Sentences with phrase «primary health advocate»

You are likely your dog's primary health advocate, playing a critical role in your pet's continued good health and long life.

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Whereas many animal charities draw funds primarily from within the movement (e.g., from other animal advocates and animal charities), GFI is seeking to reach potential donors whose primary interests are in environmental protection, the sustainability of the global food system, and human health.

«WABA believes that programmes related to food and nutrition, health care and development and, especially programmes on infant and young child feeding, should be free from commercial influence and conflicts of interest» advocates Dato Anwar Fazal, WABA Executive Director; «this is especially since optimal breastfeeding, including early, exclusive breastfeeding for six months, and continued adequate breastfeeding for up to two years or longer constitute the primary intervention to prevent child mortality worldwide.»

1199 SEIU, the powerful health care workers» union, has decided to endorse Public Advocate Bill de Blasio in the Democratic primary for mayor, sources say.

Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D - Middlesex), not Murphy, was the one who advocated single - payer health care during the primaries.

Now, she is an author and researcher that advocates the power of real food in recovery from multiple sclerosis and a host of other conditions — including lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, auto - immune conditions, scleroderma, mental health concerns, neurological disorders, depression, anxiety, bipolar issues, Alzheimer's, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's, and even primary care problems such as high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and heart disease.

The primary public policy objectives of the Alaska Medical Assistant Society (AMAS)(and the American Association of Medical Assistants) are: (1) to increase the quality and availability of health care for all; and (2) to protect patients and employers from substandard medical assisting services by advocating for regulations and legislation that require medical assistants who are being delegated certain advanced procedures (e.g., administration of injectable medications) to be:

An example of a robust case management initiative is Health Leads, 77 an enhanced primary care strategy that uses college volunteers as advocates and advanced resource management techniques, which has improved coordination of care and utilization of collocated social services by low - income families with the intent of reducing the social barriers to good hHealth Leads, 77 an enhanced primary care strategy that uses college volunteers as advocates and advanced resource management techniques, which has improved coordination of care and utilization of collocated social services by low - income families with the intent of reducing the social barriers to good healthhealth.

Planned Parenthood is the nation's leading women's health care provider and advocate and a trusted, nonprofit source of primary and preventive care for women, men, and young people in communities across the United States (U.S.).

Founded on the belief that women should be able to plan and space their pregnancies, Planned Parenthood — the nation's leading women's health care provider and advocate, and a trusted source of primary and preventive care for women, men, and young people — celebrates its 96th anniversary on Tuesday, October 16.

And Terry Findlay, director of the UNSW Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, writing on Croakey, said the Centre, which has a focus on the prevention and management of chronic disease, was advocating for equity to be at the heart of the debate about the future of primary healPrimary Health Care and Equity, writing on Croakey, said the Centre, which has a focus on the prevention and management of chronic disease, was advocating for equity to be at the heart of the debate about the future of primary healprimary healthcare.

He further advocated that the issue of cultural security and the barriers that Aboriginal people face in using health services are important in any debate about funding Aboriginal primary health care.

In managed health care systems, primary care clinicians are often the gatekeepers to mental health care.6 By accurately diagnosing these children and determining the degree of risk to self or others, while noting resources available in the patient's natural environment, family physicians can more effectively advocate the appropriate level of service these patients require.

We wish to thank the participating practices from the Pediatric Practice Research Group and particularly the following individuals who worked closely with the research team to make this study possible: Barry Abrams, M.D., Advocate Oak Park Pediatrics, Oak Park, IL; Barbara Bayldon, M.D., Winfield - Moody Health Center, Near North Health Service Corporation, Chicago, IL; Richard Burnstine, M.D., North Suburban Pediatrics, Evanston, IL; Joseph O'Neil, M.D., Child and Adolescent Center, Evanston Northwestern Health Care, Evanston, IL; Marvin Cooper, M.D., North Shore Pediatrics, Chicago, IL; David Dobkin, M.D., North Arlington Pediatrics, Arlington Heights, IL; Lisa Gadek, M.D., Lake Forest Pediatrics, Lake Forest, IL; H. Garry Gardner, M.D., Du Page Pediatrics, Darien, IL; Karen Haught, M.D., M.P.H., Children's Memorial Pediatrics — Uptown, Chicago, IL; Inyang Isong, M.D., Lawndale Christian Health Center, Chicago, IL; John Kahler, M.D., Advocate Hyde Park Pediatrics, Chicago, IL; Bennett Kaye, M.D., Children's Health Care Associates, Chicago, IL; Peter Liber, M.D., Wheaton Pediatrics, Wheaton, IL; Fatima Moghadam, M.D., Dr Moghadam & Associates, Naperville, IL; John Poncher, M.D., Associated Pediatrics, Portage, IN; William D. Rutenberg, M.D., Grove Pediatrics, Long Grove, IL; Jaye Schrier, M.D., Child Life Center, Homewood, IL; Davila Sen, M.D., Evanston, IL; Norman Segal, M.D., Pediatric Healthcare Associates, Arlington Heights, IL; Joyce Smith, M.D., Circle Family Care, Chicago, IL; Timothy Wall, M.D., Pediatric Health Associates, Naperville, IL; Lori Weiss, M.D., Ad - Park Pediatrics, Oak Park, IL; Lori Walsh, M.D., Glenview Pediatrics, Glenview, IL; Amy Becker Manion, CPNP, Northwestern Children's Primary Care, Chicago, IL.

An additional philosophical problem worth considering in discussions about the implications of ACE - type research is whether advocates should use a list of childhood features that are associated with long - term health effects as the primary criterion of what childhood adversities to prioritize for prevention.