Sentences with phrase «poor support levels»

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This year's appropriation puts funding for the CFDI fund, which also supports affordable housing and financial services in poor communities, back at Clinton Administration levels.

Poor diet and obesity are scarily common in American children, but as this article explains: supporting better diet on the institutional level would not be as expensive as it seems.

Some of the potential causes of poor breastfeeding outcomes among black and Puerto Rican women include breastfeeding ambivalence (7), the availability of free formula from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)(8), a high level of comfort with the idea of formula feeding (9), limited availability and lower intensity of WIC breastfeeding support for minority women (10, 11), and issues surrounding trust building and perceived mistreatment by providers (12).

«Because it deals with the poor on a unique level, apart from the mainstream financial community, there are no national policies on microfinance, and little direct government support.»

First, whatever the level of inequality, there is a relative income effect: the rich support redistribution less than the poor.

Second, whatever the level of inequality, the poor's support for redistribution is high (the difference between their preferences in low and high inequality regions is not significant).

Yes, they have blamed Labour for excessive levels of debt and the poor state of the economy, but they have blamed Labour for «waste» and unnecessary spending rather than for high levels of spending on public services (which they support).

The programme helping America's poorest citizens, Medicaid, will be delegated to the states in block grants, whose GOP controlled legislatures will have discretion to determine eligibility and level of support.

As set out in a Scottish Government study reported in 2010, the link between socio - economic circumstances and health is well know, and there is an increasing evidence base supporting the hypothesis of a «Scottish Effect», and more specifically a «Glasgow Effect», the terminology used to identify higher levels of mortality and poor health found in Scotland and Glasgow beyond that explained by socio - economic circumstances.

In urban central cities, funding levels per student tend to be at least average, but student needs (e.g. for special education for students with learning disabilities and for general support for very poor students such as homeless students) tend to be much greater.

Pregnant women who had low socioeconomic status during childhood and who have poor family social support appear to prematurely age on a cellular level, potentially raising the risk for complications, a new study has found.

Zetpil Multivitamin and Mineral suppositories include iron to support those with low ferritin levels who have had poor results from oral iron supplements or dietary changes.

Circulating testosterone levels decline with increasing age but do not appear to be significantly affected by the menopausal transition.8 As early as the 1940s, testosterone was reported not only to alleviate menopausal symptoms but also to restore libido.9 In recent years, evidence has accumulated supporting the hypothesis that the decline in endogenous testosterone levels is associated with menopausal symptoms, including decreased libido, worse moods, and poorer quality of life.10 Clinical trials have demonstrated that exogenous androgens in conjunction with estrogens can ameliorate symptoms affecting sexual function and general well - being.11, 12 In addition, studies have found beneficial effects of androgen therapy on bone mineral density.13 - 15

There are other elements like the various impacts of poverty; motivational issues; the need for social, medical, and emotional supports for children; and the lack of outside enrichment activities to contribute to poor childrenâ $ ™ s capacity to learn at high levels.

This can avoid the need for multiple suppliers, problems relating to aftersales and technical support, and poor levels of customer service (be wary of the supplier who's not prepared to go the extra mile to prove the value of the partnership).

The report highlighted significant areas of concern and unmet need — including low levels of exercise, high levels of obesity and poor emotional wellbeing — which could be vastly improved with dedicated, coordinated support within the school setting.

By middle school, many low - income students of color in San Jose's poorest neighborhoods have been tracked into a vicious cycle of failure, having fallen well below grade level and lacking the support they need to overcome their disconnect from school.

IDRA has been at the forefront in supporting legislative and litigation efforts to address the insufficient funding for education ELLs in Texas and the poor monitoring and implementation of programs serving ELLs at the secondary level.

When the skill set is there, with the right PD, time structures and staff evaluation methods to support the professionals, poor kids learn at high levels.

In my interview with Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary - General at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, we discussed the cycle of poor student performance in at - risk communities, the key characteristics of schools that affect the level of performance, how government policy can support students, and the relevance of the PISA test in a changing education environment.

