• In the United States, the rate of congenital syphilis increased annually since 2013, increasing 8-fold to 77.9/100,000 live births by 2021 ( 17 , 19 ). (cdc.gov)
  • From October 2020 to June 2021, program mentees engaged in skills-building seminars based on an antiracism framework and received support for preparing medical school applications. (cdc.gov)
  • Latinx and Black students make up over 52% of the enrollments, and those percentages are expected to increase given the just-released 2021 Census data. (insidehighered.com)
  • In addition, emerging PFS approaches - such as the outcomes rate card - can potentially make PFS more scalable and less complex at the state level. (chcs.org)
  • The WISH assessment measures six core constructs identified as central to best practices and may inform organizational priority setting and guide research around causal pathways influencing implementation and outcomes related to these approaches. (cdc.gov)
  • From seeding promising practices and innovative approaches to leading cross-sector initiatives, the Center for Leadership, Education, Advancement and Development supports local leaders in placing children and families at the forefront of decisions across a range of issues including education, public safety, early childhood, economy empowerment and community development. (nlc.org)
  • New approaches to both expand access to quality education and improve learning outcomes - approaches backed by evidence and robust research - are urgently required. (warchildholland.org)
  • This paper uses a case study approach to describe interventions implemented in newborn health, compare approaches, and identify lessons learned across the programs' collective implementation experience. (nih.gov)
  • Through extensive consultation, a Midterm Push Forward Plan has been developed to respond to the recommendations of the review, building on identified strengths, opportunities, novel approaches and lessons learned. (who.int)
  • 1.1 How well is the school achieving equitable and excellent outcomes for all its students? (ero.govt.nz)
  • In 2018, a group of colleagues from the Charles A. Dana Center, the Texas Association of Community Colleges, the Texas A&M University System, the Texas State University System, the University of North Texas System and the University of Texas System came together in recognition of the need to improve collaboration across higher education in the state to make meaningful progress on equitable transfer student outcomes. (insidehighered.com)
  • The findings from the Sudan study will further progress the programme's international efforts to ensure equitable access to quality education. (warchildholland.org)
  • For the last ten years, she worked at the Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN), a nonprofit organization committed to empowering families as advocates and partners in improving education, health, and mental health outcomes for children and youth in New Jersey. (drexel.edu)
  • The superintendent of public instruction shall provide support for statewide coordination for math, science, and technology, including employing a statewide director for math, science, and technology. (wa.gov)
  • He has years of experience designing, managing, and enhancing institutional and statewide programs and initiatives that have yielded positive student outcomes. (montgomerycollege.edu)
  • It expanded knowledge and positioned stakeholders in touch with the plethora of zero-hunger and food security related initiatives across the state of Grenada. (who.int)
  • The Working Group has launched a multi-faceted dissemination and communications effort to ensure that its recommendations and supporting materials are widely available among all key stakeholders within the cancer ecosystem, including providers, patient advocacy organizations, guidelines agencies, payers, and policymakers. (cancercare.org)
  • NLC supports and informs city leaders and stakeholders interested in improving public safety and reforming the juvenile justice system. (nlc.org)
  • Initiatives and activities prior to July 2016 have been revised because they involved partners and stakeholders who no longer could collaborate with RWI. (lu.se)
  • The Department of the Interior's 2023 budget proposal totals $18.1 billion-an increase of $2.9 billion, or 19 percent, from the fiscal year 2022 continuing resolution. (doi.gov)
  • 1.5 billion for the Department's Wildland Fire Management program to improve wildland firefighting capabilities, which represents a $237 million increase over the 2022 continuing resolution funding level. (doi.gov)
  • AIM is a national, cross-sector initiative designed to support best practices that make birth safer, improve maternal health outcomes, and save lives. (preeclampsia.org)
  • Dianne Malley directs the Life Course Outcomes' Transition Pathways initiative, a collection of innovative efforts to improve outcomes for young adults on the autism spectrum. (drexel.edu)
  • Health begins where we live, learn, work, and play , and investing in social factors - like housing and family supports - can improve health outcomes. (chcs.org)
  • As Elizabeth Bradley and her colleagues at Yale University have demonstrated , social service expenditures are significantly associated with better health outcomes. (chcs.org)
  • Nonetheless, PFS could still be an important tool for Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) and providers looking to improve health care quality and provide more efficient care. (chcs.org)
  • It is an adaptable risk management tool that can help frame complex issues and channel local efforts to address SDOH and improve health outcomes. (chcs.org)
  • Extreme poverty is the most severe type of poverty, defined by the United Nations (UN) as "a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs, including food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education and information. (wikipedia.org)
