Sentences with phrase «health measures aimed»

Multiple approaches are needed to combat VAD, including nutrition education and consuming a diverse and nutrient rich diet; promoting breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices; vitamin A capsule supplementation; food fortification; and other public health measures aimed at the control of infectious diseases.

A group called the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) lauds the government's decision: «[The HCC] congratulates [the government, the Ministry of Health, and the National Non-Communicable Diseases Commission] on this significant public health measure aimed at encouraging Barbadians to consume less sugar.»

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The measure is aimed at European businesses, mainly in the financial and health sectors, which have been concerned over the safety of their data after former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed in 2013 a widespread U.S. surveillance program.

The new measure is aimed at giving poor women in particular access to reproductive health services.

By proposing a measure that capitalizes on the religious autonomy of parents, allowing them to select the best way to raise their child, the Board of Health aims to ensure that parents selecting this religious ritual have done so out of religious conviction and not medical ignorance.

The present study aimed to measure the prevalence of different types of health and nutrition claims on foods and non-alcoholic beverages in a UK sample and to assess the nutritional quality of such products carrying health or nutrition claims.

It includes measures aimed at preventing health problems in pregnancy, the detection of abnormal conditions, the procurement of medical assistance when necessary, and the execution of emergency measures in the absence of medical help.

(1) to protect and promote breastfeeding, as an essential component of their overall food and nutrition policies and programmes on behalf of women and children, so as to enable all infants to be exclusively breastfed during the first four to six months of life; (2) to promote breastfeeding, with due attention to the nutritional and emotional needs of mothers; (3) to continue monitoring breastfeeding patterns, including traditional attitudes and practices in this regard; (4) to enforce existing, or adopt new, maternity protection legislation or other suitable measures that will promote and facilitate breastfeeding among working women; (5) to draw the attention of all who are concerned with planning and providing maternity services to the universal principles affirmed in the joint WHO / UNICEF statement (note 2) on breastfeeding and maternity services that was issued in 1989; (6) to ensure that the principles and aim of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and the recommendations contained in resolution WHA39.28 are given full expression in national health and nutritional policy and action, in cooperation with professional associations, womens organizations, consumer and other nongovermental groups, and the food industry; (7) to ensure that families make the most appropriate choice with regard to infant feeding, and that the health system provides the necessary support;

The New York State Caucus of Environmental Legislators is billed as a «non-partisan» forum to consider measures aimed at protecting both the environment and public health.

In other measures aimed at simplifying business procedures, Mr Redwood has called for the scrapping of the 1974 Health and Safety at Work Act, a reduction in regulation requirements in the financial services industry and a simplified system for submitting tax records.

The Review's lead author, Professor Theresa Marteau, Director of the Behaviour and Health Research Unit at the University of Cambridge, UK, says: «This evidence suggests that using nutritional labelling could help reduce calorie intake and make a useful impact as part of a wider set of measures aimed at tackling obesity,» She added, «There is no «magic bullet» to solve the obesity problem, so while calorie labelling may help, other measures to reduce calorie intake are also needed.»

That funding could be folded into the annual appropriations bill to fund the National Institutes of Health or be part of several measures aimed at speeding medical innovation that Congress may take up after the election.

As a research partner of an $ 11.7 million Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) grant from the National Institutes of Health to the George Washington University Autism and Neurodevelopment Disorders Institute, the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Children's National will continue investigations into sex differences, and aims to develop self - reporting measures for adolescents and adults that better capture additional populations — including females and non-cisgender males.

«We plan to measure eight different phthalates to examine the father's environmental health impact on a couple's reproductive success, while future aims will also include their child's health,» he adds.

Budimirovic says the current study updated the 2013 recommendations by using a more systematic approach that classified existing outcome measures as either being able to detect shorter - term changes (measures in FXS placebo - controlled trials lasting less than 12 months) or longer - term changes (lasting longer than 12 months) changes and by grading the measures» quantitative properties using the COnsensus - based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) system, an initiative that aims to improve how health measurement tools are selected.

«UK health professionals unite for stronger measures to tackle climate change: New alliance aims to place health firmly at the centre of climate change negotiations.»

Environomics aims to reinvent how we measure and monitor ecosystem health, predict biodiversity responses to environmental change, manage biological resources, detect biosecurity threats and more.

economic development Policies aimed at improving the lives of people through changes in their income and quality of life (as measured by improvements in their health, safety, education and more).

