Sentences with phrase «public health foundations»

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Once you have a solid foundation of data from internal practices, you can explore open data sources, including Data.gov, UNICEF, the World Health Organization and Google Public Data Explorer.

To move that kind of big money, Harris began an organizational expansion of the foundation when she took over in 2010, building an outfit that has gone beyond Bloomberg's core interests of global public health and climate change to tackle new issues, like overfishing.

New Democrats know that public health care is the foundation of a strong society and offers us a competitive advantage in attracting investment.

Democratic Rep. Brian Higgins and Republican Rep. Tom Reed put their political differences aside and partnered with a mental health foundation to create a public service announcement.

We joined together to build a broad coalition of public health, environmental and healthy schools advocates to successfully secure this critical foundation to protect children and point the way to future actions.

Epidemiology is the scientific study of factors affecting the health and illness of individuals and populations, and serves as the foundation and logic of interventions made in the interest of public health and preventive medicine.

The majority of the job opportunities at the intersection of social science and translational research are within academia — medical schools or schools of public health or social work — but job opportunities also exist at government agencies and private foundations and research institutes, Palinkas says.

A focus of the foundation is public health, especially in the developing world, and with this reach Bill Gates has become as much a force as some of the largest government health institutions.

Foundations of Public Health, The University of Western Australia, School of Population Health, Niyi Awofeso (2009)

In the biggest gift to Harvard University in more than 20 years, a private Swiss foundation has given $ 20 million to the university's School of Public Health to fund research into the links between health and human rHealth to fund research into the links between health and human rhealth and human rights.

Though Martinsen and Schall are quick to note that they anticipate little danger to people from this newly discovered deer malaria, it does underline the fact that many human health concerns are connected to wider ecological systems — and that understanding the biology of other species is a foundation to both conservation and public health management.

The group suggested that to keep the Nobels relevant, the foundation should introduce prizes for the environment and public health, and open them to institutions as well as individuals.

Once fully operational, the CRG — a nonprofit foundation formed by the Department of Universities and Research (DURSI), the Department of Health of the Catalan government, and the 4 - year - old Faculty of Human Biology of the public University Pompeu Fabra (UPF)-- will employ about 220 scientists.

In «Investing in Very Young Adolescents» Sexual and Reproductive Health» published online in the peer - reviewed journal Global Public Health, in advance of print publication in issue 9:5 - 6, the Institute for Reproductive Health researchers advocate the investment of resources to lay foundations for future healthy relationships and positive sexual and reproductive health, identifying specific approaches to reach these very young adolesHealth» published online in the peer - reviewed journal Global Public Health, in advance of print publication in issue 9:5 - 6, the Institute for Reproductive Health researchers advocate the investment of resources to lay foundations for future healthy relationships and positive sexual and reproductive health, identifying specific approaches to reach these very young adolesHealth, in advance of print publication in issue 9:5 - 6, the Institute for Reproductive Health researchers advocate the investment of resources to lay foundations for future healthy relationships and positive sexual and reproductive health, identifying specific approaches to reach these very young adolesHealth researchers advocate the investment of resources to lay foundations for future healthy relationships and positive sexual and reproductive health, identifying specific approaches to reach these very young adoleshealth, identifying specific approaches to reach these very young adolescents.

Rob Simmons has been a public health educator and health promotion leader for 45 years working with government, community health organizations, private health foundations, healthcare organizations and academic public health programs in California, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and in Latin America.

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This collaborative funding initiative, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, honors Martin Delaney (1945 - 2009), who was the Founding Director and public voice of Project Inform, one of the nation's oldest and best - known non-profit foundations working in AIDS.

PBH is a not - for - profit 501 (c)(3) educational foundation, with financial support from grants and volunteer contributions from the fruit and vegetable industry, the public health community, and concerned citizens.

While there's still some content about mammograms on the site, «informational pages and factsheets about the disease, including symptoms, treatment, risk factors, and public no - or low - cost cancer screening programs, have been entirely removed and are no longer found elsewhere on the [Office on Women's Health] site,» according to the foundation's report.

