Not exact matches
Other pain points included drug pricing and how approving more generics may affect costs (Gottlieb parried that question by noting the FDA doesn't have the
authority to negotiate prices or consider pricing
when approving a drug) and his alleged softness on opioid drug makers due the aforementioned financial ties and pro-industry ideology (the nominee noted that he considers opioid addiction and overdoses a
public health crisis «on the order of Ebola and Zika»).
The closest parallel to this vision of an early intervention society is found in the Victorian era
when local
authorities invested on a massive scale in
public health: clean air, clean water, proper sewage treatment.
When the responsibility for
public health moves to local
authorities there will be further opportunities for doctors to play a leading role in finding local solutions to help their communities in areas like cold housing and fuel poverty.»
The Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffuor - Awuah, has indicated that his Ministry is developing an Occupational
Health and Safety Bill which when passed, will establish an authority to regulate occupational health and safety issues at workplaces and public s
Health and Safety Bill which
when passed, will establish an
authority to regulate occupational
health and safety issues at workplaces and public s
health and safety issues at workplaces and
public spaces.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is committed to protecting current and former Federal employees and applicants for employment from interference and retaliation
when making protected disclosures, or «whistleblowing,» which includes disclosing information related to a violation of law, rule, or regulation; gross mismanagement; gross waste of funds; abuse of
authority; or a substantial and specific danger to
public health or safety.
Assisting other
authorities such as police, or other emergency services and
public health agencies
when necessary, to protect animals and people
Under the final rule, covered entities may disclose protected
health information to such individuals
when the covered entity or
public health authority is authorized by law to notify these individuals as necessary in the conduct of a
public health intervention or investigation.
A covered entity is not in violation of the requirements of this rule
when a member of its workforce or a business associate of the covered entity discloses protected
health information to: (i) A
health oversight agency or
public health authority authorized by law to investigate or otherwise oversee the relevant conduct or conditions of the covered entity; (ii) an appropriate
health care accreditation organization; or (iii) an attorney, for the purpose of determining his or her legal options with respect to whistleblowing.