Sentences with phrase «on protecting human health»

Mass Audubon supports a scientifically - based approach to mosquito control focused on protecting human health and minimizing environmental impacts.

Mass Audubon supports a scientifically based approach to mosquito control focused on protecting human health and minimizing environmental impacts.

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Environmental group calls on governments to do more to encourage meat free eating, to protect the planet and improve human health

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health, among the benefits of breastfeeding are the nutrients and antibodies that come naturally in breast milk, the ease of breast milk on an infant's digestive system and the hormones in breast milk that protect babies from illness.

Meanwhile, we're working on our next film — due for launch in 2018, all about what practical things that can be done from birth onwards to establish, maintain, protect and restore the microbiome for optimal human health.

The Human Milk Banking Association of North America, United States Breastfeeding Committee, International Lactation Consultant Association / United States Lactation Consultant Association, and La Leche League International strongly affirm the importance of breastfeeding in emergency situations, and call on relief workers and health - care providers serving victims of disasters to protect, promote, and support mothers to breastfeed their babies.

The ways pediatricians can protect, promote, and support breastfeeding in their individual practices, hospitals, medical schools, and communities are delineated, and the central role of the pediatrician in coordinating breastfeeding management and providing a medical home for the child is emphasized.3 These recommendations are consistent with the goals and objectives of Healthy People 2010,4 the Department of Health and Human Services» HHS Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding, 5 and the United States Breastfeeding Committee's Breastfeeding in the United States: A National Agenda.6

More and more evidence points to the importance of breastfeeding on a cultural, public health, psychosocial, ecological and economic level, and the need to support, protect and promote it in all aspects of healthcare and society, as well as asserting breastfeeding as a human right for both babies and women.

«Health Department officials confirm that the species of mosquito found to be infected with EEE generally feeds on birds, but prudence dictates we take every precaution to protect the public's health and safety when dealing with the potentially serious threat this disease poses to livestock and humans,» PicenteHealth Department officials confirm that the species of mosquito found to be infected with EEE generally feeds on birds, but prudence dictates we take every precaution to protect the public's health and safety when dealing with the potentially serious threat this disease poses to livestock and humans,» Picentehealth and safety when dealing with the potentially serious threat this disease poses to livestock and humans,» Picente said.

The study, published by EcoHealth Alliance's Dr. Kevin Olival and Dr. David Hayman from Massey University, reviewed all of the current literature on filoviruses — the class of viruses that include both Ebola and Marburg virus — and took a critical look at the ecological and virological methods needed to understand these viruses to protect human health.

At Harvard Medical School, she wanted to give fellow students the same opportunity to protect people's right to health care on a global level, launching a partnership between the university and Physicians for Human Rights.

Our research underscores the importance of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, the first global treaty designed to protect human health and the environment from this element's adverse effects.

A new report by authors from UCLA School of Law's Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment and UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability explores the sources and impacts of plastic marine litter and offers domestic and international policy recommendations to tackle these growing problems — a targeted, multifaceted approach aimed at protecting ocean wildlife, coastal waters, coastal economies and human health.

The EPA is convening an advisory panel to evaluate the human and animal data on arsenic risk for non-cancer diseases to determine whether the 10 ppb limit is adequate to protect human health, says Aaron Barchowsky at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on «proposals to better protect human subjects involved in research, while facilitating valuable research and reducing burden, delay, and ambiguity for investigators.&rHuman Services (HHS) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on «proposals to better protect human subjects involved in research, while facilitating valuable research and reducing burden, delay, and ambiguity for investigators.&rhuman subjects involved in research, while facilitating valuable research and reducing burden, delay, and ambiguity for investigators.»

United Nations An organization that takes on global issues, from health and justice (including the human rights) to protecting the environment and promoting world peace.

She indicated that five states and over 20 countries have similar complete bans on cloning and that the United Nations has urged its member nations to enact such bans to preserve human dignity and protect women's health.

In her essay, she described how the interactions between genes and the environment affect human health and disease, concluding that these environmental influences on gene activity allow people to protect their own well - being by cultivating healthy habits.

PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University will help organic growers protect human health by assessing the risks and benefits of wild birds on organic farms.

The Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit organization working to protect human and environmental health, publishes the Dirty Dozen Plus and the Clean Fifteen, based on years of independent research on chemical levels of produce.

