Sentences with phrase «public health goal»

By building the capacity of teacher and school support staff to deliver the Alert Program to students, an important public health goal is that children in the Fitzroy Valley will improve their executive functioning and self - regulation skills.

Improving access to the formal health care sector is a primary public health goal in many low - income countries.

As such, the pediatrician's role in advocating and supporting proper breastfeeding practices is essential and vital for the achievement of this preferred public health goal.»

So the proposition that eliminating measles — rather than simply reducing its deadliness — is a worthy public health goal is a questionable one.

«Achieving longevity is an overarching public health goal with so many of us asking, «How do I live longer?»»

There is no known safe blood level of lead, and the ultimate public health goal is for children to have zero amounts of lead in their system.

Therefore, promoting healthy cognitive aging among menopausal women should be a major public health goal.»

The office's new recommendation, called a «public health goal,» is 0.06 parts per billion.

Under state law, that regulation must be as close to the public health goal as possible, taking into account what is technically and financially feasible for water suppliers.

Impeding women's ability to nurse not only undermines that public health goal — it undermines mothers» ability to fully participate in the world.

Reducing socioeconomic inequalities in health is an important public health goal.1 A key first step toward achieving that goal is to evaluate and compare the impact of various interventions across socioeconomic strata.

Mistaken Premise 3: That sleeping through the night should accompany breastfeeding which contradicts the social and biological realities of breastfeeding and the fact that breastfeeding beyond six months is a widely agreed - upon public health goal,

But «it appears that youth sports practices are making a less - than - optimal contribution to the public health goals of increasing physical activity and preventing childhood obesity.»

The study concluded that «youth sports practices are making a less - than - optimal contribution to the public health goals of increasing physical activity and preventing childhood obesity.»

Despite the well - documented benefits of breastfeeding for the infant and the mother, breastfeeding outcomes lag behind public health goals.

Evaluating the Public Health Responsibility Deal for Alcohol surveys the evidence on the Government's flagship public health programme, which was launched in 2011 as a voluntary partnership with commercial organisations, public bodies, academics and NGOs to promote public health goals.

That may make sense to health wonks, and it aligns with the state's overall public health goals, but it causes deep angst in communities that fear losing their hospital and equate hospitals with health care.

For example, they argue that opponents have co-opted the human rights language in battles over tobacco and gun control policy to the detriment of desirable public health goals.

«The silent carriage also creates a conflict between poultry producers, who want to preserve their flocks, versus the public health goals of eradicating the virus,» says Suarez.

SDGs are being developed to extend public health goals that were not achieved by the original Millennium Development Goals set by the UN in 2000, including cutting the proportion of the global population without access to safe sanitation in half by 2015.

In 2012, the World Health Organization set two public health goals for the control of Gambian sleeping sickness, a parasitic disease spread by the tsetse fly.

Based on the review we suggest that a way ahead contributing to achieve public health goals through the food service sector is e.g. by making changes in the placement of the products we want to promote, like vegetables by putting them first in line.

We hope this report inspires more public institutions to track their animal foods purchases and serve less and better meat and more plant - based foods as a cost - effective way to achieve environmental and public health goals.

Comment: Several non-profit entities commented that medical records research by nonprofit entities to ensure public health goals, such as disease - specific registries, would not have been covered by this provision.

Additional commenters who argued that the definition was too narrow raised the following concerns: the difference between «research» and «health care operations» is irrelevant from the patients» perspective, and therefore, the proposed rule should have required documentation of approval by an IRB or privacy board before protected health information could be used or disclosed for either of these purposes, and the proposed definition was too limited because it did not capture research conducted by non-profit entities to ensure public health goals, such as disease - specific registries.

We also disagree with the commenters who were concerned that the proposed definition was too limited because it did not capture research conducted by non-profit entities to ensure public health goals, such as disease - specific registries.

We continue to strengthen the links between evidence, knowledge, practice and policy in support of the public health goals of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.

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«When Stephen Harper was working for the National Citizens Coalition, his goal was to end public health care in Canada,» she said.

He was willing to make short - term compromises and mislead the public (if you like your health insurance you can keep it) in order to move policy in the direction of his long - term goals.

