Sentences with phrase «health of our nation as»

Nevertheless, many of them recognize that the health of the nation as a whole is important for their future well being.

These factions must work together to ensure the health of our students today, and the long - term health of our nation as a whole.

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He's now being urged to declare a nation - wide «state of emergency» over the issue by a White House commission, as part of a wide - ranging list of recommendations which also encourages easier access to heroin antidotes and mental health treatment.

Those looking for a deep dive into what Laszewski thinks will actually work can check out the complete post, but for non-wonks, his bottom line seems to be this: To fix health care we need to control costs overall, and to do that, the industry as a whole must be forced to stay within a set budget rather than gobbling up more and more of the nation's money.

Launched in 2012, Edison Nation Medical allows entrepreneurs to submit as little as a back - of - the - napkin idea for a medical device, and then its team of manufacturers, attorneys, and health care specialists takes care of the rest, from patenting and FDA approvals to licensing and distribution.

That figure could serve as a bellwether for the future of American health care, because Massachusetts led the nation in extending insurance to virtually its entire population through Romneycare, starting in 2006.

Antimicrobial resistance is not traditionally the domain of world leaders, and health - related issues — outside of crises such as the Ebola outbreak — are rarely discussed at venues like the United Nations General Assembly.

That sort of efficiency is a big deal, given the nation's sky - high health care costs — costs that are likely to increase in the short term as the new wave of Obamacare - covered insurees hits the system.

As the nation's largest cable and broadband provider, it has worked with many of its health - care clients to offer added services, including a recent medically - approved healthy aging video series with UC Davis.

The other potential outcome — again, unknowable, really — was that the House would pass the Senate's Skinny as written, shoving Obamacare off the mountainside without a viable replacement plan and without the slightest hint of its effects on the health of a nation.

Today, Lee is dean of the University of Utah medical school as well as CEO of its hospital system, where she has undertaken an experiment that has the potential to revolutionize the nation's health care system at large.

The insurer Cigna will spend about $ 52 billion to acquire the nation's biggest pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts, the latest in a string of proposed tie - ups as health care's bill payers attempt to get a grip on rising costs.

Cigna will spend about $ 52 billion to acquire the nation's biggest pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts, the latest in a string of proposed tie - ups as health care's bill payers attempt to get a grip on rising costs.

As she sums up the economic health of the nation and the direction that monetary policy will take over the next couple of hours, there are...

New Democrats have long been advocating for the expanded use of midwifery services across the province as we believe that midwives play an integral role in the health care system and can be of particular benefit to women, families and First Nations communities by bringing specialized maternity care to otherwise isolated areas.

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As they return to the nation's capital Tuesday from the monthlong summer recess, members of Congress have only weeks to fund the federal government, raise the debt ceiling, and reauthorize a health insurance program that benefits thousands of Maryland children.

Hospitals, in particular, were mission products, as were a wider range of health - care, and social - service institutions, In many — perhaps most — of the developing nations, the missions provided the base on which national programs aimed at social welfare have been built.

When Obama invoked Jesus to support same - sex marriage, framed health care as a moral imperative to care for «the least of these,» and once urged people to read their Bible but just not literally, he was invoking another Christian tradition that once dominated American public life so much that it gave the nation its first megachurches, historians say.

The result is that America is a nation deeply divided between people who are concerned about real - life issues — war and peace, social justice, the health and welfare of people — on one hand, and other people who are concerned, instead, about «values,» by which they mean adherence to ancient taboos, dependence on a magical God, enforcing acceptance of ancient creeds, requiring everyone to believe as they do, and finding safety in raw (though often hidden) social and economic power.

As The Economist itself reports, the 630 Catholic hospitals make up 11 percent of the nation's total, and the Church owns «a similar number of smaller health facilities».

Our country's experience (as well as that of other progressive nations) has taught us that social solutions can be found to serve the health and welfare needs of people, enabling them to live better lives.

Disease is no respecter of nations, and the talents and resources of all nations are needed to eradicate it, coordinated through such agencies as the World Health Organization.

Even though alcoholism ranks as one of the country's three major health problems, along with cancer and heart disease; even though it accounts for approximately 98,000 deaths every year; even though it is the root cause of most pastoral - care crises (suicides, auto fatalities, child abuse, divorces, hospital admissions, accidental deaths and home violence); even though it costs the nation $ 120 billion annually in terms of lost work time, health and welfare benefits, property damage, medical expenses, insurance and lost wages; and even though its effects impair the educational process of every child in every classroom, still the church acts as though alcoholism does not exist.

Though I think it's in error to say that Jesus would be either a Dem or Repub... I think he would be for the concept of the people as a unit having health care that is assisted by the majority of a nation.

As long as we make sure every citizen pays their fair share of taxes, and we elect our government to do govern us as a «nation under God», why shouldn't we direct it to provide us all with fair and proper health carAs long as we make sure every citizen pays their fair share of taxes, and we elect our government to do govern us as a «nation under God», why shouldn't we direct it to provide us all with fair and proper health caras we make sure every citizen pays their fair share of taxes, and we elect our government to do govern us as a «nation under God», why shouldn't we direct it to provide us all with fair and proper health caras a «nation under God», why shouldn't we direct it to provide us all with fair and proper health care?

Possessing accurate data could help the United States to take its place as a leading nation on the World Health Organization's list of countries with a low incidence of perinatal morbidity and mortality.

Some persons perhaps, crushed by the burden of medical expenses, had no objection to a cold - war garrison state as such, yet they could wonder about a nation that spent far more on weapons than on health coverage.

