Sentences with phrase «prevention efforts address»

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It says, «Many pro-life advocacy efforts have focused on the legal status of abortion, rather than addressing prevention of unplanned pregnancy and the needs of pregnant women and families.

A package of 14 measures to address the heroin and opioid epidemic, expected to pass the Senate yesterday and today, focuses on law enforcement efforts, following several years of legislation aimed more at prevention and treatment.

The police department will launch a program that it says will help it better pinpoint where in the city to target crime prevention efforts, which Mayor Stephanie Miner spoke about it in her recent state of the city address.

ALBANY - A package of 14 measures to address the heroin and opioid epidemic, expected to pass the Senate Tuesday and Wednesday, focuses on law enforcement efforts, following several years of legislation aimed more at prevention and treatment.

Among the proposals given tentative approval Tuesday is the creation of a $ 100 million surcharge on opioid manufacturers and distributors that would go to a dedicated fund for treatment and prevention efforts to address the prescription drug addiction problem.

«This data provides potential leverage points for both community - level interventions and advocacy for this population, particularly related to transactional sex and education, and will aid HIV prevention efforts that seek to address the contextual constraints on individual risk behavior,» said Stevens.

To help the organization better address incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD), the FBI created the WMD Directorate, whose mission is to coordinate the FBI's WMD efforts through several programs — including investigative operations, intelligence analysis, policy planning, strategic planning, and outreach to the scientific community — that address a number of issues involved in prevention and response to WMD incidents.

The Cancer Moonshot launched a series of coordinated efforts that incentivized bold, creative, and disruptive approaches to conducting cancer research, promoting prevention, and addressing critical needs in cancer care.

UNC Lineberger researchers Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, and Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, called for tailored, local - level cancer prevention, screening and treatment efforts to address regional disparities in cancer mortality rates in an editorial published in JAMA on Tuesday.

In order to address and tackle the problem different suicide prevention efforts have been implemented by different stakeholders: governments, academic institutions, NGOs; realizing the importance of the community support.

NDPC ‐ SD's framework provides a structured process by which SEA or LEA teams can gain sufficient knowledge to develop, sustain, and expand efforts in data analysis to (1) identify risk and protective factors; (2) identify priority areas for intervention; (3) identify and select evidence ‐ based practices to address needs; and (4) develop and implement effective programs in dropout prevention.

Submissions across the three special themes are encouraged that address effective strategies outside of the U.S. that can help inform domestic efforts; cost analysis of prevention efforts; and workforce development.

Project SAVE is a comprehensive planning effort that addresses prevention, response and recovery with respect to a variety of emergencies in schools.

The fourth highlights strategies for improving student behavior that are both research - based and frequently cited by teachers themselves in their focus group responses: «Through CORE offices or Tennessee Behavior Supports Project (TBSP), TDOE could emphasize how the following teacher suggestions for improving student behavior are research - based and addressed in RTI2 - B: promoting positive behavior and prevention efforts and encouraging restorative behavior practices; involving parents in student behavior efforts; nurturing positive student - teacher relationships; and providing appropriate consequences in response to student behavior issues.»

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced today that it is issuing $ 2,488,497 in grants to state entities, local communities, and non-profit organizations to address pipeline safety challenges related to damage prevention and to promote more involvement in local pipeline safety initiatives and awareness efforts.

In the period leading up to legalization, and thereafter on an ongoing basis, governments invest effort and resources in developing, implementing and evaluating broad, holistic prevention strategies to address the underlying risk factors and determinants of problematic cannabis use, such as mental illness and social marginalization

This year, we're launching #LetsEndStigma, an effort dedicated to addressing HIV stigma and putting youth - focused prevention and education at the center of the conversation.

Adolescent sexual health issues, like teen pregnancy and STDs / STIs, must be addressed with complex prevention efforts, including comprehensive sexuality education; that is, developmentally appropriate education that begins in kindergarten and continues through the 12th grade.

The Global status report on violence prevention 2014, which reflects data from 133 countries, is the first report of its kind to assess national efforts to address interpersonal violence, namely child maltreatment, youth violence, intimate partner and sexual violence, and elder abuse.

Training school staff and students to prevent and address bullying can help sustain bullying prevention efforts over time.

This year's updates include additional resources for teachers and school - based professionals and a new section to support the efforts of pregnancy prevention advocates and adolescent sexual health practitioners in addressing adolescent relationship abuse.