Sentences with phrase «use effective interventions»

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It's worth nothing, however, that they substances are often most effective when used to complement chemotherapy and other medical interventions.

NWHN also has a long history of advocacy around the standard of evidence necessary to prove that routine interventions used during pregnancy and childbirth, including medications, are safe and effective.

PCIT may be the only parenting intervention that requires families to show competency in using a range of effective parenting skills before completing the program (for most parenting programs, completion is based on attendance, not performance).

None of these interventions enable the tongue - tied baby to have full mobility of the tongue and they are most effective when used along with release of restrictive frenulums, in order to normalize function.

This presentation will use original research conducted in the community to provide evidence for babywearing practices as an effective intervention to improve mother - infant bonding in a sample of young mothers.

«Unlike other interventions to reduce depressive symptoms in the postpartum months, SSC [Skin - to - Skin Care] is easy to use, readily accessible, cost effective, and without adverse effects,» said AWHONN's Chief Executive Officer Karen Peddicord, PhD, RN.

Likewise, incorporating an ongoing postnatal support package increased the information and resources available to the new parents over time and were consistent with Hannula et al.'s review (Hannula et al., 2008) that found intervention packages using various methods of education and support were more effective for breastfeeding support than interventions concentrating on a single method.

Identifying core components of interventions found to be effective and understanding what it takes to implement those components with fidelity to the program model is critical to successful replication and scale - up of effective programs and practices in different community contexts and populations.7 There is growing recognition in the early childhood field of the importance of effective implementation and the need for implementation research that can guide adoption, initial implementation, and ongoing improvement of early childhood interventions.8, 9,10 The promise of implementation research and using data to drive program management is compelling because it offers a potential solution to the problem of persistent gaps in outcomes between at - risk children and their more well - off peers.

A systematic review of existing reviews of the effectiveness of parent training for conduct disorder that were judged to be of high quality using a recognised checklist [11] suggested that parenting programmes are an effective intervention for children with behaviour problems.

Conclusion Fan use may be an effective intervention for further decreasing SIDS risk in infants in adverse sleep environments.

Breastfeeding PC has been demonstrated to be an effective intervention (44) and is being scaled - up through widespread use of breastfeeding peer counselors in the WIC program.

«There have been no randomized trials of the total package of active management or of the use of strict diagnostic criteria alone, but trials of early amniotomy, early oxytocin, and these interventions combined do not suggest that these interventions are effective in reducing rates of cesarean sections or operative vaginal deliveries.

The results can be used to focus research on other therapeutic interventions that may be more effective in preventing preterm delivery in twin gestations.»

He won't consider giving his own autistic children oxytocin regularly until its long - term effects are known, but he believes it may hold promise for limited uses, such as right before behavioral intervention therapy in order to make the sessions more interactive, and therefore more effective.

Published in BMC Medicine, the study underscores the need for effective substance use policies and public health interventions, and provides key principles to guide policy decisions.

«Our results indicate that this simple intervention could be an effective and scalable approach to use the design of electronic health records to increase the rate of flu vaccinations, which are estimated to prevent millions of flu cases and tens of thousands of related hospitalizations every year,» said study lead author Mitesh S. Patel, MD, MBA, MS, an assistant professor of Medicine and Health Care Management in Penn's Perelman School of Medicine and The Wharton School, a staff physician at the Crescenz VA Medical Center, and director of the Penn Medicine Nudge Unit, whose work is supported by the Penn Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics.

«Developing an in - depth understanding of what drives delinquent and criminal activities — and ways that sports and other leisure activities can be used for prosocial purposes — can help create more effective prevention, intervention and rehabilitation programs for at - risk youths and young offenders.»

«It shows hearing aids remain significantly under used despite significant improvements in both technology and their provision, and a high proportion of people who would benefit from treatment may not receive effective intervention.

«Findings from the current study indicate that mHealth interventions are a promising and potentially effective route for pediatric health care providers to use with patients and their family members,» he said.

Psychosocial interventions, used together with effective medications, are a key part of recommended treatment for opioid addiction.

Those involved with the study say they've learned that they may need to pay attention not just to effective forms of biomedical intervention, but also to what people say they want, need, and are willing to use.

The increase in longevity, especially in high - income countries (HICs), has been largely due to the decline in deaths from cardiovascular disease (stroke and ischaemic heart disease), mainly because of simple, cost - effective strategies to reduce tobacco use and high blood pressure, and improved coverage and effectiveness of health interventions.

Interventions designed to reduce alcohol use among fraternity members are no more effective than no intervention at all, according to an analysis of 25 years of research involving over 6,000 university students published by the American Psychological Association.

Drawing from education research on self - regulated learning and evidence from social psychology on effective approaches to interventions, Chen and colleagues developed a brief exercise for students aimed at guiding their thinking about how they use learning resources.

«Given that marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug by high school students in the U.S., having a better understanding of how marijuana use affects future SC use and vice versa is essential for designing effective prevention and intervention programs.»

It also was the first randomized, controlled trial on this underserved population of children to use a computer tablet combined with an effective behavioral intervention.

