Sentences with phrase «public health and the environment from»

«After careful consideration of my responsibility to protect the public health and environment from actual, threatened or potential harm from air pollution, I have decided to deny the Sunflower Electric Power Corporation application for an air quality permit,» Roderick Bremby, KDHE secretary, said in a written statement.

Recent scientific reports continue to sound even louder alarms about the threat to public health and our environment from unchecked carbon, methane, and other climate pollution.

Ruckelshaus argued, «We've spent 40 years putting together an apparatus to protect public health and the environment from a lot of different pollutants.

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As Scott explains, they «contain 30 or more chapters providing special protections for foreign investors; extending patents and copyrights; privatizing markets for public services such as education, health, and public utilities; and «harmonizing» regulations in ways that limit or prevent governments from protecting the public health or environment.»

Aside from being a major public health code violation, roach infestations make for an unsanitary environment and are a disturbing sight to your employees and visitors.

Recognising the pain that many parents in the UK feel at any implication that they have not done the best for their baby, Unicef UK is urging the UK and devolved governments to show leadership in moving the blame for a major public health issue away from individual women, and acknowledge the collective responsibility of us all to create a supportive, enabling environment for women who want to breastfeed.

The European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) will, on Thursday 14th January, vote on whether to object to proposals for new laws from the European Commission on the marketing of baby foods and formulas and to strengthen them in line with the World Health Assembly Resolutions.

«We will continue to advance the latest treatment technologies to ensure our public drinking water systems are safeguarded from these unregulated chemicals that threaten the health of citizens and the environment,» Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said in a news release announcing the approval of the Suffolk system.

«The drinks industry continues to have high - level access to Government ministers and officials while no forum currently exists for the public health community to put forward its case in an environment free from vested interests.

Because of your relentless effort and fierce commitment to keep fracking from polluting our water, air and harming our health, last Wednesday on December 17, 2014, at a public, livestreamed meeting of Governor Cuomo's cabinet in Albany, Governor Cuomo acknowledged the overwhelming science that speaks to the inherent dangers of fracking to public health and the environment presented by Joseph Martens, Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation, and Dr. Howard Zucker, Commissioner of the Department of Health, Governor Cuomo banned high volume horizontal fracturing in New York health, last Wednesday on December 17, 2014, at a public, livestreamed meeting of Governor Cuomo's cabinet in Albany, Governor Cuomo acknowledged the overwhelming science that speaks to the inherent dangers of fracking to public health and the environment presented by Joseph Martens, Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation, and Dr. Howard Zucker, Commissioner of the Department of Health, Governor Cuomo banned high volume horizontal fracturing in New York health and the environment presented by Joseph Martens, Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation, and Dr. Howard Zucker, Commissioner of the Department of Health, Governor Cuomo banned high volume horizontal fracturing in New York Health, Governor Cuomo banned high volume horizontal fracturing in New York State.

Pan: Well, there hasn't been a lot of discussion of it really in the Chinese media, but this is another example of the weakness of the one - party political system, you know, they have shown that the one - party system can deliver economic growth, but it's an open question whether they can deliver other public goods for clean environment, as they discuss, has been a real challenge for them and because local officials are so addicted to economic growth, they are not willing to, addicted because they profit from it personally, they haven't been willing to really enforce environmental laws about, you know, good health care system, and education system.

Weathers and Kendall note «here is one starting point for examining, tracking, and critically assessing the story of climate change in public health terms — a project that deserves further attention from communication, environment, and public health scholars.»

On one hand, we need to acknowledge that individuals bear some responsibility for their health, and on the other hand recognise that today's food environments exploit people's biological (eg, innate preference for sweetened foods), psychological (eg, marketing techniques), and social and economic (eg, convenience and cost) vulnerabilities, making it easier for them to eat unhealthy foods,» explains Dr Christina Roberto, from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Healthhealth, and on the other hand recognise that today's food environments exploit people's biological (eg, innate preference for sweetened foods), psychological (eg, marketing techniques), and social and economic (eg, convenience and cost) vulnerabilities, making it easier for them to eat unhealthy foods,» explains Dr Christina Roberto, from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthHealth, USA.

«New Yorkers tend to focus on rats because they are larger and we see them scurrying around in streets or subways; however, from a public health vantage point, mice are more worrisome because they live indoors and are more likely to contaminate our environment, even if we don't see them,» says senior author W. Ian Lipkin, MD, senior author of both papers, John Snow Professor of Epidemiology, and director of CII.

But officials there, much like their Pennsylvania counterparts, have no way to separate those related to health — even the ones passed on by the state Department of Public Health and Environment — from those concerning spills, or noise, or other disruphealth — even the ones passed on by the state Department of Public Health and Environment — from those concerning spills, or noise, or other disrupHealth and Environment — from those concerning spills, or noise, or other disruptions.

They also tried to get samples from countries that have had human MERS cases, such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar, says Marion Koopmans, an infectious disease researcher at the National Institute of Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands and one of the authors of the paper.

