Sentences with phrase «public policy makers in»

Curated by writer, Erick Lyle, and artists, Chris Johanson and Kal Spelletich, Streetopia will bring neighborhood residents together with at least 132 artists, performers, writers, filmmakers, activists, thinkers, and public policy makers in venues in the heart of the city, to address the show's themes of Utopian aspiration for the city.

Cox was deeply disturbed by the inaction of public policy makers in Washington D.C. Again, Fr.

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In an interview, Tal agrees the data that is made public, such as home sales, starts, prices and household debt is useful, but says is not sufficient for Canadians or policy - makers to make decisions that are fully - informed.

«I just happen to be an activist and public - policy maker, which you don't see in one person.»

The principal recommendation of this report was that Canadian governments must step up and collect the necessary data regarding foreign investment in order for policy - makers and the public to understand if foreign investment is playing a significant part in shaping urban real estate pricing and availability.

The New York City area, with its many interest rate - sensitive industries, has prospered when decision - makers in the public and private sectors could have confidence that the Federal Reserve was committed to a rigorous set of policies that promoted price stability, in a growth - oriented economic environment.

The organization's mission is to strengthen the wealth - creating capacity of its members and promote economic development; to create innovative and effective change in the business culture; to build strategic alliances, coalitions and affiliations; and to transform public policy and influence opinion makers.

The Conference Board of Canada's Global Commerce Centre has embarked on a research series to explore the magnitude of services in Canada's global commerce picture and help bridge the gap on this issue between policy - makers, businesses, and the public.

It can also help companies plan ahead, and guide policy makers in deciding where to allocate public resources.»

NEW YORK / WASHINGTON Wall Street lobby groups urged U.S. policy makers and regulators to revamp rules to encourage more initial public offerings and to reduce the regulatory cost of staying public, in a white paper issued on Thursday.

«He in fact created this industry, and he needs to come explain to the American public and to policy makers.»

Although religious pressure groups are able to influence policy makers to act in ways that are in harmony with the values of particular religious communities, this plays a secondary role in relation to most public issues.

These issues call for wisdom on the part of policy - makers, but my chief concern is to counteract pressures upon the Government by vociferous elements in the public.

We can work to change them and to prevent them from being changed in the wrong ways, even with policy makers and judges who do not share our religious commitments but do share our concern for the public good.

For the first time ever, a complete global overview of policies supporting organic agriculture has been compiled, and tools for advocates and policy - makers are now available in the «Global Policy Toolkit on Public Support to Organic Agriculture&rpolicy - makers are now available in the «Global Policy Toolkit on Public Support to Organic Agriculture&rPolicy Toolkit on Public Support to Organic Agriculture».

Additionally, although I don't at all doubt that nutrition policy makers are qualified to make decisions on the majority of guidelines regarding public health, I do question whether it is fair for them to decide what is and isn't achievable for the public in terms of food related behaviour, and to set the guidelines pertaining to this accordingly.

In collaboration with well - known artists, entrepreneurs, policy makers and the general public, Adopt the Arts is dedicated to improving the academic performance of every child, through the gift of making music and art.

Breastfeeding Support www.breastfeedventura.org The Coalition is comprised of health care providers, community leaders, policy makers, and parents, as well as public and private organizations with the common goal of promoting and supporting breastfeeding as the culture norm in Ventura County.

The Role and Impact of the IBCLC: This position paper, released in 2011, is intended for IBCLCs, administrators, policy makers, and members of the public who are interested in the role and impact of the IBCLC within an organization, community, nation, or the world.

Intended for use by policy - makers, national breastfeeding committees, breastfeeding advocates, women's health activists and others working for public health in the community, the Resource sets out why breastfeeding in the context of HIV has never been as safe as it is today.

«Introducing expensive «new and improved» formulas with unsubstantiated claims is the best way for formula makers to increase their profits in the WIC program,» says Meredith McGehee, a public policy strategist in Washington, D.C. who lobbies for the California WIC Association on Capitol Hill.

MIKAEL SOLAGE: Greetings, my name is Mikael Solage, I am a new mother I have a 11 month old son, I'm a pumping mom on the go and you know, I like to nurse at home as well but most importantly I am a law maker in New York state and I'm advocating for a family friendly policy which include lactation rooms in airport and in public buildings.

Although programs have proliferated to address the needs of fathers and families, there is also a need to evaluate their effectiveness in helping fathers become better parents and better partners.8 Federal and state policy makers have placed increasing demands on programs to evaluate the effects these programs have on fathers and families and whether they are worth investing public dollars.9

In addition to clinicians, consumers, health professional educators, insurers, lawyers, ethicists, administrators, and policy makers, the participants included researchers with expertise in epidemiology, public health, sociology, medical anthropology, legal, health policy and clinical researcIn addition to clinicians, consumers, health professional educators, insurers, lawyers, ethicists, administrators, and policy makers, the participants included researchers with expertise in epidemiology, public health, sociology, medical anthropology, legal, health policy and clinical researcin epidemiology, public health, sociology, medical anthropology, legal, health policy and clinical research.

