Sentences with phrase «part of public health»

«Planned Parenthood is working hard to ensure that comprehensive access to cancer screenings, condoms, and the HPV vaccine are part of our public health priorities in 2008.»

The Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) has combined its behavioral health care and intellectual disability services into one complete system as part of its public health strategy and approach.

These comments suggested that activities conducted by provider and health plan organizations that compile and compare data for benchmarking performance, monitoring, utilization, and determining the health needs of a given market should be included as part of the public health exemption.

«Maybe we want to start thinking of trees as part of our public health infrastructure,» says one U.S. Forest Service researcher.

These strategies included the release of regionally tailored studies; the sponsorship of regional meetings; and news conferences on the part of a public health - related coalition.

This involved spending time out in the bush of Alaska working among the native Alaskans as part of public health service and training exercises, vaccinating 1,500 sled dogs in 23 remote villages and setting up dog bite prevention programs for village children.

My Italian grandmother («La Nonna») remembers a time when, during World War II in rural Italy, she and her sister were given a daily supplement of cod liver oil, as part of a public health campaign under Mussolini's government.

Because rates of HPV vaccination in girls have been low, it's important to vaccinate boys as part of the public health strategy to prevent cervical cancer, Schaffner said.

Screening is a vital part of public health.

My husband has been enormously supportive with breastfeeding all 3 of our kids and with the 4th due to arrive in August, he's even asked me if it would be okay to take pictures of me nursing in various places as part of a public health campaign (he's a preventive medicine doc).

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, part of the Public Health Service, reported to the city and the Elmhurst Park District that a study it conducted concluded that «methane migration from the park poses a potential health threat via fire and explosion «and inhalation to residents to the north and east of the site.

As part of our public health awareness commitment, the Fed is Best Foundation has developed and compiled extensive resources for parents and health professionals to promote safe breastfeeding and safe infant feeding policies based on evidence, including, the science of infant feeding, the caloric and fluid requirements of newborns and the caloric yield of exclusive breastfeeding.

As part of our public health awareness commitment, the Fed is Best Foundation has developed and compiled

The National Institute of Mental Health, part of the Public Health Service in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, is the federal agency with major responsibility for development of mental health services, mental health research, training, and continuing education for all types of professional and subprofessional manpower.

Not exact matches

Kapoor's arrest comes a day after President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency and nearly a year after former Insys CEO Michael Babich and five other onetime executives were arrested as part of an alleged «nationwide conspiracy.»

The unit will be a part of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), RAPS reports, and will determine «what clinical validation looks like for software» (with an assist from thousands of public comments).

Cynthia Tice found that to be the case when she and her co-founder launched Lily's Sweets in 2011, when public sentiment was turning against foods high in sugar (thanks in part to books such as Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health).

While terms like «patent protection» and «public domain» were clearly part of the IPR debate, it also stretched to the cost of drugs and the availability of medicines, encompassing terms like «health advocates» and «pharmaceutical companies.»

And, who knows, it may even include things like improved labour laws, improvements to public health care and education that actually mean it about the public part, requiring the Workers Compensation Board to get serious about the compensation part of its mandate and, yeah, an effort to get off the energy price rollercoaster.

For the most part, the same thing is true of the health and welfare services that operate mostly through «offices» such as family and child - care agencies, public or private.

In a recent interview with the Washington Post (part of their ominously titled «Voices of Power» series), Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius discussed Archbishop Joseph Naumann's request that she not present herself for communion because of her public support for legalised abortion: «Well, it was one of the most painful things I have ever experienced in my life, and I am a firm believer in the separation of church and state, and I feel that my actions as a parishioner are different than my actions as a public official and that the people who elected me in Kansas had a right to expect me to uphold their rights and their beliefs even if they did not have the same religious beliefs that I had.

In January 2013 the non-governmental organisation Sustain, supported by 61 health organisations, called for a 20 pence per litre excise duty on sugar sweetened drinks.4 In February, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges called for a 20 % tax on sugar sweetened drinks as part of its enquiry into clinical and public health solutions to the obesity epidemic.1 Although the UK government has indicated a preference for voluntary approaches to the control of obesity, it has not ruled out fiscal measures.14 Clearly, the idea of a sugar sweetened drink tax is gaining traction in the UK, but its effect on health remains uncertain.

Scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health followed 39,765 men and 157,463 women as part of the Health Professionals Follow - up Study and the Nurses» Health Study I and II.

The most comprehensive methodology for testing the chemical composition of unrecorded alcohol products was developed as part of the Alcohol Measures for Public Health Research Alliance (AMPHORA) project, a collaboration among 13 EU member states funded by the European Commission.

Even so, our industry is committed to being part of real solutions to public health challenges.

However, VAD remains a public health problem in many parts of the world.

Summary: Endosperm, the remaining edible part of rice grains after it is milled, lacks several essential nutrients such as provitamin A. Thus, predominant rice consumption promotes vitamin A deficiency — a serious public health problem in at least 26 countries including highly populated areas in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna - Rice is the largest part of the Filipino diet and healthier versions of the staple can go a long way in helping solve key health concerns, as well as improve public health in general, says Senator Villar.

Findings indicate that both consumers and foodservice operators must play a role in relation to broad issues associated with public health and the environment, with the biggest contribution the foodservice industry can make toward environmental sustainability being the reduction of red meat consumption as part of a larger shift toward more plant - based dishes.

Major steps to cut people's excessive calorie intake have been unveiled by Public Health England (PHE), as part of the government's strategy to cut childhood and adult obesity.

As part of the government's strategy to cut childhood and adult obesity, major steps to cut people's excessive calorie intake have been unveiled by Public Health England (PHE).

The range of modelled taxation scenarios were selected on the basis that they are under consideration by the Australian Government, or being proposed by parts of the alcohol beverage industry or public health groups in Australia.

«Today's announcement presents a major environmental, social and public health opportunity for the U.S., and we're proud to be part of a national effort to reduce the food that goes into landfills.»

A 2014 study (1), however, found that, despite the 2010 endorsement of 6 national medical societies of a single PPE form as part of an effort to standardize the screening process, and nearly unanimous public support for PPE screening by a qualified health care professional before participation in a consistent manner across the country, the medical community is still largely unaware of national sports preparticipation physical evaluation guidelines and only 11 % of athletes at US high schools are guaranteed to receive a PPE fully consistent with the national standard.

CHICAGO — The Illinois Department of Public Health will seek rebates from all infant - formula companies that take part in its federally funded nutrition program, a move that could produce savings of up to $ 15 million.

The Illinois Department of Public Health will seek rebates from all infant - formula companies that take part in its federally funded nutrition program, a move that could produce savings of up to $ 15 million.

A few months ago I told you all about FoodCorps, a promising new public service organization (part of AmeriCorps) dedicated to improving the health of children in low - income communities.

By Laura PeuquetWhile the health of America's youth has been part of political and public conversations for some time, the Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA) brought school food nutrition to the national forefront and paved the way for significant progress towards better school food.

A former WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor, current La Leche League Leader, and aspiring IBCLC, she is excited about the future of public health and breastfeeding culture, and loves being a part of the wonderful Natural Parenting community!

While the health of America's youth has been part of political and public conversations for some time, the Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA) brought school food nutrition to the national forefront and paved the way for significant progress towards better school food.

The North Carolina Early Intervention Branch (NCEI) is a part of the N.C. Division of Public Health.

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(WOMENSENEWS)-- Michelle Obama breastfed her daughters Malia and Sasha and public health and maternal health activists are hoping she will explicitly endorse breastfeeding as part of her anti-obesity campaign.

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Created as part of «Healthy Places,» a partnership between the city's public health department and the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children, the challenge reinvigorates and extends what has been a consistent movement toward healthy vending.

In some parts of the world, women have to walk an average of 8 miles to reach the nearest public health facility, even during labor.

A major part of the nurse's role is health education and this is reinforced by the public perception that nurses have specialist knowledge.

USDA spokeswoman Cortney Rowe says the department does not endorse the «Meatless Monday» initiative, which is part of a global public health campaign.

UK Green MEP Keith Taylor tabled three objections to the delegated acts — part of the Food for Specific Groups (FSG) regulation — in December, which were voted on by the European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) today (14th January).

«Our growth is a testament to our passionate employees and dedicated franchisees, as well as the changing tide of nutrition in America — we're seeing a steady shift to more healthful eating across the entire country and we couldn't be happier to be a part of this impactful public health movement.»