Sentences with phrase «while increasing access»

NCTSN's collaboration of frontline providers, researchers, and families is committed to raising the standard of care while increasing access to services.

Community gardens also promote social interaction and physical activity while increasing access to fresh, locally grown produce.

Since becoming the principal at FCA, Tonya has worked to improve the culture and climate of the school while increasing access to top - quality programs.

While increasing access to education is still a major challenge in many countries, improving the quality and relevance of education is now receiving more attention than ever, with due emphasis on the importance of values, attitudes and skills that promote mutual respect and peaceful coexistence.

Not exact matches

«Small business owners are seeing the number of alternative sources for financing their companies grow at an unprecedented rate, and while this is a good thing in terms of increasing access to capital, borrower protections have not caught up,» Mills said last month while introducing the borrowers rights bill in Washington.

Schulman hopes that, armed with new federal funding to tackle these challenges, states will step up and begin filling the gaping holes in the American child care system — smoothing out the child care cliff while also making it easier for families access care in the first place, increasing the number of American kids who spend their days playing, coloring, building, and singing in a safe, caring environment their parents can actually afford.

Karen Mills, former head of the U.S. Small Business Administration and the keynote speaker at the event said, «Small business owners are seeing the number of alternative sources for financing their companies grow at an unprecedented rate, and while this is a good thing in terms of increasing access to capital, borrower protections have not caught up.

Investors and startups argue the new equity crowdfunding regulations increase access to capital for entrepreneurs, while at the same time giving investors more options.

While the consumer price index has averaged a 3.7 % annual increase since 1947, [7] it is estimated that the medical care component will continue to rise (6.5 % in 2017)-- and increased access to care nationwide will drive that figure higher.

While VIPs likely have access to foreign sources of money, meaning the capital controls might not affect them directly, the increased scrutiny on the peninsula may spook them once more.

While you don't have to verify your account in order to start trading on EXMO, you can provide proof of ID and proof of your address to add increased security to your account and access a wider range of deposit and withdrawal options.

Had the individual purchased permanent life insurance, he or she could have access to a potentially significant source of supplemental retirement income in the future (depending on the policy type), while preserving the death benefit in perpetuity (note, however, that the death benefit and cash value of a policy is reduced in the event of a loan or partial surrender, and the chance of lapsing the policy increases).

While it's true that innovation can build a prosperous nation, this can only occur if national governments work hand - in - glove with domestic technology firms to help them grow through increased access to talent, capital and customers.

While the biggest winners from the original 12 - member TPP — Vietnam and Japan — stood to see their conventionally measured gains from trade sharply reduced, countries with existing FTAs with the United States, including Canada, stood to see their gains increase as their existing preferential access to the US market would not be eroded and they would not have to share trade gains in other TPP markets with the United States.

Encouraging insurance approaches that increase worker take home pay while maintaining access to high quality health care.

As farmers increase production, improve crop quality, reduce worker complaints, and increase worker efficiency, while differentiating their product, improving their access to credit, and often earning premium prices.

«I commend the USDA for taking action today by partnering with Illinois schools to find a way to increase access to such an important program while hopefully reducing the possibilities for error and fraud.»

A study done by the Park District found that while there will be an increase in vehicles, there is «adequate access to the site,» and so the change will generate a «limited impact on the surrounding road network.»

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — A new national survey of school meal program operators reveals that more school cafeterias are utilizing strategies to increase consumption of fruits, vegetables and other healthy choices, while expanding student access -LSB-...]

So since kids are that clued into technology anyway, and want to be online, it makes sense to let them access age appropriate material that will help to educate a child and increase skills while at the same time providing entertainment.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2016 - More school cafeterias are using strategies to increase consumption of fruits, vegetables and other healthy choices, while expanding student access to school meals through government programs such as the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), according to a new national survey of school meal program operators.

HUMAN Everywhere's mission is to leverage the power of social entrepreneurship to improve the nation's collective health by increasing access to nutrition education and healthful foods while advocating for public policy that contributes to these goals.

A universal, alternative delivery school breakfast — like direct delivery, Grab - n - Go, and Breakfast After the Bell — increases access to the morning meal to all students, and improves participation while also creating a calm, structured start to the instructional day.

«While studies have shown that changing the admissions process will not increase diversity, we know that increasing access to resources from an early age will.»

However, we know that while the number of guns in the country has increased, the number of homes with guns has actually decreased, meaning that net access to firearms could have gone down.

New York spent $ 21,206 per pupil compared to a national average of $ 11,392 in school year 2014 - 2015.38 Better targeting spending to the highest needs districts would contain costs while ensuring that all students have access to a sound basic education.39 The State wastes $ 1.2 billion annually on property tax rebates and allocates $ 4 billion annually on economic development spending with a sparse record of results.40 Curtailing spending in these areas would reduce pressure to increase taxes and lessen the tax differential with other states.