  • Consequently, several high-income countries are reporting increasing cases of congenital syphilis, a disease associated with a range of health and social consequences and a disease that is treatable, is preventable, and could be eliminated. (cdc.gov)
  • Children with congenital syphilis may face long-term disability and accompanying health, education, and societal costs. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched an initiative for the "elimination of congenital syphilis as a public health problem" ( 11 ). (cdc.gov)
  • This disparity is associated with poor health outcomes in racial and ethnic minority populations. (cdc.gov)
  • Similar programs are likely to improve numbers of racial and ethnic minority physicians and reduce racial health disparities. (cdc.gov)
  • Benefits Research Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. (collegerecruiter.com)
  • The Center's approach to outreach and education is comprised of four pillars: Disseminating Evidence-Based Practices The Center creates best practices to simultaneously improve work ing conditions and optimize health and safety investments in multiple industries. (cdc.gov)
  • Shaping Work place and Public Policy To inform policy decisions affecting the work force, the Center examines the potential impact its research has on policies that enhance work er health and safety while supporting productivity and engagement. (cdc.gov)
  • Congratulations to all of our Dal Health Class of 2023! (dal.ca)
  • During this degree, I became incredibly passionate about improving health outcomes and experiences for children and youth living with medical complexity and their families in the Maritimes. (dal.ca)
  • I am passionate about creating a system that supports families health and well-being living in their communities. (dal.ca)
  • I am working as a Research Associate at Pier Labs and Davis Pier, where I am continuing to look for ways to support the health and well-being of children complex needs and their families in Nova Scotia. (dal.ca)
  • With expertise in early childhood success, education & expanded learning, promoting a culture of health, youth & young adult connections, and economic opportunity & financial empowerment, LEAD reaches cities of all sizes and brings together local leaders to develop strategies via technical assistance projects, peer learning networks, leadership academies, and Mayors' Institutes. (nlc.org)
  • With generous support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, NLC leads an effort to educate, train and build the capacity of city leaders to address the social determinants of health and improve health outcomes where individuals live, learn, work and play. (nlc.org)
  • Kipu , the technology partner for mental health and addiction service providers, and the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP), a nonprofit professional society that represents hundreds of not-for profit and for-profit addiction treatment providers, announced Kipu will serve as a technology partner in NAATP's new FoRSE treatment outcomes programs. (mobilehealthtimes.com)
  • As the addiction crisis grows, we have to be able to pool and analyze data from multiple care settings to advocate for better standards of care and improve patient outcomes across the health care delivery system. (mobilehealthtimes.com)
  • The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's African Health Initiative supported the implementation of Population Health Implementation and Training (PHIT) Partnership health system strengthening interventions in designated areas of five countries: Ghana, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia. (nih.gov)
  • All PHIT programs included health system strengthening interventions with child health outcomes from the outset, but all increasingly recognized the need to increase focus to improve health and outcomes in the first month of life. (nih.gov)
  • Tanzania and Zambia included significant community-based components, including mobilization and sensitization for increased uptake of essential services, while Ghana, Mozambique, and Rwanda focused more efforts on improving the quality of services delivered once a patient enters a health facility. (nih.gov)
  • All countries included aspects that improved communication across levels of the health system, whether through district-wide data sharing and peer learning networks in Mozambique and Rwanda, or improved referral processes and systems in Tanzania, Zambia, and Ghana. (nih.gov)
  • Key lessons learned include the importance of focusing intervention components on addressing drivers of neonatal mortality across the maternal and newborn care continuum at all levels of the health system, matching efforts to improve service utilization with provision of high quality facility-based services, and the critical role of leadership to catalyze improvements in newborn health. (nih.gov)
  • The activity aims to improve knowledge, raise awareness and drive actions that promote and protect everyone's mental health. (who.int)
  • 19 September 2023, Damascus, Syria - Last week, the Ministry of Health and WHO concluded a two-day workshop on the draft national mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) strategy for Syria. (who.int)
  • The PHEOC will support Syria's commitments under the International Health Regulations (2005), which require countries to develop, enhance and maintain their capacity to respond promptly. (who.int)
  • The Center regularly offers an Executive and Continuing Professional Education course, "Work, Health, and Well-being: Framework, Evidence, and Applications", and has recently participated in the design and delivery of a Harvard EdX MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on the Culture of Health. (cdc.gov)
  • The current GPW acknowledges the unique opportunity provided by an ever-increasing number of health partners who recognize WHO as the lead agency in international health. (who.int)
