Sentences with phrase «health of the residents of»

«I am confident that her experience, leadership and dedication will serve to protect the health of residents of Rockland County.»
«The safety and health of the residents of Owasco is our utmost priority and through the governor's leadership, we now have the support needed to complete studies that will pinpoint the best treatment plan and upgrade our water systems as soon as possible,» said Owasco Supervisor Edward Wagner.
The Emergency Management, Fire, Police, Sanitation, and Transportation Commissioners will be taking all appropriate and necessary steps to preserve public safety and to render all required and available assistance to protect the security, well - being and health of the residents of the City.
Christakis and political scientist James Fowler of the University of California, San Diego, analyzed 32 years» worth of recent records from 12,067 participants in the Framingham Heart Study, which has followed the health of residents of a small Massachusetts town and their offspring every four years since 1948.
Improving the mental health of all residents of Vacaville and the surrounding communities is a top priority of the Solano County Government.

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In surveys by the UnitedHealth Foundation, Minnesota has ranked among the nation's 10 healthiest states every year since 1990, thanks to a strong statewide health - care network and very high rates of physical activity among residents.
With coal trains already coursing through the Lower Mainland to the much larger Westshore and Neptune terminals, it's not surprising the environmental report behind the port authority's decision found no appreciable impacts on the health of area residents.
Unlike Americans, however, residents of New Zealand enjoy the protection of a robust welfare state including a public health system, 18 weeks of subsidized parental leave and benefits for middle - and low - income families with young children.
That led us to go deeper into the report — by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an agency within the federal Department of Health and Human Services — to see what other states are near the top of the list for marijuana users, who leads in cocaine abuse, and which states» residents most abuse alcohol and other drugs.
Fidelis Care, a not - for - profit corporation, offers affordable health insurance coverage to New York residents and has over 1.6 million members in the state as of June 30.
At the beginning of October, research showed that every resident in the city lives in an area where the World Health Organization's (WHO) guidelines for toxic PM2.5 particles are exceeded.
The Trump administration is relaxing rules put in place by the Obama administration to fine nursing homes that either harm their residents or put them at risk of injury, according to Kaiser Health News.
Sensors installed around the home monitor motion (tracking, for example, if the resident appears to be wandering or fails to rise from a chair or bed and how often doors open and close); check room temperature; and allow remote reporting of blood pressure, pulse, weight, and other health indicators.
Responding to pressure from environmental opponents and fearful residents, shale - rich Quebec, France, New York and New Jersey have all imposed moratoriums on shale gas drilling pending further study of environmental and health impacts.
Plattsburgh, whose residents are a quick jaunt from the Canadian border, has put an 18 - month moratorium on cryptocurrency mining to preserve natural resources, the health of its residents, and the «character and direction» of the city.
The loss of heavy manufacturing hit the lifelong Ohio resident hard — manufacturing employment down more than a third — but the rise of the health care industry has offered a much - needed replacement.
The state has the highest percentage of people without health insurance — 17.1 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau — a fact that state policymakers ascribe to personal freedom, but one that affects Texas residents or would - be residents nonetheless.
Ant Financial has already signed a memorandum of understanding with Rongcheng, whose residents will be able to pay their utility bills using Alipay and show their Zhima Credit score — if high enough — to obtain better health insurance and borrow library books and rent public bikes without a deposit.
About Toronto East General Hospital @EastGeneral Toronto East General Hospital (TEGH) is a full - service community teaching hospital that has proudly provided high quality health care to the residents of East Toronto for over 86 years.
To determine which communities are a good fit for the initiative, Starbucks looks at all the available data on the socio - economic health of America's cities to understand which communities have the biggest opportunity gaps, which have the biggest need for business investment and leadership, and where there is local movement underway to build a better future for its residents.
Hartford - based insurer Aetna Inc. has jointly released a new ranking of healthy communities across the country that it hopes will show other regions how to improve the health and well - being of their residents and slow the soaring cost of health care in the United States.
Broward County organizations that connect residents to healthy food are invited to apply for grants «no smaller than» $ 500,000 from the Humana Foundation, the charitable arm of the health insurance giant.
Health officials in Texas have already announced the death of a 77 - year - old Harris county resident from Vibrio: She came into contact with flood waters when they ripped into her home, and later died as a result of flesh - eating disease.
Because restructuring could take time, the order says, «the commonwealth has a duty to take any and all actions reasonable and necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of its residents by ensuring the continuation of essential services.»
A resident physician in preventive medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Malik is an authority on drug policy reform focused on public hHealth, Malik is an authority on drug policy reform focused on public healthhealth.
Understanding Changes in Ontario's Electricity Markets and Their Effects finds that poor energy policy choices — including Ontario's Green Energy Act — has increased electricity prices for residents, cost tens of thousands of manufacturing workers their jobs and produced only minimal health and environmental benefits.
Just 16 states and the District of Columbia have set up their own health insurance marketplaces, which left millions of residents in the 34 states that rely on exchanges run by the federal government vulnerable to the Supreme Court's ruling.
