Sentences with phrase «about public health issues»

«Many citizens and public officials have voiced concerns about the public health issues and wildlife issues involved in hoarding large numbers of cats in the wild.

Based on Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway's nonfiction report of the same name, Robert Kenner's documentary looks at the scientists hired by corporations and conservative think - tanks to appear on news programs, touting skewed data about public health issues and climate change.

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Laurie Garrett, one of the globe's most gifted writers on global public health issues, has a timely and scary essay on foreignpolicy.com about the nasty norovirus plaguing athletes in the Olympic village — a bug one expert calls the «perfect human pathogen.»

Abigail Bozarth, a spokeswoman for AstraZeneca, said «AstraZeneca believes it is important to engage with policymakers, key partners, and the public — across all states in the United States — about the very challenging issues we face as we all work to strengthen our nation's health care system.»

McCain expressed reservations about the rules and supported revising them, but said, «Improving the control of methane emissions is an important public health and air quality issue.»

Even if you want to lay to one side the very valid concerns about the porn industry's links with human trafficking, or the connections between hard - core pornography use and sexual violence, there's a strong argument that this is, in fact, a public health issue.

«This issue of public sector pay has demonstrated that there is little sign of a coherent plan about how to fund the health service, education, social care, defence, housing, or transport infrastructure.»

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The Australian Beverages Council and its members recognize public concerns about today's health issues, most notably the rising levels of obesity relating to poor diet and lack of physical activity.

I currently write about health, plant - based nutrition, food, lifestyle, and women's health issues at a variety of online outlets and have experience with writing, editing, public communications, and news journalism.

NABCA offers numerous resources and research about regulatory, operational, policy and public health issues to inform public discussions about the alcohol landscape.

The lecture was about the growing public health issues surrounding cognitive impairment / dementia.

In 2010, Health Canada, the country's federal department of public health, issued a warning about these necklaces, citing the risk of strangulHealth Canada, the country's federal department of public health, issued a warning about these necklaces, citing the risk of strangulhealth, issued a warning about these necklaces, citing the risk of strangulation.

I overcame my fears about nursing in public, and grew into a person who views breastfeeding not just as a «personal choice», but a public health issue.

The mass media have a powerful impact on public perceptions of health issues.1 Headline health scares have a measurable effect on behaviour, and routine coverage influences people's assessments of personal risk, utilisation of health services, and views on public policy.2 - 7 The media not only provide information but also help to create or reinforce ideas about what is common sense or normal.

She was successfully treated but the sleep issues and separation anxiety stayed around for a while... We live in a state of Australia that promotes a very strong public health message about the risks of co-sleeping, which is particularly disseminated through its maternal - child health nurses.

Teachers are not, and I know this because my husband is an academic administrator here in North Carolina he was also an academic administrator in Chicago public school and that was something that I was working in Chicago public schools is because in health education we teach about sex, we teach about STI's we teach about all these other public health issues.

The guilt issue is most pronounced with the formulabreastfeeding debate, where health professionals and public health bodies hesitate to give mothers accurate information about formula risks (with a lot of «support» from formula companies), so they won't feel «guilty» if they decide to formula feed.

Dr. Kurtz continues to be a significant public voice, dispelling myths about childhood psychiatric disorders and advocating for comprehensive, individualized care for all children struggling with behavioral or other mental health issues.

The department still works with the Government and wider public sector to inform people about issues that affect their lives - that includes health and education, benefits, rights and welfare.

«It's distressing, however, that Jack Martins has chosen an issue that unites us all — health care for veterans — to try to distract from the revelations of mismanagement and taxpayer - funded patronage that have emerged in the past week about the public hospital run by his political machine.»

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.

· Mentality (Bristol) A youth leadership project concerned with challenging negative attitudes surrounding the issue of mental health, raising awareness about mental health problems, providing support and advice for young people, and opening up a frank public discussion.

