Sentences with phrase «poor worker health»

The purpose of the program is improve employee health and reduce workplace injuries, which in turn reduces employer expenses related to poor worker health and injury claims.

Not exact matches

In their deliberations, they agreed to 20 specific actions to address global economic and social problems, ranging from building a corps of community health workers in poor regions of the world, to creating digital identities for the 2 billion people who lack access to financial services, to educating and training displaced, unemployed and underemployed workers.

Understanding Changes in Ontario's Electricity Markets and Their Effects finds that poor energy policy choices — including Ontario's Green Energy Act — has increased electricity prices for residents, cost tens of thousands of manufacturing workers their jobs and produced only minimal health and environmental benefits.

This is a society in which money and power are more important than people, health is a negotiable commodity, old - age a curse, worker slavery a new form of more profitable production, the poor are disposable, and the earth's destruction an increasing reality.

To front - load the story by saying people were being treated in animal stalls, and only later point out it was a free clinic held in a county fairground (rural area, large crowd... likely the only suitable place that passed health and safety requirements for such an event), and to not mention that many if not most of those taking advantage of the free medical care were likely farm workers and not here legally... is beyond poor reporting.

So now in Holland you are being told by the health - workers you do a poor job giving your child 6 months exclusive breastfeeding, because you would risk food allergies.

Donor contributions help us buy medical supplies and food for the poor and fund the salaries of national midwives in the Philippines, and help us travel to train health workers in lifesaving skills around the globe.

Unfortunately the poor state of regulation in the UK — and the failure of companies and some health workers to meet their own obligations under the Code and Resolutions — means we are more like China than India.

She truly understood the vital role labor unions serve in strengthening our economy, and worked hand in hand with us to improve workplace protections, increase wages for America's working poor and middle class, and protect workers» health and retirement benefits.

He added that poor health services and motivation for workers had been responsible for the exodus of Nigeria's...

Dr Jokshan also listed issues that prompted the strike to include poor funding, equipping and staffing of hospitals and non-provision of the living environment for medical, health workers and patients.

Also at 11 a.m., former workers contracted inside Nassau County Correctional Center will join with a local good government group to speak out for the first time against controversial jail medical care provider Armor Correctional Health Services for what they believe was poor and abusive treatment of inmates, 100 Carman Ave., East Meadow, Long Island.

Sustained improvements in hand - hygiene are key to the World Health Organisation's SAVES LIVES strategy to reduce health - care associated infection, yet hand - hygiene compliance amongst healthcare workers remains poor, with levels of 25 - 40 % being cHealth Organisation's SAVES LIVES strategy to reduce health - care associated infection, yet hand - hygiene compliance amongst healthcare workers remains poor, with levels of 25 - 40 % being chealth - care associated infection, yet hand - hygiene compliance amongst healthcare workers remains poor, with levels of 25 - 40 % being common.

The poor word choices, which resulted from the passion expressed by some, diverted the attention away from the legitimate concerns of the more than 500 hardworking mental - health workers, correctional officers, caregivers for developmentally - disabled individuals, administrative personnel and others who attended the rally to call for substantive dialogue with the governor about the direction we need to take the Empire State so that it serves all its citizens well, especially the most vulnerable among us.»

Furthermore, disruption of the body's natural sleeping and waking cycle (circadian desynchrony) often experienced by shift workers and others who work outside daylight hours, also appears to have a clear association with poor metabolic health, accompanied by increased rates of chronic illness and early mortality.

«It's not so easy to get physicians in the United States to follow recommendations, so it shouldn't come as a big surprise that community health workers and private shopkeepers in some of the world's poorest countries have a hard time diagnosing and prescribing drugs correctly,» says Chris Plowe, who heads the Institute for Global Health (IGH) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Balthealth workers and private shopkeepers in some of the world's poorest countries have a hard time diagnosing and prescribing drugs correctly,» says Chris Plowe, who heads the Institute for Global Health (IGH) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in BaltHealth (IGH) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore.

The study scored workers as having «ideal,» «intermediate» or «poor» cardiovascular health in the seven areas.

[«Poor Diet in Shift Workers: A New Occupational Health Hazard?»]

Although an intravenous vaccine will be fine for Western travelers or soldiers, giving the injections safely will be a challenge in poor countries where skilled health workers are scarce — especially in small children whose veins are hard to find.

Health workers under his direction allegedly announced free hepatitis B vaccinations in March and set up a clinic in a poor neighborhood in Abbottabad «to make it look more authentic,» the Guardian reported.

On the basis of the current studies as well as previous reports on the use of intradermal immunization against influenza, hepatitis B, rabies, and other infectious diseases, 2,3,8 it is becoming clear that use of the intradermal route may at least partially overcome the relatively poor influenza - specific immune responses seen in certain at - risk populations, particularly the elderly, in whom the immune response in general is known to diminish with age.9 Moreover, in times of shortage, the dose - sparing intradermal approach might be particularly well suited to the young, healthy persons included in the CDC's high - priority group for vaccination, such as health care workers, as well as to younger, otherwise healthy populations in general.

However, these dissatisfied workers were more likely to be in poorer mental health overall, the findings showed.

The idea that disadvantaged children struggle to learn because of poor executive brain function involving memory, thinking flexibility, and behavioral issues related to autism and other attention disorders has long been lamented by social workers and health advocates.

The East Bay SPCA will euthanize an animal whose poor health can not be solved humanely by our highly skilled medical staff or consulting specialists or an animal whose condition puts other shelter animals or workers at risk.

The idea that disadvantaged children struggle to learn because of poor executive brain function involving memory, thinking flexibility, and behavioral issues related to autism and other attention disorders has long been lamented by social workers and health advocates.

The NGOs were responding to reports from workers on violations of wage and labour laws, restrictions on freedom of association, poor hygiene and health, and hazardous conditions for pesticide sprayers.

Wheels 4 Life works to find people in poor countries who have the greatest need for transit, like students, teachers, and health care workers, and provides them with quality, durable bikes to make getting around easier — and sometimes simply possible in the first place.

Since a large body of evidence links pollution with poor health, and health is an important part of human capital, efforts to reduce pollution could plausibly be viewed as an investment in human capital and thus a tool for promoting economic growth... We find robust evidence that ozone levels well below federal air quality standards have a significant impact on productivity: a 10 ppb decrease in ozone concentrations increases worker productivity by 4.2 percent.

Poor welfare facilities can cause significant health issues for workers — in this case the concern for operatives on site was exposure to biological hazard from bird droppings, rat infestation and contamination of the site.

One of the largest concerns for many workers in construction sites is a lack of safety equipment with many construction sites last year getting closed down as a result of poor health and safety records.

HDHPs often save both worker and employer money, but they can be a poor choice if you've got a chronic health condition.

Health Centers serve the working poor, the uninsured, farm workers, homeless persons and other vulnerable populations.

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