  • Results from the clustered, randomized clinical trial indicate that systems-based interventions, such as automating reminders in electronic health records (EHRs), outreach in the form of phone calls or letters, and assistance with barriers to healthcare, such as housing insecurity, can increase the number of patients who complete appropriate diagnostic follow-up after an abnormal result. (medscape.com)
  • Among patients who received navigation, outcomes were not significantly better than among those who received EHR and outreach, indicating social determinants of health did not significantly affect the population studied or that the modest approach to navigation and the resources provided were insufficient, Haas said. (medscape.com)
  • The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) initiated the AIDS Health Education/Risk Reduction (HE/RR) Program which was designed in part to carry out this component of the AIDS prevention strategy. (cdc.gov)
  • For health education efforts to be most effective, segments of the community most likely to be affected by AIDS should be involved in planning, implementing, and evaluating ongoing AIDS prevention efforts. (cdc.gov)
  • is vital to support and promote the health of children and their families. (who.int)
  • Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction Jhone Ebert high-fives children during a pre-K lesson at Mater Academy Mountain Vista in Las Vegas, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (reviewjournal.com)
  • Ebert and Gov. Joe Lombardo announced the "Acing Accountability" initiative that establishes metrics for students to meet following a huge boost of $2.6 billion dollars in educational funding from the 2023 legislative session. (reviewjournal.com)
  • Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction Jhone Ebert addresses the crowd at a press conference at Mater Academy Mountain Vista in Las Vegas, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (reviewjournal.com)
  • Gov. Joe Lombardo speaks with Emiliano Guzman Valdivida, 4, during a pre-K lesson at Mater Academy Mountain Vista in Las Vegas, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (reviewjournal.com)
  • Gov. Joe Lombardo looks on as children participate in a pre-K lesson at Mater Academy Mountain Vista in Las Vegas, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (reviewjournal.com)
  • The 2023 budget proposal recognizes that worsening drought, increased weather risks, more extreme wildfires, profound threats to wildlife and habitats, warming water temperatures, and new threats from invasive species are among the immediate challenges communities face right now. (doi.gov)
  • We are deeply grateful for the honor of receiving these awards and the pleasure of working with LUNGevity Foundation and the EGFR Resisters to help improve outcomes for all patients with lung cancer harboring an EGFR mutation," says Dr. Yu. (prnewswire.com)
  • A LUNGevity Foundation-led consortium of 41 leading patient advocacy organizations, professional societies and industry partners has published a white paper detailing recommendations for the use of testing terminology in precision medicine for patient education throughout the cancer community. (cancercare.org)
  • In developing its recommendations, the Working Group, first convened in 2019 by LUNGevity Foundation, identified 33 terms related to biomarker, genetic and genomic testing that were being used in patient education and clinical care within the different cancer communities. (cancercare.org)
  • Adds Nikki Martin, Director of Precision Medicine Initiatives at LUNGevity Foundation, "When someone is diagnosed with cancer, they're swept into a whirlwind of bewildering words and complex, pressing decisions. (cancercare.org)
  • Dianne has an extensive background in developing partnerships and collaborations with state agencies, schools and communities to improve the authentic engagement of parents in their child's education. (drexel.edu)
  • To prevent congenital syphilis in the large cosmopolitan city of Perth, Western Australia, Australia, multilevel coordinated action was undertaken, including increased frequency of syphilis screening of pregnant women, workforce education and community engagement, regular interagency meetings to manage syphilis during pregnancy, use of a dynamic electronic syphilis register, use of synoptic (structured) reporting to guide management at delivery (neonatal management plans), and congenital syphilis case reviews. (cdc.gov)
  • and engage more effectively with evidence based local collaboration activities to support school attendance and engagement. (education.govt.nz)
  • I had the opportunity to collaborate with a number of families, decision makers, clinicians, trainees, and academics on research initiatives aimed to improve transitions in care for this important pediatric population. (dal.ca)
  • It also discusses how PFS can be integrated into Medicaid managed care programs and value-based purchasing (VBP) initiatives, including Medicaid accountable care organization (ACO) programs , and support partnerships with community-based organizations (CBOs). (chcs.org)
  • What is Pay for Success and how can it support Medicaid? (chcs.org)
  • With PFS, states can define desired outcomes, not new Medicaid service categories. (chcs.org)
  • We will use IAP to increase states' understanding of how to use incentives to improve the quality of care and outcomes provided to Medicaid beneficiaries accessing community-based LTSS. (medicaid.gov)
  • Over the course of its 20-year history, the Center for Leadership, Education, Advancement and Development at the National League of Cities has transformed how municipal leaders envision their roles in improving outcomes for all children, youth, and families in their communities. (nlc.org)
  • It provides new roles to support schools to turnaround irregular attendance. (education.govt.nz)
  • and increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in behavioral and social science research. (air.org)
