Sentences with phrase «health impact assessment of»

On Friday, the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association released the long - awaited health impact assessment of the NT Emergency Response.

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The approval follows a 12 - month environmental assessment of the project that looked at the adequacy of emissions estimates and air quality modelling, cumulative air emissions, potential health impacts and worker health issues.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

Dr Chito Medina, MASIPAG partner scientist, said that Health Impact Assessments and Environmental Impact Assessments as required under the JDC should be done by an independent group of experts, and the process can not be confined from the data presented only by the proponents.

In 2007, she published an externally conducted impact assessment of the TWD in a nationally representative sample of 5000 people, which revealed a projected 500,000 + individuals had lost an average of 6 kg on the program and experienced a number of associated health benefits.

The mass media have a powerful impact on public perceptions of health issues.1 Headline health scares have a measurable effect on behaviour, and routine coverage influences people's assessments of personal risk, utilisation of health services, and views on public policy.2 - 7 The media not only provide information but also help to create or reinforce ideas about what is common sense or normal.

The study includes: an analysis of the state needs assessments that were provided in the state MIECHV applications and an effectiveness study that includes an impact analysis to measure what difference home visiting programs make for the at - risk families they serve in areas such as prenatal, maternal, and newborn health; child development; parenting; domestic violence; and referrals and service coordination.

To inform the department's initial proposal, KSHF conducted a health impact assessment in 2012, which found that children's access to and consumption of healthy snack items and their participation in meal programs would increase with the implementation of stronger standards.

Long said fracking risked the possibility of «death by indecision» as the Department of Health and Department of Environmental Conservation put together a health assessment study that could push back the release of the environmental impact statement that was expected to be released by the DEC later thisHealth and Department of Environmental Conservation put together a health assessment study that could push back the release of the environmental impact statement that was expected to be released by the DEC later thishealth assessment study that could push back the release of the environmental impact statement that was expected to be released by the DEC later this year.

First, after months of resisting the idea, DEC Commissioner Joe Martens announced that Cuomo's health department would undertake a health impact review, based on data collected by his agency, before a much - anticipated environmental impact assessment would be finished.

First, after months of resisting the idea, DEC Commissioner Joe Martens announced that Cuomo's health department would undertake a health impact review, based on data collected by his agency, before a much anticipated environmental impact assessment would be finished.

«After St. John's and Mary Immaculate closed, the state didn't do any real assessment to determine the impact of these closings on health services in these communities,» he said.

ALBANY, NY (10/01/2012)(readMedia)-- On Friday, September 28, Governor Andrew Cuomo's Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) released a brief statement indicating that no regulations for high - volume hydraulic fracturing, or «fracking,» would be finalized until Department of Health Commissioner Shah reviews the DEC's already - completed health impact assesHealth Commissioner Shah reviews the DEC's already - completed health impact asseshealth impact assessment.

In a draft of the health impact assessment released in February 2011, the School of Public Health researchers concluded that without pollution control measures, emissions from drilling would likely be high enough to cause disease in Battlement Mesa, including respiratory and neurological problems, birth defects and chealth impact assessment released in February 2011, the School of Public Health researchers concluded that without pollution control measures, emissions from drilling would likely be high enough to cause disease in Battlement Mesa, including respiratory and neurological problems, birth defects and cHealth researchers concluded that without pollution control measures, emissions from drilling would likely be high enough to cause disease in Battlement Mesa, including respiratory and neurological problems, birth defects and cancer.

Health technology assessment (HTA), for example, is a tool that tries to combine all available medical, economical, and sociological evidence about the impact of a certain treatment, drug, or medical device.

«I think there is a real need to incorporate health impact assessments into the future decisions of multiple layers of our society, starting with the United States government on down,» says Richard Jackson of the University of California, Los Angeles, who chaired the NRC Committee on Health Impact Asseshealth impact assessments into the future decisions of multiple layers of our society, starting with the United States government on down,» says Richard Jackson of the University of California, Los Angeles, who chaired the NRC Committee on Health Impact Assesimpact assessments into the future decisions of multiple layers of our society, starting with the United States government on down,» says Richard Jackson of the University of California, Los Angeles, who chaired the NRC Committee on Health Impact AssesHealth Impact AssesImpact Assessment.

