Sentences with phrase «health warning system»

In the first such advice since a new health warning system was launched in April, authorities urged residents to stay indoors and asked factories to either cut or halt production.

Heat — health warning systems: A comparison of the predictive capacity of different approaches to identifying dangerously hot days

Proceedings of the Meeting of Experts to Develop Guidelines on Heat / Health Warning Systems: Freiburg, Germany, 14 - 16 April 2004.

Comparing exposure metrics for classifying «dangerous heat» in heat wave and health warning systems

Zhang, K., R. B. Rood, G. Michailidis, E. M. Oswald, J. D. Schwartz, A. Zanobetti, K. L. Ebi, and M. S. O'Neill, 2012: Comparing exposure metrics for classifying «dangerous heat» in heat wave and health warning systems.

This guidance document has been developed for practitioners in both National Meteorological Services (NMHSs) and National Health Services (NHSs) to outline the issues surrounding the general heat — health problem and present how an understanding of the biometeorology, epidemiology, public - health and risk - communication aspects of heat as a hazard can be used to inform the development of an Heat — Health Warning Systems as part of a wider Heat - Health Action Plan.

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Considering the sprawling, federated nature of U.S. medicine, experts warn that a combination of government policies and health IT upgrades — as well as prophylactic human measures like changing passwords — will be necessary to keep patients» data safe and health systems functioning.

«We are horrified that [Love] experienced this assault on her vacation in Mexico, and other travelers should be aware of this incident,» TripAdvisor said, claiming that its policies and procedures have evolved since 2010, and that it was creating a notification system to warn about health and safety or discrimination issues at businesses.

OTTAWA — An overbuilt and overpriced condominium market is posing a risk to Canadian households, banks and the economy in general, the Bank of Canada warned Thursday in its latest review of the health of the country's financial system.

In the United States, health care providers and others involved in the health care system (including employers and insurers) are threatened by the dictatorship of relativism in the guise of the Obama administration's Department of Health and Human Services, as the bishops of the United States have whealth care providers and others involved in the health care system (including employers and insurers) are threatened by the dictatorship of relativism in the guise of the Obama administration's Department of Health and Human Services, as the bishops of the United States have whealth care system (including employers and insurers) are threatened by the dictatorship of relativism in the guise of the Obama administration's Department of Health and Human Services, as the bishops of the United States have wHealth and Human Services, as the bishops of the United States have warned.

I have seen warnings and heard of negative health outcomes in regards to killing off candida for people who have high levels of mercury in their systems.

Medical societies were warning that BPA's similarity to estrogens could disrupt the human hormone system and pose health risks, especially to fetuses and newborns.

An eight - month investigation by parliamentarians warned of a total breakdown of safeguards in the system, with rape victims and people with mental health problems being locked up indefinitely in detention centres despite Home Office assurances.

After weeks of warning about its possible consequences, a federal cut to New York's hospitals took effect on Sunday, adding stress to the state's already overworked public health care system.

MRSA Action UK has persistently through its press releases and in meetings with politicians of all political parties along with senior Department of Health officials, warned that the present screening system was in our opinion inadequate and that they had to step up their game or we would be overwhelmed in the future from threats far more dangerous than MRSA and C.diff.

Her comments were welcomed by the Prison Reform Trust who in February 2009 published a report entitled «Too Little, Too Late: An Independent Review of Unmet Mental Health Need in Prison», and warned that «thousands of mentally ill people are regularly dumped in and out of the prison system».

It is this plan that critics such as the RCN and Labour's shadow health secretary, Andy Burnham, have warned would turn the NHS into a two - tier system in which those who can pay get preferential treatment.

Lady Williams, known to be wary of increasing the role of the private sector in public services, said she agreed with the need to respond more closely to patient demand, but warned against a move to a privatised American health system in which the focus on the producer interest simply shifted to the «insurance interest».

Because there are no vaccines or cures for these viruses there is an increased urgency of those in the public health sector to identify alternative strategies to manage the disease, of which an early warning system is included.

Combined, these models give public health and governmental officials vital climate information needed to create early warning systems — systems that can alert the public to the risk for disease and allow public health officials to mobilize resources and enact mosquito control programs and surveillance ahead of peak season.

The scientists warned that under - reporting significantly hampers the Indian health system's ability to know the true extent of the problem and thus adversely affects its ability to plan for it.

«These new findings allow disease early warning systems to provide warnings for upcoming epidemics with much longer lead time than before,» says Prasad Liyanage, doctoral student at Umeå University and Medical Officer for dengue control in Kalutara district at the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health.

Although a small number of repurposed and new drugs have recently become available to treat drug - resistant TB (including bedaquiline, delamanid, and linezolid), the authors warn that without accurate diagnostic tests to deliver individually targeted treatments, clear prescription guidelines on appropriate use and improved control efforts to prevent transmission, optimal dosing and administration, and well - functioning health care systems, the effectiveness of the drugs could be rapidly lost.

Some of the risks of heat - related sickness and death have diminished in recent decades, possibly due to better forecasting, heat - health early warning systems, and / or increased access to air conditioning for the U.S. population.182, 183 However, extreme heat events remain a cause of preventable death nationwide.

