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A public health campaign in the Colombian capital included road safety as one of its goals.

As a result of the well - intentioned but occasionally problematic public health campaign in support of breastfeeding, our society's understanding of nursing has led to some really judgy behavior toward parents.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, meanwhile, has been on the vanguard of no - holds - barred public health campaigns in malaria and HIV — efforts that, to some extent, have helped rewrite the rules of engagement.

«All the public health campaigns in this country required concerted efforts over many years,» says pediatrician David Ludwig, director of the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center at Boston Children's Hospital.

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Political instability and dangerous conditions in Syria have made it difficult to wage a large - scale public health campaign against infectious diseases like polio.

As the American Journal of Public Health put it in 2009: «Purdue pursued an «aggressive» campaign to promote the use of opioids in general and OxyContin in particular.»

This is a public health and public safety issue that we committed to in the election campaign and that we will be moving forward with this summer.»

John Dickie, the director of Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland, and Sir Harry Burns, the former chief medical officer for Scotland who is now Professor of Global Public Health at the University of Strathclyde, will also be at the campaign launch.

Similarly, the Health Promotion Board of Singapore and the Ministry of Public Health in Thailand have both previously used education campaigns to inform consumers of the health benefits of drinking soya milk or consuming soy - based Health Promotion Board of Singapore and the Ministry of Public Health in Thailand have both previously used education campaigns to inform consumers of the health benefits of drinking soya milk or consuming soy - based Health in Thailand have both previously used education campaigns to inform consumers of the health benefits of drinking soya milk or consuming soy - based health benefits of drinking soya milk or consuming soy - based foods.

The judging panel, led by Bread Matters founder and Real Bread Campaign co-founder Andrew Whitley, includes: Chefs Fred Berkmiller, Pam Bruton and Neil Forbes; Artisan Food Law founder Gerry Danby; food writer Sue Lawrence; public health nutritionist Dr. Jennie Macdiarmid; MSc in gastronomy lecturer Charlotte Mayberly; and Real Bread Campaign coordinator Chris Young.

Sustain run a number of campaigns to improve public health in the UK.

Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools is a public health campaign to increase salad bars in schools across the country so that every child has the choice of healthy fruits and vegetables every day at school.

We also helped develop the Men's Coalition — a partnership launched in November 2007 by a group of agencies (Men's Health Forum, Respect, Fatherhood Institute, Men's Advice Line, Relate, the Research Unit on Men and Masculinities at Bradford University, NCH and the White Ribbon Campaign) to ensure public policies take full account of the specific needs and experiences of men and boys (eg across health, parenting and caring, relationships, education, employment, crime and violHealth Forum, Respect, Fatherhood Institute, Men's Advice Line, Relate, the Research Unit on Men and Masculinities at Bradford University, NCH and the White Ribbon Campaign) to ensure public policies take full account of the specific needs and experiences of men and boys (eg across health, parenting and caring, relationships, education, employment, crime and violhealth, parenting and caring, relationships, education, employment, crime and violence).

In the 45 years since he became a neurosurgeon in Boston, Cantu has become a fixture on the front lines of a public health campaign that is reshaping the way football in America is playeIn the 45 years since he became a neurosurgeon in Boston, Cantu has become a fixture on the front lines of a public health campaign that is reshaping the way football in America is playein Boston, Cantu has become a fixture on the front lines of a public health campaign that is reshaping the way football in America is playein America is played.

Learn about their school food service program and help create a marketing and public health campaign around fresh, Washington grown fruits and vegetables in their school.

That's the contention put forth by public health lawyer Michele Simon (Eat Drink Politics) and Susan Linn, Director of the Campaign for a Commercial - Free Childhood, in a recent article.

