Sentences with phrase «interests of the public health»

The right to exercise this power is so manifest in the interest of the public health and welfare, that it is unnecessary to enter upon a discussion of it beyond saying that it is too firmly established to be successfully called in question.

Governments have, however, remained determined to continue to raise Tobacco Duty in the interests of public health.

Epidemiology is the scientific study of factors affecting the health and illness of individuals and populations, and serves as the foundation and logic of interventions made in the interest of public health and preventive medicine.

Believers, like Cox, think the potential for biomagnified BMAA to kill neurons should be studied in the interest of public health.

They estimate that between $ 2 billion and $ 3 billion would buy all the marketing rights to an antibiotic, which could then be carefully sold in the interests of public health, not profit.

Veterinary experts are writing about antibiotic use, which has been on the wane in the interest of public health.

WHEREAS, the Township Council believes that a ban on the retail sale of dogs and cats in pet shops will provide community awareness of animal welfare, and, in turn, will encourage a more humane environment in the Township of Randolph and will be in the best interests of the public health, welfare and safety and be in the best interests of the dogs and cats of the Township of Randolph.

Most state constitutions generally allocate authority to local governments to regulate in the interests of the public health, safety and welfare.

Not exact matches

But when that agenda means reneging on the EPA's core mission of protecting public health to serve corporate interests, it falls way outside any electoral mandate.

In fact, a recent study in the American Journal of Public Health finds that the EPA «has moved away from the public interest and explicitly favored the interests of the regulated industries,» and is on the slippery slope to what scholars term «regulatory capture,» in which a government agency makes rules in the interest of an industry it's supposed to regulate rather than the pPublic Health finds that the EPA «has moved away from the public interest and explicitly favored the interests of the regulated industries,» and is on the slippery slope to what scholars term «regulatory capture,» in which a government agency makes rules in the interest of an industry it's supposed to regulate rather than the ppublic interest and explicitly favored the interests of the regulated industries,» and is on the slippery slope to what scholars term «regulatory capture,» in which a government agency makes rules in the interest of an industry it's supposed to regulate rather than the publicpublic.

It's further proof of the public markets» unrelenting interest in biotech startups — the health care industry produced the highest number of IPOs in 2013.

To move that kind of big money, Harris began an organizational expansion of the foundation when she took over in 2010, building an outfit that has gone beyond Bloomberg's core interests of global public health and climate change to tackle new issues, like overfishing.

Although I don't pretend to understand all the «ins & outs» of banking, public financing, etc., it seems to me to be self - evident that if Canadian governments at all levels were able to borrow, at low or preferably no interest rates, to finance infrastructure projects and other issues such as health care and education, rather than indebting Canadians in perpetuity in order to pay big interest payments to the greedy Big Banks, it would ultimately be in the best interests of most ordinary Canadians.

The programme of dismantling the state, reducing its functions, pilfering its resources and launching sweeping privatizations leads to a demoralized public sector, weakened systems of education and health and the eventual usurping of the state by private economic interests.

Under the free - exercise clause every person is entitled to respect for her or his religious commitments, and their free exercise should not be burdened by governmental interference except to secure «compelling state interests» (such as protection of public health and safety, not just public welfare or order) that can be served in no less burdensome way.

If religious people stay out of politics and other aspects of public interest then I would say they are free to do as they please, but when they want to push their beliefs on the rest us and completely disregard the facts at the expense of our health and our planet then they become dangerous and must be challenged.

Food Standards Agency The Food Standards Agency is an independent Government department set up by an Act of Parliament in 2000 to protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to food.

There was substantial interest from a new round of Asian trade buyers and financial buyers, buoyed by the soaring multiples of Blackmores and accelerating volume of health products being sold to China, and the decision was made to head down the public float route.

The Washington, DC - based Center for Science in the Public Interest is asking consumers «not to believe» a new video posted online by 5 - hour Energy, which has come under fire recently after reports of health issues possibly linked to the product.

An international report from the UK Health Forum into the collaboration of the food and drink industry with public health finds that conflict of interest repeatedly stop governments introducing measures to improve hHealth Forum into the collaboration of the food and drink industry with public health finds that conflict of interest repeatedly stop governments introducing measures to improve hhealth finds that conflict of interest repeatedly stop governments introducing measures to improve healthhealth.

This lineup is being supplemented with new, developing programs that include Good Food Is Good Medicine, which aims to take the collective knowledge of FamilyFarmed, medical experts, nutritionists, chefs, farmers and others about the powerful connections between food and health, and make that information more readily available to members of the general public; and the Organic Grain Promotion Initiative, which seeks to advance the fast - growing interest in better, more sustainably produced, heirloom grains among retailers, consumers, bakers, distilleries, breweries and others while providing farmers with high - value - crop alternatives to the commodity farming system.

