stresses that the participation of young people, in cooperation with other stakeholders, such as parents, in the development, implementation and evaluation of the programmes is vital for comprehensive sexuality education to be effective.»

There is a vast array of pastoral programmes that can provide exciting and effective responses to the problems associated with the sexual revolution.

Decisions were adopted on the target to achieve LDN, how to align the UNCCD's goals and parties» action programmes with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), on effective implementation of the Convention at national, subregional and regional levels and linking scientific knowledge with decision making.

The knowledge gained from completing this qualification will develop an understanding of safe, ethical and effective coaching, including an introduction to the processes and principles of planning, implementing, analysing and revising annual road and time trial coaching programmes.

Hit the Ground Crawling — the UK version of a groundbreaking American ante-natal peer support programme for dads - to - be — has been found to be very effective with young fathers.

Perhaps most importantly, the programmes began with a theoretical programme model and used theories of change that were effective with young fathers (Bronte - Tinkew et al, 2008).

Parenting UK stresses that the programmes listed — which included 40 related to fathers specifically when the database launched in October 2006 — have been selected where the authors / providers have produced evidence that the programmes have been assessed as being of good quality and have a proven and effective evidence - base.

A variety of parent support programmes are available across Ireland such as the Incredible Years (IY) and Triple P which have been proven to be very effective in teaching parents behaviour - management strategies to affect change in the home.

A randomized trial in the UK of the Baby Friendly Initiative in conjunction with peer - support programmes is needed to determine the most effective policy to increase breastfeeding duration.

• Parenting programmes are short - term, structured interventions, which have in previous reviews been shown to be effective in treating conduct problems in certain groups of children

Work on cost - effectiveness carried out as part of the previous HTA report on this topic [60] and by the Decision Support Unit at the National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (NICE)[61] suggests that group - clinic based parenting programmes are likely to be cost - effective or may lead to cost - savings through avoidance of alternative treatment.

A systematic review of existing reviews of the effectiveness of parent training for conduct disorder that were judged to be of high quality using a recognised checklist [11] suggested that parenting programmes are an effective intervention for children with behaviour problems.

Several of them — including the UK's Department for International Development (DFID), the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD)-- commissioned reports that examined why existing parliamentary strengthening programmes weren't working and identified which changes were needed to make parliamentary strengthening more effective.

It was not political victory but total war that first installed social democracy in government with an effective economic programme of counter-cyclical demand management and welfare state expenditure.

A review of US programmes by the Washington State Institute for Public Policy shows several interventions, including drug treatment programmes, intensive supervision of parolees, and various behaviour management courses can work — and that wraparound services tailored to individuals» needs are most effective of all, when done well.

Sri Lanka to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and establish an effective torture prevention programme including extensive training within the military, police and intelligence services and measures to enable independent national and international monitors to make regular unannounced inspections of any place of detention including unofficial detention facilities.

«Nevertheless, the combination of infrastructure development programmes, engagements with local communities, sustenance of the Amnesty Programme for repentant ex-militants and improved maritime policing activities have proved effective in stemming the tide of insecurity around the coast of Nigeria.

But he admits that to be effective, the programme must be taught well, and stressed the importance of monitoring the delivery of synthetic phonics.

He said, «we can and we should overcome these problems if we keep our focus and ensure effective implementation of policies and programmes».

In his goodwill message, the Project Director, European Centre for Electoral Support in Nigeria (ECES), the sponsors of the meeting, David Le Norte, said «ECES is proud to be associated with the main objective of the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU - SDGN) programme, which seeks the reinforcement of democracy in Nigeria through enhancing effective and legitimate democratic institutions achieved by cumulative actions within the five components of the programme.»

Labour's poll ratings are bouncing around on a par with the Conservatives, a party whose populist programme includes a 1930s austerity package, the effective abolition of the NHS and the early release of some of the nation's most brutal sexual predators.

«It's bloody hard to explain and you can't get it across in seven seconds on the sofa of a breakfast television programme, which is what an effective communication in politics is these days,» he explains.

I am sure all of us would like to create a better society without draining the public purse and I am convinced that effective behaviour change programmes can help deliver this aspiration.

UK aid will be doubly effective if some of it can help local organisations monitor the Indian government's anti-poverty programmes, to make sure money is better spent and reaches the right people.

«So we will develop diversionary programmes to take users out of the criminal justice system altogether, ensure that those who need treatment get it, and find more effective ways to reduce or end their drug use.

Professor Stephen Duffy, lead researcher and Cancer Research UK's professor of cancer screening, said: «The results of our study showed that the NHS breast cancer screening programme has been even more effective at saving lives than we predicted.

Bello noted that the specific fiscal objective of his administration and the state was an effective allocation of scarce resources to identified critical programmes and objectives.

