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 advertisement.
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.»
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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.
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].
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.
«It is time for NYS to consider drug use
as a public health issue rather than a criminal justice issue.
Obesity
as a public health issue does not seek to make aesthetic judgements about people carrying extra body fat.
But by tackling violence
as a public health issue, Baltimore is forging a new model for how to keep citizens safe.
Our main goals are to increase awareness of eczema
as a public health issue and to protect and improve access to services and medications for people whose lives are impacted by this disease.
UV awareness and skin cancer have always been regarded
as a public health issue and not an educational one.
Panelists will share their best practices for public and media engagement, debate how to respond to critiques, and explore the idea of reframing climate change
as a public health issue.
«Reframe climate change
as a public health issue»?
In 1998, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with other federal agencies, sponsored a consensus conference that broke new ground by focusing on parenting
as a public health issue.
Rather, consider covering
it as a public health issue.
Not exact matches
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.
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.
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's
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's
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'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 activ
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 activ
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 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 fundraiser
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 fundra
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 fundra
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 fundraiser
as 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?
«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.
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.
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.