Advocacy organization

Educational and advocacy organization dedicated to giving the Second Amendment its full and proper place in constitutional discourse sponsors scholarship and conferences. 

An advocacy organization that claims to occupy the middle ground in the gun control debate—supporting the right to own guns but working for... 

A large coalition of labor, religious, medical, educational, civic, and other groups united to fight gun violence. The coalition pushes a progressive agenda to reduce firearm death and injury, lobbies and provides technical support to advocacy organizations, and has a separate unit, the Educational Fund to End Gun Violence. 

URL http //www.saf.org E-mail www saf.org Phone (800) 426-4302 James Madison Building 12500 NE Tenth Place Bellevue, WA 98005 Educational and advocacy organization focusing on the Second Amendment, considered as an individual right to keep and bear arms. 

A research and advocacy organization that evaluates alternative policies and programs, particularly those at the state level, in order to reduce prescription drug prices and increase access to medications. 

While it s true that clinical trials offer no guarantees, when standard treatments fail, or none exist, clinical research trials sometimes can offer hope. People can reduce the confusion and uncertainty that often comes with deciding whether or not to participate in a clinical trial by obtaining all the information available on various Web sites, through phone calls, within FDA, HHS, and NIH offices, and from patient advocacy organizations. 

This section provides environmental and industrial health professionals a quick route to locate organizations of similar interest in foreign countries. Not included are advocacy organizations intended to impart consumer information or espouse special interest causes. 

The Center for Science in the Public Interest is a nonprofit educational and advocacy organization that focuses on improving the safety and nutritional quality of ourfood supply. 

The JCAHO too can be considered an advocacy organization. In advocating for the public s safe health, the JCAHO strives to continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in health care organizahons. Some of these services are discussed in subsequent sections of this chapter. 

External stakeholders such as stockholders, advocacy organizations, and the community can and do use regulatory compliance and industry-provided performance data to evaluate the performance of individual facilities, companies, and whole industries. Stakeholders hold the industry accountable for process safety performance and, when they perceive performance to be lacking, will use the information to advocate improvement. Regulators may also use such information to make decisions on how to focus their enforcement and regulatory efforts. 

Social or group support can also help to boost the patient s confidence and sense of self-efficacy. Group social support may be available from a patient advocacy organization, such as a local chapter of the American Heart Association. 

E. Fastiggi. Catalyzing Environmental Results—Lesson in Advocacy Organization-Business Partnerships. The Alliance for Environmental Innovation (Environmental Defense Fund and The Pew Charitable Trusts), Washington, DC, 1999. 

Daniel Sosland is co-founder and Executive Director of Environment Northeast, a non-profit research and advocacy organization with offices in Hartford and New... 

Oncologists are the main resource cancer patients turn to when they need answers about their treatment. Unfortunately, many doctors are not sufficiently familiar with the latest medical literature about chemotherapy and brain function, or they trivialize their patients concerns. According to a survey conducted in 2007 by the breast cancer foundation and advocacy organization Hurricane Voices, a majority of patients reported that their medical professionals did not offer constructive advice or assistance to help them cope with cognitive changes. Out of 471 respondents—men and women diagnosed with any type of cancer—63 percent said they conferred with their doctors or caregivers, but only 10 percent were satisfied with the support they received. Further, they said their doctors responses were indifferent and/or dismissive 42 percent of the time. 

The NCCS is the oldest survivor-led cancer advocacy organization in the country, engaging in legislative advocacy for patient rights and emphasizing patient education. They also offer a free audio program called the Cancer Survival Toolbox that is intended to help people with cancer learn to communicate their needs, stand up for their rights and learn other important skills. 

A company s mission statement generally describes in one to three sentences what the company does, its values, and what it wants to accomplish. The authors typically are the company executives or board of directors who set the goals and direction of the company. The target audience includes potential and existing investors, employees, government agencies, advocacy organizations, suppliers. 

According to Public Citizen, a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization, health care workers run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions when they either wear latex gloves or inhale cornstarch powder bound to latex proteins that has been released from latex gloves worn by others. 

That rationale drew sharp criticism from Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy organization. "Delaying a rule that is critical to the safety of mine workers does nothing to improve the regulatory process," said regulatory policy advocate Amit Narang. 

The following chapters present an in-depth look at the federal regulations that affect the oil and gas exploration and production industry. However, as with all government compliance issues, you ll want to contact the relevant federal and state authorities and consult with oil and gas trade and advocacy organizations to be sure you are in full comphance with the regulations that apply to your operations. 

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