Sentences with phrase «health issues in the community»

We acknowledge that there are serious social and health issues in our communities.

Further criteria include a minimum 3.4 GPA, demonstrated dedication to mental health issues in the community and field of mental health counseling, exhibited leadership, and commitment to attend MaMHCA Board of Directors meetings throughout the scholarship year.

Sophia has worked with children, couples, families and adults across a range of mental health issues in both community health and private practice settings.

With the skills you develop, you will be helped to respond effectively to child public health issues in your community, and work environment.

Therefore any plan for economic development within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities also needs to address the long - standing health issues in those communities.

Not exact matches

Thanks to pioneering journalism and stigma - busting public discussion of mental health issues by members of the entrepreneurship community, the toll starting a business can take on your mental health and the seemingly high prevalence of struggles with depression among founders are starting to come out in the open.

Beginning in 2003, the Division of Corporate Finance too often has issued no - action letters omitting shareholder proposals that ask management to undertake a risk assessment or review the financial implications of an array of environmental, community, public health and human rights concerns and issues.

The award recognizes service members for their leadership and devoted service addressing health and safety issues in their local and Military communities.

Climate change is an important issue to the long - term health of our community and the world, however policies in our relatively small jurisdiction which are not aligned with the realities in other Canadian provinces and the United States put us at a competitive disadvantage.

In other words, for Reno, what is primarily at issue here is not health (of land, animals, eaters, farmers, community), but merely taste.

Such consultation may occur at many levels: consultation to pastors concerning problem clients with whom they are working; consultation to a pastor and the church administration regarding human relation problems in the congregation; consultation to groups or programs in a congregation that are designed to assist people in the church; consultation to a local, regional, or denominational administration in regard to evaluation of religious candidates, human relations problems in the administration, or denominational programming related to mental health issues; consultation to a group of churches who sponsor a joint community program.

Although this chapter is concerned primarily with issues related to interprofessional cooperation in community mental health services, these can not be discussed without calling attention to the fact that behind the issues of professional role allocation still lie conceptual disagreements that often play a major role in preventing effective collaboration and the working out of mutually satisfying professional roles.

Even Roberts mentioned that when jbl came back he had changed, why are we so quick to point the finger at the one guy who argued back in character instead of the community that publically shamed ranallo for having difficulty immediately before he started having health issues?

I think this country's food issues are so deeply flawed that each of these attempts at a solution are destined to fail unless shored up with adequate food security, elimination of food deserts in poor communities, the elimination of price supports for foods that don't support our health, etc..

The effort, initiated by Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, is expected to educate thousands of youth football coaches on vital health and safety issues and provide nearly 13,000 new helmets to youth football players in low - income communities in 2012.

Fortunately, many U.S. communities seem to be demonstrating an increased awareness of the dangers of putting our collective heads in the sand on the issue of health and learning.

In fact, doctors offer a wealth of information about mental health and behavioral issues and they can provide referrals to appropriate community resources.

Baby Milk Action took Nestlé at its word and entered into this «dialogue» — as a result Nestlé had to publish corrections and apologies in subsequent issues of the Code Action Report, including a full - page right - to - reply from Baby Milk Action after it disputed our evidence regarding its use of community health workers to promote baby milks in the Philippines.

, author Nancy Wight explains why managing these issues in an evidence - based and breastfeeding - supportive manner may preserve the breastfeeding relationship, extend breastfeeding duration, and improve the health of the infant, mother, and community.

In Hospital Breastfeeding Issues, author Nancy Wight explains why managing these issues in an evidence - based and breastfeeding - supportive manner may preserve the breastfeeding relationship, extend breastfeeding duration, and improve the health of the infant, mother, and communitIn Hospital Breastfeeding Issues, author Nancy Wight explains why managing these issues in an evidence - based and breastfeeding - supportive manner may preserve the breastfeeding relationship, extend breastfeeding duration, and improve the health of the infant, mother, and commIssues, author Nancy Wight explains why managing these issues in an evidence - based and breastfeeding - supportive manner may preserve the breastfeeding relationship, extend breastfeeding duration, and improve the health of the infant, mother, and commissues in an evidence - based and breastfeeding - supportive manner may preserve the breastfeeding relationship, extend breastfeeding duration, and improve the health of the infant, mother, and communitin an evidence - based and breastfeeding - supportive manner may preserve the breastfeeding relationship, extend breastfeeding duration, and improve the health of the infant, mother, and community.

The Lancet reinforces other recent large scale evidence reviews such as aspecial issue of Acta Paediatrica, which stated that breastfeeding rates are responsive to interventions delivered in health systems, communities and homes, with the largest effects achieved when interventions are delivered in combination.

AC: Since kids eat lunch every day at school (whether it's packed for them at home or offered in a school cafeteria), I see it as a perfect opportunity to talk about the ways that their food is connected to their environment, their health, their community and issues of equity around the world.

We also engaged in a community forum and strategy session to address issues of perinatal health inequities and human rights in maternity care.

