Sentences with phrase «public health concerns about»

The current FDA regulation that prohibits the sale of pet turtles with a carapace length less than four inches reflects legitimate public health concerns about Salmonella transmission, particularly in young children.

In recent years, public health concerns about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have risen significantly, driven in part by affected military veterans returning from conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere.

Not exact matches

The G20, which met in China in early September, included concerns about antimicrobial resistance in its closing communique, saying that AMR «poses a serious threat to public health, growth, and global economic stability.»

But in 2013 the FDA announced that it was concerned about «the public health consequences of inaccurate results» from these mail - in spit tests and banned them.

«We are writing to set out Mr. Whitmarsh's concerns with respect to the manner in which the Public Service Agency's review is being conducted, as well as the damaging public comments that have been made about him recently by the Minister of Health Terry Lake, Premier Christy Clark and others in Government,» wrote Public Service Agency's review is being conducted, as well as the damaging public comments that have been made about him recently by the Minister of Health Terry Lake, Premier Christy Clark and others in Government,» wrote public comments that have been made about him recently by the Minister of Health Terry Lake, Premier Christy Clark and others in Government,» wrote Adams.

Investor Environmental Health Network is a collaborative partnership of investment managers and nongovernmental organizations concerned about the financial and public health risks associated with corporate toxic chemicals polHealth Network is a collaborative partnership of investment managers and nongovernmental organizations concerned about the financial and public health risks associated with corporate toxic chemicals polhealth risks associated with corporate toxic chemicals policies.

A medical school, for instance, is a research and often also a healing center, directly concerned with the increase of knowledge about the human organism and with its health; but it is also a training center where men are prepared to work in many other institutions of the society, from private practice to public health offices.

Even if you want to lay to one side the very valid concerns about the porn industry's links with human trafficking, or the connections between hard - core pornography use and sexual violence, there's a strong argument that this is, in fact, a public health issue.

Writing in The Times, Kate Lampard, chairwoman of GambleAware said: «As a society, we should be concerned about the rising risk of harm from wider access and more regular participation in gambling on future generations, resulting in a possible public health crisis in gambling addiction.»

Public health authorities, health professionals, food and beverage manufacturers and many consumers are united in their concerns about sugar.

The Australian Beverages Council and its members recognize public concerns about today's health issues, most notably the rising levels of obesity relating to poor diet and lack of physical activity.

While there is pediatric expert consensus and recognition that early obesity prevention is a public health concern, AAP experts wanted to know what parents, as day - to - day experts of their children, thought about early obesity prevention.

We didn't seriously contemplate sleeping with the baby at night, mostly because of the safety concerns we had heard about, but we planned to keep the baby's crib in our room for the first six months to facilitate breastfeeding (as recommended by Canadian public - health officials.)

Despite public health concerns and pleas from a 12 - year - old boy worried about animal cruelty, Glenview officials will continue stocking a public pool with goldfish to mark the end of the swimming season.

A recent meta - analysis of 11 studies that investigated the association of bed - sharing and SIDS revealed a summary OR of 2.88 (95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.99 — 4.18) with bed - sharing.158 Furthermore, bed - sharing in an adult bed not designed for infant safety exposes the infant to additional risks for accidental injury and death, such as suffocation, asphyxia, entrapment, falls, and strangulation.159, 160 Infants, particularly those in the first 3 months of life and those born prematurely and / or with low birth weight, are at highest risk, 161 possibly because immature motor skills and muscle strength make it difficult to escape potential threats.158 In recent years, the concern among public health officials about bed - sharing has increased, because there have been increased reports of SUIDs occurring in high - risk sleep environments, particularly bed - sharing and / or sleeping on a couch or armchair.162, — , 165

«Most people will see this bill for what it is — a cynical attempt to deflect growing public concern about the behaviour of rich corporate lobbyists representing hedge funds and private health companies, many of whom donate substantial sums to the Conservative party,» general secretary Frances O'Grady said.

In the face of growing public concern about price promotions and underage drinking the government has taken steps to reduce alcohol - related harms on health and crime and disorder, which together cost over # 10 billion every year.

Obviously, you're trying to appear rational and pragmatic about all this, talking about following «the science» while balancing economic development with environmental and public health concerns.

By showing that we are alive to people's concerns, this allows Labour to start having those crucial conversations with the public about what they are really upset about which are things that Labour cares about — pressures on local health and social care services; a lack of local investment and housing; not sharing the wealth and opportunity that London has; systemic inequality; culture; integration.

As our own U.S. Representative, John Faso, refuses to attend public town halls to explain his vote for the American Health Care Act, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney from neighboring NY20 stepped in to answer questions from local residents concerned about how AHCA would adversely affect their access to quality healthHealth Care Act, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney from neighboring NY20 stepped in to answer questions from local residents concerned about how AHCA would adversely affect their access to quality healthhealth care.

Earlier, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Health, Dr. Olufemi Onanuga, said the State Government is committed towards giving residents the best as far as healthcare delivery is concerned, adding that the Governor's passion about the people of the State is responsible for his resolve to ensure access to quality and affordable health care delHealth, Dr. Olufemi Onanuga, said the State Government is committed towards giving residents the best as far as healthcare delivery is concerned, adding that the Governor's passion about the people of the State is responsible for his resolve to ensure access to quality and affordable health care delhealth care delivery.

