Sentences with phrase «as a public health issue as»

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Surgeons General dating back to Ronald Reagan appointee C. Everett Koop have consistently cited the medical damage from gun violence as a major public health threat; Adams didn't reject that logic, but his wording underscores just how politically fraught the issue is.

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.»

The agency warned last fall that there's little evidence to support kratom's use as a «natural» pain relief alternative, and in February, it issued a public health advisory saying that kratom compounds — ostensibly meant to replace addictive opioid products — are actually opioid products themselves.

MARCH 6, 2006: A Tyee contributor since 2004, Tom Sandborn takes on role as Tyee labour beat reporter, with a focus as well on public health issues.

Although I don't pretend to understand all the «ins & outs» of banking, public financing, etc., it seems to me to be self - evident that if Canadian governments at all levels were able to borrow, at low or preferably no interest rates, to finance infrastructure projects and other issues such as health care and education, rather than indebting Canadians in perpetuity in order to pay big interest payments to the greedy Big Banks, it would ultimately be in the best interests of most ordinary Canadians.

It comes as a new study shows nearly 80 per cent of the British public see no signs of improvement for hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children who are at risk of serious issues such as neglect, poverty, bad health or homelessness.

Potter says he lost sight of that because the health care issue was an abstraction to him when he worked at Cigna as a public relations executive.

Public policy issues that determine the health of the human web are as important as issues of individual emotional well - being.

Ian Geary, The Salvation Army's Public Affairs Adviser, told Premier he would like the government to view gambling addiction as a public health issue and also have stricter rules on gambling advertisPublic Affairs Adviser, told Premier he would like the government to view gambling addiction as a public health issue and also have stricter rules on gambling advertispublic health issue and also have stricter rules on gambling advertisement.

The system categorises the four key nutrients most associated with public health issues — fat, saturated fat, sugars and salt — as high, medium or low compared to the recommended level of intake of these nutrients.

«Our industry is acutely aware of its responsibilities,» she comments in the Food and Drink Federation report Delivering Healthy Growth, «whether tackling public health issues such as malnutrition or deficiency of certain nutrients in vulnerable groups or the growing challenge of obesity, or enabling consumers to make informed choices from a range of products than match modern lifestyles.

Findings indicate that both consumers and foodservice operators must play a role in relation to broad issues associated with public health and the environment, with the biggest contribution the foodservice industry can make toward environmental sustainability being the reduction of red meat consumption as part of a larger shift toward more plant - based dishes.

«To single out sugar sweetened beverages as a primary factor of chronic disease oversimplifies a complex public health issue.

Global examples have shown that soft drink taxes fail to have a meaningful impact on obesity rates and ultimately serve as a Band - Aid solution to a complex public health issue, which first and foremost requires access to adequate nutrition education and health care.

In addition, the petition requested that we issue an interim final rule under section 403 (r)(7)(A) of the FD&C Act, stating that the evidence is compelling and the potential to encourage fruit and vegetable consumption is important for public health and that issuing an interim final rule would allow affected fruit and vegetable products to become eligible to bear these health claims as expeditiously as possible.

The campaign's creators were well aware of the impact these ads would have; one member of the AAP's breastfeeding committee claimed the campaign signified «a change to promote breastfeeding as a public health issue rather than simply as a personal parenting choice.»

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.

It has been a matter of great concern among public health activists who work on child health and nutrition that the issue of malnutrition was being converted into a marketing opportunity to be addressed through products that big corporations could sell as the answer, instead of being seen as a basic lack of access to food caused by structural inequities in food distribution.

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.

Breastfeeding is a public health issue that has drawn the attention of organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics and the World Health Organization, both of which encourage exclusive breastfeeding (no foods or liquids other than mother's milk) for the first 6 months of an infant'shealth issue that has drawn the attention of organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics and the World Health Organization, both of which encourage exclusive breastfeeding (no foods or liquids other than mother's milk) for the first 6 months of an infant'sHealth Organization, both of which encourage exclusive breastfeeding (no foods or liquids other than mother's milk) for the first 6 months of an infant's life.

Health care providers and groups with public influence — such as the media, policy makers, and health advocates — need accurate technical information on this issue to prevent the spread of misinformation and to maintain the strength and credibility of breastfeeding promotion activHealth care providers and groups with public influence — such as the media, policy makers, and health advocates — need accurate technical information on this issue to prevent the spread of misinformation and to maintain the strength and credibility of breastfeeding promotion activhealth advocates — need accurate technical information on this issue to prevent the spread of misinformation and to maintain the strength and credibility of breastfeeding promotion activities.

These multiple advantages of breastfeeding demonstrate the contribution and relevance of breastfeeding as a global public health issue, for low - and high - income populations alike.