Protection of breast feeding from commercial exploitation should be among the highest priorities for the international community, yet violations of the World Health Organization's code of marketing of breast milk substitutes have been seen regularly, despite companies» expressed intentions to conform.1 — 3 The study by Aguayo et al in west Africa in this issue (p 127) provides further evidence that many manufacturers fly in the face of the code by providing free samples, giving donations to health workers, and contravening standards for labelHealth Organization's code of marketing of breast milk substitutes have been seen regularly, despite companies» expressed intentions to conform.1 — 3 The study by Aguayo et al in west Africa in this issue (p 127) provides further evidence that many manufacturers fly in the face of the code by providing free samples, giving donations to health workers, and contravening standards for labelhealth workers, and contravening standards for labelling.4

Originally aimed at health workers, educators and community workers in different local regions in developing countries, these resources provide practical information on a wide range of care, support and prevention issues concerning HIV, AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Our efforts range from a digital application that ensures human breast milk is safely pasteurized to community - developed videos on pressing health issues to supporting countries in tracking epidemics through data use for decision - making.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration is approaching a public health issue in the New York Orthodox Jewish community very sensitively.

«That record of working to improve healthcare in his community, along with his commitment to health care issues and his support of workers, has earned him this union's strong endorsement.

Public health threats, weather emergencies, environmental issues, protecting children from physical or mental abuse, creating a more inclusive community: all require county government to be involved and at the forefront in working on solutions.

The Hospital Closure Planning Act would have mandated the state Department of Health to hold hearings in communities affected by a hospital's closing and issue a report within 60 days that would outline how the state would compensate for the loss.

The Health & Human Services Committee reviews and discusses matters, requests, and proposals from legislators, the County Executive and various community groups affecting health, mental health and welfare issues in Erie CHealth & Human Services Committee reviews and discusses matters, requests, and proposals from legislators, the County Executive and various community groups affecting health, mental health and welfare issues in Erie Chealth, mental health and welfare issues in Erie Chealth and welfare issues in Erie County.

Bronx Community Board No. 8 plays an important role in improving the quality of life for the communities it serves and in advocating with New York City government and elected officials for municipal service delivery, land use and zoning issues, business development, the City budget and other matters relating to the community's health, safety andCommunity Board No. 8 plays an important role in improving the quality of life for the communities it serves and in advocating with New York City government and elected officials for municipal service delivery, land use and zoning issues, business development, the City budget and other matters relating to the community's health, safety andcommunity's health, safety and welfare.

Picente issued the proclamation to staff of the facility at their Utica Community Health Center office on Oneida St. in Utica.

Menin stated, «We look forward to continuing to work with the Council and our sister agencies on this important public health and safety issue in order to ensure that the businesses licensed by us as tobacco retailers are not selling these products and that our communities are kept safe.»

Brooklyn Councilman Robert Cornegy told Observer that universal pre-K, a drop in the use of stop - and - frisk policing and First Lady Chirlane McCray's focus on mental health issues have had a «real positive impact» on communities of color.

In prison I met many young people and women with mental health issues, who were there for minor crimes, and who could have benefited from treatment within the community, saving the Chancellor valuable money.»

Gillibrand also urged the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to immediately conduct a public health assessment of the Saint - Gobain Performance Plastics site in Hoosick Falls and surrounding communities amid ongoing water contamination issues there.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand urged the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to immediately conduct a public health assessment of the Saint - Gobain Performance Plastics site in Hoosick Falls and surround communities amid ongoing water contamination issues there.

The governor said the state is looking at a comprehensive community development plan which includes addressing issues like jobs, crime and health care, but it starts with making sure people have a place to live they can take pride in.

With its expertise in the affordable housing market and not the health food business, the company decided to issue a Request for Proposals to see if someone from the community could make a suggestion for the space.

«Over the years, I have worked with Senator Espaillat to address problems in our communities including the need for more affordable housing, the air pollution that causes asthma and other health issues, and to improve the quality of our education programs,» Mr. Farrell told the Observer.

The new agreement with Kaleida Health and Catholic Health is the latest step on a continuum as Erie County continues to work to better protect children and families, and follows a number of ways the county has acted in recent months to proactively address the issue of child abuse in the community.

A public health warning has been issued by the law enforcement and medical community regarding a dramatic increase in fatal drug overdoses in the Buffalo area.

«The perspective I want to bring to Albany is that of a mother, chemical engineer, finance person and community advocate involved in substance abuse and mental health issues,» she said.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Tuesday urged the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to immediately conduct a public health assessment of the Saint - Gobain Performance Plastics site in Hoosick Falls and surrounding communities amid ongoing water contamination issues there.

The hands - on, competitive program harnesses the talents and creativity of tomorrow's leaders to help communities and the nation understand and address tough issues in theme areas ranging from health to environment to education.

«You have a community where there is a putative exposure, and a community with putative illness,» said Daniel Teitelbaum, a toxicologist who has spent years examining health issues around drilling and helped frame some of the early research in Colorado.

A Sino - Australian forum is the theme of the new issue of Family Medicine and Community Health (FMCH), an international medical journal with editorial offices in China and the U.S..

The study appears in the July issue of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

«There are a lot of polarizing issues in Kansas City,» he says, «but I've been pleasantly surprised to see that doing all we can to improve the health of our community isn't one of them.»