Sentences with phrase «public health considerations»

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Children, Primary Care and Public Health Considerations http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=194216.

In the meantime, we would advise careful deliberation about future decisions about the industry to balance energy needs with environmental and public health considerations.

Breast feeding is clearly an issue for public health consideration as it provides significant protection against infections in newborns and infants.12 Because breast feeding has been shown to protect against infections so profoundly in developing countries, it is estimated that an increase in breast feeding worldwide by 40 % would reduce deaths from respiratory infection by 50 % in children less than 18 months of age.3

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«The top three weighted criteria are political and social environment, medical and health considerations, and public services and transport,» explains Griffiths, adding that criteria cover factors such as ease of entry and exit, air pollution, and risk of disease.

This area covers the impact of policies affecting Canadians» health and long - term care choices and outcomes, for example regarding access to and quality of care, funding arrangements and incentives, pharmaceuticals policies, intergenerational equity considerations, and the impact of these choices on the public purse.

Tried to promote consideration of alcoholism as a public health problem with local council of social agencies and state council of social welfare.

The human health benefits of probiotics merit consideration by public health policy makers.

The range of modelled taxation scenarios were selected on the basis that they are under consideration by the Australian Government, or being proposed by parts of the alcohol beverage industry or public health groups in Australia.

In consideration of global public health recommendations, including WHA Resolution 63.23, the WHA Global Strategy of Infant and Young Child feeding and the global impact of exports from the Union to third countries, the labelling and marketing of processed baby foods should make it clear that these products are not adequate for use by infants of less than 6 months of age and should not undermine the 6 month exclusive breastfeeding recommendation; Considers therefore that the labelling and marketing should be revised in line with WHA recommendations for foods for infants and young children;

One concern, according to the public comments, is that the federal panel deemed studies funded by industry and conducted by industry scientists to be more «appropriate for consideration» than papers by academic scientists funded by NIH and National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences.

Absolute inequality measures reflect not only inequalities across socioeconomic subgroups but also public health importance of the outcome in consideration, and they could provide different, even contradictory, patterns of inequalities from relative measures in a given outcome.21, 22 However, measuring absolute inequality is often neglected in health inequalities research.23 Relative risks (RRs) and absolute risk differences (RDs) of discontinuing breastfeeding among mothers with lower education compared with mothers with complete university education (reference category) were separately estimated in the intervention and in the control group and then compared between the two groups.

For at least the fifth consecutive legislative session, bills that would open the door to doctors prescribing lethal doses for terminally ill patients were dropped from consideration by the Public Health Committee in the Massachusetts Legislature.

A report on potential locations for a new $ 600 million Wadsworth public health lab under consideration by the state Department of Health could be completed within the next couple of months, according to the state's top economic development offhealth lab under consideration by the state Department of Health could be completed within the next couple of months, according to the state's top economic development offHealth could be completed within the next couple of months, according to the state's top economic development official.

«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.

«Since psychiatric illness is a serious and growing public health problem, it's important that we take early signs of psychiatric illness and suicidal behaviour into consideration in suicide prevention,» says Jussi Jokinen, professor in psychiatry at Umeå University who led the current study.

A key recommendation, Clark says, is for «the FDA to move beyond its standard matrix of considerations for drug safety and — at least for opioids — move into a more public health — centered matrix of considerations which could help us predict what might happen for people beyond the intended recipient of the drug.»

A number of environmentalists and public health experts are hoping to see the considerations included in the official guidelines.

Global leaders hope public health issues are taken into consideration at Copenhagen.

While it is too early to identify all of the potential ELSI issues that may emerge in this field, such considerations should be factored into the development of policy recommendations for public health and clinical practice in infectious disease, both domestically and internationally [106].

It is the policy of Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory that the health and safety of the public, PPPL personnel, and on - site subcontractors, the preservation of the environment, and the protection of Laboratory property receive the highest consideration in all our work.

This also includes a consideration of whether the TOD Project targets Federal funding toward existing communities; reduces our dependence on oil; improves air quality, and promotes public health; and expands location - and energy - efficient housing choice.