Concerned about his ill - health, Dasuki asked the court for the release of his travel passport to enable him attend to his personal health issues abroad and as well objected to the secret trial requested by the federal government, preferring open trial of the case for the benefit of the public.

Obesity as a public health issue does not seek to make aesthetic judgements about people carrying extra body fat.

This isn't just an environmental issue about our water, this a public health issue about our citizens, our friends, family, and you.

At an Association for a Better New York power breakfast on Thursday morning, she blasted the mayor's quality of life record, insisting that his plan to tackle the city's homelessness crisis is insufficient, calling for a better plan to address mental health issues and complaining about public urination.

Schneiderman also issued a consumer alert warning about the false advertisements and directed the public to Zika - prevention measures and brands that have been scientifically proven to work and recommended by public - health officials.

Gibson, a retired Army colonel who says he owns a couple of rifles and occasionally hunts, maintains there are sufficient laws on the books to control guns, and that the issues are more about mental health and public safety.

There's been some chattering this week in cyberspace over a comment that Schenectady City Council President Gary McCarthy — the man some Democrats want to be the city's next mayor — made at Monday night's meeting about a member of the public's mental health issues.

Fayose, in a statement issued on Monday by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, insisted that Nigerians must be told the truth about the President's state of health.

The study from the University of Bristol comes on the back of public health warnings issued earlier this year by scientists who voiced concerns about the increased risk of psychosis for vulnerable people who use the drug.

But if we want to do anything about emerging infections, we have to do it as a public health and policy issue.

«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.»

AAAS CEO Rush Holt, executive publisher of the Science family of journals said: «Sometimes politicians think science issues are limited to simply things like the budget for NASA or NIH, and they fail to realize that a president's attitude toward and decisions about science and research affect the public wellbeing, from the growth of our economy, to education, to public health.

In this episode, University of Wisconsin - Madison public health expert Jonathan Patz talks about the ethical issues raised by climate change — who's causing it and who suffers most from it.

And many of the IG's recommendations appear in an HHS notice issued in July about possible changes to the Public Health Service conflicts of interest regulation.

Writer Mooney and marine scientist Kirshenbaum argue persuasively for scientists to step up engagement with the public, in order to dispel misinformation and foster meaningful civic participation in decisions about issues such as nuclear power, climate change, and public health.

It was a panel discussion about one of the most significant public health issues on the planet: the world toilet crisis, and how religious leaders can help to fight it.

The FDA needs to move beyond its traditional focus on clinical studies about drug effectiveness and side effects, and to seek public health data on potential abuse, the Academies advises in its 400 - page proposal for targeting the deadly issue.

October 31, 1997 University of Chicago Cancer Research Center to present 3rd Illinois breast - cancer summit October 31 The University of Chicago Cancer Research Center (UCCRC), working in collaboration with the Y - ME National Breast Cancer Organization and the Illinois Department of Public Health, will host «Practical Issues in the Diagnosis and Management of Breast Cancer: Helping Patients Make the Right Decisions,» a federally sponsored summit meeting to educate physicians and other healthcare providers about the latest developments in the battle against breast cancer.

«Those results we think are important because they indicate that if we were to initiate a restricted diet in adult human beings, we would still get the beneficial effects without having to worry about this issue of growth retardation,» said John Richie, professor of public health sciences and pharmacology at Penn State Cancer Institute, who oversaw the review.

«Cardiologists do not talk regularly about sleep issues with their patients,» says lead researcher Lars Erik Laugsand, MD, an internist in the public health department of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, in Trondheim.

I've also recently started public speaking on behalf of the charity Livin, which is an organisation aimed at educating people about mental health issues and suicide prevention.

I currently write about health, plant - based nutrition, food, lifestyle, and women's health issues at a variety of online outlets and have experience with writing, editing, public communications, and news journalism.

More recently (27 Oct 2014) Harvard School of Public Health issued a media release about a new meta - analysis which shows that replacing saturated fats with polyunsaturated fats reduces the risk of heart disease.

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