Sentences with phrase «such public threats»

Such public threats trigger a media frenzy, alarm employees and parent advocates, and fuel the public perception that schools are in financial risk.

Such public threats trigger a media frenzy, alarm employees and parent advocates, and exacerbate, yet again, the prevailing public perception that schools are headed for fiscally stringent times.

Not exact matches

Such legal threats significantly raise the bar for those who wish to enter the public arena, which should be accessible to all, not just those who have the time or means to protect themselves from unscrupulous legal action.

The sponsor of a material threat medical countermeasure application that receives a priority review voucher under this section may transfer (including by sale) the entitlement to such voucher to a sponsor of a human drug for which an application under section 505 (b)(1) or section 351 (a) of the Public Health Service Act will be submitted after the date of the approval of the material threat medical countermeasure application.

Lifestyle changes in Paris, such as rigid security checks in shopping centers and increased police presence in public places, have made the threat all the more real.

For evangelicals who are wary of government, I suppose you do not turn to the police when you are under threat; you do not drive on public roads; you do not participate in any regulated activities such as banking or stock trading.

A recent meta - analysis of 11 studies that investigated the association of bed - sharing and SIDS revealed a summary OR of 2.88 (95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.99 — 4.18) with bed - sharing.158 Furthermore, bed - sharing in an adult bed not designed for infant safety exposes the infant to additional risks for accidental injury and death, such as suffocation, asphyxia, entrapment, falls, and strangulation.159, 160 Infants, particularly those in the first 3 months of life and those born prematurely and / or with low birth weight, are at highest risk, 161 possibly because immature motor skills and muscle strength make it difficult to escape potential threats.158 In recent years, the concern among public health officials about bed - sharing has increased, because there have been increased reports of SUIDs occurring in high - risk sleep environments, particularly bed - sharing and / or sleeping on a couch or armchair.162, — , 165

President Truman was nervous of such a proactive aid programme and on such a vast scale, but was helped by American public opinion being aroused by what was portrayed as the communist threat.

Agricultural practices conducted on farmland shall not violate the public policy of Erie county if such agricultural practices are: (i) reasonable and necessary to the particular farm or farm operation; (ii) conducted in a manner which is not negligent or reckless; (iii) conducted in conformity with generally accepted agricultural practices; (iv) conducted in conformity with all local, state and federal laws, ordinances and regulations; (v) conducted in a manner which does not constitute a threat to public health and safety or cause injury to health and safety of any person; and (vi) conducted in a manner which does not unreasonably obstruct the free passage or use of navigable waters or public roadways.

I believe that such appeals carry grave threats to democratic discourse, and I think it wrong that faith groups, which in the United States and here enjoy significant hidden subsidies from other taxpayers, should award themselves a special right to influence the law and public policy and seek to impose their views on others who disagree with them.»

In the opinion of CADA, election threats come in different forms and may include intimidation, registering minors and foreigners, multiple registration, etc. during voter registration exercise or targeting of election officials, intimidation or harassment of journalists, incitement to violence in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go areas», attacks on election rallies or candidates, intimidation of voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes, armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violence.

It is congested, chaotic and poses a serious threat to public safety in this time of heightened terrorist threats... Our proposal is in accordance with all existing laws governing such projects in terms of planning, consultation with community leaders and elected officials, environmental reviews and local government reviews.»

He writes that governments now recognise that national security in the turbulent conditions of the early 21st century must centre on the creation of public confi dence that normal life can continue even in the face of threats such as terrorism, proliferation of weapons and mass destruction and natural hazards.

The United Nations defines violence against women as «any act of gender - based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.»

«Fight the Bite» Signs Alert Public to Mosquito and Tick Threats The Oneida County Health Department has received 84 signs alerting the public to «Fight the Bite» and the threat of mosquito and tick - borne diseases such as West Nile Virus (WNV), Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and Lyme DiPublic to Mosquito and Tick Threats The Oneida County Health Department has received 84 signs alerting the public to «Fight the Bite» and the threat of mosquito and tick - borne diseases such as West Nile Virus (WNV), Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and Lyme Dipublic to «Fight the Bite» and the threat of mosquito and tick - borne diseases such as West Nile Virus (WNV), Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and Lyme Disease.

The microbeads are also said to attract and absorb persistent organic pollutants such as PCBs, recognized as a public health threat and already present in the Hudson River.

Public Health Thank You Day 2013 honors all those health heroes who keep our drinking water safe and air clean, administer vaccines, track and investigate infections, educate residents with chronic diseases such as asthma and diabetes, provide cancer screening services, administer pest control programs and protect us against imminent threats to our health such as influenza, foodborne illnesses and natural disasters.

Delaware County Public Health is holding a «Medical Countermeasures» drill today to practice and test the ability to dispense large amounts of medicine in the event of a public health threat such as a disease outbreak or bioterrorism threat to the commPublic Health is holding a «Medical Countermeasures» drill today to practice and test the ability to dispense large amounts of medicine in the event of a public health threat such as a disease outbreak or bioterrorism threat to the commpublic health threat such as a disease outbreak or bioterrorism threat to the community.

Sir Alistair Graham, the former Chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life said that naming her sister's spare bedroom as her main home was «near fraudulent» — which elicited a threat of legal action from Ms Smith for «malicious falsehood» — unsurprisingly, she didn't actually take such action.

