Sentences with phrase «public health and energy»

Brand is trained in green design and manufacturing, public health and energy and mechanical engineering, and acts as Senior Advisor for Health to UT's new Dell Medical School where she fosters health technology innovations.
Sara holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Green Design and Manufacturing, a minor in Public Health and Energy, and a Management of Technology Certification from UC Berkeley.

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Often, economic and energy development trump environmental and health concerns, leaving public health playing «catch - up.»
Tensions between economic development, energy policy and environmental and health concerns are common in public health's history.
In the meantime, we would advise careful deliberation about future decisions about the industry to balance energy needs with environmental and public health considerations.
The week - long startup competition focused on four areas of public innovation: education, energy & sustainability, health, and transportation.
From oil in Gatorade to the amount of caffeine and other stimulants in energy drinks and the so - called «pink slime» found in beef, previously unnoticed ingredients are coming under scrutiny as health - conscious consumers demand more information about what they eat and drink, and sometimes go public via social networking and the Internet.
And, who knows, it may even include things like improved labour laws, improvements to public health care and education that actually mean it about the public part, requiring the Workers Compensation Board to get serious about the compensation part of its mandate and, yeah, an effort to get off the energy price rollercoastAnd, who knows, it may even include things like improved labour laws, improvements to public health care and education that actually mean it about the public part, requiring the Workers Compensation Board to get serious about the compensation part of its mandate and, yeah, an effort to get off the energy price rollercoastand education that actually mean it about the public part, requiring the Workers Compensation Board to get serious about the compensation part of its mandate and, yeah, an effort to get off the energy price rollercoastand, yeah, an effort to get off the energy price rollercoaster.
I appreciate that while you are running a business, you are also committing time and energy towards such an important public health issue.
The dairy industry can work towards ending hunger and achieving food security (SDG2) and contribute to healthy lives (SDG3), because of the important role of milk in the provision of energy, protein and micronutrients and through investments that reduce the negative impact of the dairy industry on public health.
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The Australian Beverages Council, representing the local energy drinks industry, has responded to research published in the journal Academic Pediatrics from the Yale School of Public Health which links the consumption of energy drinks to a more likely risk of hyperactivity and inattention symptoms in middle - school children.
One of the ways public health officials are attempting to shift behaviour away from energy - dense and nutritionally poor foods is to use warning labels.
Among public health measures for the prevention of obesity are the need to restrict the consumption of energy - dense snacks and sugar - sweetened soft drinks and to increase the consumption of whole grains and energy - dilute vegetables and fruit (15).
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«Maria's energy and dedication to health and wellness complements LAUP's desire to help the families of Los Angeles County improve their children's nutritional health, by educating the public and raising awareness about the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle.»
Comprised of health professionals from hospitals, clinics, state - level public health departments, and universities, concerned parents and citizens, and volunteers from community organizations, each member contributes time, energy, and expertise to activities that support breastfeeding in Pennsylvania.
«Not only will EPA actions to curb carbon pollution through the Clean Power Plan and new fuel standards combat climate change, they will encourage economic growth, spur innovation in our energy sector, and improve public health for all of our communities.»
Our clean energy initiatives will facilitate local job growth, reduce greenhouse gas pollution, help improve public health, and ensure the State's long - term energy independence.»
Our state can be an inspiring example of full employment at living wages, health care for all, affordable housing, quality public education, and 100 percent clean, climate - stabilizing energy.
The Mahama - led administration has established another public University in the Eastern Region aside the University of Health and Allied Sciences and the University of Energy and Natural Resources in the Volta and Brong Ahafo Regions respectively.
They are currently being used by corporations to sue, for instance, Uruguay for putting health warning on cigarette packages, Quebec for placing a moratorium on fracking, Germany for phasing our nuclear energy and Egypt for raising the public sector minimum wage.
There are eight national public universities in Ghana — the University of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, University of Cape Coast, University of Education, University for Development Studies, University of Mines and Technology, University of Professional Studies, Accra, University of Energy and Natural Resources, and University of Health and Allied Sciences.
Topping his list of winnable reforms are single - payer health care, fully - funded public schools, a ban on new fossil fuel infrastructure, and 100 % clean renewable energy within 15 years.
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She serves on the Legislature's environment, planning and agriculture, health, public safety, public works, transportation and energy, and ways and means committees.
WHEREAS, New York is committed to implementing new policies to promote the efficient use of energy and natural resources in the interest of the long - term protection and enhancement of the State's environment, economy and public health;
There is an overlying awareness when assessing New York's environmentally progressive work - in - progress that the effects climate change and fossil fuel energy industries have on the environment, infrastructure and public health don't stop at state lines.
Hawkins not only supports but organizes on issues such as a $ 15 minimum wage, a ban on fracking, 100 % clean energy by 2030, full public campaign financing, single payer health care, the legalization of marijuana, worker rights, taxing the rich, an end to the New Jim Crow and mass incarceration, universal child care... the list goes on and on.
There are currently eight standing, permanent committees in the Erie County Legislature: Community Enrichment, Economic Development, Energy & Environment, Finance & Management, Government Affairs, Health & Human Services, Minority & Women Business Enterprise, and Public Safety.