«Increasingly we are learning that health disparities in cardiovascular disease and diabetes tend to result from environments that expose residents to social or nutritive stress,» says Richard Scribner, MD, MPH, Professor of Epidemiology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Hhealth disparities in cardiovascular disease and diabetes tend to result from environments that expose residents to social or nutritive stress,» says Richard Scribner, MD, MPH, Professor of Epidemiology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Public HHealth New Orleans School of Public HealthHealth.

While the successful public health campaign to improve infant sleep environments has long been associated with declines in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), an analysis of 30 years of data by researchers from Boston Children's Hospital and Dana - Farber Cancer Institute suggests that Back - to - Sleep is one of several trends that explain the reduced rates of SIDS.

Metabolic Syndrome, which includes obesity and diabetes, represents a major public health concern, caused by a combination of increased food consumption and reduced physical activities, with contributions from host genetics, environment and tissue inflammation.

From 2005 to 2013 he was Head of Process Develoment at the Netherlands Vaccine Institute (NVI) and National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)- Vaccinology.

If passed, the legislation would substantially increase federal research into threats from hormone - disrupting chemicals and require the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to report to the public every two years on the extent to which hormone disruption by chemicals poses a threat to human health and the enviroHealth Sciences (NIEHS) to report to the public every two years on the extent to which hormone disruption by chemicals poses a threat to human health and the envirohealth and the environment.

It's been estimated by the Environmental Working Group (EWG)(a non-profit environmental research organization dedicated to improving public health and protecting the environment by reducing pollution in air, water and food), that people can lower their pesticide exposure from produce by almost 90 percent by avoiding the «dirty dozen.»

The researchers, from the Dutch National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Utrecht University, University Medical Center Groningen, used food frequency questionnaires completed by the parents of 598 Dutch children aged 8 - 13 years.

Abstract: The Indian HIV program has put in place a public health program that has gone beyond the traditional health care and has moved towards developing an enabling environment from a multi-dimensional perspective.

Anita Rego Independent Consultant Social Development e-mail: [email protected] Abstract: The Indian HIV program has put in place a public health program that has gone beyond the traditional health care and has moved towards developing an enabling environment from a multi-dimensional perspective.

In addition, this notice addresses the general question of whether carriers may require health documentation for carriage of service animals on flights from the U.S. into countries other than the U.K.. On February 26, 2007, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Aviation Enforcement Office issued a guidance document to assist carriers and passengers with disabilities in complying with both U.S. and U.K. regulations concerning the transport of service animals on flights from the U.S. to the U.K. by: 1) explaining the procedures passengers must follow to comply with the U.K.'s Pet Travel Scheme (PETS); 2) explaining the procedures U.S. and foreign carriers must follow to obtain an approved Required Method of Operation (RMOP) from the U.K.'s Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA); and 3) notifying both U.S. and U.K. carriers operating flights between the U.S. and the U.K. that failure to obtain an approved RMOP from DEFRA will be considered a violation of the ACAA by the Department's Aviation Enforcement Office and may subject such carriers to enforcement action.1 The purpose of this notice is to respond to inquiries from airlines and the traveling public since issuance of the February notice regarding foreign requirements for health 1 72

- to provide refuge for homeless animals and animals in need and coordinate their placement in permanent and safe home environments; - to provide education through publications, seminars, and discussions to the general public on animal health and welfare, behavior and care including the benefits of spaying and neutering; - to provide information and referrals to affordable and low cost medical care including spay & neuter clinics and other animal medical and care facilities; - to provide information on training, behavior modification and general handling instruction along with referrals to vetted and certified professionals in these areas; - to liaise and network with other animal rescue organizations as part of a mutual effort to aid animals in distress; - to solicit donations and funding from government agencies, corporations, private foundations, public charities, individuals and the general public at large to finance the medical, housing and other incidental costs of homeless animals while in the custody of the organization; - to organize and participate in fundraisers to benefit furtherance of the overall main purpose and goals of the organization; - to have the normal functions, operations, programs and pursuits incidental to a fully recognized and operational nonprofit animal rescue organization.

The declaration should also guarantee procedural rights of peoples and communities, in particular access to environmental information, public participation in decision making and access to judicial remedies, in order to enable citizens and communities to play an active role in protecting their health and environment from air pollution.

They argued that it was required to use its powers under the Clean Air Act, a law from the 1960s aimed first at smog and later acid rain, to declare carbon dioxide a threat to the environment and public health and regulate it accordingly.

19 March 2014, Brussels — Today, the Environment and Public Health Committee (ENVI) in the European Parliament voted against a deal that would have extended the derogation for intercontinental flights from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.

In fact, had the EPA's (and successive, sycophantic governments) enforced the mandate they were given, some 40 years ago (to protect the environment and public health) no - one would be debating Australia's and America's degraded state of the environment and billions of futile dollars would not have been bled from taxpayers to remediate the damage caused by corporate eco-terrorists who are sufficiently deluded in believing they have a mandate to pollute with impunity.

The EPA, not the Congress, is the agency of the US Government designated by the Clean Air Act to make an official determination as to whether or not a substance being emitted into the atmosphere from human activities represents a danger to public health and the environment.

Rep. Renacci holds the sad distinction of a shockingly low 3 percent lifetime score from the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), meaning he has voted against the environment and public health 97 percent of the time throughout his career in Congress.