  • Improved diversity and inclusion is critical to society and leads to improved outcomes for laboratories, academic departments, and individual research. (yale.edu)
  • This professional practice note supports teachers and school leaders to embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural inclusion, as an enabling foundation for learning in all Victorian government schools. (vic.gov.au)
  • Use of consistent language will significantly improve patient awareness and understanding of potentially life-saving testing options available for both new cancer diagnoses and progression or recurrence of disease. (cancercare.org)
  • Culture of safety: impact on improvement in infection prevention process and outcomes. (ahrq.gov)
  • [ 5 ] This group developed a uniform definition that allowed more accurate analysis and comparison of studies, enabled researchers to draw more meaningful conclusions from pooled data, and improved the ease of surveillance and prevention activities. (medscape.com)
  • Community education is the key to prevention. (medscape.com)
  • This document, the Zero Hunger Challenge Initiative - Framework Document for Plan of Action, 2015 - 2019, outlines a long-term vision of goals, broad policy areas, specific policy objectives, immediate priorities and several implementation strategies for the eradication of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in the S tate of Grenada. (who.int)
  • It also funds $3.5 million annually for regional implementation of intensive support options for younger cohorts, and ongoing funding of Te Tupu Managed Moves. (education.govt.nz)
  • This initiative provides funding for the Christchurch Schools' Rebuild Programme following the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. (education.govt.nz)
  • Our digital education programme Can't Wait to Learn is designed to meet this challenge. (warchildholland.org)
  • The digital tablet-based programme provides children with access to quality education based on national curricula - both inside communities and in formal school settings. (warchildholland.org)
  • The purpose of the evaluation is to inform RWI, Sida and its partners how successful the Programme has been in achieving its expected results during the period of evaluation, and to identify lessons learned that programme partners can benefit from, as wel as provide inputs on the continuous needs for support of partners. (lu.se)
  • RWI adapted and revised the RWI Turkey Programme after July 2016 until 2018 when a new programme objective was adopted, " Strengthened human rights performance of targeted actors enabling more informed and inclusive reform initiatives, policies and programmes in Turkey" . (lu.se)
  • A lack of secure housing can affect a person's enjoyment of a wide range of other human rights, including rights to education, employment, healthcare, privacy, and personal safety. (humanrights.gov.au)
  • It is our collective voice that reduces isolation for others, raises awareness and improves healthcare practices. (preeclampsia.org)
  • Youth Policy Consultants review critical documents, provide input to Equity Initiative staff, and participate in focus groups to inform efforts to improve youth outcomes. (air.org)
  • I garnered more facts and statistics about pregnancy in this country, which will inform my work as the Foundation's Patient Education & Support Manager. (preeclampsia.org)
  • This new research initiative focuses on generating knowledge and evidence to inform and support education policy and practice. (warchildholland.org)
  • Published in 1910 to set medical education standards and practices, this report had a devastating effect on the racial makeup of medical schools and ultimately resulted in the closure of 13 historically Black colleges and universities that had been established between 1865 and 1904. (cdc.gov)
  • By working with Kipu, and addiction treatment centers who opt to participate, FoRSE can effectively evaluate the outcomes of different services for varied populations, which reinforces better care decisions for patients. (mobilehealthtimes.com)
  • Recent high-level initiatives are now attempting to redress the low coverage of effective interventions but need to be effectively resourced from both national and international sources. (who.int)
  • Readiness has been cited as a determining factor in whether a community can effectively implement, support, and sustain an initiative. (cdc.gov)
  • 2) To provide focus and clarity to efforts to increase learning opportunities and improve educational outcomes in STEM, the following definition of STEM literacy is adopted: STEM literacy means the ability to identify, apply, and integrate concepts from science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to understand complex problems and to innovate to solve them. (wa.gov)
  • STEM literacy is achieved when a student is able to apply his or her understanding of how the world works within and across the four interrelated STEM disciplines to improve the social, economic, and environmental conditions of the local and global community. (wa.gov)
  • ProLiteracy is proud to announce on International Literacy Day that it has partnered again with the Lancôme Write Her Future global initiative. (proliteracy.org)
  • In this new iteration, ProLiteracy and Lancôme will support the work of two local nonprofits in Panama to improve the literacy rates of Guna women. (proliteracy.org)
  • ProLiteracy partners with local NGO programs in 27 countries to help increase efficiency and effectiveness of literacy programs around the world. (proliteracy.org)
  • Our aim is to empower communities by introducing literacy education in the context of social inequalities specific to the areas our partners serve. (proliteracy.org)
  • For this reason, ProLiteracy has historically supported programs that empower women through education and literacy. (proliteracy.org)
