Sentences with phrase «against a public health»

«New York proudly leads the fight against this public health crisis and this campaign will further our efforts to provide support, aid recovery, and take one more step toward a stronger, healthier Empire State.»

Think voting against a public health bill that hurts tobacco interests by senators in tobacco producing states.

Missouri Republican Rep. Roy Blunt spoke out Monday against the public health insurance option that Democrats are advocating for as part of their health care reform proposal.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats will vote against the Public Health (Wales) Bill at every stage unless it deals with the true public health issues that face Wales, the party has announced today.

For more than a decade, COGCC officials have interpreted this to mean balancing oil and gas industry interests against public health, safety and welfare.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to agriculture, so as to provide for industrial hemp cultivation; to provide for definitions; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to amend Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public health and morals, so as to provide for the possession of industrial hemp under certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

I can't remember a new government stumble in Heath as badly as Senator Fiona Nash defunding the Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA), siding with the food industry against public health, trashing the arrangements that Labor had made to reduce the impact of chronic disease, protecting her advisor who turned out to be associated with the lobbies.

Not exact matches

Political instability and dangerous conditions in Syria have made it difficult to wage a large - scale public health campaign against infectious diseases like polio.

Cynthia Tice found that to be the case when she and her co-founder launched Lily's Sweets in 2011, when public sentiment was turning against foods high in sugar (thanks in part to books such as Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health).

Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police are against the bill, they said that marijuana is a threat to public health and safety.

In his public letter, he cited the charges that had been brought against him by former employees, the divisive nature of his leadership style, and the health of his family as reasons for stepping down.

When saying Merry Christmas has become a bad thing, when we can no longer have the peoples vote counted and respected by judges and elected officials, when health care for aids and other associated dieses is covered, when kids in school have to be subjected to demonstrations of gay bedroom life when the mayor of NY will no longer without reason and against the law rent churches public buildings, when teen pregnancies up 45 percent will be paid for by us the people of the US with all the cost completely covered.

Collected for the most part by industrialized countries, where the principal financial markets are located, this money could be used to help struggle against inequalities, to promote education and public health in poor countries, and for food security and sustainable development.

Nestlé has been doing a lot of defending of late, including against a viral video in Malaysia stating that it is 40 % sugar and deceptive about its health benefits, as well as against the Sri Lankan president's public tirade accusing the brand of increasing the sugar content in its drink packs.

I support taking legal action against companies who demonstrate negligence in thier duties towards the health and safety of the public.

The peak industry group, which represents more than 60,000 businesses across manufacturing, engineering, telecommunications, mining, airlines and related sectors, will caution the Turnbull government against large cuts but call for careful spending reductions across aged care, health, the pension system and the public service to fund a company tax cut as a key priority.

We believe that our target group can help Indian organizations such as the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease and the Public Health Foundation of India to work towards plain packaging.

But as a natural skeptic, I also decided to read all of the research indicating that some of these purported long - term benefits, such as higher IQs and immunity against various health issues, were inflated by well - meaning public health experts.

Holding public hearings and mock trials (against companies, businesses, professional associations or health care institutions that are violating the International Code and related legislation).

Difficulties for women who choose to formula feed under such a system must be weighed against the fact that free and easily accessible formula leads to unnecessarily supplementation and the harm that this causes to public health.

I'd like to encourage food bloggers, public health advocates, lunch reformers, etc to enlist parents to make good choices (without guilt) but to also recognize that the deck is stacked against parents.

A UK Department of Health survey found that 84 % find breastfeeding in public acceptable if done discreetly; however, 67 % mothers are worried about general opinion being against public breastfeeding.

Against that backdrop, the findings of a new study from the Harvard School of Public Health are all the more important.

What do you worry will be the negative public health consequences of an unqualified recommendation against bedsharing?

One solution is a widespread, well - funded public health campaign to inoculate kids against the forces that lead to unhealthful eating, akin to that used to discourage teen smoking.

Public Health England (PHE) and NHS England have temporarily advised against the home use of birthing pools with built - in heaters and recirculation pumps, potentially filled up to 2 weeks in advance of the birth.

The action against the Happy Meal adds fuel to a global debate about fast food and public health.