While much went unresolved during the combative close to New York's 2017 legislative session, legislation aimed at increasing access to prescription drugs quietly flew through the state Senate and Assembly, passing unanimously in both houses last week and now awaiting action by Cuomo.

Governor Cuomo's FreshConnect program is increasing access to affordable, fresh New York - grown produce for all New Yorkers, while also supporting our local farmers.

While average life expectancy has been rising steadily in most countries over the past century, new research led by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows that life expectancy declined significantly and rapidly in three countries where policy changes increased access to prescription opioids, alcohol or illicit drugs.

The more footloose researchers can expect increased opportunities to work in other countries, while those who want to remain on German soil will have more access to international collaborations.

While demand for freshwater access continues to increase — after tripling in the last 50 years — global supplies are becoming scarcer.

By expanding access to lands for safe and responsible energy production, promoting infrastructure developments, and pursuing market - based solutions to reduce demand, we can increase energy security and sustainability while also creating jobs and spurring economic growth.

Still, while it is exciting to see the rapid advance in Indian science, the emergence of world - class institutions, and the increase in collaborations and external engagement, Aseem Ansari, a professor of genomics and biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and the founder and director of the Khorana and S.N. Bose Scholars exchange programs, reckons «it will take another decade to remodel national research infrastructure and create scientific ecosystems that are comparable to what one has access to at most R1 research institutions in the U.S.»

The report showed stenting (percutaneous coronary intervention or PCI) performed at the radial access site (the wrist) increased from 2.9 percent of cases in 2009 to 10.9 percent of cases in 2011, while stenting performed at the femoral access site (the groin) decreased from 96.5 percent to 88.8 percent during the same time period.

While the research didn't show huge jumps in any particular area of health, care, or access, the overall pattern is consistent with a positive impact from increased health insurance and other reforms, compared with states that didn't embark on major reform efforts.

CT lung cancer screening is deemed an Essential Health Benefit, covered by many private health insurers, while Medicare beneficiaries have lesser access to these exams and increased risk of lung cancer death due to lack of coverage.

An increasing number of journals, including Nature and Science, have adopted measures such as checklists for study design and reporting while improving statistical review and encouraging access to data and protocols.

«While it may seem intuitive that increasing distance to a facility providing abortions limits access, this is the first study to rigorously demonstrate this association,» said Joseph Potter, PhD, a professor of sociology at the Population Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin and principal investigator of TxPEP.

Most services offer digital messaging, while others provide additional services such as webcasts, online chat, telephone chat (VOIP), and message boards.In Eastern Europe, popular sites offer full access to messaging and profiles, but provide additional services for pay, such as prioritizing profile position, removing advertisements, and giving paying users access to a more advanced search engine.Such sites earn revenue from a mix of advertising and sale of additional options.The stigma associated with online dating dropped over the years and people view online dating more positively.The 2016 Pew Research Center's survey reveals that the usage of online dating sites by American adults increased from 9 % in 2013, to 12 % in 2015.

While being controlled by a second player vastly increases Cappy's range and gives Mario access to new moves like ultra-high jumps, the most Cappy can do is defeat minor enemies and collect coins.

While she has increased efficiency by consolidating district schools that have lost students to charter schools, Washington, D.C., schools chancellor Kaya Henderson initially seemed intent on preventing charters from accessing the empty buildings.

In the survey carried out by the e-Learning Foundation, 29 per cent of the 500 respondents who do not run any form of home access programme said they planned to use some of their Pupil Premium funds to address 1:1 access, while that number increased to 51 per cent amongst schools already running a programme.

The OECD report highlighted that, while desktop computers remained the most common form of computers in schools in 2012, the share of students with access to mobile devices is increasing, with 43 per cent of students, on average, having access to laptops at school, and 11 per cent having access to tablets.

It's possible that if a very well - regarded institution provides an online - only degree program, that program might substantially increase access while at the same time conferring reputational quality signals that are highly valued in the labor market.

With VLEs for example, while the online format means greater access for students and the possibility for flash animations and embedded video / audio means more involving learning content, at the end of the day we should avoid simply giving students increased access to yet more trackable learning objects, connected mainly with CPD and accreditation.

While access has increased substantially, the kind of access varies.

Graphics, sound, and video became more immersive, while browsers increased connection speeds and gave virtually everyone access to internet learning resources.

While the Ministry of Education purports that access has increased, an independent study suggests that the policy risks producing the opposite effect for low - income students.

While some online learners still rely on their trusty desktop computers to access online courses, an increasing number are now using their mobile devices to engage in amazing mobile learning experiences.

It is designed to significantly increase opportunities for building education - related connections around the globe while supporting cultural awareness, recognition of diversity, and educational access for all.