Sentences with phrase «for a public health response»

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Richard Neuhaus addressed this concern in 2005 in response to NAE's then newly released public policy broadcast, «For the Health of the Nation: An Evangelical Call to Civic Responsibility.»

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.

WHO 2010, Antiretroviral drugs for treating pregnant women and preventing HIV infection in infants, Recommendations for a public health approach WHO Feb 2010, PMTCT strategic vision 2010 — 2015: preventing mother - to - child transmission of HIV to reach the UNGASS and Millennium Development Goals WHO 2010, Guidelines on HIV and infant feeding, an updated Framework for Priority Action (copyright WHO 2012) WHO / UNICEF / UNAIDS 2011, Global HIV / AIDS response — Epidemic update and health sector progress towards Universal Access — Progress Report 2011 WHO 2011, Global health sector strategy on HIV - AIDS, 2011 — 2015 WHO 2012, Programmatic Update — Use of Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating Pregnant Women and Preventing HIV Infection in Infants (versions available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese) Yezingane Network and UNICEF, December 2010, updated July 2011, Infant feeding in South Africa in the context of HIV, Questions and Answers

For example, physicians can educate parents on child development to reduce angry and punitive responses to normative child behaviours and provide resources on positive discipline.46 In addition, physicians may refer parents to public health programs, resource centres, positive parenting programs and other clinical professionals for further suppoFor example, physicians can educate parents on child development to reduce angry and punitive responses to normative child behaviours and provide resources on positive discipline.46 In addition, physicians may refer parents to public health programs, resource centres, positive parenting programs and other clinical professionals for further suppofor further support.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo today signed legislation to expand unlimited sick leave benefits for public sector officers and employees who developed a qualifying health condition as a result of their heroic response to 9/11 rescue, recovery, and clean - up efforts at World Trade Center sites.

Ive been grateful for this opportunity to join legislative colleagues and the Governor to achieve a rapid response to one of the most alarming public health and safety threats that weve ever faced.

County Executive, Health Commissioner Outline Precautionary Public Health Clinics for Response

In response to the proposed executive budget, Finance Committee Chair Julissa Ferreras and Mark - Viverito released a joint statement in May praising the budget's strong capital investment and increased funding toward mental health programs, public housing, and after - school programs for students.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed legislation to expand unlimited sick leave benefits for public sector officers and employees who developed a qualifying health condition as a result of their heroic response to 9/11 rescue, recovery, and clean - up efforts at World Trade Center sites.

On substance, the state and city public health responses have to work, or the governor could be blamed for bungling the situation.

State Cites Oneida County Health for H1N1 Response The Oneida County Health Department overcame numerous obstacles including an evolving epidemic and the pressure to deliver medications that were sometimes in short supply in its efforts to protect the public health during the H1N1 influenza pandemic, according to a letter from Dr. Richard F. Daines, Commissioner of Health for the State of NewHealth for H1N1 Response The Oneida County Health Department overcame numerous obstacles including an evolving epidemic and the pressure to deliver medications that were sometimes in short supply in its efforts to protect the public health during the H1N1 influenza pandemic, according to a letter from Dr. Richard F. Daines, Commissioner of Health for the State of NewHealth Department overcame numerous obstacles including an evolving epidemic and the pressure to deliver medications that were sometimes in short supply in its efforts to protect the public health during the H1N1 influenza pandemic, according to a letter from Dr. Richard F. Daines, Commissioner of Health for the State of Newhealth during the H1N1 influenza pandemic, according to a letter from Dr. Richard F. Daines, Commissioner of Health for the State of NewHealth for the State of New York.

Cuomo has refused to disavow that criticism even as officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health experts have praised the city's response.

ERIE COUNTY, NY — The Erie County Department of Health («ECDOH») and Department of Emergency Services is pleased to announce that the Division of Emergency Medical Services & Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response will host a free microchip clinic for companion animals (dogs and cats).

«Traditional medicine doesn't consider mechanistic drug response,» said Rongling Wu, director of the Center for Statistical Genetics and professor of public health sciences within the division of biostatistics and bioinformatics at the Penn State College of Medicine.