  • In the community of Abia Yala on the west side of Panama City, The Guna Women's Literacy Program goal is to increase women's literacy skills, improve digital literacy access, and strengthen women's ability to participate in their communities. (proliteracy.org)
  • Literacy instruction will be provided using ProLiteracy's Leamos digital curriculum. (proliteracy.org)
  • Improve the literacy levels of 25-30 women. (proliteracy.org)
  • The Alabama State Department of Education is supporting Summer Reading Camps, which are to be offered, at a minimum, to all K-3 students identified with a reading deficiency per the Alabama Literacy Act. (ccsso.org)
  • This professional practice note provides advice to support school leaders and teachers in understanding how the practice principles facilitate effective literacy learning across all areas of the Victorian Curriculum F-10. (vic.gov.au)
  • This professional practice note provides advice to school leaders and teachers on applying High Impact Teaching Strategies (HITS) to areas of the Victorian Curriculum F-10 to support effective literacy learning. (vic.gov.au)
  • The Oklahoma Math Tutoring Corps is an initiative funded with approximately $5 million in federal relief funding and will help close pandemic-related gaps in math learning and algebra readiness. (ccsso.org)
  • Centro de Estudios y Acción Social Panameño (CEASPA) is a nonprofit organization that seeks to overcome the marginalization of populations in need to transform their reality and improve living conditions. (proliteracy.org)
  • Evidence was also found that Can't Wait to Learn contributed to increased psychosocial wellbeing. (warchildholland.org)
  • He has paid special attention to mitigating institutional societal and racial inequities, strategically creating programs and policies that support historically underrepresented and/or marginalized groups. (montgomerycollege.edu)
  • 4.9 billion needed for healthier lands, waters, and ecosystems managed across Interior and broadens support for local conservation efforts through partnership and grant programs to meet the America the Beautiful initiative's goal to conserve 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters by 2030 to address the climate crisis and its impacts on nature. (doi.gov)
  • 62.4 million for Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) programs to support a suite of water conservation, recycling and planning programs to help communities mitigate drought, increase water supply reliability, and improve water management. (doi.gov)
  • We also provide peer learning and support to the growing number of citywide programs reconnecting young people to school. (nlc.org)
  • This grant will support the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center which coordinates the Colorado State Afterschool Network to expand access to high-quality afterschool programs for young people. (mott.org)
  • Methods for achieving tobacco cessation stretch from legislative and regulatory initiatives on national and international level to individually oriented programs and tools (8). (cancercentrum.se)
  • EON Reality's global development network - with more than 20 locations worldwide - has created the world's leading AR/VR library for education and industry with over 8,000 applications and over 40 million users worldwide. (eonreality.com)
  • He also holds certificates from Harvard University's Graduate School of Education for completion of the Seminar for New Presidents and Management Development Program. (montgomerycollege.edu)
  • ProLiteracy will provide administrative and management support, training, and material development for the duration of the project, which will last one year. (proliteracy.org)
  • This investment would support the development of high-capacity, centralized instrumentation and engineering facilities to enable the novel measurements at the frontier of discovery across STEM fields. (yale.edu)
  • Further, development of consistent language can increase patient understanding and communication, facilitate shared decision making, support value-based care and assure concordance in policy development. (cancercare.org)
  • 152.8 million for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Ecological Services Planning and Consultation program to support reviews and permitting of clean energy and other infrastructure and development projects, and work to avoid and mitigate potential impacts on wildlife and habitats. (doi.gov)
  • The Center for Leadership, Education, Advancement and Development is the go-to place for city leaders seeking to improve outcomes for children and families. (nlc.org)
  • The Center for Leadership, Education, Advancement and Development, current and former local officials and partners at the heart of this important work gathered for a kick-off of our 20-year celebration, reflection and re-commitment to our communities. (nlc.org)
  • This initiative addresses Attendance Service volume and cost pressures, improves capacity for intensive support to reengage the most complex cases, supports service provider professional development and the development of a business case to improve the Attendance Service case management system. (education.govt.nz)
  • So, what is the role of modelling to support sustainable development? (lu.se)
  • The aim of the workshop was to discuss the role of modelling to support sustainable development. (lu.se)
  • This work multisectoral influence shaping child development outcomes, supporting children's human is licensed under the rights and advancing social and economic justice. (who.int)
  • Their long-term learning outcomes and development are to r t ead online. (who.int)
  • The consultants are also developing ideas to address inequities in education, work, and human service systems, as well as a podcast series to spur conversation and action on issues impacting the lives of youth in the United States. (air.org)
