Sentences with phrase «health campaign led»

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The Grand Challenges ran campaigns to gather data on the state of health facilities, which led to several facilities actually improving their performance and bringing an indirect benefit to over 100,000 households.

Media Release 19 July 2013 Australian beverage industry responds to West Australia's Live Lighter campaign The Australian Beverages Council, representing the Australian non-alcoholic beverage industry has today responded to the recent launch of the Live Lighter campaign being led by the West Australian Health Department, Heart Foundation and Cancer Council, that claims the consumption of -LSB-...]

«Industrial meat and dairy has an outsized impact on the environment — it's a major contributor to deforestation, climate change and water pollution, and it harms our health,» said Dawn Bickett, Greenpeace International's global engagement lead for the Less Is More campaign.

The judging panel, led by Bread Matters founder and Real Bread Campaign co-founder Andrew Whitley, includes: Chefs Fred Berkmiller, Pam Bruton and Neil Forbes; Artisan Food Law founder Gerry Danby; food writer Sue Lawrence; public health nutritionist Dr. Jennie Macdiarmid; MSc in gastronomy lecturer Charlotte Mayberly; and Real Bread Campaign coordinator Chris Young.

Media Statement 9 October, 2015 New campaign against soft drinks fails to tackle real health challenges Responding to the «Rethink Sugary Drink» campaign, which targets sugar - sweetened drink consumption and its purported impact on health, Geoff Parker, Australian Beverages Council CEO, states: «Continuing to vilify soft drinks as a leading cause of obesity is distorting the -LSB-...]

Money spent last year on junk food advertising in the UK far outweighs the amount Government is able to spend on healthy eating campaigns, leading to an unbalanced environment pushing us towards unhealthy choices, according to new analysis by the Obesity Health Alliance (OHA).

This is a great campaign — my sister and I have a baby led weaning website http://www.minimunchclub.com and recently reviewed the sugar smart app — were you aware that last Friday Public Health England pulled all baby foods off the sugar smart app as parents were shocked to find the levels of sugar they were giving their children.

Campaigning at that time had prompted a US Senate hearing in 1978 and led to the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes being adopted by the World Health Assembly in 1981.

The Julie Crawford Award for Breastfeeding Support is an award given by the Baby Feeding Law Group (BFLG), a coalition of leading health professional and lay organisations, set up in 1997, to monitor and campaign to bring UK and EU legislation in line with World Health Assembly Resoluhealth professional and lay organisations, set up in 1997, to monitor and campaign to bring UK and EU legislation in line with World Health Assembly ResoluHealth Assembly Resolutions.

Examples of actions which have had these effects include school nutrition standards in Queensland, Australia; a vending machine ban in France; a front - of - package symbol that led to product reformulation in the Netherlands; soda taxes in France and Mexico; a programme targeting retail environments in New York City, USA; a programme promoting increased water consumption in schools in Hungary; school fruit and vegetable programmes in Netherlands and Norway; a healthy marketing campaign in Los Angeles County, USA and a comprehensive nutrition and health programme in France.

One solution is a widespread, well - funded public health campaign to inoculate kids against the forces that lead to unhealthful eating, akin to that used to discourage teen smoking.

For more information please visit the Safe to Sleep ® public education campaign led by The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and in collaboration with other organizations.

Someday Starts Now is the public campaign of the Healthy Texas Babies Initiative, led by Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).

As a result of the well - intentioned but occasionally problematic public health campaign in support of breastfeeding, our society's understanding of nursing has led to some really judgy behavior toward parents.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is «the leading cause of death in babies 1 month to 1 year old,» according to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Safe to Sleep campaign.

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

Sex Positions The MSI Partnership, in collaboration with Interact Worldwide, has launched a campaign to put pressure on the UK government to take the lead in ensuring that the international donor community fulfils promises made a decade ago to support global efforts to achieve sexual and reproductive health and rights for all by 2015; and to lead opposition to those political and ideological forces in the USA, Europe and elsewhere that are actively seeking to undermine and even reverse progress made in the last decade.

HELENA — As Sen. Max Baucus has taken the lead on health - reform legislation in the U.S. Senate, he's also become a leader in something else: Campaign money received from health - and insurance - industry interests.