Andrew Lansley certainly takes the same view as I do and I think you'd find that if the health ministers were being public about their view - which they're not - they'd also have serious concerns.

They are concerned about funding cuts for foster care programs, public health and federal social service funds being reprogrammed.

When asked about Cuomo's actions and statutes concerning environmental protection and public health, Bill Samuels, head of good government group Effective NY, believes Cuomo has been late in putting forth state mandates.

ALBANY, NY (09/16/2013)(readMedia)-- Susan Kent, president of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF), will testify before a joint Assembly and Senate Standing Committees on the union's concern and solutions about the governor's plans for the state Office of Mental Health and Office of People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD).

Susan Kent, president of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF), will testify before a joint Assembly and Senate Standing Committees on the union's concern and solutions about the governor's plans for the state Office of Mental Health and Office of People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD).

· Mentality (Bristol) A youth leadership project concerned with challenging negative attitudes surrounding the issue of mental health, raising awareness about mental health problems, providing support and advice for young people, and opening up a frank public discussion.

Concerned about his ill - health, Dasuki asked the court for the release of his travel passport to enable him attend to his personal health issues abroad and as well objected to the secret trial requested by the federal government, preferring open trial of the case for the benefit of the public.

On February 6, 2013, the day the consultation ended, public health minister Anna Soubry met with seven representatives of the industry to discuss their «deep concern» about a regulation which they claimed would hit Treasury revenues hard.

BINGHAMTON (09/12/2013)(readMedia)-- Susan Kent, president of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) will testify before an Assembly Standing Committee on the union's concerns and solutions about the governor's plans for the state Office of Mental Health and Office of People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD).

Other committees less frequently engage in this way, but a very interesting example comes from the House of Commons Health Committee, which expressed concerns about limitations on Labour's ban on smoking in public places, and helped to force a vote which toughened these provisions.

The law broadened the definition of banned assault weapons, increased penalties for illegal gun possession, reduced public access to gun permit information and required mental health professionals to report concerns about a gun - owning patient who posed a risk of harming himself or others.

He thanked the people in the state who, he said, showed concern about the state of health of the deputy governor and advised rumour peddlers against feeding the public with lies.

The study from the University of Bristol comes on the back of public health warnings issued earlier this year by scientists who voiced concerns about the increased risk of psychosis for vulnerable people who use the drug.

«The results of this study can be used by physicians, public - health providers and policy - makers to address public and parental concerns about HPV vaccination and promiscuity.»

No cure or vaccine exists for Ebola hemorrhagic fever and public health officials are concerned about further spread of the virus in the region.

People around the world were already living longer than ever before, thanks to advances in public health, and concern about global population growth had reached a feverish pitch.

In 2011, in response to growing public concern about the possible environmental and human health effects of fracking wastewater, Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection requested that the discharge of fracking fluids and other unconventional oil and gas wastewater into surface waters be prohibited from central water - treatment facilities that release high salinity effluents.

Dr David Carslake, the study's lead author and Senior Research Associate from the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (IEU) at the University of Bristol, said: «An alarming increase in obesity levels across the world which have risen from 105 million in 1975 to 641 million in 2014, according to a recent Lancet study, create concern about the implications for public health.

Allowing the first UK TV ad showing e-cigarette use flies in the face of growing concerns about their impact, says a leading public health expert

With the national health care debate continuing to rage and the growing public concern about rising health insurance premiums, the actual impact of sedentary workplaces on medical insurance markets should be closely examined, according to the authors.

But Burke, who now teaches at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, remains concerned about the move, in light of previous actions by Pruitt that he thinks have weakened EPA's Scientific Advisory Board and put the independence of the agency's chemical assessment program at risk.

It is also possible that patients who are already wary of vaccines may be even more concerned about personalized inoculations, which have no public health track record as yet.

Firstly, for many years they did not make public fears about the potential danger BSE posed to human health — concerns of an economically damaging public over-reaction took precedence.

A new NPR / Robert Wood Johnson Foundation / Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll finds that more than six in ten people living in the U.S. (62 %) are concerned about their future hHealth poll finds that more than six in ten people living in the U.S. (62 %) are concerned about their future healthhealth.

«Given the concerning data about inadequate adherence to safe sleep practices for all infants and in particular for preterm infants, we need to better engage families about adhering to safe sleep practices at the individual, community, hospital and public health levels,» Dr. Hwang concluded.

A report by the union in 2013 found that 86 % of federal scientists felt that they could not publicly share concerns about government policies that could harm public health, safety, or the environment without facing retaliation from their department leaders.

Following the largest Ebola epidemic in history last year, which claimed the lives of more than 11,000 people in West Africa and ultimately spread to the U.S., public health officials remain concerned about healthcare workers contracting Ebola or other emerging infectious diseases such as SARS and pandemic influenza, says Rachael Jones, UIC associate professor of environmental and occupational and health sciences, one of four co-investigators at UIC.

For scientists such as Weaver who are concerned about public health, the environmental tilt is disquieting.

Following the largest Ebola epidemic in history last year, which claimed the lives of more than 11,000 people in West Africa and ultimately spread to the U.S., public health officials remain concerned about healthcare workers contracting Ebola or other emerging infectious diseases such as SARS and pandemic influenza.