Thirty - three states have strategic plans for dealing with climate change, but only five of those currently include a public - health response, according to the Trust for America's Health, a nonprofit advocacy group in Washington, D.C. «We only respond after a Katrina - like crisis,» says Jeffrey Levi, the trust's executive dirhealth response, according to the Trust for America's Health, a nonprofit advocacy group in Washington, D.C. «We only respond after a Katrina - like crisis,» says Jeffrey Levi, the trust's executive dirHealth, a nonprofit advocacy group in Washington, D.C. «We only respond after a Katrina - like crisis,» says Jeffrey Levi, the trust's executive director.

In West Africa, the U.S. Defense Department built a 25 - bed, state - of - the - art hospital specifically for healthcare workers, to be staffed by the U.S. Public Health Service for the next six months, said Stic Harris, chief of the Alert and Response Operations team in the Division of Integrated Biosurveillance at the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center.

Michael Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy in Minneapolis, points out that the 2004 document was based on input from an international panel of 22 scientists and public - health officials, in response to the threat of the deadly H5N1 avian flu virus.

The presidential administration should create a coordinating body within the U.S. government with the authority and budget to develop a proactive, cost - effective, and comprehensive approach to preparedness for and response to international public health emergencies.

This NIH decision came in response to claims from scientists and public health advocates that members of the panel worked for the chemical industry and cherry - picked the data in favor of industry - funded studies, which did not test low - dose exposure to BPA.

What that signals to countries all over the world is not only are we supposed to rev up our surveillance and think about our pandemic response capacity, we're also supposed to have access to some tools for our public health tool kits.

Knowing which strain is which allows for an appropriate public health response from regional or national governments.»

And the Disaster Research Response program at the National Institutes of Health provides a framework for coordinating research on the medical and public health aspects of disasters and public health emergeHealth provides a framework for coordinating research on the medical and public health aspects of disasters and public health emergehealth aspects of disasters and public health emergehealth emergencies.

We need to take such differences into account when designing public health responses to climate change,» said Dr. Sutyajeet Soneja, a postdoctoral fellow at the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, and lead author of the health responses to climate change,» said Dr. Sutyajeet Soneja, a postdoctoral fellow at the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, and lead author of the Health, and lead author of the study.

In a first for a public health threat, the United Nations has launched the kind of response it normally reserves for war zones.

«We believe the mother's immune response to HSV - 2 could be disrupting fetal central nervous system development, raising risk for autism,» says lead author Milada Mahic, a post-doctoral research scientist with the Center for Infection and Immunity and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

Outside of NIH, the budget proposes a Federal Emergency Response Fund for outbreak response without specifying funding size or mechanisms; and would «reform» the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by establishing a $ 500 million block grant program for state public health chaResponse Fund for outbreak response without specifying funding size or mechanisms; and would «reform» the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by establishing a $ 500 million block grant program for state public health charesponse without specifying funding size or mechanisms; and would «reform» the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by establishing a $ 500 million block grant program for state public health challenges.

Epidemiologist Chris Beyrer at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland, who also has published about disparities in HIV / AIDS treatment for men, says the problem stems from how many countries built the responses to their epidemics.

Predictive modelling can help public health officials plan for responses to vaccine programs.

In that role, he was responsible for all of the CDC's public health emergency preparedness and emergency response activities.

She focuses on research and tools to strengthen global capacities for public health preparedness and response.

What was the National Chicken Council's response to public health authorities calling for the industry to stop feeding arsenic - based drugs to poultry?

Unfortunately, the marketplace has also become inundated with snake oils and supplements in response to the public outcry for holistic health.

Still in draft form, the report, «Public Health Guidance for Community - Level Preparedness and Response to Severe...

I sat in the public gallery of the House of Commons as Catherine McKinnell, the MP from Newcastle, opened the debate by congratulating the Shaw Foundation for the great response to their petition on making mental health education compulsory in all schools.

Mt. Lebanon chose to be very open and proactive, said Guillermo Cole, public information officer for the Allegheny County Health Department, in looking back at the districts response.

The Division also leads DOT's service as co-lead of the Transportation Sector - Specific Agency, serves as the Secretary's public health advisor, and is focal point for both Departmental and interagency response and recovery planning.

Discover how the ASPCA's Disaster Response Program works with emergency management, public health, and animal welfare organizations to prepare for natural and man - made disasters — and how you can put these principles to use in your own community.

