Sentences with phrase «city health officials»

The wide - ranging coalition of groups that signed the letter include the American Association of University Women, American Nurses Association, American Public Health Association, Black Women's Health Imperative, League of Women Voters of the U.S., National Association of County and City Health Officials, National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health, and YWCA USA.

This training manual has been designed to accompany workshops for city health officials on the health impacts of climate change.

In 2008 and 2012, we collaborated with the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) on national surveys...

But city health officials have been been working overtime and have cut that number to about 200.

From April 24 to May 8, New York City health officials confirmed 124 cases of 2009 H1N1 among 2,686 high school student and 248 school employees.

Reducing maternal morbidity is a goal of city health officials educators and providers.

Though the University of California at Davis has offered the conclusions to the EPA, the Senate, and New York City health officials, Cahill says he isn't aware of a single state or federal agency that has acted on his findings.

The Erie County Department of Health («ECDOH») Specialized Medical Assistance Response Team («SMART») / Medical Reserve Corps («MRC») and Niagara County Department of Health Medical Reserve Corps are collaborating to provide free Stop the Bleed training as part of their new MRC Challenge Award from the National Association of County and City Health Officials («NACCHO»).

I first reported, back at the Daily News, on the practice, which city health officials were looking at possibly barring after an infant boy died of herpes that he was believed to have contracted from the mohel who performed the rite.

Zika could cause major problems in the Big Apple if city health officials don't start discouraging people from traveling to hotbeds in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, according to a former New York state official.

There have been no new cases since Aug. 3, a fact that gives city health officials reason to believe they correctly identified the source of the outbreak when they tracked the cases to five cooling towers in the south Bronx.

New York City health officials are tracking the unusual increase, but say that there is no cause to panic.

Zika could cause major problems in the Big Apple if city health officials don't start discouraging people from traveling to hotbeds in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, according to former LG Betsy McCaughey.

City health officials are concerned about a budget shortfall which they say could result in more job cuts.

New York City health officials are gearing up to make Zika blood tests available to pregnant women who have traveled to countries where the mosquito - borne disease is flourishing.

City health officials said the city last year had a historic - low 2,718 residents who were newly diagnosed compared with 4,397 new cases in 2004.

Recently, New York City health officials set a goal to screen every pregnant woman and new mother for maternal depression.

And in none were city health officials able to determine the cause of the illnesses.

ILCA, NACCHO (National Association of County and City Health Officials), and other organizations offer wonderful trainings.

The New York Times: City Urges Requiring Consent for Jewish Rite New York City health officials proposed on Tuesday that Orthodox Jewish parents be required to sign a consent waiver before they can take part in a circumcision ritual that is believed to have led to the deaths of at least two babies in the city over the past decade.

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As higher costs are passed on to consumers, supporters aim to put a dent in sales, as was the case in Berkeley, where according to public health officials retail purchases of sugar - sweetened beverages dropped nearly 10 % during the first year of that city's soda tax.

As tax revenues have shrunk, the city's financial obligations have grown — mainly to an ever - expanding pool of 30,000 retirees, promised life - time pensions and health benefits by short - sighted government officials over decades who consistently failed to fund those future obligations.

In a press conference later on Friday, however, Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine expressed frustration with Scott and the state's health department for keeping him and other elected officials in the dark about the island - city's five locally transmitted Zika cases.

As urbanization brought more and more people to the cities, local officials possessed of the late Victorian concern for cleanliness and scientific approaches to sanitation led technocrats to press city - dwellers towards these professionals through enforceable public health standards.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and state officials are pushing initiatives aimed at encouraging new mothers to breastfeed their babies, drawing criticism from some parents who say officials are interfering with their health choices.

State health officials have tracked the distribution of the chicken and found that before being brought to Laraway, the chicken was stored at a government contract warehouse in Granite City.

We've seen tremendous improvement in the economy and at the social level since 1992, the Rawlings regime and that of Kufour all contributed immensely to the growth we seeing, the Mahama administration has added value to what he inherited.The infrastructure development recorded under this government is the highest after Nkrumah, the improvement in the health and education sector can not be downplayed.Policies rolled out by the regime to close the yawning gap between the toiling but highly productive rural folks and city officials is commendable.The IMF director Christie Lagarde was right when she described what we called economic success between 2005 - 2008 as mediocre growth.The base of the economy was still shattered and now being built to restore the confidence of the people.

