Sentences with phrase «as state health officials»

«As a state health official, I wanted to see stronger action on aldicarb,» she said, adding that she and Jackson «recommended that aldicarb be banned in California, because of its potency and what seemed to be a large temptation for misuse.

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Department of Corrections officials justify the soy - based meals as a cost - cutting measure, but increased health care costs and pending liability for not supplying life - sustaining meals have the potential to make the soy - based meals very expensive for the state of Illinois.»

In a recent interview with the Washington Post (part of their ominously titled «Voices of Power» series), Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius discussed Archbishop Joseph Naumann's request that she not present herself for communion because of her public support for legalised abortion: «Well, it was one of the most painful things I have ever experienced in my life, and I am a firm believer in the separation of church and state, and I feel that my actions as a parishioner are different than my actions as a public official and that the people who elected me in Kansas had a right to expect me to uphold their rights and their beliefs even if they did not have the same religious beliefs that I had.

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

The discovery of the tainted chicken, which Illinois health officials say showed ammonia contamination levels as high as 133 times the acceptable level, sent state education officials scurrying to gather up 360 cases of chicken tenders sent to 49 public schools, including 11 in the Chicago area.

The poultry later showed ammonia contamination levels as high as 133 times the acceptable amount, according to state health officials.

As humans rapidly develop the Massachusetts landscape, Mass Audubon is working with state officials and other organizations to protect important areas for wildlife and environmental health.

State health officials warned New Yorkers to take precautions against Zika virus and other mosquito - borne illnesses like West Nile virus, as the weather heats up.

The PRC government repeats the often ambiguously and confusingly stated opinion that human rights should encompass what its officials have labelled as «economic standards of living and measures of health and economic prosperity».

Republicans also denounced the effort, and one anti-abortion group pre-emptively defined the new party as synonymous with late - term abortion because abortion law changes embraced by Cuomo would have delegated to a physician's scope of practice, which could be amended by state Department of Health officials.

By Jesse McKinley ALBANY — For the second time in two weeks, New York State Department of Health officials sought to blame the Environmental Protection Agency for a contaminated water crisis in upstate New York, saying on Wednesday that they were confused and hamstrung by changing federal standards on perfluorooctanoic acid, a toxic chemical known as PFOA.

But as Andrew Cuomo runs a campaign blasting those ethereal and un-named special interests so effectively mucking things up in Albany, he has dealt gingerly with 1199, which represents thousands of employees at hospitals and nursing homes and screams bloody murder when state officials mention tweaks to the state's health care budget.

County officials said Hudson River HealthCare — a federally operated, not - for - profit group with a network of 18 community health centers throughout the state and an office in Greenport — is being considered to take over county health centers in Riverhead, Southampton and East Hampton as well as The Maxine S. Postal Tri-Community Health Center in Amityhealth centers throughout the state and an office in Greenport — is being considered to take over county health centers in Riverhead, Southampton and East Hampton as well as The Maxine S. Postal Tri-Community Health Center in Amityhealth centers in Riverhead, Southampton and East Hampton as well as The Maxine S. Postal Tri-Community Health Center in AmityHealth Center in Amityville.

And even as multiple wells in nearby Hoosick Falls tested positive for elevated and potentially dangerous levels of the same toxic chemical more than a year ago, state health department employees suggested a delay in reporting results and did not initially recommend a wider outreach to the public, according to emails between state, county and federal officials, some of which were obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request to the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

News of the belated state action in Petersburgh comes as the Cuomo administration moves to contain political fallout from the slow official reaction to the potential health threat from pollution of water in Hoosick Falls with a chemical called PFOA, which is used in manufacturing non-stick materials and has been linked to kidney and testicular cancer and thyroid problems.

Tony's stance on key issues such as job creation (bringing jobs back to the New York State), access to affordable and quality health care for all, improving the quality of education for students, and holding state officials accountable for how they spend taxpayers» money is aligned with the Coalition's point of vState), access to affordable and quality health care for all, improving the quality of education for students, and holding state officials accountable for how they spend taxpayers» money is aligned with the Coalition's point of vstate officials accountable for how they spend taxpayers» money is aligned with the Coalition's point of views.

George Latimer is a man who who has taken two oaths in his life: one as a public official to «support the constitution of the United States, and the constitution of the State of New York» and «faithfully discharge the duties» of the various offices to which he has been elected and one as a husband where he promised his wife to be true to her in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health and to love her and honor her all the days of his life.

Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Rick Swearingen will serve as a member, and four other state officials will serve as ex-oficio members: Florida Department of Education Commissioner Pam Stewart; Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary Mike Carroll; Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary Christina Daly; and Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Justin Senior.

The owners of a Bronx hotel identified as a potential source of Legionnaires» disease hit the roof, slamming the «game of one - upsmanship» between city and state officials for sowing misinformation about the health scare.

This is as family members, relatives, friends, officials of federal and state governments, lawmakers, envoys among others have showing up at the private health facility to show concern.

With the threat of mosquito - borne Zika virus on the horizon, state health officials are going after the winged carriers as an important prevention technique.

Health Republic Insurance of New York, the collapsing insurance co-op, misled state and federal officials about its finances, and will not be able to remain in business through the end of the year as originally hoped.

Federal and state agricultural officials met in Connecticut Wednesday to discuss human and animal health concerns as agritourism grows.