The MEPs voting for the Resolution were heeding the expert opinions of medical and public health bodies from across Europe, US, Asia and Latin America and from UN bodies, including WHO, UNICEF, Save the Children, the UK Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), the European Midwives Association, Eurochild, Association of European Cancer Leagues, the European Federation of the Association of Dieticians (EFAD), the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN), COFACE (the Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union), EPHA (the European Public Health Association) BEUC (the European Consumers Association), the German Midwives Association, the California Women Infants and Children Association, Sustain's Childrens Food Campaign, the National Childbirth Trust, the Baby Feeding Law Group and the International Baby Food Action Npublic health bodies from across Europe, US, Asia and Latin America and from UN bodies, including WHO, UNICEF, Save the Children, the UK Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), the European Midwives Association, Eurochild, Association of European Cancer Leagues, the European Federation of the Association of Dieticians (EFAD), the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN), COFACE (the Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union), EPHA (the European Public Health Association) BEUC (the European Consumers Association), the German Midwives Association, the California Women Infants and Children Association, Sustain's Childrens Food Campaign, the National Childbirth Trust, the Baby Feeding Law Group and the International Baby Food Action Nhealth bodies from across Europe, US, Asia and Latin America and from UN bodies, including WHO, UNICEF, Save the Children, the UK Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), the European Midwives Association, Eurochild, Association of European Cancer Leagues, the European Federation of the Association of Dieticians (EFAD), the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN), COFACE (the Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union), EPHA (the European Public Health Association) BEUC (the European Consumers Association), the German Midwives Association, the California Women Infants and Children Association, Sustain's Childrens Food Campaign, the National Childbirth Trust, the Baby Feeding Law Group and the International Baby Food Action NHealth, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), the European Midwives Association, Eurochild, Association of European Cancer Leagues, the European Federation of the Association of Dieticians (EFAD), the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN), COFACE (the Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union), EPHA (the European Public Health Association) BEUC (the European Consumers Association), the German Midwives Association, the California Women Infants and Children Association, Sustain's Childrens Food Campaign, the National Childbirth Trust, the Baby Feeding Law Group and the International Baby Food Action NPublic Health Association) BEUC (the European Consumers Association), the German Midwives Association, the California Women Infants and Children Association, Sustain's Childrens Food Campaign, the National Childbirth Trust, the Baby Feeding Law Group and the International Baby Food Action NHealth Association) BEUC (the European Consumers Association), the German Midwives Association, the California Women Infants and Children Association, Sustain's Childrens Food Campaign, the National Childbirth Trust, the Baby Feeding Law Group and the International Baby Food Action Network

«We think that's entirely too long,» said Tricia Obester, a spokeswoman for Public Voice, the Washington - based consumer health organization that long has campaigned for improvements in the nation's school lunch programs, which feed about 25 million children a day.

It is a clear indication of the success of campaigning on public health in these areas.

Public health campaigns that focus on increasing the social acceptability of breast - feeding may prove effective in addressing this cultural barrier.

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In Milwaukee, the public health department recently released an ad campaign warning mothers that co-sleeping with a baby is as dangerous as putting the baby to bed with a butcher knife.

In October 2015, the Kentucky Department for Public Health launched the Safe Sleep Campaign to raise awareness of the importance of Safe Sleep for babies and lower the number of SIDS - related deaths in KentuckIn October 2015, the Kentucky Department for Public Health launched the Safe Sleep Campaign to raise awareness of the importance of Safe Sleep for babies and lower the number of SIDS - related deaths in Kentuckin Kentucky.

For more information please visit the Safe to Sleep ® public education campaign led by The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and in collaboration with other organizations.

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).

It was a public health campaign, not La Leche League, that proclaimed «Babies Were Born to be Breast - fed» and showed a pregnant woman getting tossed off a mechanical bull in a bar.

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

The finding that mother - infant co-sleeping on separate surfaces confers reduced risk of SIDS but some forms of same surface co-sleeping increase risk (under certain circumstances, see below), has given rise to recent public health campaigns against any and all bedsharing in the United States.29 However, when examined in detail, epidemiological studies reveal inconsistent findings as to whether or not, to what degree, or under what circumstances bedsharing represents a consistent risk factor for SIDS and / or SUID.

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In addition, the state's Department of Health and the Office of Mental Health will create a new public awareness campaign to help women and their loved ones spot the signs of maternal depression and learn about ways to seek help.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo launched the state's «Get Screened, No Excuses» campaign to promote the importance of getting regular checkups and mammograms at the Dyckman Houses in Inwood, where he was joined by State Senator Adriano Espaillat, Assemblymember Guillermo Linares, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, City Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez, and State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker.