She will say mental health has been «dangerously disregarded» and the new measures aim to reduce the stigma associated with mental health issues.

The concern about health effects reached a new pitch in 2011 when the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture unequivocally concluded that «solitary confinement is a harsh measure which may cause serious psychological and physiological adverse effects on individuals regardless of their specific conditions», and that the practice is «contrary to one of the essential aims of the penitentiary system, which is to rehabilitate offenders and facilitate their reintegration into society».

One must keep in mind here, though, that the EU ban concerns commercial activity relating to seal products, not conservation measures aiming at improving the life and health of seals within the EU.

The topics approached included, among others, governmental strategy in the medical sector as well as measures aimed to develop the public health sector, financial solutions for the current year, financial constraints and public needs in the health sector, being discussed on a parallel between public and private health sectors.

It was not in dispute that the interfering measures accorded with national law and three relevant aims in Art 8 (2) were identified; namely, the protection of health, the rights and freedoms of others and the prevention of disorder or crime.

Whereas Apple's Health aims to measure every imaginable health parameter from blood pressure to sleep, Google Fit is all about, well, gettinHealth aims to measure every imaginable health parameter from blood pressure to sleep, Google Fit is all about, well, gettinhealth parameter from blood pressure to sleep, Google Fit is all about, well, getting fit.

Beyond giving Android Wear users a simple and efficient way to keep track of various pieces of heart rate information, Cardiogram's technology also aims to help with preventive health measures.

• Highly skilled in diagnosing, treating and assisting patients in managing acute and chronic illnesses • Hands - on experience in conducting detailed physical examinations and interpreting medical histories to determine medication routes • Adept at prescribing age - specific physical therapy and rehabilitation services, with exceptional focus on efficacy of treatment • Proficient in providing prenatal care, family planning services and screening services aiming at effective development of treatment plans • Qualified to assist in the performing surgeries and medical procedures as part of a surgical team • Unmatched ability to counsel and educate patients about preventative measures to avoid diseases and illnesses • Highly skilled in monitoring the effectiveness of interventions and performing modifications to ensure efficacy • Proven record of creating and implementing dedicated patient care plans according to their specific health requirements • Demonstrated expertise in facilitating patient transition within and between healthcare settings including admitting, transferring and discharging procedures

The SNHV programme aimed to improve family, maternal, and child health and developmental outcomes measured when children turned 2 years old.

NPR reported on the first soda tax to be passed in the US, with voters in Berkeley, California, passing the measure aimed at reducing the effects of sugar consumption on health, particularly increased rates of obesity and diabetes.

Correct reporting of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is essential to measure the effectiveness of policies and programmes aimed at reducing the health disadvantage experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

In his introduction, Mr Bowles focussed on the need to eliminate waste and poor quality care, through measures such as implementation of the recommendations of the MBS Review and the Health Care Homes pilot, aiming to reduce growth in the MBS by improving chronic disease management.

Examples of such special measures are the community service programs around housing, health and education aimed at ensuring Indigenous people enjoy the same opportunities as those enjoyed in the non-Indigenous community.

The blog aims to provide insight into the latest research behind a multi-level system of parenting support capable of being deployed as a public health measure to improve the health and well being of children, their families and the community.

Our two - minute mental health quiz aims to measure a broad range of social, emotional or behavioural difficulties your child may be experiencing.

Where possible, the aim is to create a meaningful split into children with poorer and better health, although for some measures the dividing line is necessarily somewhat arbitrary and reflects the need to have sufficient numbers in each group for analysis purposes.

The use of two different scales at alternative sweeps potentially presents some problems in relation to comparability, particularly as the MCS aims to assess the impact mental health problems have on everyday life, while the DASS is a more symptomatic measure.

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The aim of this chapter was to analyze associations between measures of cortisol in saliva and mental health and to see if divergent results were functions of the methods used.

In this chapter, we try to respond to this aim by giving a summary of the results from different cortisol measures in relation to the health - related variables and conditions investigated in this review.

Melissa Sweet writes: Health services across Australia will be required to implement wide - ranging measures aimed at improving the safety and quality of care provided to Aboriginal and Torres... Read more

The aim of this study is to use a longitudinal design to examine whether parenting, as measured with the PBI, is a moderator of the relation between early socio - emotional functioning and later mental health.