In key public services - such as health, education, fire, transport, border security and energy - there will be an additional hurdle that a strike must be endorsed by 40 % of those entitled to vote.
Pramilla has pledged to focus her attention on several major issues in the 42nd district: protecting our environment, transforming our energy infrastructure to renewable energy, transitioning our economy to support «green» job creation, education, public health, safety and welfare.
You can talk about issues like energy, where the crew from Public Citizen enjoyed lots of time, and immigration and the new health care reform law.
Five of the members would be heavy - hitters in state government — the chairs of the Public Service Commission, the Energy Research and Development Authority; and the commissioners of Empire State Development, the Department of Health and the Department of Environmental Conservation.
The Green ticket will campaign for longstanding Green demands for single - payer health care, 100 % clean energy by 2030, fully - funded public schools, legalization of marijuana, and public campaign finance.
«States like New York have demonstrated that clean, renewable forms of energy not only enhance public health and our environment, but also add jobs, hold the line on electricity rates, and make our energy systems more secure and reliable.»
Support $ 15 an hour minimum wage, single payer health care, quality public schools, clean 100 % renewable energy by 2030, and a public jobs program.
The new ministers are Stefan Attefall, the Minister for Public Administration and Housing at the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs; Ulf Kristersson, replacing Cristina Husmark Pehrsson as Minister for Social Security; Erik Ullenhag, the Minister for Integration at the Ministry of Employment; Hillevi Engström, the Minister for Employment; Anna - Karin Hatt, the Minister for Information Technology and Regional Affairs at the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications; Peter Norman, replacing Mats Odell as Minister for Financial Markets; and Catharina Elmsäter - Svärd, replacing Åsa Torstensson as Minister for Communications.
He ran against Hillary Clinton for Senate in 2006, receiving 1.2 percent of the vote, and his platform calls for «universal single - payer health care, fully funded public schools, tuition - free SUNY and CUNY, building a carbon - free clean energy system — all paid for by restoring progressive tax rates on Wall Street and the rich.»
It would feed the 650 MW CPV Valley Energy Center that would contaminate the soil, air, and water of New York's world famous Black Dirt Region and cradle to grave would emit 20 Million Tons of CO2e annually, resulting in public health and climate change crises of a cataclysmic magnitude.
This year, his campaign is pushing for a single - payer health care system, 100 percent reliance on clean energy in 15 years, a «Green New Deal» to boost employment and fully - funded public schools.
Robert Megna: Director of the Division of Budget Jim Malatras: Deputy Secretary for Policy Management Andrew Zambelli: Counselor to the Governor Linda Lacewell: Special Assistant to the Governor Paul Francis: Director of Agency Redesign and Efficiency Sabrina Ty: Deputy Secretary of Legislative Affairs Barry Sample: Deputy Director of State Operations Leslie Leach: Appointments Secretary to the Governor Yrthya Dinzey - Flores: Chief Diversity Officer Gaurav Vasisht: First Assistant Counsel Alphonso David: Deputy Secretary for Civil Rights Kristin Proud: Deputy Secretary for Human Services, Operations, and Technology Elizabeth Glazer: Deputy Secretary for Public Safety Patrick Foye: Deputy Secretary for Economic Development James Introne: Deputy Secretary for Health and Director of Healthcare Redesign Thomas Congdon: Assistant Secretary for Energy and Environment Yomika Bennett: Assistant Secretary for Transportation
They have been used to challenge Slovakia's public health system, and Argentina's energy price freeze in the midst of an economic meltdown.
He said his progressive tax reforms would also fund «A Green New Deal for New York» featuring full employment, living wages, single - payer health care, fully - funded public schools, affordable housing and mass transit, and a 100 percent clean energy system by 2030.
«I am calling for a Green New Deal for New York to establish the human right of all New Yorkers to economic security and prosperity, including decent jobs, living wages, publicly - funded health care, good public education from pre-K through college, and affordable housing, mass transit, and clean energy,» said Hawkins, a working Teamster who unloads trucks at night at UPS in Syracuse.
«To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has (a) evaluated, (b) commissioned and (c) undertaken on the effects of the use of low - energy fluorescent bulbs on public hHealth what research his Department has (a) evaluated, (b) commissioned and (c) undertaken on the effects of the use of low - energy fluorescent bulbs on public healthhealth.
During his first term, Heppner has served on the Energy and Environment Committee and the Public Health and Social Services Committee.
The Republican resolution, sponsored by Legislator Michael Anagnostakis, calls on Orange County to urge the state Department of Environmental Conservation to review a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission decision concerning the Millennium natural gas pipeline and consider all legal options to protect public health and the environment.
In addition to a massive transition to renewable energy, the Green New Deal would invest in other public infrastructure, including mass transit, public housing, and a pubic broadband utility, as well as public services, including education, health care, and environmental protection.
As Congress develops public policy, I will continue to engage and seek counsel from our world class scientists and technicians working at the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Institute on Standards and Technology, and other federal agencies.
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