Mercer's Quality of Life index measures ten key categories, including: political, social, and economic environment, medical and health considerations, public services, transport, housing, recreation, education, and ecological quality (waste removal, water availability and cleanliness, etc.).

In its scenario, 20 % of the decarbonisation options identified are economically viable without consideration of welfare benefits, while the remaining 80 % are economically viable if benefits, such as reduced climate impacts, improved public health, and improved comfort and performance, are considered.

-- Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator, taking into consideration the public health and environmental impacts of black carbon emissions, including the effects on global and regional warming, the Arctic, and other snow and ice - covered surfaces, shall propose regulations under the existing authorities of this Act to reduce emissions of black carbon or propose a finding that existing regulations promulgated pursuant to this Act adequately regulate black carbon emissions.

WASHINGTON — After a thorough examination of the scientific evidence and careful consideration of public comments, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that greenhouse gases (GHGs) threaten the public health and welfare of the American people.

Future projects, which depend on obtaining financing from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, would include working with a cancer center at the University of Texas to compare the heavily drilled Barnett Shale in that state with the Marcellus and to determine whether state laws on gas drilling have taken public health into considerHealth Sciences, would include working with a cancer center at the University of Texas to compare the heavily drilled Barnett Shale in that state with the Marcellus and to determine whether state laws on gas drilling have taken public health into considerhealth into consideration.

Last year, former Surgeon General Richard Carmona testified to Congress that top Bush administration officials often dismissed global warming as a «liberal cause» and sought to play down public health reports out of political considerations.

While public - health experts have traditionally associated environmental health with the absence of toxic pollution, the definition fails to account for an equally valid consideration: how the environment can improve human health.

Thus, supply of drinking water is a consideration relating to human health is an imperative reason of overriding public interest, but, on the other hand, irrigation is only so to the extent that it may have beneficial consequences of primary importance for the environment.

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.

125 As regards irrigation, it is evident that it can not in principle qualify as a consideration relating to human health or public safety.

Fifth, as to public policy considerations and the burden of imposing a legal duty on employers under the circumstances presented, the Court commented that asbestos poses a danger to public health and cumulative exposures can cause mesothelioma.

(vi) Before taking an expulsion decision on grounds of public policy or public security, the HMS shall take into account all relevant considerations including: how long the individual concerned has resided on its territory; his age; state of health; and family links.

The court accepted that the unions wanted to ensure that all employers active in the Swedish labour market had to pay wages (and apply other terms and conditions) in line with those usual in Sweden, to establish fair competition on an equal basis between Swedish and foreign employers, but then said directly that none of those considerations constituted sufficient grounds of public policy, security or health, and so justification had not been established.

(6) Before taking a relevant decision on the grounds of public policy or public security in relation to a person who is resident in the UK, the decision - maker must take account of considerations such as the age, state of health, family and economic situation of the person, the person's length of residence in the UK, the person's social and cultural integration into the UK and the extent of the person's links with his country of origin.»

Mr. Balasa will be the primary drafter of a written scope of practice request that will be submitted to the Connecticut Department of Public Health for consideration during the 2013 legislative session.

The case illustrates the valuable role that World Health Organisation guidelines can play in the courts» consideration of public health issues, in addition to evidence of the growing problems of obesity and poor dental health among Australian chiHealth Organisation guidelines can play in the courts» consideration of public health issues, in addition to evidence of the growing problems of obesity and poor dental health among Australian chihealth issues, in addition to evidence of the growing problems of obesity and poor dental health among Australian chihealth among Australian children.

One of the many ways that 2020 Mom carries out our mission is by hosting an annual forum to bring together clinicians, researchers, policy makers, insurance companies, hospital administrators, public health, and other stakeholders to discuss and discover emerging considerations in pregnancy - related mental health care.

By integrating nonpartisan social science research, policy analysis and public education, the Center hoped to provide a factual basis for the development of sound governmental policies and for public consideration of the sensitive issues involved in the promotion of reproductive health and rights.