Sentences with phrase «reducing social inequalities»

Multiple studies undertaken over many years attest to the effect of parenting on the development of children and young people, 1,2 and on their mental3 — 5 and physical health in adult life.6, 7 Good quality, timely support for parents has now been identified in national and international policy documents as important for reducing social inequalities in health, 8 preventing mental illness, 9 — 11 and enhancing social and educational development.12

The current strategy that schools alone can do the job of reducing social inequalities, including the test score gap between minorities and whites, is simply flawed.

Breastfeeding supports a child achieving their potential IQ level, so improving his / her life chances and job opportunities, reducing social inequalities.

«This really makes a difference in how we think about planning future population - level policies or programs that intend to reduce social inequalities in birth weight,» she said.

We also document that although public - interest lawyers were initially motivated to expand student legal rights as part of a larger strategy to reduce social inequality, legal challenges to school disciplinary actions are disproportionately the province of white and higher - income students and their families.

Only then will we be able to accelerate our nation's economic progress, increase upward mobility, and reduce social inequality for all Americans.

The project illuminates a striking change affecting campus life across America, contributes to social scientific debates about how law shapes society and vice versa, and generates knowledge crucial for strengthening higher education's capacity to reduce social inequality.

«This is the only way we can help reduce social inequalities in our society,» he explained, according to the report.

Support for parenting has a very important role to play in promoting children's well - being, alongside initiatives to reduce social inequalities and improve schools.

Could scale - up of parenting programmes improve child disruptive behaviour and reduce social inequalities?

Not exact matches

The former union leader won global admiration for transformative social policies that helped reduce stinging inequality in Latin America's biggest country.

«The CEO network could reduce the welfare of shareholders and contribute to the widening social inequality.

A political, social, economic policy upheaval that will dramatically alter the playing field for millions of Americans by significantly reducing economic and gender inequality?

It's a tax that only affects the very wealthy, it taxes income that can otherwise go untaxed, people with vast amounts of wealth are already able to minimize its impact, and it helps to increase social mobility (reduce income inequality) by preventing the ultra wealthy from hoarding too much wealth.

It's a tax that only affects the very wealthy, it taxes income that can otherwise go untaxed, people with vast amounts of wealth are already able to minimize its impact, and it helps to increase social mobility (reduce income inequality) by preventing the ultra wealthy from hoarding too much...

It's impossible to project the impact of this over a lifetime without making wild assumptions about social trends and tax regimes, but at first sight reduced home ownership looks like increased inequality.

[6] Correspondingly, classical liberals tended to favour cutting taxes for the poorest in order to increase opportunity, contrasting with social liberals, who would rather see higher spending on public services and the disadvantaged in order to reduce income inequality.

a stronger commitment to social justice, reducing current levels of inequality in income, wealth and social mobility;

The Council Conclusions stress that harmful use of alcohol is recognised as an important risk factor in the need to reduce the burden of alcohol - related avoidable deaths, chronic diseases, injuries, violence, health inequalities and other social consequences to third parties.

The report — «If you could do one thing...» Nine local actions to reduce health inequalities — brings together evidence from a wide range of social sciences, and has been led by a steering group of academic and policy experts.

Anyone looking to back a left - winger will be disappointed and may well have to settle for the one outsider, Patrick Vernon, a councillor in the London Borough of Hackney and Chief Executive of the Afiya Trust that works to reduce inequalities in health and social care provision for BME communities.

«It is important to understand such patterns, because if inequality in the offline world translates into differential resources online, especially those that affect health over time, then new technologies like social network sites could exacerbate rather than reduce health disparities.»

Economic and Social Outcomes in London and the North of England Since the Recession, by Polina Obolenskaya, Ruth Lupton and Bert Provan, concludes: «The findings suggest not only a need for regional rebalancing of both the economic and social kind, but that economic growth per se can not be relied upon to improve social outcomes in any region — and in particular it can not be relied upon to reduce poverty and inequality.&Social Outcomes in London and the North of England Since the Recession, by Polina Obolenskaya, Ruth Lupton and Bert Provan, concludes: «The findings suggest not only a need for regional rebalancing of both the economic and social kind, but that economic growth per se can not be relied upon to improve social outcomes in any region — and in particular it can not be relied upon to reduce poverty and inequality.&social kind, but that economic growth per se can not be relied upon to improve social outcomes in any region — and in particular it can not be relied upon to reduce poverty and inequality.&social outcomes in any region — and in particular it can not be relied upon to reduce poverty and inequality.»