«We see oats as a critical part of returning the health to our nation's soils and we're thrilled to support this program.»

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As part of its ongoing effort to improve the safety and security of the nation's food supply, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today gathered over 200 of the industry's top scientists and quality assurance experts to assess its current food safety practices, share successful practices and develop a comprehensive plan for preventing food - related health outbreaks.

In 1992, AOECS received observer status for the Codex Alimentarius Commission - an organization consisting of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) with the task to adopt standards as guidelines for food legislation in the various countries.

We all know that kale is the superfood sweeping the nation packing tons of Vitamins A, C and K with health benefits ranging from reducing the chances of developing cancer to bone health as well as aiding in blood clotting.

As a result, trends in using alternative «pulse» proteins such as lentils, chickpeas and green peas are growing, especially with the United Nations proclaiming 2016 as «International Year of Pulses» to help raise awareness of health benefits when used as a food ingredienAs a result, trends in using alternative «pulse» proteins such as lentils, chickpeas and green peas are growing, especially with the United Nations proclaiming 2016 as «International Year of Pulses» to help raise awareness of health benefits when used as a food ingredienas lentils, chickpeas and green peas are growing, especially with the United Nations proclaiming 2016 as «International Year of Pulses» to help raise awareness of health benefits when used as a food ingredienas «International Year of Pulses» to help raise awareness of health benefits when used as a food ingredienas a food ingredient.

Family meals eaten at home have been proven to benefit the health and wellness of children and adolescents, to fight obesity, substance abuse and to make families stronger — creating a positive impact on our communities and our nation as a whole.

The United Nations recently recognised the threat of these non-communicable diseases as a global public health crisis, and called for decisive preventative action from government leaders.

Ongoing projects include studies of gene - environment interactions and adverse pregnancy outcomes, as well as informed medical decision making demonstration projects in Medicaid maternity populations and within HealthWise, the nation's largest source of health information materials distributed through healthcare networks.

She has served as Outreach Manager, Leader Engagement for the Washington Health Foundation, (WHF), in Seattle where she focused on Improving Health for the People of Washington and the goal of making Washington State the Healthiest State in the Nation.

As medical science tries to determine why our nation is suffering a obesity epidemic, an emerging body of research implicates gut health.

Prentice, like more than a dozen Chicago - area hospitals, now emphasizes rooming in as part of its effort to earn a «baby - friendly» designation offered by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund.

-LSB-...] Ultimately, if the point of WIC is to improve the health of low income mothers and babies and if the goal of the CDC is to increase breastfeeding rates in order to improve the health of the nation, all decisions about how WIC's support to moms and infants is provided should be done with a view to supporting breastfeeding first and foremost, with formula as an option only available upon specific request.

However, «The AAP Section on Breastfeeding, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Academy of Family Physicians, Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, World Health Organization, United Nations Children's Fund, and many other health organizations recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life.2, 127 — 130 Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as an infant's consumption of human milk with no supplementation of any type (no water, no juice, no nonhuman milk, and no foods) except for vitamins, minerals, and medications.131 Exclusive breastfeeding has been shown to provide improved protection against many diseases and to increase the likelihood of continued breastfeeding for at least the first year ofHealth Organization, United Nations Children's Fund, and many other health organizations recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life.2, 127 — 130 Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as an infant's consumption of human milk with no supplementation of any type (no water, no juice, no nonhuman milk, and no foods) except for vitamins, minerals, and medications.131 Exclusive breastfeeding has been shown to provide improved protection against many diseases and to increase the likelihood of continued breastfeeding for at least the first year ofhealth organizations recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life.2, 127 — 130 Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as an infant's consumption of human milk with no supplementation of any type (no water, no juice, no nonhuman milk, and no foods) except for vitamins, minerals, and medications.131 Exclusive breastfeeding has been shown to provide improved protection against many diseases and to increase the likelihood of continued breastfeeding for at least the first year of life.

Play is so essential to children's health and well - being — and so endangered — that the United Nations lists it as a guaranteed right in its Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Data profiles are available for every state and for the nation as a whole, and are designed to help states measure how they are faring in using key public nutrition programs to reduce hunger and improve the health and economic security of low - income families.

Through our partners with MALCA, BSTARS / ROSE, the Shelby County Health Department and WIC, we strive to put Memphis on the map as one of the top cities in the Nation who not only support breastfeeding but also recognize the importance of breastfeeding and its benefits.

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Learning from Large - Scale Community - Based Programmes to Improve Breastfeeding Practices (2008) Authoring organization (s): World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Academy for Educational Development, Africa's Health in 2010 Published: 2008 Summary: Community - based breastfeeding promotion and support is one of the key components of a comprehensive program to improve breastfeeding practices, as outlined in the WHO / UNICEF Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding.

While outright bans may be seen as going too far, some kind of restriction on junk food in schools seems like a sensible adult decision, given the impact of obesity on children, families, and the health care system so well documented in Weight of the Nation.

That analysis was the basis of breastfeeding recommendations by United Nations agencies, such as the World Health Organization and UNICEF.

But when the seeds of the current childhood obesity public health crisis come to fruition — when we all watch as an entire generation of adults» lives are cut short by diabetes and heart disease, when our nation finally has to pay the looming $ 344 billion obesity - related health care bill — maybe, just maybe, we will be.

The theme for 1998 was «Breastfeeding: The Best Investment» and aimed to initiate actions to promote, protect and support breastfeeding as one of the best investments in the health of a nation.