«Gauging attitudes and behaviors of those providers on the front lines with respect to PrEP is a key pressure point in moving towards the routine use of effective, safe and well - targeted biomedical interventions in the fight against new HIV transmissions in the US.»

New medical interventions must be proven safe and effective in a randomized controlled trial before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will approve their use.

She added: «By showing sound economic reasons for increasing the use of preventative measures, such as tooth brushing and fluoride varnishing, I hope that they can now compete for resource against other less cost - effective interventions.»

«We have been using computer - delivered interventions for many years now in an effort to more efficiently deliver effective treatments,» said psychology Professor Brad Schmidt, director of the Anxiety and Behavioral Health Clinic.

If their intervention to reduce implicit racial bias is effective in that setting as well, they hope to develop a more consumer - friendly version of their training sessions: a fun, gamified app that could be used in schools and at home.

For example, in the absence of effective interventions and sufficient facilities to treat everyone, genetic information might be used to triage patients at greatest risk of severe disease to receive care first.

The early intervention strategy is most frequently used for drug testing in AD because drug candidates assayed in AD transgenic mice at the stage when pathology is already present are generally less effective [27 — 30].

Community is more effective than any medication, even though many still use less than optimal and outdated nutritional advice and lifestyle interventions.

Kate Copping - Westgarth Primary School, Victoria Using Data to Develop Collaborative Practice and Improve Student Learning Outcomes Dr Bronte Nicholls and Jason Loke, Australian Science and Mathematics School, South Australia Using New Technology for Classroom Assessment: An iPad app to measure learning in dance education Sue Mullane - Sunshine Special Developmental School, Victoria Dr Kim Dunphy - Making Dance Matter, Victoria Effective Differentiation: Changing outcomes in a multi-campus school Yvonne Reilly and Jodie Parsons - Sunshine College, Victoria Improving Numeracy Outcomes: Findings from an intervention program Michaela Epstein - Chaffey Secondary College, Victoria Workshop: Developing Rubrics and Guttman Charts to Target All Students» Zones of Proximal Development Holly Bishop - Westgarth Primary School, Victoria Bree Bishop - Carwatha College P - 12, Victoria Raising the Bar: School Improvement in action Beth Gilligan, Selina Kinne, Andrew Pritchard, Kate Longey and Fred O'Leary - Dominic College, Tasmania Teacher Feedback: Creating a positive culture for reform Peta Ranieri - John Wollaston Anglican Community School, Western Australia

«Part of effective teaching is the use of appropriate assessments to inform teachers of the achievement level of students so that appropriate teaching and intervention strategies can be put in place if a child is not achieving at the expected level.»

How effective are the various preventative and intervention strategies used?

When it comes to a focus on students, research suggests effective professional learning communities «make intelligent use of evidence to pinpoint areas needing intervention to enhance learning outcomes for all students».

That's why we need an education agenda that strategically recruits, retains, and rewards the most effective teachers and principals; that builds incredibly high standards; that develops rigorous and useful assessments to measure progress against those standards; that builds data systems that allow teachers, principals, students, and parents to quickly and conveniently access those data for everyday use; and that focuses on dramatic intervention within our country's lowest - performing schools.

In keeping with our rapidly growing innovation agenda, the Center must continue to explore new ways of using a variety of media and advanced technologies to catalyze creative thinking across disciplines and sectors, to support the design and testing of more effective interventions, and to disseminate our findings in a way that transforms the policy and practice climate, both in the United States and globally.

The results of using this complete package resource will be positive, productive and effective group work where the children co-operate and collaborate without the intervention of the class teacher!

If present evidence is to be used, two potent contributions to raising student achievement will be widespread: effective preschool programs for all children and intensive interventions that build capacities of families to support the education of their children.

Neuroscience research reveals that humor systematically activates the brain's dopamine reward system, and cognitive studies show that dopamine is important for both goal - oriented motivation and long - term memory, while educational research indicates that correctly - used humor can be an effective intervention to improve retention in students from kindergarten through college.

With the right intervention from L&D, learning and training using a VA become more effective.

Explore research on education interventions to understand how effective studies are constructed and how to use findings to inform system - level decisions

This compelling knowledge base underscores three significant, unmet needs: (1) valid and reliable biological and bio-behavioral measures (or «biomarkers») of «toxic stress» to identify children who are at higher risk of chronic disease in adulthood; (2) more effective intervention strategies to prevent, reduce, or mitigate the long - term health consequences of significant adversity in early childhood; and (3) biomarkers that are sensitive to change and can thus be used to assess the short - term and medium - term effects of intervention strategies whose ultimate impacts on physical and mental health may not be apparent until decades later.

Through the systematic use of data, educators can promote more effective prevention and intervention services, while better understanding the root causes of these student issues.

Stretch Break for Kids provides an effective intervention strategy to prevent and / or reduce the incidence of discomfort or pain associated with interactive media use.

It is only by understanding how these local leaders actually make decisions, and the role of research in this process, that we can begin to design interventions that promote more effective uses of research.

«The pupil premium should be used for highly cost - effective interventions such as peer tutoring and pupil feedback, as shown by the Sutton Trust - EEF Teaching and Learning Toolkit.»