Citing analysis by the Community Service Society, the Coverage 4 All campaign, led by Make the Road and the New York Immigration Coalition, has proposed raising the upper age limit of CHP from 18 to 29, making health care coverage accessible to undocumented and DACA young adults who are ineligible for Medicaid, Essential Plan, or Marketplace coverage due to their immigration status.

«New York proudly leads the fight against this public health crisis and this campaign will further our efforts to provide support, aid recovery, and take one more step toward a stronger, healthier Empire State.»

I am proud to endorse Congressman Rangel's re-election campaign so he can continue leading the fight for affordable health care and housing, immigration reform and good paying jobs.»

Campaigning backbenchers led by Tory Charlotte Leslie are debating «accountability and transparency in the NHS» on the day health secretary Jeremy Hunt bans gagging clauses silencing whistleblowers.

More than 200 women are expected to attend, including Gloria Steinem, who is leading a campaign to pressure Council Speaker Christine Quinn to bring the measure up for a vote, Ai - jen Poo (National Domestic Workers Alliance), Marjorie Hill (Gay Men's Health Crisis), Maria Castaneda (SEIU 1199 secretary treasurer).

The prevalence of fast food chains and cheap, nutritionally poor food has led many to blame diet for rising obesity and many health campaigns focus on the importance of low - fat or low - calorie food choices.

The usual health warnings apply, and it must be pointed out that another poll last week gave the In camp an even bigger lead, but it does show the volatility of the debate even before the campaign has got underway.

Lawmakers from New York are leading a determined campaign for legislation to compensate and provide health care for first responders and survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks --(AKA, the Zadroga Act).

Thomas A. Farley, the pediatrician who led New York City's health department through major campaigns against tobacco and sugary soda, was named to head Philadelphia's Department of Public Hhealth department through major campaigns against tobacco and sugary soda, was named to head Philadelphia's Department of Public HealthHealth.

The figures led Oddo to start a new full - scale health campaign for the borough in March, when he hired Mantello.

[46] Swartz led the first activism event of his career with the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, delivering thousands of «Honor Kennedy» petition signatures to Massachusetts legislators asking them to fulfill former Senator Ted Kennedy's last wish by appointing a senator to vote for health care reform.

After her campaign announced she had been diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday, Hillary Clinton's health concerns have led to the cancellation of a fundraiser in California.

The state Department of Health withheld key documents that may have led Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office to reject a $ 25 million grant awarded to a health care company that is a major donor to Cuomo's campaignHealth withheld key documents that may have led Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office to reject a $ 25 million grant awarded to a health care company that is a major donor to Cuomo's campaignhealth care company that is a major donor to Cuomo's campaign fund.

On the other hand, the campaign for the New York Green Party's gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins led in a different direction, with an orientation on labor, taxing the rich, maintaining independence from either capitalist party, banning fracking and expanding public services (including health care).

Welsh Lib Dems led the ultimately successful campaign against Labour's e-cigs ban in the previous Public Health Bill, gathering the backing of over 4,000 people.

Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz (at podium) is flanked by Congressman Brian Higgins, Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein, and community lead - abatement partners to announce the «Wipe Out Lead» billboard campaign and spotlight a $ 3 million federal lead remediation grant coming to Erie County to help identify & mitigate lead hazard risks in local holead - abatement partners to announce the «Wipe Out Lead» billboard campaign and spotlight a $ 3 million federal lead remediation grant coming to Erie County to help identify & mitigate lead hazard risks in local hoLead» billboard campaign and spotlight a $ 3 million federal lead remediation grant coming to Erie County to help identify & mitigate lead hazard risks in local holead remediation grant coming to Erie County to help identify & mitigate lead hazard risks in local holead hazard risks in local homes.