The report is an update, based on new research, to a 2011 assessment of the health impacts of the pesticide chlorpyrifos (pronounced KLOR — pie - ra — phos), which remains one of the most commonly applied organophosphate pesticides.

He, Ziska and nine coauthors included nutritional erosion in the 2016 U.S. scientific assessment of the impacts of climate change on human health.

Preoperative assessment should address psychological as well as physical health, given the significant impact of anxiety / depression on wound - related complications and readmissions.»

«The strength of our study is that it provides a real world assessment of how testing in patients with chest pain has an impact on the subsequent health of patients with chest pain,» said lead author Pamela Douglas, M.D., Geller Professor of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases at the Duke Clinical Research Institute.

Using data from a sample of 2,615 active duty military families, living at designated military installations with a child ages 3 - 17, a group of researchers led by Dr. Patricia Lester, of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, examined the impact of FOCUS on behavioral health outcomes, including depression, anxiety, and child pro-social behavior over two follow up assessments.

Goenka described health impacts as «one of the most neglected aspects» of local environmental impact assessments, saying, «We're so used to reading the EIA reports year after year saying, «There are no impacts on health and human development.»»

Millward DJ, Layman DK, Tome D, Schaafsma G. Protein quality assessment: impact of expanding understanding of protein and amino acid needs for optimal health.

In addition, a 24 - Hour Urine test captures metabolites that are not measurable in saliva and can not be reliably measured by a single, or even multiple, blood draws, e.g., 16α - OH estrone, an estrogen metabolite shown to impact bone loss in men, and a number of glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid metabolites (discussed in Part II of this review) that provide greater insight into long - term adrenal health, short term stress response, the cortisol / cortisone balance, and other measures of adrenal health and function than assessment of cortisol alone.

«The impact primary assessment is having on children's mental health and well - being, alongside what it is squeezing out of the school day, makes it irresponsible not to listen to teachers» concerns.

The research involved surveying 1,100 school leaders, the results of which suggested that 82 per cent of mainstream schools in England do not have sufficient funding to adequately provide for pupils with SEND; 89 per cent of school leaders believe cuts to local authority services have had a detrimental impact on the support their school receives for pupils with SEND; three - quarters of schools have pupils who have been waiting longer than expected for assessment of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan; and 88 per cent of school leaders think initial teacher training does not adequately prepare teachers to support pupils with SEND.

David Lewis, Director / Program Manager of Behavioral Health Services at Seattle Public Schools, describes how trauma impacts a student's ability to be successful, and shares best assessment and teaching practices.

At primary school level, Hardy said she also wanted to look at the impact of high - stakes primary assessment, particularly SATs, on the mental health of pupils.

It is also clear that children are experiencing mental health problems because of pressure from exams and assessment; we need to consider the impact of further pressure, in the form of private tuition, on their mental health.

Instead of continuing to throw millions of precious tax dollars into the proverbial, but very real, pit of failed education reforms; instead of continuing to enrich test corporations and educational entrepreneurs who game the system; instead of maintaining the false and demoralizing narrative that our students and teachers are failures, our state legislators need to take this opportunity to tell the CSDE and CSBE that it will no longer support expensive mandates that unnecessarily impact our budget health when a re-design of state assessment practices has been encouraged by recent federal legislation.

Drawing from research findings and over 15 years of direct service experience in school and afterschool settings, PEAR Impact brings to the field certificate training and assessment tools that integrate development, mental health, and education so that professionals in a variety of settings can better understand, recognize and respond to young people.

All students are required to participate in the transitional assessments or alternative portfolios unless a physician provides a statement documenting significant negative impact on the student's health as a result of participating.

Use a number of metrics to measure impact, including: # of youth served, # of youth housed / reconnected with families, # of youth finding jobs / in job training, # of credits achieved, # of health assessments, # of youth completing life skills workshops, # of youth with mentors, # establishing a case plan, # who maintain employment, # of students in prevention / awareness programs.

Sept. 1, 11:30 a.m. Addendum The Green blog reports that environmental groups and others have met with state officials to discuss fresh assessments of potential health impacts from horizontal drilling and fracking.