The resource is intended for policy - makers, breastfeeding advocates, national breastfeeding committees, public health advocates, women's health activists and others working in the community.

Therefore, the target audience includes national and local public health policy - makers, implementers and managers of maternal and child health programmes, health care facility managers, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), professional societies involved in the planning and management of maternal and child health services, health care professionals (including nurses, midwives, general medical practitioners and obstetricians) and academic staff involved in training health care professionals.

In the third lecture, Thompson analysed how the perceived necessity for policy makers to engage in moral argument for their cause also contributes to public confusion and mistrusIn the third lecture, Thompson analysed how the perceived necessity for policy makers to engage in moral argument for their cause also contributes to public confusion and mistrusin moral argument for their cause also contributes to public confusion and mistrust.

Policy makers, the media and the wider public must realize that humanitarian values are at stake in this development.

- Represent the UK insurance industry to government, regulators and policy makers in the UK, EU and internationally, driving effective public policy and regulation.

Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente announced today that they are now operating a census and data related blog in order to make information more readily available to the public, private agencies, businesses and policy makers.

The Centre is intended to help policy makers and practitioners in the public services in Scotland transform the way they work.

Yet, although figures in public health maintain a common understanding of the definition, causes, and solutions to injuries and violence, this recognition might not be widely accepted by other audiences, including policy makers, clinical health professionals, and the public.»

Meeting societal demands for safe and secure food and water requires scientists to engage in dialogue with myriad publics, including policy makers, farmers, water resource managers, and everyday consumers.

«Reports from leading scientific societies can get considerable media attention, and if they do, they can have an impact on what the public and policy makers think, and do,» Maibach wrote in an email.

They have established networks and communication lines among various stakeholders, including the media, policy - makers, farmers, food and feed industries, and the concerned public, through collaborative workshops and seminars, information in the media, their Web sites, and the distribution of promotional materials (brochures, information leaflets, etc).

Now their work shifts to fine - tuning their topics, meeting with members of their community to better understand the issue in the local context, and developing projects to share with the public and policy - makers.

«Our findings provide evidence for policy makers and public health professionals about the need for smoke - free environments in places frequented by teens worldwide.»

«If you advocate for inclusion in science, if you believe scientists should be engaged with the public and decision makers in policy, then you should walk the walk and share your data,» she said.

Continued investigation of this research may have strong implications for policy makers, public health professionals and school administrators to consider simple and sustainable environmental changes in classrooms that can effectively increase energy expenditure and physical activity as well as enhance cognitive development and education outcomes.

Although the public is increasingly interested in the debates, the rapid pace of change can make it difficult for even the professional policy - makers to keep up.

The new review, published in the American Journal of Public Health, advises that policy makers should be wary of assuming that bullies are more likely to come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.

«Our simulations could be used to help public authorities and policy makers create a comprehensive database of tsunami scenarios in the Mediterranean, identify vulnerable coastal regions for each scenario, and properly plan their defence.»

Robin: It's interesting to me because I was at bunch of sessions where scientists and sometimes journalists were trying to figure out why the general public and policy makers in the United States have yet to really take any significant action to mitigate and pull back climate change.

Schaal, dean of the faculty of arts and sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, called for more effective communication and public engagement by scientists in explaining their work, both to policy makers and to the general public, across a range of topics — climate change, evolution, stem cells, and use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture.

«The moral here is that these type of reputation concerns deserve a prominent place in the toolkit used by policy makers to encourage people to do things that benefit the public good.

Lomborg claims in his rebuttal that «Holdren could find little but a badly translated word and a necessary specification for nuclear energy production in this chapter».8 Actually, as my original critique indicated to the extent practical in the space available, and as Lomborgs rebuttal and this response make even plainer, his energy chapter is so permeated with misunderstandings, misreadings, misrepresentations, and blunders of other sorts that it can not be considered a positive contribution to public or policy - maker understanding, notwithstanding its managing to get right a few (already well known) truths about the subject.

At ESOF meetings leading scientists, researchers, young researchers, business people, entrepreneurs and innovators, policy makers, science and technology communicators and the general public from all over Europe discuss new discoveries and debate the direction that research is taking in the sciences, humanities and social sciences.

(The full Statement of Task appears in Appendix A.) Normally, a technical issue such as surface temperature reconstructions might not generate widespread attention, but this case brings interesting lessons about how science works and how science, especially climate science, is communicated to policy makers and the public.

The public, press and policy makers have been repeatedly told that three claims have widespread scientific support: Global temperature has risen about a degree since the late 19th century; levels of CO2 in the atmosphere have increased by about 30 % over the same period; and CO2 should contribute to future warming.

Ultimately, we hope that the discussions on AMS Policy Forum will provide insights to the weather, water, and climate community; decision makers in the Executive and Legislative branches; members of the media; and the public.