As the chairperson of the nutrition committee of HISD's School Health Advisory Council (SHAC), I'm working with a dedicated group of parents and public health professionals to address the issue of a la carte foods in HISD — both the items sold by the district itself (like the Flaming Hot Cheetos above) and items sold by parent and student groups (usually in violation of state rules) as campus fundraiserAs the chairperson of the nutrition committee of HISD's School Health Advisory Council (SHAC), I'm working with a dedicated group of parents and public health professionals to address the issue of a la carte foods in HISD — both the items sold by the district itself (like the Flaming Hot Cheetos above) and items sold by parent and student groups (usually in violation of state rules) as campus fundraHealth Advisory Council (SHAC), I'm working with a dedicated group of parents and public health professionals to address the issue of a la carte foods in HISD — both the items sold by the district itself (like the Flaming Hot Cheetos above) and items sold by parent and student groups (usually in violation of state rules) as campus fundrahealth professionals to address the issue of a la carte foods in HISD — both the items sold by the district itself (like the Flaming Hot Cheetos above) and items sold by parent and student groups (usually in violation of state rules) as campus fundraiseras campus fundraisers.

Any public hospital in the US can not turn away a person in need of medical care, and any public hospital will make payment arrangements after the fact, so being able to afford the birth isn't really such an issue — especially as there are public health policies and organizations which will help with that or provide low - cost care.

Referencing the Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) objectives and the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTI) markers, the month aims to lift up the cross-cutting, collective impact of breastfeeding as a high priority public health issue.

NAMPA appears to imply that we should ignore advice such as this one issued on May 21st from Harvard's School of Public Health: «With increasing evidence of the potential harmful effects of BPA in humans, the authors believe further research is needed on the effect of BPA on infants and on reproductive disorders and on breast cancer in adults.»

If breast - feeding is indeed a «public health issue,» as some experts insist, then why not badger and guilt employers, not mothers?

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The government is looking at breast - feeding as a public health issue and therefore highlights the risks of not breast - feeding.

«Childhood obesity is a serious public health issue in developed and in developing countries and we need to set the course as early as possible,» Hannah Ewald told Reuters Health in an health issue in developed and in developing countries and we need to set the course as early as possible,» Hannah Ewald told Reuters Health in an Health in an email.

She is also a NARM approved preceptor and is active in teaching the next generation of midwives as well as a public speaker on women's health and fertility issues.

Reasons for this slow improvement among mothers in the United States include: (a) breastfeeding has not received sufficient national attention as a public health issue [5]; (b) inadequate attention to the importance of the duration of exclusive breastfeeding [3, 6]; and (c) inadequate research addressing exclusive breastfeeding in the United States [3, 7].

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

«Keeping breastfeeding as a private choice rather than a public health issue hampers momentum.»

It exposes infant feeding as one of the most important global public health issues of our time, and describes how big business and vested interests influence the intimate relationship between mothers and their babies to the detriment of all, rich or poor, in the West or in the developing world.

AAPD members interested in public policy issues in their state as well as policymakers and advocates for children's oral health at the state level should feel free to contact the PPA in your state.

When viewed as a public health issue with lifelong consequences including poverty, mental illness, injustice, and risk of infectious disease — we all benefit when children are diapered.

The move would come as New York and most of the nation continues to battle what public health officials say is an epidemic of heroin and opioid addiction, an issue that has especially ravaged parts of upstate New York.

This doesn't help, when you are trying to establish a health care model, as it muddies the issues, and gives the wrong message to the public.

«NRG has not been as responsive to the public health concerns and environmental issues associated with electricity generation as other players in the industry have been,» Iwanowicz said.

However, past examples have shown that legislation combined with behaviour change campaigns is the most effective way to tackle a public health issue such as this.

The bill looks to address issues such as worker protections, overtime pay, public health protection and employer contributions to workers» compensation and unemployment funds and would afford greater rights for over 100,000 migrant farm workers throughout New York State, which boasts a powerful agricultural industry.

She added: «Of course it's a medical problem, I mean addiction is a medical problem, and it becomes a public health problem and then our society is choosing to treat that as a criminal justice issue.»

At the first of three legislative hearings on Hoosick Falls and water quality issues on Tuesday, state health commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker pointed to the EPA dozens of times as the reason residents were allowed to drink poisoned water without public warning.

«It is time for NYS to consider drug use as a public health issue rather than a criminal justice issue.

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.

Immunization Action Plan Grant: The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (herein referred to as «CDC») provides a number of grants to NYSDOH and DOH for various health related issues through the Public Healthhealth related issues through the Public HealthHealth Fund.

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.

The deal, which is intended to establish voluntary agreements on issues such as labelling and advertising in the alcohol industry, will still go ahead but without the conferred legitimacy of public health organisations.