State health officials say two people in the greater New York City area have developed measles after they were exposed to two European tourists with measles at three Jehovah's Witness facilities last month.

State health officials found 19 instances of safety or security lapses that put New York City hospital patients in «immediate jeopardy,» including failure to investigate sexual - abuse allegations, sending home a suicidal patient to his death and poor infection control.

Sen. Jeff Klein on Tuesday announced New York City officials will soon provide parents with health inspection reports of school cafeterias.

Cuomo toured several units at the Jackson Houses with state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., City Councilman Ritchie Torres and other officials.

Mayor de Blasio and health officials reassured city residents on Friday that Spencer was not contagious while he roamed, and that Ebola can only be caught when the infected person is showing symptoms of the disease, including fever and vomiting.

State environmental and health officials delivered an update during a Newburgh City Council meeting Monday night.

Health officials say in some Buffalo neighborhoods, 40 percent of kids have been exposed to lead, a rate eight times higher than in Flint, Michigan, a city that faced a water contamination crisis that drew national attention.

Overflowing sewers, runoff from chemical plants and seepage from toxic waste sites have created a hazardous stew in the waters covering much of the nation's fourth largest city, and officials are just beginning to grapple with the health problems looming.

We have been coordinating with health officials from across the State, including the City of New York.

The announcement also surprised some elected officials, including the chair of the City Council Health Committee Corey Johnson.

Even more troubling is the increase in the number of city children who recently tested positive for higher amounts of lead that require some form of intervention by health officials.

He also has her regularly sit in on policy and staff meetings and handed her official posts, from chair of the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City to the head of a major mental - health initiative that provides services in the most needy neighborhoods.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, IDNYC cards will eventually serve as a registration card to help reduce wait times and provide patients with a convenient way to register, said city officials.

«I want to give credit to the important alliance between the advocates and the people who work in government,» Dr. Mary T. Bassett, the city's health commissioner, said during the March 15 official reopening of the clinic, which is located at 303 Ninth Avenue between 27th and 28th Streets.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and health officials described Ebola screening protocols for New York City at a press conference in Brooklyn on Friday.

City officials would like to negotiate higher health - care contributions from employees, which would lower the cost to taxpayers.

In a joint statement, City Councilmember Mark Levine and State Senator Adriano Espaillat said they were assured by city and state officials that the detected formaldehyde levels posed no threat to the public's health and would not impact the park's activitCity Councilmember Mark Levine and State Senator Adriano Espaillat said they were assured by city and state officials that the detected formaldehyde levels posed no threat to the public's health and would not impact the park's activitcity and state officials that the detected formaldehyde levels posed no threat to the public's health and would not impact the park's activities.

Crisis is part of the gig for the chief health official in the nation's largest city, and Dr. Mary Bassett has dealt with her share of emergencies in the two years she's served as commissioner of the Department of Health and Mental Hyhealth official in the nation's largest city, and Dr. Mary Bassett has dealt with her share of emergencies in the two years she's served as commissioner of the Department of Health and Mental HyHealth and Mental Hygiene.

Only grocery stores with more than 3,500 square feet of retail space, ones that accept SNAP benefits, and ones that meet affordability requirements determined by city health and finance officials based on the food they sell would qualify for the exemption, a draft of the bill shows.

Add this to the ongoing feud between de Blasio and Cuomo — the city's broke Health and Hospitals Corporation is suing state health officials for refusing to reimburse $ 1.4 million in medical care given to five undocumented immigHealth and Hospitals Corporation is suing state health officials for refusing to reimburse $ 1.4 million in medical care given to five undocumented immighealth officials for refusing to reimburse $ 1.4 million in medical care given to five undocumented immigrants.

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.

NYC's top official on health and homelessness, former Deputy Mayor Lilliam Barrios - Paoli, quit because she was tired of being ignored by a mayor more interested in boosting his national profile than attending to the city's day - to - day concerns, sources told the NY Post.

City health commissioner Mary Bassett, as well as public health officials around the country, believe social determinants play an outsized role in public health.