Sentences with phrase «surgeon general set»

The Surgeon General set breastfeeding goals and public health agencies support it.

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SB 219 was intended to address goals set for each state by the U.S. Surgeon General to achieve better breastfeeding support in the employment setting.

Also, the National President, National Association of Resident Doctors, Dr. John Onyebueze, chided the Senate for allegedly throwing away a bill that would have set up the office of the Surgeon General or Chief Medical Officer of the federation, which would assess the health status of any political office holder and give authoritative statements on their health status.

«This study shows that a team consisting of plastic, orthopedic and general surgeons can manage almost all injuries sustained in modern conflict using their normally - practiced and therefore maintained skill sets,» Dr. Hettiaratchy and colleagues conclude.

When President Clinton fired Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders, he set off alarms in the school - health community, where advocates fear that the Administration is abandoning the policies she championed.

Expanded opportunities for professional training, as recently called for by the Surgeon General, and incentives for individuals with pertinent expertise to work in settings with young children are essential first steps toward more effective screening, early detection, treatment, and ultimate prevention of serious childhood mental health problems.»

Three recent publications, The National Institute of Mental Health's Blueprint for Change: Research on Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 98 the Surgeon General's National Action Agenda for Children's Mental Health, 99 and a review by Hoagwood and colleagues entitled «Evidence - Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services» 100 have pushed the health services research field conceptually with regard to deploying evidence - based practice into real world settings.