«The significance of the economic and inequality variables in the model suggests that systematic national policies aimed at reducing social, gender, and economic equality could positively affect health workforce production,» said Dr. Squires.

«In our continued effort to reduce population salt intake towards a 6g per day target in Britain, it is crucial to understand the reasons for these social inequalities so as to correct this gap for an equitable and cost - effective delivery of cardiovascular prevention,» Professor Cappuccio concluded.

Education is a powerful instrument for reducing poverty and inequality, improving health and social well - being, and laying the basis for sustained economic growth... [We will] ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling.

Michèle Artigue: The first is the fact that our school does not reduce enough the social inequalities - we need to have a [school system that's] more fair, more inclusive and, at the same time, keeping a high level of demand on the students.

In so doing, they «increased inequality by stratifying the curriculum, reduced learning by bargaining down consent, and increased costs by extending the demand for educational credentials well beyond the social requirements for human capital.»

Moreover, he notes, «reducing inequality is not just a social imperative but an economic imperative.»

So we are going to ignore the mounting evidence that shows grammer schools do not reduce inequality, generate social mobility or have a significant «change effect» on life chances.

Reduce the impact of social inequality evident by the end of KS2 and comprehensive, all ability secondary schools will fly, and avoid the significant downside of selection at 11 by tests that lack validity, reliability, and are highly susceptible to pressure cooker tutoring.

This is very convenient for those political reactionaries who like to blame the poor for their own poverty, and who are adamant that nothing can be done, at the governmental level, to reduce social and economic inequality.

Social inequalities can be reduced through the defense of human rights, the rule of law, participatory democracy, universal access to public services, the recognition of personal dignity, a significant improvement in the effectiveness of fiscal and social policies, an ethical finance reform, large scale decent work creation policies, integration of the informal and popular economic sectors, and national and international collaboration to eradicate the new forms of slavery such as forced labor and sexual exploitSocial inequalities can be reduced through the defense of human rights, the rule of law, participatory democracy, universal access to public services, the recognition of personal dignity, a significant improvement in the effectiveness of fiscal and social policies, an ethical finance reform, large scale decent work creation policies, integration of the informal and popular economic sectors, and national and international collaboration to eradicate the new forms of slavery such as forced labor and sexual exploitsocial policies, an ethical finance reform, large scale decent work creation policies, integration of the informal and popular economic sectors, and national and international collaboration to eradicate the new forms of slavery such as forced labor and sexual exploitation.

And we need an EU budget that is more forward looking — prioritising the building of community based economies that can reduce inequalities, improve social inclusion, inspire meaningful lives at the same time as reducing emissions on the path to 2050.

By targeting the least efficient properties and the most vulnerable city residents with utility data, and offering free energy efficiency upgrades, Knoxville tackles social inequality while improving climate resilience and reducing emissions.

The supposed benefits of reducing income inequality would be felt beyond the low - income targets of social programs, because middle - class citizens would live in safer neighbourhoods as well.

It is recognised that the opportunities for prevention and public health interventions will be enhanced the more we understand the early pathways to poorer health and development1 and that to have an impact on health inequalities will require us to address the social determinants of early child health, development and well - being.2 However, appropriate service and systemic improvements for reducing developmental inequalities requires an understanding of the patterns of child health and development across population groups and geographies in order to underpin a progressive universal portfolio of services.3

Speakers said the role must be set up for success and judged on whether it leads to reduced health inequalities in rural and remote Australia compared to metropolitan Australia, with the need to address the social determinants of health, including poverty, inequality, racism and prejudice.

Although the results from the present study may not be conclusive on whether children who participate in ECE have better learning outcomes due to lack of robust longitudinal support, it is undeniable that stimulation of child characteristics that are targeted to reduce educational inequalities at school entry between advantaged and disadvantaged children represents a critical foundation in reducing the economic, health, and social burdens associated with poverty.

An extensive European trial has shown that incorporating Triple P into a home visiting program can reduce inequality, by improving children's cognitive development, attention control, motor skills and social skills.

Experts have shown in study after study that high - quality early care and education produce external benefits that are abundant and long - lasting.29 Quality child care may be costly, but many of its associated benefits spill over into society over time, reducing inequality in educational, health, and social outcomes.

Incredible Kids aims to provide play and support services to families with a child with a disability or additional need to reduce inequality and social isolation.

Interpersonal violence is strongly associated with social factors such as unemployment, income inequality, rapid social change and access to education; 26 thus, measures that aim to reduce inequality and address such factors may indirectly impact on levels of violence.