Program championed during the height of the War on Drugs, when cops went to schools and told students to "Just Say No!" (DARE was recently tweaked to be more evidence-based).
Program champions (i.e. school and/or community staff who took ownership of the program) were recruited and trained during the second intervention year, and they directed the intervention to enhance its sustainability in the third year.
Program champions have been found to be very important for organizational change [ 30], but results from the present study shows the vulnerability associated with building activities on a few enthusiastic individuals.
The Cottrell Scholar program champions the very best early career teacher-scholars in chemistry, physics and astronomy.
The promotion was intended to highlight the brand's zero-emissions hydrogen fuel-cell technology, a program championed by Mercedes chief executive Dieter Zetsche.
The bill renews a travel promotion program championed by the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, and by Las Vegas casinos.
The announcement by the administration follows its decision this year to jettison a program created in the law to provide long-term care insurance, a move that disappointed liberal backers of the program championed by the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
After years of fits, starts and unanticipated pitfalls, the long-term loan program — championed by the White House but stymied by federal housing officials — is gaining traction across the country, especially among businesses like Grandview.
The food subsidy program championed by Mrs. Gandhi fulfills a pledge made by the party during the 2009 national elections and is seen as an attempt to gain favor with rural voters ahead of the general elections in 2014.
The "Right Skills Now" program championed by President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness (on which I served) is an example of such a business-community college partnership.
One way to get it would be to expand a program championed by Senator Richard Lugar and former Senator Sam Nunn that pays to dismantle Russia's nuclear arsenal but does not cover most of the decommissioned submarines.