  • Dr. Williams' work in higher education has focused his energies on improving access for students, as well as retention, graduation, and post-completion success. (montgomerycollege.edu)
  • Building Organizational Capacity to Improve the Conditions of Work To support organizations in adopting an integrated approach, the Center trains professionals, presents at conferences and on webinars, and mentors students and post-docs. (cdc.gov)
  • Through the Write Her Future initiative, Lancôme is sponsoring our work in the country of Panama to educate Guna women. (proliteracy.org)
  • What topics/research/work did you become passionate about during your education? (dal.ca)
  • Designed to undergird support for system- and institution-led transfer reform efforts across sectors, the early days of the Texas Transfer Alliance have helped to bring coherence, connectivity and a shared equity lens to the work. (insidehighered.com)
  • Understand how the learning specialist role can provide a career pathway for highly skilled teachers who want to stay in the classroom and work with other teachers to improve their practice. (vic.gov.au)
  • The research will contribute towards efforts to strengthen education systems and improve learning outcomes on a global scale. (warchildholland.org)
  • We are hopeful that partnering with researchers in these two areas will lead to possible treatment options that dramatically improve outcomes for patients like us," say Sarah Christ and Julie Swedberg , members of the EGFR Resisters who participated in the award review process. (prnewswire.com)
  • Combining funding that is available at the state, district, and community levels, Tennessee can dramatically increase the amount of learning time children have access to-helping to mitigate learning loss and accelerate student achievement. (ccsso.org)
  • The mentorship program improved student confidence in various factors influencing the preparation of medical school applications and offered access to skills-building resources that mitigated existing structural barriers. (cdc.gov)
  • In April, we began working on the Incentivizing Quality and Outcomes component of IAP's Community Integration through Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) program area. (medicaid.gov)
  • This award program, driven by EGFR Resisters-a grassroots patient-led group that has 2,500+ patients and caregivers from 75+ countries-supports critical research that seeks to substantially improve outcomes for the approximately 23% of patients with non-small cell lung cancer whose tumors have an EGFR-positive mutation. (prnewswire.com)
  • The Oklahoma State Department of Education is opening a high-dosage tutoring program to all 8th-grade students in public schools. (ccsso.org)
  • The Tennessee Department of Education announced it will invest in TN ALL Corps tutoring supports beginning in the 2020-21 school year through summer 2024 through a grant matching program available to both school districts and community partners. (ccsso.org)
  • The focus of program services at the personal level is to provide high-risk individuals with education tailored to their unique situations and particular needs for assistance. (cdc.gov)
  • She has years of experience developing family, school and community partnerships to improve outcomes for children. (drexel.edu)
  • For the second track, which begins in September 2016, we will provide more individualized support to three states (NJ, WA, MA) in the early stages of implementing community-based LTSS incentive activities. (medicaid.gov)
  • Prior to NEIU, Dr. Williams worked at the Community College of Philadelphia, a predominantly Black institution, leading several of their Achieving the Dream strategies as director of student success initiatives. (montgomerycollege.edu)
  • Without the unwavering support and inspiration from the community that surrounds Dalhousie, I wouldn't be the researcher I am today. (dal.ca)
  • No other state resembles Texas in terms of its exponentially complicated public higher education landscape, which includes seven university systems, fifty community college districts, several public independent universities, and an active state agency, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). (insidehighered.com)
  • We know a lot about how to better serve transfer students, thanks to the Tackling Transfer Initiative and the research conducted by its lead organizations-HCM Strategists, SOVA and the Aspen Institute-as well as others like the Columbia University's Community College Research Center. (insidehighered.com)
  • We have access to rich data and analytics coming from the University of Texas System's Transfer Study and the Texas Association of Community Colleges' Texas Success Center, as well as the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the National Student Clearinghouse. (insidehighered.com)
  • The school caters for a diverse range of learners, including students attending offsite alternative education programmes, students with second language needs, and international students. (ero.govt.nz)
  • The school's supported learning centre provides programmes for students with a wide range of complex needs. (ero.govt.nz)
  • All senior students in the supported learning centre made progress against the goals identified in their individual learning plans and programmes. (ero.govt.nz)
  • Initiatives that promote positive learning outcomes for students are well supported. (ero.govt.nz)
  • Through this deal, LACC's 19,000+ students and faculty members will be able to create, use, and distribute fully interactive and immersive VR and AR lessons both while functioning remotely and upon returning to the classroom. (eonreality.com)
  • As academic institutions around the world continue to look at VR and AR remote learning possibilities as a means to improve their educational standards both from home and once classrooms are allowed to open again, EON Reality has shifted its focus to be easier to use and more accessible for instructors and students alike. (eonreality.com)
