Sentences with phrase «by public health measures»

The relevant circumstances can't be the safety and well - being brought about by public health measures, medical care and insurance companies, wholesome food and clean water, etc..

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Last month Dorsey asked the public to propose solutions to make the social network a nicer place by measuring «collective health, openness, and civility of public conversation.»

The exclusion of health services, as well as a number of other services provided by the public sector, largely explains the relatively modest increase in the market goods and services excluding volatile items measure of underlying inflation over the past year.

It wasn't the only message being disseminated, of course: Merely suggesting abstinence as a public health measure was viewed by some as an irresponsible intrusion of religious fundamentalism into politics.

In January 2013 the non-governmental organisation Sustain, supported by 61 health organisations, called for a 20 pence per litre excise duty on sugar sweetened drinks.4 In February, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges called for a 20 % tax on sugar sweetened drinks as part of its enquiry into clinical and public health solutions to the obesity epidemic.1 Although the UK government has indicated a preference for voluntary approaches to the control of obesity, it has not ruled out fiscal measures.14 Clearly, the idea of a sugar sweetened drink tax is gaining traction in the UK, but its effect on health remains uncertain.

The most comprehensive methodology for testing the chemical composition of unrecorded alcohol products was developed as part of the Alcohol Measures for Public Health Research Alliance (AMPHORA) project, a collaboration among 13 EU member states funded by the European Commission.

This proposed legislation would help prepare Massachusetts for the impacts of climate change by identifying where we are most vulnerable and taking measures to protect public health, public safety, and the economy.

Mass Audubon supports the passage of An Act establishing a comprehensive adaptation management plan in response to climate change, which prepares Massachusetts for the impacts of climate change by identifying where we are most vulnerable and taking measures to protect public health, public safety and the economy.

«Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 mo of life followed by optimal complementary feeding are critical public health measures for reducing and preventing morbidity and mortality in young children.»

Based on the current meta - analysis, 14 % to 20 % of all childhood leukemia cases may be prevented by breastfeeding for 6 months or more, a highly accessible and low - cost public health measure.

El - Rufai who spoke at the inauguration of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the December 12 clashes in Zaria, said he also took measures to safeguard public health and safety by removing unsound structures, and clearing debris from the scene of the clashes.

Legislator Savage said, «No one objects to reasonable measures that assist people to quit smoking; however we must also be mindful of the unintended consequences that may also impact public health, such as the use of these devices in public places and the accidental or recreational use by children and young people.»

Latest data obtained by DAILY POST from NCDC showed that the number of new confirmed and probable cases had been falling for five consecutive weeks, indicating that public health measures were effective, but more infections were expected until the end of the dry season.

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.

The opposition parties PvdA, SP, GL, joined by the ChristianUnion wanted to revert some of the measures and pay more attention to the public sector, especially to the health care - sector and the poor.

In a study led by University of Louisville biostatistician Doug Lorenz, Ph.D., associate professor, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, the reliability and accuracy of a nine — member expert panel was measured in determining the likelihood of abuse in more than 2,000 cases.

«But nobody has yet figured out a way to translate the information gathered by these devices into measures of health and longevity, let alone monetize this information — until now,» says S. Jay Olshansky, professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health and chief scientist at Lapetus Solutions, who is lead author on the health and longevity, let alone monetize this information — until now,» says S. Jay Olshansky, professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health and chief scientist at Lapetus Solutions, who is lead author on the Health and chief scientist at Lapetus Solutions, who is lead author on the paper.

«I believe in the 21st century, the classic public health measures that are critical can be complemented by the addition of rapid diagnostics; by the development of vaccines, assessment of safety and efficacy and then deployment; and by the development of drugs.

The study, published online by the American Journal of Public Health, is the first known neighborhood walking trial in which a physiological marker was measured in real - time for residents in their own communities.

As a public - health intervention, immunisation is already widely seen as one of public health's «best buys», but by measuring the effectiveness in terms of lives saved, it seems likely that we are undervaluing the benefits and the return on investment they offer.

In a linked editorial, Kenneth Johnson, Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa outlines the major public health implications of these results, and says «only complete cessation is protective and should be emphasised by all prevention measures and policies.»