Buffalo's lead poisoning problem — already recognized as serious — is much worse than previously reported by state and local health officials.

Health officials also said they are running unannounced drills at emergency rooms around the state using people posing as patients with Ebola - like symptoms.

As the severity of the crisis came into clearer focus, the state health department still declined to take the lead in Hoosick Falls, preferring to leave it to village officials privately negotiating with St. Gobain, the owner of the factory the state later determined had been responsible for the pollution, emails show.

We are excited to have AARP and the World Health Organization recognize New York State as the first official age - friendly certified state in the naState as the first official age - friendly certified state in the nastate in the nation.

«As the state's top health official, Dr. Shah brings vigor and a sharp intellect to the job, and I thank him for his service.

As a result, state health officials denied Soundview's application last year to resume financing from the federal Women, Infants and Children program, which provides food and nutritional counseling to new mothers and young children.

With collaboration between the Department of Health, SUNY Poly's nanobioscience department and biotech companies, officials envisioned it serving as «a model for public health innovation to other states and nations.&Health, SUNY Poly's nanobioscience department and biotech companies, officials envisioned it serving as «a model for public health innovation to other states and nations.&health innovation to other states and nations.»

Among the items in the state's initial application that federal officials rejected as «unfundable» are capital investment, rent subsidies for high - needs patients with mental and physical health issues, regional planning grants, evaluation projects and information technology.

State Health Department officials will be on hand Tuesday evening at the Saratoga County Fair in Ballston Spa with information on tick - borne illness as well as avoiding ticks, Backenson said.

As Secretary of State for Health and Social Security in 1986, Fowler implemented the first official drive to educate the British public to the dangers of AIDS.

Last summer, she lost her job as European correspondent for Renewable Energy World, an online publication, after filing charges with the F.B.I. against the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and several top U.S. government officials, claiming they are part of a plot to depopulate the United States using tainted H1N1 flu vaccines.

For years, United States public health officials have watched nervously as drug - resistant superbugs marched around the world, killing hundreds of thousands of people.

Among the 30 - odd guests are Kawaoka and other scientists and officials from the United States, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the United Kingdom, as well as representatives from Science, Nature, and the World Health Organization (WHO).

«When you factor in all that health care professionals and state officials are doing, there likely is no other public health issue in Pennsylvania getting as much attention,» says Lawrence John, MD, president of the Allegheny County Medical Society and a family physician in Pittsburgh.

During the 1970s health officials commonly stated that as much as 90 percent of cancer was environmental in origin, with pesticides and industrial chemicals responsible for half the incidence.

UC San Diego Health is awarded official designation as a Cardiac Center by the California State Department of Public Health to provide highly specialized care for children with heart disease.

Politico reports that Sen. Lamar Alexander, the Republican Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, was «furious» that a top aide to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was «circumventing» ESSA, contending the federal agency was «out of bounds» in challenging state officials on issues such as...

Last year, the CA Superintendent of Public Instruction recognized Journey for excellence in Environmental Education, Health, and Stewardship; US Secretary of Education Duncan then selected Journey as a US Green Ribbon School; and students hosted federal, state, and local officials on campus to share their learning experiences.

The NEHP also functions as a roadmap for coordinating horse owners and industry organizations with veterinarians and state and federal animal health officials to prevent, recognize, control and respond to diseases and environmental disasters.

In light of these events, CDFA published «EHM Incident Guidelines for State Animal Health Officials» and a «Biosecurity Toolkit for Equine Events,» as well as an EHV - 1 / EHM informational website.

The bill should instead preserve local control, eliminate the necessity of a central bureaucracy and allow local law enforcement including dog wardens, humane agents, health officials as well as existing state agencies to conduct inspections, issue cease and desist orders and refer violations for imposition of civil or criminal penalties.

Here in Wisconsin, we have a great effort unfolding which could serve as a high standard for regional / state - wide efforts in down - scaling climate projections and communicating the information in a way that is useful for farmers, policy makers, natural resource managers, public health officials, etc..

Land cover information is critical for local, state, and federal managers and officials to assist them with issues such as assessing ecosystem status and health, modeling nutrient and pesticide runoff, understanding spatial patterns of biodiversity, land use planning, deriving landscape pattern metrics, and developing land management policies.

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Section 164.512 (k) of the final rule states that while individuals are in a correctional facility or in the lawful custody of a law enforcement official, covered entities (for example, the prison's clinic) can use or disclose protected health information about these individuals without authorization to the correctional facility or the law enforcement official having custody as necessary for: (1) The provision of health care to such individuals; (2) the health and safety of such individual or other inmates; (3) the health and safety of the officers of employees of or others at the correctional institution; and (4) the health and safety of such individuals and officers or other persons responsible for the transporting of inmates or their transfer from one institution or facility to another; (5) law enforcement on the premises of the correctional institution; and (6) the administration and maintenance of the safety, security, and good order of the correctional institution.

The proposed rule would have defined «public health authority» as «an agency or authority of the United States, a state, a territory, or an Indian tribe that is responsible for public health matters as part of its official mandate.»

It states that a covered entity may disclose protected health information to authorized federal officials for the provision of protective services to the President or other persons as authorized by 18 U.S.C. 3056, or to foreign heads of state or other persons as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2709 (a)(3), or for the conduct of investigations authorized by 18 U.S.C. 871 and 879.