As a nursing mom and a member of multiple breastfeeding support groups, I used to feel confused that while the public health community and many parent groups proudly proclaim that «breast is best» for babies, so many breastfeeding moms would report being shamed, harassed, and even discriminated against for actually choosing to nurse their kids.

Breast feeding is clearly an issue for public health consideration as it provides significant protection against infections in newborns and infants.12 Because breast feeding has been shown to protect against infections so profoundly in developing countries, it is estimated that an increase in breast feeding worldwide by 40 % would reduce deaths from respiratory infection by 50 % in children less than 18 months of age.3

The finding that mother - infant co-sleeping on separate surfaces confers reduced risk of SIDS but some forms of same surface co-sleeping increase risk (under certain circumstances, see below), has given rise to recent public health campaigns against any and all bedsharing in the United States.29 However, when examined in detail, epidemiological studies reveal inconsistent findings as to whether or not, to what degree, or under what circumstances bedsharing represents a consistent risk factor for SIDS and / or SUID.

Research by ICM for the Guardian newspaper saw both the Tories and Liberal Democrats suffer as an outright majority of public opinion turned against the government's controversial changes to the health service.

«And today, the senator is going to take part in a public hearing that she fervently fought against for months because she put politics before the health and safety of her constituents,» said Francis.

«It will help us because the people against the convention are generally our people — the public sector unions like teachers, government workers and police» concerned the recent «radical wave could sweep a convention» and diminish or erase pension and health benefits, Schaffer said.

At a public health forum in Downtown Brooklyn, he railed against the current administration for using «one shots and fiscal gimmicks» to balance its budgets, and slammed Bloomberg's large soda ban as nothing more than «big PR.»

The Welsh assembly government is to hold a public inquiry into the country's ambulance service after the health minister accidentally voted against his own policy.

The state's Health Department did not warn against drinking the water here until after a federal warning was made public in December.

«This is a hate campaign, not a public health campaign,» said Audrey Silk, the founder of Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment, who warned of conflicts if the law is enforced.

Welsh Liberal Democrats are leading the fight against Labour's illiberal ban, and unless the Minister brings forward indisputable evidence and makes a clear public health case in favour of a ban we will not let up our fight.»

Former Assemblyman Richard Brodsky has scored a victory in his long - running battle against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Entergy, the owner of Indian Point, thanks to a federal appeals court that reversed a lower court ruling on the commission's responsibility to involve and notify the public before exempting the Hudson Valley nuclear power plant from health and safety requirements.

With the scope of the health risks still unclear, a class - action case against New York City, in connection with the failure to conduct lead inspections in public housing, is now being prepared by a lead lawyer for families suing over lead poisoning in Flint, Mich..

While David Miliband melted into the shadows and Diane Abbott failed to capitalise on her increased public profile, the former health secretary nabbed the shadow education brief, in which he excelled against the turbulent Michael Gove.

Nearly every major public employees union is filing a lawsuit against the Cuomo administration over the increasing premiums for retiree health insurance.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is still fighting tooth and nail against the Collins / Faso amendment to the health care bill that would shift the counties» share of Medicaid costs to the state, is in Albany with no public schedule.

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Thomas A. Farley, the pediatrician who led New York City's health department through major campaigns against tobacco and sugary soda, was named to head Philadelphia's Department of Public Hhealth department through major campaigns against tobacco and sugary soda, was named to head Philadelphia's Department of Public HealthHealth.

Ms Evelyn Abena Kyere, Ocularist and Eye Nurse at the Korle - Bu Teaching Hospital has encouraged the public to take in lots of fruits and vegetables as natural preventive health care against eye conditions.

Wasn't it employers who forced employees to work in such unsafe conditions that in 1970 Congress created, and President Nixon signed into law, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration after public outcry against rising injury and death rates on the job?

Former National Health Insurance Authority boss, Mr Sylvester Mensah has cautioned the Akufo - Addo government against the «unjustifiable sacking of workers in public institutions across the country».

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.»

We have spent billions of dollars in the effort to eliminate smoking, and it goes against all the wisdom of public health to turn our backs on all that we have done is this area.