«This is an example of the AVMA responding to the request of communities and public health officials to provide ideas for dealing with this important issue and the response has been very positive.»

Response volunteers in Hawai`i are responsible for a variety of duties including assessing the health of hauled - out monk seals, ensuring beach access remains open and safe for public use, and educating beachgoers about Hawaiian monk seals and The Marine Mammal Center's conservation efforts in Hawai`i.

To absorb how more interdisciplinary communication can help improve outcomes when the worst happens, read this paper in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization and note the need for advance interaction between veterinarians and health officials: «Early response to the emergence of influenza A (H7N9) virus in humans in China: the central role of prompt information sharing and public communication.&Health Organization and note the need for advance interaction between veterinarians and health officials: «Early response to the emergence of influenza A (H7N9) virus in humans in China: the central role of prompt information sharing and public communication.&health officials: «Early response to the emergence of influenza A (H7N9) virus in humans in China: the central role of prompt information sharing and public communication.»

This technical document introduces EuroHEAT, a project co-funded by the European Commission Directorate - General for Health and Consumers, aimed to improve public health responses to weather extremes and to heat - waves in partiHealth and Consumers, aimed to improve public health responses to weather extremes and to heat - waves in partihealth responses to weather extremes and to heat - waves in particular.

(C) developing public health communications strategies and interventions for extreme weather events and disaster response situations;

• The readiness of the nation to predict and avoid public and occupational health problems caused by heat waves and severe storms • Characterization and quantification of relationships between climate variability, health outcomes, and the main determinants of vulnerability within and between populations • Development of reliable methods to connect climate - related changes in food systems and water supplies to health under different conditions • Prediction of future risks in response to climate change scenarios and of reductions in the baseline level of morbidity, mortality, or vulnerability • Identification of the available resources, limitations of, and potential actions by the current U.S. health care system to prevent, prepare for, and respond to climate - related health hazards and to build adaptive capacity among vulnerable segments of the U.S. population

As the head of the Globalization Response Program for the Integrated Social Development Centre, Amenga - Etego's soft - spoken integrity, warmth and his unique ability to move between the worlds of the powerful and the poor helped elevate water privatization as an important political and public health issue not only on a global scale, but on a deeply human one as well.

This hasn't been a great month for Apple: bad publicity for waging war on the little guy and the art of self - repair with the Pentalobe screw, the unfortunate news that Steve Jobs» health has taken a bad turn, and now a report coming out of China that puts the company last in a list of 29 tech giants ranked for their responses on pollution and workers» rights, including occupational health hazards, at their suppliers» factories.The report, written by the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs with a coalition of other Chinese NGOs, says that behind the company's stylish image, «Apple products have a side that many do not know about — pollution and poison.

[5] House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Revised Curriculum Vitae submitted by Dr. Patrick Michaels with Response to Questions for the Record, Hearings on the Climate Crisis: National Security, Public Health, and Economic Threats, 111th Cong.

Engage in numerous additional initiatives to create public education and awareness to challenge current attitudes and behaviours; update health and physical education curriculum for students; develop tools and best practices to support compassionate response from law enforcement authorities; strengthen supports provided by hospitals; create a pilot program to provide free independent legal advice to sexual assault survivors whose cases are proceeding toward a criminal trial, and many other broad - based initiatives.

In response to the Commission for Social Care Inspection's recent review of the operation of eligibility criteria in England, the Department of Health says it intends to «rework» the Fair Access to Care Services (FACS) guidance, with public consultation planned for spring 2009.

Response: Only those special employee discounts or membership incentives that are «employee welfare benefit plans» as defined in section 3 (1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. 1002 (1), and provide «medical care» (as defined in section 2791 (a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 300gg - 91 (a)(2)-RRB-, are health plans for the purposes of thisHealth Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 300gg - 91 (a)(2)-RRB-, are health plans for the purposes of thishealth plans for the purposes of this rule.

Response: This level of detail is necessary to ensure that individuals» rights with respect to their health information are clear, while also ensuring that information necessary for important public functions, such as protecting public health, promoting biomedical research, fighting health care fraud, and notifying family members in disaster situations, will not be impaired by this regulation.