Sentences with phrase «new public health concern»

«Since Zika is a relatively new public health concern, there is a lack of specialized knowledge on the life expectancy of these infants and the long - term health problems they will experience.»

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A risk assessment of over 1,300 food contact substances was carried out by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) and found that exposures to most chemical used to produce food packaging are «low» and «unlikely to pose a public health and safety concern.»

The public comments range from complaints from environmental groups that the impact statement does not fully address public health effects or the impacts of industrialization on the state's rural areas, to concerns from the Independent Oil and Gas Association, which worries the new rules may be too strict.

ALBANY, NY (09/16/2013)(readMedia)-- Susan Kent, president of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF), will testify before a joint Assembly and Senate Standing Committees on the union's concern and solutions about the governor's plans for the state Office of Mental Health and Office of People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD).

Susan Kent, president of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF), will testify before a joint Assembly and Senate Standing Committees on the union's concern and solutions about the governor's plans for the state Office of Mental Health and Office of People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD).

Her letter, posted on her Facebook page, says in part «In order for the public to have confidence in in New York State's «health impact analysis» of shale fracking, a comprehensive public health impact study should be undertaken openly and transparently to resolve all shale fracking concerns once and for all.»

«I firmly believe that New York can develop an approach to marijuana regulation that addresses public health concerns while reducing the exposure of so many people, and particularly young people of color, to interactions with the criminal justice system that have much more damaging life consequences than marijuana use,» said state Sen. Liz Krueger (D - Manhattan), who's sponsored a bill that would legalize, regulate and tax pot.

BINGHAMTON (09/12/2013)(readMedia)-- Susan Kent, president of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) will testify before an Assembly Standing Committee on the union's concerns and solutions about the governor's plans for the state Office of Mental Health and Office of People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD).

March 5, 2010 Pomona hearing 1:00 - 4:00 PM Health and Mental Health Transportation, Economic Development, Environmental Conservation Rockland County Fire Training Center Auditorium 35 Firemen's Memorial Drive, Pomona, NY 10970 Contact: Dan Moscato at [phone] or [email protected] March 12, 2010 Bronxville hearing 4:00 - 7:00 PM Education, Labor and Family Assistance Public Protection and General Government Concordia College Sommer Center for Worship & the Performing Arts 171 White Plains Road, Bronxville, NY 10708 Contact: Shelley Andrews at [phone] or [email protected] The Hudson Valley Delegation of the New York State Senate In an effort to ensure the Hudson Valley is fairly represented in all legislative matters before the Senate, nine local Senators representing the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester have formed a bipartisan delegation to more effectively advocate for the needs and concerns of their constituents.

The goal of the city's bed bug plan is to help New Yorkers learn how to prevent, identify and treat the bed bug problem, which has become a serious public health concern, Brewer said.

Meanwhile, New York City is looking into possible swine flu cases, and the WHO has decided not to raise its pandemic threat level, although it did call the situation a «public health emergency of international concern.»

Despite a recent dramatic rise in cases, a World Health Organization panel stopped short of declaring the deadly new virus Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) a public health emergency of international coHealth Organization panel stopped short of declaring the deadly new virus Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) a public health emergency of international cohealth emergency of international concern.

A new NPR / Robert Wood Johnson Foundation / Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll finds that more than six in ten people living in the U.S. (62 %) are concerned about their future hHealth poll finds that more than six in ten people living in the U.S. (62 %) are concerned about their future healthhealth.

The new study will focus on four areas of high public health concern: obesity, birth defects and other early outcomes, neurodevelopmental disorders (such as autism and depression), and airway diseases (such as asthma and allergies).

Under the new plan, governments would have to report any «public health emergency of international concern» even if the agent isn't known.

According to Jennifer Hay, who is a behavioral scientist and clinical health psychologist at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, public health campaigns concerning skin cancer are mostly linked to skin tone.

Despite our national waistline being touted as a major public health concern — new research, led by Western Sydney University, has found that public hospitals are not adequately resourced to treat the one million adults who currently live with Read more about Study: Australian public hospitals can not meet the rising demand for obesity care - Scimex

University of Michigan Medical School researchers have identified bacterial genes that help the infections spread, providing a potential new target for treating UTIs, a global public health concern mostly affecting women.

BodyImageHealth confronts many of today's most challenging public health concerns — poor eating and fitness habits, rising rates of obesity, weight stigma, body dissatisfaction, and eating disorders — with a new, evidence - based model for prevention of body image, eating, fitness and weight concerns before they start.

With growing awareness of childhood obesity and diabetes as public health concerns, reformers and parents heralded the new law's emphasis on nutritious school meals, health education and environmental literacy.

There is going to be an incredible amount of new positions in public health because of the concerns dealing with human medicine as well as veterinary medicine.

Mr. Revkin, you are in danger of going down a dangerous road, that of the worst kind of apologists for fossil fuels — masquerading as environmentalists while throwing the public health concerns of the New Yorkers who are least politically and economically positioned to defend themselves to the wayside.

New York officials crafting policy to regulate shale gas drilling amid unanswered health concerns will likely re-open the process to public hearings, essentially guaranteeing more momentum for the movement that has effectively stalled the industry's advancement into the Empire State for more than four years.

Amid parent concern over new efforts to harness student data, an education technologist talks about how public discussion over health data could positively influence current debates over the use of student data.

2020 Mom has issued a national call to action that sets forth an aggressive new path for solving what some have called one of the biggest public health concerns of our time: the silent maternal mental health crisis impacting up to 20 % of expecting and new moms.

The New York Times prompted much public health concern this week with a report in its Well section that Coca - Cola «is backing a new «science - based» solution to the obesity... Read mNew York Times prompted much public health concern this week with a report in its Well section that Coca - Cola «is backing a new «science - based» solution to the obesity... Read mnew «science - based» solution to the obesity... Read more

The other significant news for those with a concern for public health is that there is a new Ministry — for Cities and the Built Environment (other reshuffle details are here.)

Given the high prevalence of child maltreatment and the serious consequences in terms of its impact on the lives of the individuals concerned, their families, and society more generally, it is important that we identify effective methods of prevention and intervention, and there are some suggestions that a public health approach is now needed.27 Although there is limited research available in terms of what works to prevent child maltreatment, there have been significant gains over the past 20 years in terms of the development of new approaches.

Public health leaders spoke to Croakey about working with the new Government and concerns about changes to a range of portfolios in the new Abbott Ministry, particularly the loss of individual portfolios in mental health, Indigenous health, disability and aged care.