ERIE COUNTY, NY — October is Lead Poisoning Prevention Month, and today Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz was joined by Congressman Brian Higgins (NY - 26), Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein, community lead - abatement partners, and concerned citizens to call attention both to a $ 3 million federal grant awarded to Erie County to identify & eliminate lead hazards in 180 local homes and to the «Wipe Out Lead» educational billboard campaign, which is now underway and features a number that concerned citizens can text to access lead resourLead Poisoning Prevention Month, and today Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz was joined by Congressman Brian Higgins (NY - 26), Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein, community lead - abatement partners, and concerned citizens to call attention both to a $ 3 million federal grant awarded to Erie County to identify & eliminate lead hazards in 180 local homes and to the «Wipe Out Lead» educational billboard campaign, which is now underway and features a number that concerned citizens can text to access lead resourlead - abatement partners, and concerned citizens to call attention both to a $ 3 million federal grant awarded to Erie County to identify & eliminate lead hazards in 180 local homes and to the «Wipe Out Lead» educational billboard campaign, which is now underway and features a number that concerned citizens can text to access lead resourlead hazards in 180 local homes and to the «Wipe Out Lead» educational billboard campaign, which is now underway and features a number that concerned citizens can text to access lead resourLead» educational billboard campaign, which is now underway and features a number that concerned citizens can text to access lead resourlead resources.

Critics point to links between cannabis use and psychosis, which last week led to calls for global public health campaigns from experts who said young people were particularly vulnerable.

Both candidates were already familiar faces on national TV before the campaign: Cuccinelli became a tea party favorite by leading the legal challenge to President Obama's health - care initiative, and McAuliffe was prominent as a fundraiser for President Bill Clinton and Democratic party chairman.

Today's lead editorial in the Times Union lambasted Cuomo & Astorino for failing to run serious campaigns and praised Howie Hawkins, writing «The real voice of reason in this race comes instead from left field, from Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins, who has waged a consistently serious race and who on Wednesday issued a call for his fellow candidates to stop arguing about sports teams and debate issues like jobs, health care and climate change.»

The state Department of Health withheld key documents that may have led Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office to reject a $ 25 million grant awarded to a health care company that is a major donor to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's campaignHealth withheld key documents that may have led Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office to reject a $ 25 million grant awarded to a health care company that is a major donor to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's campaignhealth care company that is a major donor to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's campaign fund.

Similarly, a nudge - based mailing that prompted employees to write down when and how they planned on getting their flu shot led to about 13 additional people getting vaccinated per $ 100 spent on the mailing; by contrast, an education campaign on the benefits of the flu vaccine led to only about 9 additional employees at a health care facility getting vaccinated per every $ 100 spent on the campaign.

«Women's heart awareness has stalled, despite almost three decades of campaigning by numerous women's heart health advocacy groups,» said C. Noel Bairey Merz, M.D., FACC, medical director of the Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center at Cedars - Sinai Heart Institute and the study's lead author.

«We've been targeting traditional risk factors in public health campaigns for many years,» said Susan Cheng, M.D., M.P.H., study lead author and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass. «We wanted to take a look at how well we've been doing over time at keeping these risk factors from causing heart and vascular disease — both by preventing the risks from occurring and by minimizing their effects when they do occur.»

A high intensity tobacco control campaign would lead to a 2.5 % relative decline in smoking rates by 2015 and prevent 1.1 million deaths due to smoking by 2050, while stronger health warnings were projected to yield a relative 2.3 % reduction in smoking rates by 2050.

To complement and, indeed, actively encourage the state governments to act towards making universal health coverage a people's goal, a nationwide campaign will have to be led by civil society groups, along the lines of recent campaigns to combat corruption and sexual violence.»

We show how the tactics of the tobacco industry's campaign for «sound science» led to the formation of front groups who, as they lost the battle to deny smoking's health hazards and keep warning labels off of cigarettes, turned their argumentative skills to the denial of climate change science in order to slow government action.

We've also been greatly helped in our «Soy Alert» campaign over the past year by Dr. Joseph Mercola, who has reached millions through his website www.mercola.com, the world's leading health and dietary website.

In 2002, he founded the Alliance for Natural Health International (ANH - Intl) which has become one of the leading, not - for - profit campaign organisations working globally to promote more sustainable healthcare systems through the use of natural and bio-compatible approaches.

This view holds that true school reform must be part of a broader social justice campaign led by people of color, which calls for progressive changes to health care, housing, immigration, and economic policies, as well as education.

This student lead project «ended up with a campaign at our school to change what was being sold at lunch and eventually the World Health Association approved our menus.

Read letter in support of this new initiative signed by more than 50 organizations — led by Healthy Schools Campaign, Trust for America's Health and Attendance Works.