«At this time, when prescription opioid use and opioid overdoses are both major threats to our public health, it is important to identify new treatment targets, such as epigenetic processes, that help to change the way that we do business in treating opioid use disorders,» said professor John Krystal, Editor of Biological Psychiatry.

«Informing citizens about the health of the nation and discussing pivotal science and policy issues such as mental health, chronic and emerging diseases and other public health threats, and vaccine research are important to not only advance the national dialogue but also improve the country's overall well - being.»

Furthermore, they suggest that the public would be better off spending time and energy battling mosquitoes, which pose a more severe threat to human health than the spiders do because of their ability to transmit viruses such as Chikungunya and pathogens that cause diseases.

Scientists there plan to develop vaccines for a range of pathogens — from bioterror threats to sexually transmitted diseases - and ponder policy issues, such as the growing public resistance to vaccination.

While antibiotic resistance genes are not harmful in themselves, they limit the use of antibiotics for treating bacterial infections and pose a serious threat to global public health if they get transmitted to humans from environmental sources, such as compost.

In the current fiscal environment there is also concern from some public health offices that dollars allocated to detecting biological threats through BioWatch may be competing with the ones needed to provide complementary information to help detect threats — such as picking up any uptick in certain symptoms at hospitals through robust health surveillance.

When Kempthorne first proposed opening up the land to uranium mining, several concerned parties — including dozens of elected officials, public utilities and Native American tribes — complained about potential threats to surface and ground water from such activities.

Public officials are advancing measures, such as more blood - lead screening and property inspections, to protect children from the toxic threat

«Our next step is to test Alphamers in animal models of infection with multidrug - resistant bacteria that pose a public health threat, such as MRSA,» said first author Sascha Kristian, PhD, visiting research scholar at UC San Diego and associate research director at Altermune Technologies, a company Mullis founded to develop Alphamers into unique therapeutics.

Siegel, an internist, indicts the government for whipping the public into a panic over nonexistent perils while neglecting to prepare for real dangers, such as the threat of nuclear terrorism.

But with colleagues in harm's way and in the face of a growing public health threat, researchers in Broad Institute Member Pardis Sabeti's lab were determined to overcome such obstacles.

in emergency circumstances, such as to prevent a serious and imminent threat to a person or the public;

Oppenheim and Larraín's ability to overturn so many stones and explore so many corners of both American life and Jackie's personal descent into melancholia, all under the watchdog snouts of overeager politicians, public scrutiny and the constant threat of the media's clicking cameras, is nothing shy of hugely impressive, especially operating within such a relatively constrained run time, a mere 110 minutes.

Comparing the performance of schools that were threatened with vouchers and the performance of those that faced no such threat gives a measure of how public schools respond to competition.

This means that student enrollment must fall significantly and for a sustained period before such losses pose much of a threat to public educators.

I am amazed that such public figures would demonize public education, try to induce guilt - trips on parents for opposing school closure, and put forth what is either (at worst) a threat or (at best) really insensitive word choice.

Suddenly those feeding stations don't seem like such a public health threat.

As such, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) not only affects the provision of safe and effective care, but also represents a critical and growing threat to public health.

If ABC is truly concerned about the public health threat posed by «feral cat colonies,» why withhold such critical information?

Our Animal Control Officers go out to the field, primarily based on calls reported, and pick up animals that are a threat to public health and safety such as dogs biting humans.

Groups such as the Humane Society of the United States and Outreach for Animals have repeatedly warned that the private ownership of exotic animals poses a threat to the general public.

Alerts, in contrast, involve threats of limited duration such as a hurricane or a public demonstration.

Many among the general public cope with global warming by «de-problematising» the threat using inner narratives such as «Humans have solved these sorts of problems before» and «Technology will always provide a solution.»

Permit me to challenge two things; your simplistic description of the risk perception psychology that explains why the public doesn't seem to care about such a huge threat, and more profoundly, the naive belief that public concern about climate change can make much difference.

Long - time observers of public debates about environmental threats know that skeptics about such matters tend to move, over time, through three stages.

There are public health programs in some locations that address climate - sensitive health issues, and integrating such programs into the mainstream public health toolkit as adaptation needs increase would improve public health resilience to climate change.195, 296,297,298 Given that these programs have demonstrated efficacy against current threats that are expected to worsen with climate change, it is prudent to invest in creating the strongest climate - health preparedness programs possible.244 One survey highlighted opportunities to address climate change preparedness activities and climate - health research275 before needs become more widespread.

«Rhetorical devices to evoke fear and other emotions, such as implying that the public is under threat from deceitful scientists, are common tactics employed by science - denier groups,» the authors wrote.

As I tracked with several colleagues in a 2009 paper, climate change - related health impacts such as extreme heat, disease, and respiratory problems, and more vivid threats such as hurricanes have received relatively limited news and public attention.

Together, the Supreme Court ruling and the Endangerment Finding mean the EPA is legally obligated to regulate carbon dioxide in such a way as to mitigate its threat to public health.

Basically, the climate scientists are continuously attempting to use reductionism as their way to communicate the threat of global warming but the public intuitively understands that such claims are too simplistic and therefore can be ignored.

Some economic tools frequently used to evaluate public policy on climate change such as cost - benefit analysis that don't acknowledge responsibility for allocating the burdens for reducing the threat of climate change on the basis of distributive justice are ethically problematic.