The company's goal is to improve the quality of life for health - conscious cannabis consumers by providing broad access to safe alternatives and educating the public about the therapeutic value of cannabis.

With the entire staff practicing good pest control management procedures, your ultimate goals will be accomplished: happy customers and content public health inspectors.

In an opinion piece published in The Hill, American Beverage Association President and CEO Susan Neely points to new research providing further proof that beverage taxes harm communities and explains how America's beverage companies are taking comprehensive actions to achieve our shared goal of better public health.

Cleveland's front office has stated a public goal of making the playoffs next season, though that achievement will likely hinge more on the health of Irving and the development of Waiters and Thompson than whatever the team does with the No. 1 overall selection.

The coalition has been awarded three grants over the past five years: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease and Pulmonary Disease Grant with the goal of increasing the number of policies and practices that promote and support breastfeeding - friendly environments; Business Case for Breastfeeding Grant to educate employers on how to comply with the Workplace Accommodations for Nursing Mothers Act and a Women Infants and Children (WIC) Local Agency Breastfeeding Special Project Grant.

When we talk about school food we are touching on agriculture and economic development, public health and equity, community building and cooperation around achieving shared goals.

The overall goal is to get babywearing educators to think outside the box of working with babywearers, and for nurses and public health workers to see the compelling statistics about why they want to get a babywearing education and bring it to their hospital / office.

Breastfeeding Support www.breastfeedventura.org The Coalition is comprised of health care providers, community leaders, policy makers, and parents, as well as public and private organizations with the common goal of promoting and supporting breastfeeding as the culture norm in Ventura County.

The Surgeon General set breastfeeding goals and public health agencies support it.

WHO 2010, Antiretroviral drugs for treating pregnant women and preventing HIV infection in infants, Recommendations for a public health approach WHO Feb 2010, PMTCT strategic vision 2010 — 2015: preventing mother - to - child transmission of HIV to reach the UNGASS and Millennium Development Goals WHO 2010, Guidelines on HIV and infant feeding, an updated Framework for Priority Action (copyright WHO 2012) WHO / UNICEF / UNAIDS 2011, Global HIV / AIDS response — Epidemic update and health sector progress towards Universal Access — Progress Report 2011 WHO 2011, Global health sector strategy on HIV - AIDS, 2011 — 2015 WHO 2012, Programmatic Update — Use of Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating Pregnant Women and Preventing HIV Infection in Infants (versions available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese) Yezingane Network and UNICEF, December 2010, updated July 2011, Infant feeding in South Africa in the context of HIV, Questions and Answers

While the goals they would set for food marketers are ambitious and would take time to put into place, the public health stakes could not be higher.

These eight districts joined our original five districts — Dallas ISD (Dallas, TX), Little Rock (AR), Memphis City Schools (TN), Orange County Public Schools (FL), and Prince George's County Public Schools (MD)-- in the work of increasing access to, and participation in, the federally - funded School Breakfast Program, with the goal of reducing childhood hunger, and improving health and educational outcome for students.

Because the primary goal of public health is prevention of morbidity, health care professionals should be taught the potential health benefits of breastfeeding and given tools to assist mothers with breastfeeding, whether themselves or with referrals to others who can help.

HUMAN Everywhere's mission is to leverage the power of social entrepreneurship to improve the nation's collective health by increasing access to nutrition education and healthful foods while advocating for public policy that contributes to these goals.

DNPAO is committed to increasing breastfeeding rates throughout the United States and to promoting and supporting optimal breastfeeding practices toward the ultimate goal of improving the public's health.

The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) is committed to increasing breastfeeding rates throughout the United States and to promoting and supporting optimal breastfeeding practices toward the ultimate goal of improving the public's health.

A new draft constitution is also set to be unveiled detailing the key goals and what the public are entitled to from the health service.

In practical terms, this may mean using taxation to assure access to key public goods such as education, health care, and a minimum income, but it also means abandoning «material egalitarianism» and, whenever possible, seeking non-statist ways to achieve social goals.

Adopted by parliamentary majority, this declaration must be posted up in all public administrative units and defines such joint national goals as «work, home, family, health and order».

«Thanks to our aggressive public health initiatives that attack the disease from all angles, we are on track to meet our nation - leading goals and end the epidemic.»