Individuals or organisations interested in the policy scope and public health objectives of the levy should read and comment on chapters 2 and 3.

We've failed because we've placed private profit and special interests ahead of public health.

Perhaps the fact that some of those invited chose not to come should have shown the Guardian organisers that in infant feeding in particular, commercial interests are often at odds with public health.

She is nearing completion of her B.S. in Public Health, and particularly interested in learning and writing about compassion, cooperation, and responsibility as they relate to mindful living, health, and pareHealth, and particularly interested in learning and writing about compassion, cooperation, and responsibility as they relate to mindful living, health, and parehealth, and parenting.

I urge you, in the interest of infant and maternal health, to rescind the sponsorship of Mead Johnson Nutritionals and instead ask members of the public to donate wholesome foods to the food bank.

She is Fellow of the American Psychological Association in Health and Trauma Psychology, Past President of the APA Division of Trauma Psychology, and a member of the APA's Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest.

If women know that this isn't in their best interest, hopefully this will stem the tide of NCB washing into our public health systems.

Accordingly, we are organising protests outside events for health workers and the public sponsored by Danone to raise awareness of the conflicts of interest involved.

Nestlé, which has been designated as the «Least Ethical Company» globally, is infamous for practices including destruction of water resources; aggressive marketing of infant formula and other baby foods in violation of the World Health Organization's International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent WHA resolutions; trade union busting and infiltrating public interest organizations critical of Nestlé's predatory practices.

While there are a great many variable factors that should be considered in such a decision, a recent study published in the American Journal of Public Health does provide some information of interest.

My research and public health interests concern the protection of children from immune dysfunction - based chronic diseases.

It is a serious conflict of interest for a public health agency such as Alberta Health Services (AHS) to stage a pediatric nutrition conference in partnership with an infant formula manufacturer like Nhealth agency such as Alberta Health Services (AHS) to stage a pediatric nutrition conference in partnership with an infant formula manufacturer like NHealth Services (AHS) to stage a pediatric nutrition conference in partnership with an infant formula manufacturer like Nestlé.

IBFAN — the International Baby Food Action Network — consists of over 27o public interest groups working in 168 countries to promote the health and well - being of infants, young children and their mothers through the protection, promotion and support of optimal infant and young child feeding practices.

Her mother's public health nursing stories of birth, the study of humanities and systems thinking fueled her interest; and the guidance of inspiring mentors and colleagues cemented it for life.

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«It's substantively not the most critical health issue, yet it was framed in such a way that the public outcry actually changed food policy in a matter of weeks,» said Sarah Klein, a lawyer at the Center for Science in the Public Intpublic outcry actually changed food policy in a matter of weeks,» said Sarah Klein, a lawyer at the Center for Science in the Public IntPublic Interest.

David was also the producer of «An Inconvenient Truth,» and just as that film served as a wake - up call for climate change, «Fed Up» hopes to similarly educate the public about the serious flaws in our food system and how the food and beverage industries have a vested interest in maintaining a status quo that puts profits over our collective health — and often with the assistance of the federal government.

She is Fellow of the American Psychological Association in Health and Trauma Psychology, Past President of the APA Division of Trauma Psychology, and a member of the Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest.

Similarly, James Weill, president of Food Research & Action Center, a leading anti-hunger group, referred to the bill in a press release as «ill conceived» and «deeply flawed,» while Margo Wootan, Nutrition Policy director for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, stated that the bill «would roll back key progress that schools, health advocates, and the Administration have worked so hard to achieve over the last six years.»

We encourage members of the public interested in breastfeeding, maternal health and support to attend our free meetings.

It exposes infant feeding as one of the most important global public health issues of our time, and describes how big business and vested interests influence the intimate relationship between mothers and their babies to the detriment of all, rich or poor, in the West or in the developing world.

What's amazing is that we have been able to stand up to corporate interests in the name of public health.»

... subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals,...

His main research interests lie in the fields of Public Health, Criminal Justice, Law, and Policy.

These states assert that they «have a vital interest in protecting the First Amendment rights of public employees, and in the fiscal health of state and local governments.»

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WHEREAS, New York is committed to implementing new policies to promote the efficient use of energy and natural resources in the interest of the long - term protection and enhancement of the State's environment, economy and public health;

But because the Pine Barrens are near suburban communities, fires have been «suppressed regularly in the interest of protecting public health and safety,» he said.