These ways are with: Diet — eat more fruits and vegetables daily, including: foods rich in Vitamins A (leafy green vegetables), C (peppers, citrus fruits, berries, tropical fruits, broccoli and tomatoes), and E (almonds, spinach, wheat germ and sweet potato), Zinc (grass - fed beef, kefir, yogurt, chickpeas and pumpkin seeds); Lutein and zeaxanthin (spinach, kale and broccoli, and eggs), fish and omega 3 — eating fish 3 times a week is in total co-relation to cataract health and can lower the risk of cataracts; Supplements (it's preferable to get your nutrients from food, but it's not always possible) such as bilberry which is used traditionally to help protect against cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration; Sun protection — make sure to wear eye protection whenever out in the sun to help reduce the risk of eye health issues; Lifestyle modifications — smoking and drinking are known health risks, but also for the eyes; and the possible upcoming Eye Drop intervention — drops containing Lanosterol have been tested on 3 dogs that cleared their vision after 6 weeks of using these drops — unfortunately, it's not yet available for human use at this time.

Dr. Casteels, ND offers a very topical analysis of the health effects of sunlight: effects on the human body's function including benefits, potential harms, and how to protect yourself from them.

In May of 2017 in her testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Betsy DeVos declined to say whether she would protect students against discriminatory policies in private schools that receive federal funding through vouchers.3

Senator Tom Harkin (D - IA), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor and Health and Human Services, released a new report (PDF) in conjunction with the hearing that underscores how sequestration could unravel federal efforts to protect the middle class and have more destructive consequences for domestic programs like education than for defense.

As a technology, Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide ® (AHP ®) was designed to be Deliberately Different ™ and is formulated for use on skin, surfaces and devices, protecting the health of ANIMALS, HUMANS and the PLANET.

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The VVMA represents, promotes, and protects the interests of our diverse veterinary community and serves as a resource on matters of animal health, animal welfare, and the human animal bond.

When I went to Kenya, for example, there was a tension: so - called progressive westerners got all watery - eyed about going on safari and protecting the zebras and the wildebeests, but the western environment lovers barely noticed the people of Kenya, or ever learned about the gigantic environmental challenges to human life and health: like malaria borne by mosquitoes and diseases from unsanitary drinking water.

Call on parties to the U.N.F.C.C.C. to also consider and address the health, human rights and security implications of climate change, including the need to prepare communities for relocation, to protect persons displaced across borders due to climate change - related impacts, and the need to create a legal framework to protect the human rights of those left stateless as a result of climate change.

2007/04/27: PlanetArk: Chevron Shareholders Reject Environment Proposal Chevron Corp. shareholders rejected a proposal requiring it to draft a report on whether laws in countries where the oil and gas producer operates are adequate to protect human health, the environment and its own reputation.

(Sec. 112) Amends the Clean Air Act (CAA) to require the EPA Administrator to: (1) establish a coordinated approach to certifying and permitting geologic sequestration; (2) promulgate regulations, within two years, to protect human health and the environment by minimizing the risk of escape to the atmosphere of carbon dioxide injected for purposes of geologic sequestration; (3) report to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works every three years on geologic sequestration in the United States and in North America.

Over the past forty years, Environmental Defense Fund has established itself successfully in the environmental community and on the national stage as one of the most effective member - based, non-partisan organizations working to protect the environment and human health.

Although President Obama defended the new rules on the basis that they were necessary to prevent dangerous climate change, that time was running out to do so, and that the rules would protect human health of US citizens, the speech failed to develop some of the obvious profound implications for climate policy of the conclusion that climate change is a moral problem, although President Obama did assert twice in the speech that climate change is a moral problem.

Panelists, which included senior environmental and health officials from Morocco, Gambia and Ivory Coast as well as UNFCCC, the World Health Organization, and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, weighed in on the urgent need to take action on the environment in ways that protect human health — which is the core of planetary hhealth officials from Morocco, Gambia and Ivory Coast as well as UNFCCC, the World Health Organization, and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, weighed in on the urgent need to take action on the environment in ways that protect human health — which is the core of planetary hHealth Organization, and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, weighed in on the urgent need to take action on the environment in ways that protect human health — which is the core of planetary hhealth — which is the core of planetary healthhealth.