  • Leamos lessons teach low-literate or non-reading and non-writing students the fundamental reading and writing skills needed to navigate daily life. (proliteracy.org)
  • Below are examples of how states are leveraging federal emergency relief funds to improve education for all students. (ccsso.org)
  • The Arkansas Department of Education and the Office of Education Renewal Zones announced the launch of the Arkansas Tutoring Corps to serve the academic needs of students across the state. (ccsso.org)
  • Funds appropriated by the American Rescue Plan Act-Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief III (ARPA-ESSER III state reserve funds), in support of the Alabama Reading Initiative, will fund Summer Reading Camps based on a per-pupil allocation determined by the number of students of each local education agency who are not proficient on a state-approved reading assessment during the prior academic year. (ccsso.org)
  • For centuries, Yale faculty members and students have advanced scientific research and education. (yale.edu)
  • Even when city officials do not play a direct role in governing their school systems, there are numerous ways in which they can exercise leadership to support public schools, expand alternatives for students who struggle in traditional educational settings, and increase postsecondary success. (nlc.org)
  • Within Texas's complex higher education landscape, helping transfer students succeed requires alliances grounded in cross-sector relationships, data, and putting equity at the center of policy and practice. (insidehighered.com)
  • This initiative increases the funding pool for boarding allowances by around 4.5 percent to increase boarding allowances for geographically isolated students, particularly those on offshore islands. (education.govt.nz)
  • This professional practice note provides a range of high impact strategies to support school leaders and teachers to build intellectual rigour with all students, including those exceeding the expected level. (vic.gov.au)
  • increased family resources and developed efforts to increase the capacity of parents as leaders in their communities to create positive change. (drexel.edu)
  • Identification and dissemination of resources and materials to encourage interdisciplinary instruction and project-based learning. (wa.gov)
  • Over the past 20 years, researchers at our Center have endeavored to expand the evidence supporting an integrated approach and to develop the resources to apply it. (cdc.gov)
  • These resources, coupled with the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will help the Department make critical investments in climate resiliency while creating good-paying union jobs in the clean energy economy, ensuring Tribal communities have the resources and support they need, and conserving and protecting wildlife and their habitats for future generations. (doi.gov)
  • Teachers and school leaders are encouraged to use the professional practice notes as supporting resources. (vic.gov.au)
  • and 5) support the promotion and distribution of Mizzen resources. (mott.org)
  • The National Authority for the National Zero Hunger Challenge Initiative, (NAZHCI), in 2014, conceptualized and implemented the National Strategic Stock-Taking Forum. (who.int)
  • Dr. Williams has been widely lauded for his inclusive leadership style and for building teams that create strategic programming and policies to improve student outcomes. (montgomerycollege.edu)
  • A university committee has made strategic recommendations to bolster Yale's position as a leading global research university and nurture scientific discoveries with the potential to improve the world. (yale.edu)
  • The committee recommends strategic investments to better organize, coordinate, and support and expand core facilities that play a critical role in innovation and interdisciplinary science. (yale.edu)
  • The NAZHCI thanks the Government of Grenada (GoG) for the courtesies extended to facilitate progress of this significant initiative. (who.int)
  • The USSC recommends investing in a university-wide initiative that will facilitate the integration of data science and mathematical modeling research across the campus. (yale.edu)
  • Professional practice days for teachers are provided to release teachers from their scheduled duties to focus on the improved delivery of high quality teaching and learning. (vic.gov.au)
  • Millions of children worldwide are currently denied their fundamental right to a quality education. (warchildholland.org)
  • First do no harm: practitioners' ability to 'diagnose' system weaknesses and improve safety is a critical initial step in improving care quality. (ahrq.gov)
  • Background: With the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), life expectancy of HIV-infected persons had increased and the disease is now managed as a chronic one, but the quality of life (QOL) of the patients is now a concern. (bvsalud.org)
  • these nurses are primarily contracted to the pandemic intensified previously existing disparities, and DoH, and their nonpermanent affiliation with the DoBE children who were already at risk of being left out from (being the steward of schools) means their placement or visits quality education are among the most affected. (who.int)
  • Dr. Williams' view of higher education as a public good informs his personal passion about enhancing access, completion, and post-completion success, goals that are shared across Montgomery College. (montgomerycollege.edu)
  • Along with leadership, develop and implement improvement strategies and growth goals that improve the patient and provider experience for each location. (simplyhired.com)
  • The roll reflects increasing cultural diversity and has remained stable over the last three years. (ero.govt.nz)
  • The committee recommends initiatives throughout the STEM pipeline that will allow Yale to further promote and nurture diversity in all scientific enterprises. (yale.edu)
