Sentences with phrase «outcomes at the individual level»

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The briefing is intended to highlight the differences in economic outcomes of individuals, households and regions observed when examining data in more granular detail than at the aggregate level.

Secondly, party proportionality is only one criterion, and there are at least three that need to be considered when judging a voting system — the level of local representation, the basis of the system and how open it is to individual accountability and independents, and national outcomes.

Attanasio, an assistant professor of health policy and management at UMass Amherst's School of Public Health and Health Sciences, explains that a growing body of research at the individual level has shown that compared to women cared for by physicians, women considered at low - risk for complications in childbirth who receive care from midwives have good outcomes that include lower use of interventions such as cesarean delivery.

For instance, at the individual level, mind - body interventions, such as yoga or meditation, were found to be accepted by disadvantaged groups and showed some effectiveness at improving mental and physical health outcomes.

GPs will have the power to choose how to spend resources in order to achieve the best health outcomes, and we will ensure that PCT boards include directly elected individuals who can speak for patients at board level so that local people have a voice when decisions are made about local health provision.

Denise founded the company in 2001 on the belief that engagement and professional accountability at an individual level is critical to school improvement and ensuring that everyone understands their role in supporting the school to achieve its key outcomes.

Included in the PowerPoint: a) Scarcity, Choice and Opportunity Cost - The Fundamental Economic Problem - The Meaning of Scarcity and the inevitability of choices at all levels (individual, firms, govt)- The basic questions of what will be produced ow and for whom - The Meaning of the term «Ceteris Paribus» - The Margin and Decision Making at the Margin - Sort run, long run, very long run b) Positive and Normative Statements - the distinction between fact and value judgements c) Factors of Production - the rewards to the factors of production: land, labour, capital and enterprise - Specialization and division of labour d) Resource Allocation in Different Economic Systems and Issues of Transition - decision making in market, planned and mixed economies - the role of the factor enterprise in a modern economy e) Production Possibility Curves - shape and shifts of the curve - constant and increasing opportunity costs f) Money - functions and characteristics in a modern economy - barter, cash and bank deposits, cheques, near money, liquidity g) Classification of Goods and Services - free goods, private goods (economic goods) and public goods - merit goods and demerit goods as the outcome of imperfect information by consumers PowerPoint Also Includes: - Key Terms for each Chapter - Activities - Multiple Choice and Essay questions from past exam papers.

States like Louisiana and Utah are pushing this even further, as they have created course choice provisions that unleash a wave of opportunities for students at the level of individual courses — and pay providers in part based on student outcomes, thereby creating a marketplace centered around quality.

These analyses provide evidence that FAST ™ reading measures meet or exceed standards for classification accuracy at the «convincing evidence» level (62 %) or «partially convincing evidence» level (32 %) for an overall outcome that included 95 % of the individual comparisons across grades and states.

The concomitant reduction of governance duties at individual school level is more than offset by the benefits, most importantly improved outcomes for pupils.

Analysis of these measures, both at the individual court level — as well as across the full spectrum of aggregated court data — reveals significant and positive outcomes for each of the metrics.

[Attorney - General's Department] is unable to evaluate either the effectiveness of the Respondents Scheme at either the individual grant level or the contribution the programme is making to the larger Native Title System outcome.

The explanations for these disparities identified by the author include that lower rates of socio - economic status experienced by Indigenous Australians contribute to poorer health outcomes; that the direct, bilateral arrangements between the federal government and Indigenous organizations in Northern America has led to greater effectiveness of programs; and that in Northern America there exists «a higher level of Indigenous governance, ownership and empowerment, at individual, community, regional and national levels».

Increased family engagement at the practice and system level often results in better outcomes for individuals being treated and involved family members.

[The Attorney - General's Department] is unable to evaluate either the effectiveness of the Respondents Scheme at either the individual grant level or the contribution the programme is making to the larger Native Title System outcome.

The evaluation takes place at multiple levels: individual outcomes, program processes, community capacity and systems of care, and state systems and sustainability.

Project LAUNCH seeks to improve outcomes at the individual, family, and community levels by addressing risk factors that can lead to negative outcomes.

Results for this outcome from a small study (n = 24) suggested a long - term benefit for mothers who received the intervention at an individual level; in contrast, fathers benefited from short - term group treatment.

Those campaigns, though not tied to individual candidates, can heavily influence the outcome of elections at the local, state, and national levels.