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Nov 6, 2013 |
At the American Public Health Association’s annual meeting in Boston this week, the organization officially approved 17 policy statements, including one calling for the US to improve access to paid sick and family leave and one urging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to require workplace injury and illness prevention programs.
Nov 4, 2013 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Nov 4, 2013 |
Patient and family engagement is gaining acceptance as a strategy to integrate the wisdom and experiences of patients, caregivers, and the advocacy groups that represent them into efforts to improve healthcare outcomes and quality.
Oct 31, 2013 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Oct 29, 2013 |
Statement of Judith L. Lichtman, Senior Advisor, National Partnership for Women & Families
Oct 26, 2013 |
“There are a number of reports that have come out about wage theft, which is depriving workers of overtime pay,” said Vicki Shabo, director of work and family programs for the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Oct 24, 2013 |
The National Partnership for Women and Families, a non-partisan non-profit organization advocating for women’s rights since 1971, is the source of the gender pay gap report.
Oct 21, 2013 |
Statement of Judith L. Lichtman, Senior Advisor, National Partnership for Women & Families
Oct 19, 2013 |
The National Partnership for Women and Families, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization based in Washington, D.C., said many of the families hurt by the shutdown will feel its effects for some time.
Oct 17, 2013 |
The Consumer-Purchaser Alliance today announced a stronger focus on transforming the way health care is purchased and paid for in the United States, building on its historic work on transparency and public reporting, as part of its continued pursuit of higher-quality, more affordable health care.
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