  • The American Youth Policy Consultants provide substantive support to the AIR Equity Initiative. (air.org)
  • LUNGevity is proud to be partnering with EGFR Resisters to identify and drive research projects that have the potential to quickly improve outcomes for EGFR-positive patients," says Upal Basu Roy , PhD, MPH, Executive Director, LUNGevity Research. (prnewswire.com)
  • The programme's research base will deepen further thanks to a collaboration with the Global Partnership of Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX). (warchildholland.org)
  • Consultants have served as experts on AIR Equity Initiative panel discussions about education and public safety and policing. (air.org)
  • In addition, federal and state legislative frameworks regarding housing and homelessness, such as supported accommodation, public housing, tenancy laws, eviction laws, and public space laws, should be reviewed to ensure compliance with minimum universal human rights standards. (humanrights.gov.au)
  • Gov. Joe Lombardo announced the "Acing Accountability" initiative during a news conference at Mater Academy Mountain Vista, a public charter school in Las Vegas. (reviewjournal.com)
  • Through the Scholars and Leaders Awards grant competition and partnerships to elevate diverse perspectives, the AIR Equity Initiative is putting this principle into practice. (air.org)
  • Professional practice notes support schools and their staff to deliver evidence-informed teaching and school improvement initiatives. (vic.gov.au)
  • This professional practice note provides advice to support school leaders and teachers in the integration of metacognitive strategies in everyday teaching. (vic.gov.au)
  • One inspiring action taking place (in which we are involved) is the rollout of educational campaigns to improve aspirin usage in patients at risk for preeclampsia. (preeclampsia.org)
  • Through our involvement with FoRSE, we are reinforcing a value-based care model that inspires collaboration with providers across multiple care settings, ultimately improving the lives of patients coping with addiction. (mobilehealthtimes.com)
  • Social support enhances QOL of patients with chronic illnesses. (bvsalud.org)
  • Over the past few years, states and localities have used PFS principles to fund supports for at-risk moms , in-home asthma assessments , and supportive housing . (chcs.org)
  • For that and all the other generous support, we are grateful and we look forward for your continued involvement. (who.int)
  • PFS projects typically address SDOH, while maintaining an aggressive focus on outcomes. (chcs.org)
  • In its efforts to maximize support to Member States, the WHO Regional Office for Africa is strengthening partnerships with regional and global organizations. (who.int)
  • Other jurisdictions facing increasing syphilis cases should consider adopting these measures to reduce the risk for congenital syphilis. (cdc.gov)
  • MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Key themes and lessons learned were identified using grounded theory. (cdc.gov)
  • The positive outcomes and growth of the Write Her Future initiative in Guanajuato, Mexico, led to the expansion to Panama. (proliteracy.org)
  • The Strong Southern Communities Initiative (SSCI) provides practical support and guidance to municipal leaders in Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana, bringing together local elected officials from across the region to improve outcomes for children and families. (nlc.org)
  • Some 59 million children of primary school age affected by armed conflict have no access to education - and innovations are urgently required to bridge this learning gap. (warchildholland.org)
  • Can't Wait to Learn provides an effective and cost-efficient solution to close this education gap for millions of children worldwide. (warchildholland.org)
  • The proportion of children who need and receive antiretroviral treatment has also increased rapidly, but coverage is even lower (15%) than for adults. (who.int)
  • In 20 African countries with data for 2000 and 2005, their use increased from 2% to 13% among children under five, and in 16 countries their use tripled. (who.int)
  • Understanding the process of moderation and how it can be used in schools is a driver for improvement of student learning outcomes. (vic.gov.au)
  • Professional oncology social workers provide free emotional and practical support for people with cancer, caregivers, loved ones and the bereaved. (cancercare.org)
  • Researchers developed the intervention based on the rational that the potential of winning a large price would attract a lot of participants, which would create social support systems. (cancercentrum.se)
  • PFS can build upon state VBP initiatives by emphasizing outcomes, instead of focusing on costs. (chcs.org)
  • The South Carolina Department of Education and the South Carolina State Library (SCSL) announced a $1.5 million partnership to address the continuing academic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. (ccsso.org)
  • This initiative will remediate an estimated 21,969 long-term relievers in state and state-integrated schools and kura for historic underpayments of their contractual holiday pay. (education.govt.nz)
  • As Congress and state legislatures remain in gridlock and unable to move progressive legislation, another very hopeful phenomenon is playing out through the initiative process, even in deep red states. (nclnet.org)
  • When Albuquerque, Chicago, Los Angeles, Providence, Kansas City, San Francisco, San Diego, and Santa Fe each adopted their own minimum wage laws, 18 state legislatures passed laws preempting cities from increasing minimum wages. (nclnet.org)
  • Annually this will support over 2,000 Years 9 -13 ākonga who are at risk of or are disengaged from education to reengage. (education.govt.nz)
  • Ballot initiatives are allowing citizens to directly support legislative reforms. (nclnet.org)