This video from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University features Center Director Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D., professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the Harvard School of Public Health, and Harvard Medical School addressing basic concepts of early childhood development, established over decades of neuroscience and behavioral research, which help illustrate why child development — particularly from birth to five years — is a foundation for a prosperous and sustainable society.

Civic Enterprises is a social enterprise firm that works with corporations, nonprofits, foundations, universities and governments to develop innovative initiatives and public policies in the fields of education, national service, civic engagement, conservation, public health and more.

In addition, Goodwyn launched the company's efforts to forge strategic alliances with Fortune 500 companies, foundations, and associations supporting public education initiatives in the fields of STEM, sustainability, health, financial literacy, and more.

Civic Enterprises is a social enterprise firm that works with corporations, nonprofits, foundations, universities and governments to develop innovative campaigns and public policies in the fields of education, national service, civic engagement, conservation, public health and more.

The Companion Animal Parasite Council (http://www.capcvet.org) is an independent not - for - profit foundation comprised of parasitologists, veterinarians, medical, public health and other professionals that provides information for the optimal control of internal and external parasites that threaten the health of pets and people.

- to provide refuge for homeless animals and animals in need and coordinate their placement in permanent and safe home environments; - to provide education through publications, seminars, and discussions to the general public on animal health and welfare, behavior and care including the benefits of spaying and neutering; - to provide information and referrals to affordable and low cost medical care including spay & neuter clinics and other animal medical and care facilities; - to provide information on training, behavior modification and general handling instruction along with referrals to vetted and certified professionals in these areas; - to liaise and network with other animal rescue organizations as part of a mutual effort to aid animals in distress; - to solicit donations and funding from government agencies, corporations, private foundations, public charities, individuals and the general public at large to finance the medical, housing and other incidental costs of homeless animals while in the custody of the organization; - to organize and participate in fundraisers to benefit furtherance of the overall main purpose and goals of the organization; - to have the normal functions, operations, programs and pursuits incidental to a fully recognized and operational nonprofit animal rescue organization.

As the only local veterinary medical association in the State of Florida with a committee of continuing existence and a non-profit foundation (Miami Veterinary Foundation), the SFVMA maintains a strong commitment to its mission to promote the advancement of veterinary medicine, animal health, public health and the human animal bond in South Florida through the use of scientific knowledge and skill.

«It is our hope that the recommendations contained in our report, taken together, will provide a foundation for a new system of regulatory safeguards for legal access to cannabis that aim to better protect health and to enhance public safety.

We deal with a wide range of issues, including billing and hospital privileges, civil liability issues, clinical trial agreements, corporate organizational issues, interpretation of health legislation, professional regulation and discipline, public - private partnerships for facility development, rights and responsibilities of hospital foundation boards.

The nonprofit fundraising arm of Broward Health is launching a public version of its «Give from the Heart» campaign and reaching out to current contributors to the foundation and its community partners.

The nonprofit fundraising arm of Broward Health is launching a public version of its «Give from the Heart» campaign and reaching out to current contributors to the foundation and its community partners, according to a news release on Wednesday.

Anderson will tell the Lowitja Institute's biennial conference that having to continually chase after tied funding «chips away at one of the key foundations of the community controlled health sector — the holistic definition of health and the need for comprehensive public health to support it.»

All families benefit from efforts to support these relationships, laying the foundation for a broad - based, universally applicable public health approach.

Sustaining services may involve strong partnerships at the state, county or local levels including collaborative efforts among early care and education, child welfare, public health, and other human services agencies; including private foundations or local initiatives.

Mark Greenberg, Edna Peterson Bennett Endowed Chair in Prevention Research at Penn State, recommends social and emotional learning (SEL) programs as an ideal foundation for a public health approach to education.

The Welsh Governments strategic framework for Our Healthy Future29 was introduced in 2009 and sets the foundation for the Government's ambitions for public health, with the aim of improving the health of the Wales population.

In this course, students gain an understanding of the foundations of clinical mental health counseling, the people served, and the history and current state of public and private systems of care.