More ominously, the scientists warn that, «If we do nothing, endocrine disruptors may not only impact on human health but all the ecosystems including those on which we depend — if we compromise soil productivity and sustainability of our agricultural systems or cause imbalance in marine and freshwater ecosystems through damage to populations of top predators, ultimately, we threaten our own survival.»

It is important for school districts to create and implement «On - Track Early Warning Systems» in order to identify students that are at risk for academic failure, disengagement, and mental health concerns.

What happens when warning systems point to barriers outside of the school's control — barriers such as transiency, family changes, poverty, immigration, addiction, mental health?

School officials created an early warning system to identify students in trouble and reached out to community agencies to create a safety net of services to help students with health and home issues that interfere with learning.

CAAP seeks to raise awareness, promote the collection and use of data on attendance, support the development of early warning systems and promote the use of chronic absence data to help schools and community agencies (including health services, family resource centers, afterschool, and early childhood programs, etc.) coordinate their resources.

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You can track feline health with weight as it is an early warning system for any potential medical issues.

Last week, without any notice or warning, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA - APHIS) shuttered its Animal Care Information System, an online database of documents related to the enforcement of federal animal welfare laws.

Case studies from across health science and practice are welcomed, including examples of climate services for integrated surveillance, disease forecasting, early warning systems, risk mapping, health service planning, risk communication, research, evaluation, infrastructure siting, etc..

Determining which types of prevention to invest in (such as monitoring, early warning systems, and land - use changes that reduce the impact of heat and floods) depends on several factors, including health problems common to that particular area, vulnerable populations, the preventive health systems already in place, and the expected impacts of climate change.275 Local capacity to adapt is very important; unfortunately the most vulnerable populations also frequently have limited resources for managing climate - health risks.

For example, heat wave early warning systems are much less expensive than treating heat - related illnesses.274 Existing adaptation programs have improved public health resilience.5, 244 One survey highlighted opportunities to address climate change preparedness activities and climate - health research275 before needs become more widespread.

There is evidence that heat - health early warning systems have saved lives and money in U.S. cities like Philadelphia, PA. 274

Some of the risks of heat - related sickness and death have diminished in recent decades, possibly due to better forecasting, heat - health early warning systems, and / or increased access to air conditioning for the U.S. population.182, 183 However, extreme heat events remain a cause of preventable death nationwide.

A report published by the National Wildlife Federation finds that the majority of Americans can expect to suffer mental health problems as a result of global warming and warns that our mental health system is not equipped to handle it.

IANS: Climate change is causing toxic metals trapped in the sediment beds of the Hooghly estuary in the Indian Sunderbans to leach out into the water system due to changes in ocean chemistry, say scientists, warning of potential human health hazards.

The heatwave in 2003 has led to the development of heat health - watch warning systems in several European countries including France (Pascal et al., 2006), Spain (Simón et al., 2005), Portugal (Nogueira, 2005), Italy (Michelozzi et al., 2005), the UK (NHS, 2006) and Hungary (Kosatsky and Menne, 2005).

These actions mostly address sectoral interests, such as agricultural practices (e.g., altering sowing times, crop cultivars and species, and irrigation and fertilizer control), public health measures for heat - related risks (e.g., early warning systems and air pollution control), disaster risk reduction (e.g., early warning systems), and water resources (e.g., supply and demand management).

Posted in Adaptation, Development and Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Green House Gas Emissions, Health and Climate Change, India, International Agencies, Lessons, Opinion, Research, Solar Energy, Vulnerability, Weather Comments Off on Heat Warning System For India's Harsh Summer

Primary adaptation measures to heatwaves include the development of health early warning systems and preventive emergency plans (Garssen et al., 2005; Nogueira et al., 2005; Pirard et al., 2005).

AHMEDABAD (March 11, 2014)-- Building off of last year's successful launch of South Asia's first - ever early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme heat events, the Indian city of Ahmedabad, along with the Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar and partners, is developing the 2014 Heat Action Plan to continue its pioneering efforts.

The IPCC recommends that policy makers look at strategies like early warning systems, preserving ecosystems such as forests and mangroves, and overhauling failing health systems.

Key elements of health sector adaptation include early warning systems and more adequate preparation of the workforce.

For example, the risk from heatwaves and thunderstorms could both be reduced by early warning systems, vulnerability mapping and public health education.

On the table will be ideas for the development of «effective early warning systems,» limitations on assault weapons, better background checks, and mental health reforms.

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Georgetown University Medical Center (Washington, DC) 05/2007 — 01/2010 Imaging Science and Information Systems Center — Insert Title • Train, supervise, and assure the work quality of a team of 3 - 6 regional analysts • Write analytical summaries of open source collections of biological threats and other national security threats • Develop and refine indication and warning methodologies and taxonomies for biological and radiological threats • Offer guidance and expertise on intelligence community interagency fusion cell for H1N1 «swine flu» • Assist in research and development work on plant health project • Conduct case studies on state and non-state actor biological weapons programs and orphan source radiological incidents • Participate in multi-agency tracking of nuclear proliferation activities in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East • Perform project lead duties, participate in the selection process of new employees, and assist with performance appraisals • Awarded the National Intelligence Medallion for organizational work on Project Argus