While past policies faced their own political and social resistance when originally proposed, most policymakers today retrospectively support the ideologies of past policies implemented to provide electricity for all U.S. citizens, decrease dependency on foreign energy resources, and protect human health and welfare and the environment.

Among the accomplishments cited by the task force in safeguarding natural resources was the release on Friday of a National Action Plan: Priorities for Managing Freshwater Resources [PDF] to «help freshwater resource managers assure adequate water supplies, safeguard water quality, and protect human life, health, and property.»

Our organizations are committed to working with officials at all levels to reduce emissions of heat - trapping pollution, and to work with health agencies to promote research on effective interventions and to strengthen the public health infrastructure with the aim of protecting human health from climate change.

The Senate can not properly vet Pruitt for EPA administrator if he is concealing information on conflicts of interest that would impact his ability to faithfully perform the EPA's mission to protect human health and the environment.»

China was the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gasses, ranking at number 118 out of 178 countries in Yale University's Environmental Performance Index from 2016, which ranks countries based on their performances on environmental issues regarding protecting the health of humans and ecosystems.

«As a result, the Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the WHO all recommend the elimination of fossil fuel subsidies to protect human health... Ultimately fossil fuel subsidies pay the polluter instead of making the polluter pay.&Health and Climate Change, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the WHO all recommend the elimination of fossil fuel subsidies to protect human health... Ultimately fossil fuel subsidies pay the polluter instead of making the polluter pay.&health... Ultimately fossil fuel subsidies pay the polluter instead of making the polluter pay.»

These organizations focus on clients» most basic human needs: preserving housing, protecting subsistence income, obtaining access to health care, providing food and clothing for families and maintaining safety, independence, and dignity.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services («HHS») Office of Civil Rights («OCR») recently announced its first HIPAA settlement based on the untimely reporting of a breach of unsecured protected health information («PHI&raHealth and Human Services («HHS») Office of Civil Rights («OCR») recently announced its first HIPAA settlement based on the untimely reporting of a breach of unsecured protected health information («PHI&rahealth information («PHI»).

On May 7, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the largest HIPAA settlement to date.1 The New York and Presbyterian Hospital (New York — Presbyterian) and Columbia University agreed to pay a combined $ 4.8 million for a HIPAA breach which resulted in the disclosure of electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 6,800 individuals, including patient status, vital signs, medications, and laboratory reHealth and Human Services announced the largest HIPAA settlement to date.1 The New York and Presbyterian Hospital (New York — Presbyterian) and Columbia University agreed to pay a combined $ 4.8 million for a HIPAA breach which resulted in the disclosure of electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 6,800 individuals, including patient status, vital signs, medications, and laboratory rehealth information (ePHI) of 6,800 individuals, including patient status, vital signs, medications, and laboratory results.

The Act called on Congress to enact a medical privacy statute and asked the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide Congress with recommendations for protecting the confidentiality of health care informHealth and Human Services to provide Congress with recommendations for protecting the confidentiality of health care informhealth care information.

Therefore, in the final rule, we modeled the criterion on the relevant Common Rule requirement for the approval of human subjects research, and revised the proposed criterion to state: «the privacy risks to individuals whose protected health information is to be used or disclosed are reasonable in relation to the anticipated benefits if any to the individuals, and the importance of the knowledge that may reasonably be expected to result from the research.»

Planned Parenthood Federation of America applauds the Department of Health and Human Services for protecting the health of women who rely on Medicaid for primary and preventive healthHealth and Human Services for protecting the health of women who rely on Medicaid for primary and preventive healthhealth of women who rely on Medicaid for primary and preventive healthhealth care.

On April 11, Texas Planned Parenthood family planning providers who do not perform abortions filed suit against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) in federal court in order to protect Texan women's access to basic, preventive health serHealth and Human Services Commission (HHSC) in federal court in order to protect Texan women's access to basic, preventive health serhealth services.

Developing forestlands, leasing assets on these lands, directing agricultural programs, protecting water and land rights, developing and maintaining infrastructure, providing for health and human services, and economic development are BIA responsibility, in cooperation with the American Indians and Alaska Natives.

The very theme of the Congress, «Nature < > Nurture — challenges for a 3rd millennium Infant Mental Health» indicates that, while knowledge on the basic determinants of child development is increasingly accurate and sophisticated, each of us bears the responsibility to promote, protect and guarantee a development that is human under every respect.