A political project that adapted to the public's notion of fairness could appeal to millions of uncommitted voters — especially if it also embraced immigration, a major house - building programme, more opportunities for young workers, better - run public services and effective enforcement of the minimum wage: in short a less ideological approach to building a fairer society.

«Let me re-emphasise that the engagement of stakeholders in this programme is in preparation for the effective conduct and coverage of the electoral processes leading to the 2019 elections.»

The ability to avoid too much unpalatable cutting was the consequence of finding # 7bn extra cuts / effective tax rises from the Welfare budget and from Child Benefit, along with rises in public sector employee pension contributions, though it was disappointing (but not surprising) that misdirected programmes such as winter fuel payments survive intact.

Calls on the Commission, by the end of 2013, to submit a legislative proposal establishing an effective and comprehensive European whistleblower protection programme in the public and in the private sector to protect those who detect inefficient management and irregularities and report cases of national and cross-border corruption relating to EU financial interests and to protect witnesses, informers, and those who cooperate with the courts, and in particular witnesses testifying against mafia - type and other criminal organisations, with a view to resolving the difficult conditions under which they have to live (from risks of retaliation to the breakdown of family ties or from being uprooted from their home territory to social and professional exclusion); calls also on the Member States to put in place appropriate and effective protection for whistleblowers.

In his words, «The wide acceptance of NYSC Scheme both at the national and international levels is borne out by the noteworthy contribution of Corps members to such exercises as the electoral process, the effective nationwide campaign against HIV / AIDs, Road accidents, Drug Abuse, Human Trafficking, Corruption, Illiteracy and the implementation of various aspects of the SDGs programme.

We must recognise the need for a cohesive platform, indispensable to an effective and efficient implementation of policies and programmes of both government and party, respectively.

But what is so absurd about these flights of wishful thinking is that there is not a single word about the real lessons which Labour needs to learn — the need for radical banking reform, the need for a massive revival of British manufacturing (when this year the UK deficit on traded goods is likely to exceed the entire UK budget deficit), the need to take back public control of the NHS and education system, the need for a jobs and growth strategy rather than a programme of endless cuts, the need for an effective anti-poverty strategy and a huge reduction in inequality.

Team member Helen Reinherz of the Simmons College of Social Work in Boston says the work highlights the need for programmes to teach parents effective ways of communicating with their children and with each other.

The panel's report concludes that American laws «unwittingly» contribute to the sharing of contaminated needles, and that «needle exchange programmes can be effective in preventing the spread of HIV and do not increase the use of illegal drugs».

Dr Stephen Simpson, director of research and programmes at Arthritis Research UK added: «This is exciting, novel work in the field of regenerative medicine, which although in its early experimental stages, could take us a step closer to our ultimate goal of a more effective and much - needed new treatment for the very many people who live with this painful joint condition.»

The findings, published in the American Journal of Public Health, suggest that current weight management programmes focused on dieting and exercise are not effective in tackling obesity at population level.

The two - year study assessed the benefits of an enhanced oral health promotion programme, which included closely supervised tooth brushing with an effective toothpaste containing 1,450 ppm fluoride, compared to customary oral hygiene procedures.

Currently, weight loss is regarded as the most effective way to prevent the progression of diabetes in patients with prediabetes but researchers examined whether a targeted dietary intervention could have additional impact for patients alongside a weight loss programme.

«My bet is that, if the local control programme correctly identifies strains carried by each patient, and treats them with the most effective drug regimens, then the number of resistant cases will fall,» he says.

And, although only time can tell whether CRG will be able to compete with top biomedical institutes around the world, the conditions are, in Graf's opinion, favourable: strong leadership, a critical mass of researchers, a fabulous location, close links to a university that teaches a graduate programme in English, an effective and nonbureaucratic administration, and, last but not least, the enthusiastic support of the Catalan authorities.

«We really have all the pieces we need to move forward in the development of effective therapeutics,» says Paul Aisen, a neuroscientist at the University of California, San Diego, and director of the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study — a 21 - year - old programme of government - funded clinical studies aimed at developing Alzheimer's treatments.

According to expert opinion and the International Osteoporosis Foundation's Capture the Fracture ® programme, FLS services are the most effective method to reduce the risk of secondary fractures.

Population monitoring programmes and estimation of vital rates are key to understanding the mechanisms of population growth, decline or stability, and are important for effective conservation action.

This constitutes a major cause of long - term sick leave and forced early retirement, placing a great financial burden on both individuals and healthcare systems.Despite extensive research programmes by biopharmaceutical companies and academia, there remains a need for treatments that are more effective and with fewer side - effects.

Master of Science (MSc) in High Performance Sports Training Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Sports Science Resistance Training Specialist (RTS): Upper Extremity, Lower Extremity, Spine and Trunk Precision Nutrition level 1 WattBike Advanced Practitioner Planning Effective Programmes for Sports Performance - UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA) Weightlifting - UKSCA