In a July 18 interview on Free Speech Radio News, CSW director Rick Piltz commented on the release by EPA of a new federal scientific assessment of climate change impacts on human health and welfare, and how the administration is... Continue reading →

Health - related costs of the current effects of ozone air pollution exceeding national standards have been estimated at $ 6.5 billion (in 2008 U.S. dollars) nationwide, based on a U.S. assessment of health impacts from ozone levels during 2000 to 2002.1Health - related costs of the current effects of ozone air pollution exceeding national standards have been estimated at $ 6.5 billion (in 2008 U.S. dollars) nationwide, based on a U.S. assessment of health impacts from ozone levels during 2000 to 2002.1health impacts from ozone levels during 2000 to 2002.153,154

Smoke exposure increases respiratory and cardiovascular hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and medication dispensations for asthma, bronchitis, chest pain, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (commonly known by its acronym, COPD), respiratory infections, and medical visits for lung illnesses.38, 43,160 It has been associated with hundreds of thousands of deaths annually, in an assessment of the global health risks from landscape fire smoke.38, 43,44,141,45 Future climate change is projected to increase wildfire risks and associated emissions, with harmful impacts on health.18, 161,162,10,163,164,36

(a) Identification of the key sources of marine plastic debris and microplastics; (b) Identification of possible measures and best available techniques and environmental practices to prevent the accumulation and minimize the level of microplastics in the marine environment; (c) Recommendations for the most urgent actions; (d) Specification of areas especially in need of more research, including key impacts on the environment and on human health; (e) Any other relevant priority areas identified in the assessment of the Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection;

It includes the results of the economic assessments of the impacts of climate change on the agricultural, coastal and marine, energy and transportation, health, freshwater resources and tourism sectors in the Caribbean subregion; and an examination of adaptation strategies and key policy recommendations for policymakers.

Climate and Health: Understanding the Risk: An Assessment of San Francisco's Vulnerability to Flooding and Extreme Storms (2016) is an assessment designed to prepare the San Francisco Department of Public Health and the City for both the direct and indirect health impacts of flood inundHealth: Understanding the Risk: An Assessment of San Francisco's Vulnerability to Flooding and Extreme Storms (2016) is an assessment designed to prepare the San Francisco Department of Public Health and the City for both the direct and indirect health impacts of flood inundHealth and the City for both the direct and indirect health impacts of flood inundhealth impacts of flood inundation.

This constitutes an update and a further development of the assessment that was first published by WHO for the year 2000, now with a wider range of health impacts, and projections for future years.

This analytical document conducts a quantitative assessment of the health impacts of climate change.

Health - related costs of the current effects of ozone air pollution exceeding national standards have been estimated at $ 6.5 billion (in 2008 U.S. dollars) nationwide, based on a U.S. assessment of health impacts from ozone levels during 2000 —Health - related costs of the current effects of ozone air pollution exceeding national standards have been estimated at $ 6.5 billion (in 2008 U.S. dollars) nationwide, based on a U.S. assessment of health impacts from ozone levels during 2000 —health impacts from ozone levels during 2000 — 2002.

It also provides an in - depth assessment of the 30 plants with the highest negative health and climate impacts.

As the federal government's most comprehensive assessment of the harmful impacts of climate change on human health and public welfare in the United States, this report, years in the making, should have been used in developing EPA's required «endangerment» finding as a step toward regulating greenhouse gases, instead of keeping the work of the Climate Change Science Program disconnected from this decision support role.

Specific goals of the Synthesis Workshop included inter alia: to inform health scientists, practitioners, and officials of the impacts of climate variability, and long - term climate change in the Indian Ocean, Pacific, Caribbean and other regions; to address vulnerability assessment and adaptation options for Small Island Countries; and to summarize conclusions and recommendations for common actions and activities for Small Island States and vulnerable islands in general.

A team of sustainability experts will conduct three - day visits this fall to the impacted communities to conduct a neighborhood assessment and develop comprehensive recommendations for infrastructure and policy changes aimed at helping the communities increase resiliency, resource - efficiency, livability, and public health.

A total of 22 European Member States answered the questions focusing on eight thematic areas or topics: governance, vulnerability, impact and adaptation assessments, national and subnational adaptation strategies, climate - change mitigation, strengthening of health systems, awareness raising and capacity building, green health services and sharing best practices.

As the State Department made clear last month, the rushed and arbitrary deadline insisted on by Congressional Republicans prevented a full assessment of the pipeline's impact, especially the health and safety of the American people, as well as our environment.

Vulnerability assessment of future flood impacts for populations on private wells: utilizing climate projection data for public health adaptation planning