The agency found CO2 emissions from fossil fuels endanger the public health and the environment.

Prior to joining UCS in 2006, Ms. Stillerman served as deputy director of the Environment and Health Program at Physicians for Social Responsibility, where for more than eight years she advocated for national and international policies to protect public health from pesticides and other toxic environmental polluHealth Program at Physicians for Social Responsibility, where for more than eight years she advocated for national and international policies to protect public health from pesticides and other toxic environmental polluhealth from pesticides and other toxic environmental pollutants.

In this environment, any argument that puts risk into statistical perspective — or criticises the alarm generated by sensational copy, anti-nuclear activists and interventions from public - health bureaucracies — looks like advocacy.

The gold - standard fracking assessment comes from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, which evaluated some 10,000 air samples from fracking sites and found that the emissions levels were «safe.»

«The purpose of this code is to establish minimum requirements to safeguard the public safety, health and general welfare through affordability, structural strength, means of egress facilities, stability, sanitation, light and ventilation, energy conservation and safety to life and property from fire and other hazards attributed to the built environment and to provide safety to fire fighters and emergency responders during emergency operations.»

Intended as a climate change preparedness resource for planners, policymakers, and the public, the 600 - page «ClimAID» report, written by scientists from Cornell University, Columbia University, and the City University of New York, says New Yorkers should begin preparing for hotter summers, snowier winters, severe floods, and a range of other effects on the environment, communities, and human health.

Moving Memphis away from coal and along the path to positive energy choices is the best decision for both public health and the environment.

Under the theme «Streets for everybody», from September 16th to 22nd Buenos Aires celebrates the Sustainable Mobility week: a period to reflect on the effects of cars on the environment, embrace alternative vehicles such as public transportation, bicycles, and our legs, and learn more about the importance of physical activity for health.

123 However, where the SCI concerned hosts a priority natural habitat type and / or a priority species, the only considerations which may be raised, under the second subparagraph of Article 6 (4) of Directive 92/43, are those relating to human health or public safety, to beneficial consequences of primary importance for the environment or, further to an opinion from the Commission, to other imperative reasons of overriding public interest.

These meetings bring together leaders from across the region, representing such fields as the arts, business, education, engineering, environment, faith, human rights, labor, law, the judiciary, media, military, public health, public safety, and law enforcement.

This second worldwide gathering hosted by The World Justice Project was attended by 312 participants from 84 countries and a multitude of disciplines — including architecture, the arts, business, education, environment, government, faith, human rights, international development, labor, media, military, public health, public safety, science.

Radiologist — Duties & Responsibilities Direct and evaluate radiology and mammography personnel and departments in a variety of clinical settings Utilize strong management experience to drive operations in an efficient and effective manner Proven ability to handle multiple projects in fast paced, high pressure environments Founder, Mercy Maude Norton Memorial Hospital Mobile Mammography Unit Conduct strategic planning to expand Mobile Mammography Unit to include bone densitometry and cancer screenings Generate yearly increases in patients served (+30 %) and tests performed (+50 %) through word of mouth and networking Participate in community health fairs, radio, and television programs to enhance market positioning and educate clients Aid with design, decoration, and layout of all aspects of the Mobile Mammography Unit van Oversee compliance with Department of Transportation regulations regarding maintenance, licensing, and vehicle operation Perform dual digital radiography, bone densitometry, general radiography, and CT scans Assist with orthopedic, general, thoracic, neurological, and emergency surgical cases Responsible for ACR accreditation, FDA / MQSA regulation compliance, and quality assurance Lead transition from Screen Film Mammography to Full Field Digital Mammography Serve as breast cancer advocate, patient educator, and public speaker on breast cancer and mammography issues Author comprehensive business plan for a Critical Access Hospital as final M.B.A. degree program project Design and implement award winning marketing and public relations campaigns and associated special events Proficient with Lotus Notes, Achieve, Citrix, Meditech, Magview, CPSI, EFusion, SPSS, Transcription, Dictaphone, and 10 - key

From a community health and public policy perspective, about half of the effect of family income on children's cognitive ability is the home environment.46 Thus, interventions to improve cognitive development in low - income children must focus on the parents» mental health and their ability to provide the children with adequate learning opportunities.

Adolescence is characterized by major biological, psychological and social challenges and opportunities, where interaction between the individual and environment is intense, and developmental pathways are set in motion or become established.2 — 4 Furthermore, adolescent psychopathology can have important consequences for education, relationships and socioeconomic achievement in later life.5 — 7 These characteristics of adolescence do not only set high demands for cohort studies aiming to capture the most salient aspects of developmental pathways, they also ensure a great gain in empirical knowledge and an invaluable source of information for public health policy from such studies.

Retrieved from https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/coloradospringscitycolorado,US/PST045216 2 Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

Farmers are running out of options because the ozone - depleting chemical methyl bromide, long used to fumigate berry fields before planting to fight pests, weeds and soil - borne pathogens, is being phased out under international treaty and the manufacturer of a proposed replacement, methyl iodide, pulled its product from the United States last year amidst controversy about potential risks to the environment and public health.