Inspectors said the trust had improved overall effectiveness in 20 schools since they joined, and was effective at improving provision at primary level, but «poorer capacity and weaker improvement planning» had left the trust «ill - equipped» to support schools.

Too often, the report says, teachers «are typically underprepared and not supported as they confront lower levels of resources, poorer working conditions, and the stresses of working with students and families who have a wide range of needs.

Fidelity developed the salary multipliers through multiple market simulations based on historical market data, assuming poor market conditions to support a 90 % confidence level of success.

Whilst the location was great and the breakfast ok, the following disappointed: level of front desk service was poor - staff uninformed and lack of training, under - staffed at breakfast created poor service quality (willing but not supported by management), owners berated staff publicly in front of guests, «games room» under - delivered - one pool table in very poor condition situated in a museum, house - keeping continually under pressure and no communication, when we asked for a newspaper (whilst...

Whilst the location was great and the breakfast ok, the following disappointed: level of front desk service was poor - staff uninformed and lack of training, under - staffed at breakfast created poor service quality (willing but not supported by management), owners berated staff publicly in front of guests, «games room» under - delivered - one pool table in very poor condition situated in a museum, house - keeping continually under pressure and no communication, when we asked for a newspaper (whilst having breakfast) was told the hotel does not do newspapers.

The levels contain the same level of detail and thoughtful crafting, but the poor integration of Move support in this title leaves the levels with much to be desired.

Many poorer nations, however, were concerned that this would lead to a flimsy deal in Paris, as well as hindering their own ability to put forward ambitious proposals, since these would often depend on the level of international support that they received.

With increasing land degradation, desertification and soil erosion hitting hard at the local level and poor women and men totally reliant on natural resources for their survival, the need for adaptation support could not be more urgent.

[1] The argument is that if the civil legal aid system [2] is viewed by the middle class as a program that could benefit them if they encounter trouble, rather than being only for the poor, a wider segment of the public will have a stake in access to justice and they will support higher levels of public funding.

At the local level, the project has been designed to develop model legal aid centres in four of China's poorest provinces by supporting training, management and administrative structures as well as public legal education.

The camera application also supports standard zooming up to 10x, although at this level image quality is understandably poor.

However, its display suffers from poor viewing angle and insufficient brightness for outdoor use, it's rear camera is only 2MP without a flash and it lacks a front camera.The Y320 lacks many modern features but it's still a reliable entry - level smartphone which delivers acceptable performance and supports all the commonly used connectivity options.

Income support for poor families at this level would be an enormous investment of public resources.

Other risk factors were younger patients, particularly if the patient was a spouse or child; living with the patient; low level of carer education; significant impact on finances, health or schedules; low levels of family and social support; poor family functioning; low levels of carer optimism; and high degree of carer dependency on the patient.

However, in the meantime, the role of PBCs is in jeopardy because of the poor level of support available for them and the role that they are expected to play in the community.

In order to find ways of helping the minority of families with poor father - child relationships, we focused on risk factors for low levels of perceived father - child emotional support.

In all centres, relatives experienced higher levels of burden when they had poor coping resources and reduced social support.

Subclinical levels of depressive symptoms are also associated with a number of poor outcomes in adulthood such as increased stressful life events, lower income levels, poorer social support, greater marital conflict, and higher incidence of substance use and dependence (Conway et al. 2006; Franko et al. 2005; Gotlib et al. 1998; Rao et al. 1995; Schepis and Rao 2005).

Prior work with the blister - chamber model showed that even modest levels of stress prior to wounding were reflected in lower production of proinflammatory cytokines at the wound site.21 Thus, the fact that the social support interaction always occurred at the first GCRC admission and yet wound healing and local IL - 6, TNF - α, and IL - 1β production were all poorer following conflict suggests that the effects of the disagreement were larger than our data suggest.

In addition, lower levels of support and higher levels of repetitive behaviours were associated with poorer maternal outcomes.

Alternatively, fathers report higher levels of stress in relation to child externalising behaviours [39, 57], ASD symptoms [68], poor child sensory and cognitive awareness [32] and less social support [37].