Sentences with phrase «of national efforts»

The campaign is part of national efforts to increase breastfeeding initiation and duration rates among African American women.

«Let's get Australia's rating up from the bottom of the list of national efforts on climate change.»

On January 21st, 2015, in recognition of the unique challenges and opportunities presented by the Arctic, President Obama issued an Executive Order to enhance coordination of national efforts in the Arctic.

While few of the national efforts succeeded, a lot was learned and that information has helped shape the direction of SAC.

«We know from the success of national efforts like «Click It or Ticket» that combining good laws with effective enforcement and a strong public education campaign can — and does — change unsafe driving behavior,» said NHTSA Administrator David Strickland.

And it is seriously undermining the power and persuasion of the nation's education reformers, who have long seen the standards as the crown jewel of their national efforts to improve American public schools.

The shortfalls in Wisconsin dramatize the failure of national efforts to raise achievement levels.

It exists to serve the people of this country, to build a better society and to ensure that everyone in our country benefits from the success of our national efforts.

But the House seat has not been on the radar of national efforts to flip the seat to the Democratic column like those to the south, including the districts represented by Republican freshman Claudia Tenney and John Faso.

«Today's announcement presents a major environmental, social and public health opportunity for the U.S., and we're proud to be part of a national effort to reduce the food that goes into landfills.»

Mehlman and other wealthy supporters of same - sex marriage would ultimately form a political action committee to help GOP supporters of same - sex marriage in New York primaries, an off - shoot of a national effort.

This month, the Internet Advocacy Roundtable is piping in some of the key players in these efforts from the Human Rights Campaign, which has spearheaded much of the national effort, and from the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which successfully challenged California's Prop 8 in federal court.

«We welcome the opportunity to share additional information about our affected populations as part of a national effort to develop a plan to study health outcomes in multiple PFAS - affected communities,» the letter states.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr., today proclaimed Friday, Feb. 6th, as «Wear Red Day» in Oneida County as part of a national effort to increase awareness of heart disease in women.

Part of a national effort, this local take - back program ensures the materials are disposed of properly which is extremely important on several levels.

Meanwhile, New Yorkers are unsettled about recent trends in education, particularly the state's implementation of what's known as the new Common Core standards, part of a national effort to raise the level of class room instruction.

Meanwhile, New Yorkers are unsettled about recent trends in education, particularly the state's implementation of what's known as the new Common Core standards, part of a national effort to raise the level of classroom instruction.

Light bulb regulations, LEED and Energy Star ratings for homes and appliances, stricter construction codes, and government incentives are all parts of a national effort to cut energy waste in the building sector.

«You're the centerpiece of the national effort to give America the STEM education that we need, so there's a lot riding on your shoulders,» Holt told the Noyce Summit attendees.

UC San Diego Health System recently celebrated Food Day by serving antibiotic - free beef and poultry as part of a national effort to raise awareness of antibiotic - resistant infections linked to the food we eat.

The events of the last fifty years point in the direction of another national effort being mounted in the foreseeable future to accelerate improvement in education.

Opponents of the nation's teacher unions won a landmark victory last year in a California lawsuit that challenged tenure protections, a case that became the beginning of a national effort to roll back teacher tenure laws in state courts.

It is part of a national effort to establish a high bar for entry into the profession.

The Research Center collaborates with higher education institutions, states, school districts, high schools, and educational organizations as part of a national effort to better inform education leaders and policymakers.

«Everybody seems to agree we need some sort of national effort to provide preschool education to our kids.

I believe Mr. Duncan may be part of a national effort to privatize the public schools insofar as possible by replacing them with non-public-school charters (check Detroit) and to kill the teachers» unions.

School Board Recognition Month is part of a national effort cosponsored by the Michigan Association of School Boards and the National School Boards Association to build community awareness and understanding about the crucial role school boards play in our communities.

Fathers, grandfathers and uncles dropped children off at school as part of a national effort called the Million Father March to get fathers and other male mentors involved in the lives of students.

The walk - in was part of a national effort organized by the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools, with protests and rallies going on in cities around the country.

«This is part of a national effort to go after some of the worst corporate tax dodgers,» said John Sellers, founder of an organization called The Other 98 Percent.

To achieve this goal, Maddie's Fund is investing its resources in building community collaborations where animal welfare organizations come together to develop successful models of lifesaving; in veterinary colleges to help shelter medicine become part of the veterinary curriculum to train veterinarians to save the lives of sick and injured dogs and cats in animal shelters; and in the implementation of a national effort to promote accountability and transparency in animal shelter operations.

As part of this national effort, Young - Williams Animal Center and Grayson Subaru have teamed up to offer a three - day adoption special from Dec. 2 through Dec. 4.

Regardless of the size, location or purpose of your organization, your «Contribution» reflects your part of a national effort to step up the fight against climate change.

As part of a national effort to reduce energy intensity, Harbin in 2010 spent $ 1.1 million to retrofit 21 million square feet (2 million square meters) of residential buildings — adding five new layers of wall insulation, as well as better windows and roofing.

Be part of a national effort to support parent involvement and leadership in all family support and child abuse prevention programs.

It is still too early to assess the impact of the national effort and the agreements themselves with such information.

Since the commencement of the national effort to close the gap in July 2009, reductions in smoking rates and maternal and child health outcomes in particular have been demonstrated.

The Campaign Steering Committee did not expect that turning round years of health inequality would occur rapidly at the startup phase of the national effort to close the gap - that commenced in July 2009.

In response, the Close the Gap Campaign calls on the Australian Government to introduce and pass legislation to formalise a process for national monitoring and reporting on efforts to close the gap in accordance with benchmarks and targets for the duration of the national effort.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples» responsibility for their health is one side of the national effort to close the gap.

This term of government will be critical to achieving the 2030 goal and we call on the new Australian Government to not only ensure policy continuity in critical areas of the national effort to close the gap, but to take further steps in building on and strengthening the existing platform.

California is part of a national effort to restrict pushing children out of preschool for disruptive behavior.

A strong national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership should oversee those parts of the national effort for health equality that will be delivered through the NHHN.

The Close the Gap Campaign Steering Committee (Campaign Steering Committee) calls on the new Australian Government to ensure policy continuity in critical areas of the national effort to close the gap, and to also take further steps in building on and strengthening the existing platform.

Not exact matches

After Hurricane Harvey devastated parts of the Gulf Coast and brought up to 50 inches of rain to parts of Houston, the US military and state National Guard joined in rescue and recovery efforts.

Qualcomm's appeal tapped into gathering concern among some congressional Republicans and the Trump administration about U.S. national security and competitiveness with China, especially in advanced technologies — sentiment that already was fueling an effort to expand the power of CFIUS.

Toronto - Dominion Bank, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and National Bank Financial led the effort, along with five pension funds.

A Republican National Convention delegate screams as the Chair announces that the convention will not hold a roll - call vote on the Republican National Convention Rules Committee's report and rules changes and rejects the efforts of anti-Trump forces to hold such a vote.

Part of the reason is that it can take years to access prison rehabilitation programs if you have a longer sentence because people with shorter sentences get priority; despite recent national efforts to make opioid antidotes and addiction treatments more widely accessible, many prisons still don't have these programs in place, leaving addicts who make it out of prison far more susceptible to relapse.

On a national scale, leaders such as Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, and California Senator Kamala Harris are trying to address the issue of gender inequality, including efforts to close the pay gap.