After Jaime highlighted loss of health care access by rural Pacific County residents, Premera announces new contract for health care coverage in Astoria
It was formerly the home of a vermiculite mine — used to make asbestos — and a subsequent lawsuit from the ensuing damage to residents» health.
Ronald L. Bray, a retired printing company executive and former longtime Riderwood resident, died Feb. 21 of complications from Alzheimer's disease at Wright's Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Seminole, Fla..
There is additional funding available through the State of New Jersey Recovery and Reinvestment Weatherization Assistance Program, which helps income - qualifying residents with services to reduce energy costs and boost the health and safety of the homeowner.
The Province also has a clear responsibility to look after the health and safety of its residents — and the ability to set up processes or enforce conditions accordingly.
Residents of Kanpur reacted with dismay Wednesday after the Indian city was found to have the worst air quality in a global World Health Organization survey that urged the nation to clean up its act.
In effect, it seems that Justice Gascon was prepared to take at face value Châteauguay's representations that it was enacting the reserve (at para 109) «to ensure the harmonious development of the territory of Châteauguay, to allay its residents» concerns and to protect their health and well?being...».
The clinic sprang to life in 2005 to meet the needs of Mississippi residents who after Hurricane Katrina no longer had the money to pay for health care.
The local church in the nearby town has been very critical of the mining companies and of the government's failure to look out for the safety and health of the workers and residents.
Federal involvement is not bad for healthcare, check out the rest of the world, where nations provide great health care to ALL of their citizens and residents.
The local habitation for much of his life was Salem, Massachusetts, with important chapters elsewhere: as a boy along the idyllic shores of Lake Sebago, Maine; as a student at Maine's Bowdoin College; as a young idealist at the Brook Farm Utopian community west of Boston (1841); as a married man in Emerson's Concord (1842 — 45); as a summer neighbor of Herman Melville in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts (1850); as a mature writer and consular official in Liverpool, England (1853 — 58); and as a traveler and resident in Italy (1858 — 59)-- before a final period of ill health and death in Concord (1859 — 1864).
(i) Unable to restore the power in a few states for more than 10 + days, since a tornado passed by it (ii) Unable to restore power for 7 + days in a snowy North Eastern state, since a hurricane passed by it (iii) Having no quality in science, math and technology; depending on «imports» to uplift them (or depending on Jesus to save them)(iv) Horrible crime in downtown, ghettos of any major city (v) Unemployment of 23 % (vi) Having a president who believes that the earth is 6000 years old (vii) Having a presidential candidate which believes in subjugating women (viii) Having more than 50 % of its 2012 graduates un / under - employed (ix) No public transport, resulting in hell on earth even for a small rise in crude - oil prices (x) A crappy health care system (xi) A debt of 14Trillion, which corresponds to 50K per US resident.
These outcomes include reducing the welfare caseload; employing former welfare recipients; increasing incomes for the poor and near poor; improving the cognitive, physical and social development of children; reducing out - of - wedlock births; improving health care for low - income residents; and bolstering job stability and advancement.
Higher levels of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other health - related issues are found in food deserts because residents are buying a lot of processed foods from convenience or liquor stores.
Bethlem Baking Buddies was a pilot series of six, two - hour Real Bread baking sessions for resident mental health care service users at Bethlem Royal Hospital in Kent.
The resolution «urge [s] all restaurants, grocery stores and schools to offer a greater variety of plant - based options to improve the health of San Francisco residents and visitors, and to increase the awareness of the impact a green diet would have on our planet».
The library serves as a unique resource for residents, visitors, and researchers in the fields of fitness, nutrition, policy, and public health as well as an open resource that facilitates the professional development of current and future culinary artists.
Loss of agriculture therefore presents serious risks to the resilience of the city, to the health of residents and the viability of farmers operations.
«Thanks to our community investments in the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland, the Global Center for Health Innovation and now Hilton Cleveland Downtown, we are attracting major events to downtown Cleveland and visitors from across the globe, increasing the economic impact for our residents and region.»
It also sets off a bureaucratic chain of events which backs up the message that fathers can treat parenting as optional, as health visitors talk to mothers rather than fathers, children centres build their services around what they perceive to be mothers» (rather than families») needs, schools fail to record contact details of fathers and, when a young person ends up in court for misbehaviour, magistrates hand down parenting orders to mothers rather than fathers, even when the father is resident in the household and present in the courtroom.
Pediatric and Medicine - Pediatric Residents (hereafter referred to as «residents») in training with the University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina were eligible to parResidents (hereafter referred to as «residents») in training with the University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina were eligible to parresidents») in training with the University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina were eligible to participate.
Most health care practitioners have positive views about breastfeeding but report inadequate knowledge and desire additional training about lactation management.15 — 18 Studies have suggested that small, interactive workshops can increase the knowledge of general practitioners about breastfeeding.19 — 21 In this study, resident knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding showed a modest increase following the intervention.
Presently, Dr. Sharp is in clinic once a week, however, she's also in charge of resident education at a UW Health clinic, so in addition to a partner, she also has residents available all week for patients» needs.
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