Two labor unions, 32BJ and SEIU Local 200 United, are poised to launch an on - line advertising campaign in hopes of pushing a bill through the Legislature that would force public utilities to pay prevailing wages and provide health care benefits to their contract employees.

A Bloomberg - era NYC public health campaign to improve the self - esteem of young girls susceptible to eating disorders, bullying and alcohol abuse may get a second life in D.C.

In addition to support from labor unions and supporters of public financing of political campaigns, Senate Democrats are expected to receive strong organizational support from groups that focus on women's health and workplace rights issues.

«Like you, we agree that in order to truly give Albany a «clean bill of health,» a system of public campaign finance along with other campaign finance reforms including lower contribution limits, closing loopholes and strong but fair enforcement, must be enacted.»

The latest push comes from an unusual coalition of progressive labor interests, political (Democratic Party, that is) and environmental groups, health care interests and good government advocates who are urging Cuomo to enact a «voluntary» public campaign finance system early in the 2011 legislative session — one of the many camapign promises outlined in his «New New York Agenda» books.

«In the radio ad, Congressman Kennedy talks about his family legacy of public service and how Congresswoman Lujan Grisham's work to investigate nursing home abuse, double the number of school - based health centers for children and families, and to lower drug overdoses through better treatment reflects that same dedication,» Lujan Grisham's campaign said.

In his proposed state budget, Cuomo also has proposed $ 11 million in funding to hire additional health care workers at cancer treatment facilities for outreach work, $ 15 million for public education campaigns targeting underserved communities, and $ 5 million to support commercialization of cancer - related technologieIn his proposed state budget, Cuomo also has proposed $ 11 million in funding to hire additional health care workers at cancer treatment facilities for outreach work, $ 15 million for public education campaigns targeting underserved communities, and $ 5 million to support commercialization of cancer - related technologiein funding to hire additional health care workers at cancer treatment facilities for outreach work, $ 15 million for public education campaigns targeting underserved communities, and $ 5 million to support commercialization of cancer - related technologies.

This year, his campaign is pushing for a single - payer health care system, 100 percent reliance on clean energy in 15 years, a «Green New Deal» to boost employment and fully - funded public schools.

On the other hand, the campaign for the New York Green Party's gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins led in a different direction, with an orientation on labor, taxing the rich, maintaining independence from either capitalist party, banning fracking and expanding public services (including health care).

Mr. Hawkins visited Times offices recently, making the drive from Syracuse in the Hyundai Accent that doubles as his campaign office, and spoke about his «Green New Deal» for New York, which would raise the minimum wage in the state to $ 15 an hour, establish a publicly funded single - payer health care program and provide public works jobs for the unemployed.

Welsh Lib Dems led the ultimately successful campaign against Labour's e-cigs ban in the previous Public Health Bill, gathering the backing of over 4,000 people.

Progressive Change Campaign Committee Co-founder Adam Green was reacting to a statement by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on the issue of a public option in a health care bill.

Correction: January 10, 2006, Tuesday A front - page article on Friday about the Bloomberg administration's public health campaign regarding a circumcision rite practiced by some Orthodox Jews gave incorrect names in some copies for the group of rabbis opposing the campaign.

A campaign to raise public awareness of the critical need for sustained federal investment in medical research conducted through the National Institutes of Health.

The findings shed light on the effectiveness of whooping cough vaccines in the U.S. — a subject of intense scientific debate — and may help guide future vaccination campaigns and public health strategies.

In an interview, Leventhal adds that restricting such advertising is an important target for public health campaigns and policies to limit youth use of tobacco products.

The hunter - gatherer is an important messenger in Lieberman's public health campaign, but his lifestyle isn't a panacea.

If found in patients living in places not widely known to have birthwort exposure, such a fingerprint could be a sign that public health campaigns are needed.

The honor recognizes Bloomberg's public health policies — from banning smoking in bars and restaurants to eliminating trans fats in city eateries — along with his philanthropic efforts to support public health education and global anti-smoking campaigns.