He developed an outreach program to educate the South Asian community about diabetes risk and preventive measures during a recent Bridging the Gaps Community Health Internship Program sponsored by the School of Public Health at the Shri Krishna Nidhi Foundation, an organization based in Hillsborough that promotes wellness among New Jersey's South Asian population.

Wael Al - Delaimy, a research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health, and his colleagues analyzed how much environmental smoke people absorb by measuring nicotine levels in the hair of 114 bar and restaurant workers in New Zealand.

Their initial findings — coupled with new tests by Peru's National Institute of Health that measured mercury in people's urine — point to a public health risk in towns near informal mining camps, which have flourished with skyrocketing international gold pHealth that measured mercury in people's urine — point to a public health risk in towns near informal mining camps, which have flourished with skyrocketing international gold phealth risk in towns near informal mining camps, which have flourished with skyrocketing international gold prices.

Several performance reporting systems now report publicly on aspects of quality such as surgical outcomes, 8 adherence to evidence - based quality measures, 9,10 and patients» assessments of care, 11 but few public reports about the quality of health care organizations have also assessed the equity of care provided by those organizations.

The ultimate goal of JCTS is to improve the efficiency with which research and new diagnostics, therapies, and preventive measures, informed by health needs, are able to reach the public.

In a study of children in a mountainous area of Greece with a high prevalence of goiter, public - health measures taken to eliminate iodine deficiency were followed by a three-fold increase in the prevalence of autoimmune thyroiditis.

The measure, which was signed last month by Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, a Republican, requires the state school board and the commissioner of health to set regulations to ensure swim teachers in public schools have «appropriate swimming and first aid skills necessary to protect the health and safety of students.»

The Illinois Supreme Court held that a statute requiring public school buses to transport private school students did not violate Illinois» Blaine Amendment because it was primarily a health - and - safety measure for the benefit of all students and any aid to religious schools chosen by families was incidental.

The Colorado Supreme Court recently restored a measure of fiscal sanity to public sector retirement law in the Centennial State by reversing a Court of Appeals ruling which said that the state could not cut cost - of - living adjustments to help return the state's pension system to health.

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, which has risen to prominence with its annual rankings of state charter school laws, sought to measure the «health» of each system, as determined by factors such as the size of charter populations, racial demographics, test scores and the use of «innovative» practices such as extended school days or apprenticeship programs.

The American Lung Association supports continued research to identify the impacts on lung health and to identify improved pollution control measures to protect public health and safety, particularly the health and safety of workers and communities affected by these activities.

We the undersigned residents of Alberta, petition the Legislative Assembly to ensure there is enough money to pay for necessary public services like education and health care by introducing tax and royalty reforms that include the following measures:

(6) In any proceeding under this section, the court may not deny shared parental responsibility and time - sharing rights to a parent solely because that parent is or is believed to be infected with human immunodeficiency virus, but the court may, in an order approving the parenting plan, require that parent to observe measures approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health Service or by the Department of Health for preventing the spread of human immunodeficiency virus to the child.

Given the positive effects of this programme on at least 1 other measure of public health concern, childhood obesity, 3 delivery could be shared by public health services, family physicians, parent training programmes, or paradoxically, the media itself.

SI Appendix, Table S6 shows that whether we examined self - control as measured by observers, teachers, parents, or children's self - reports, individual differences in childhood self - control were significantly related to each of the adult health, wealth, and public safety outcomes; that is, the results were not sensitive to the use of any particular source of information about children's self - control and were robust to the data source in measuring self - control.

Though «impressed and inspired by the strength of spirit and commitment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to develop innovative measures to support their own communities», Tauli - Corpuz detailed a «deeply disturbing» prevalence of racism — «ranging from public stereotyped portrayals of them as violent criminals, welfare profiteers and poor parents, (to) discrimination in the health sector and the administration of justice».

Relations between symptoms of ADHD reported in the Preschool Age Psychiatric Assessment interview (PAPA), and EF as measured by the BRIEF - P (parent form), were investigated in a large, nonreferred sample of preschool children (37 — 47 months, n = 1134) recruited from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.