Sentences with phrase «public health routine»

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The results are dismal: The report gave 20 of the 25 companies failing grades for not effectively responding to a «growing public health threat by publicly adopting policies restricting routine antibiotic use» in meat.

British women have the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world because they are being put under pressure to resume their old routines as quickly as possible after birth, a leading public health academic has said.

However, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (a nongovernment panel sponsored by the U.S. Public Health Service, a federal agency), «There is currently little evidence to suggest that routine iron supplementation during pregnancy is beneficial.»

Routine spraying for nuisance mosquito control also may lead to pesticide - resistant mosquitoes, which would be more difficult to control in the event of a public health emergency.

The mass media have a powerful impact on public perceptions of health issues.1 Headline health scares have a measurable effect on behaviour, and routine coverage influences people's assessments of personal risk, utilisation of health services, and views on public policy.2 - 7 The media not only provide information but also help to create or reinforce ideas about what is common sense or normal.

-- supportive public health system that can ensure parents have the resources they need to properly care for their children (including vouchers for transportation to routine medical appointments, and clinics located in the neighbourhoods where people live).

Riverkeeper is teaming up with partners in public health to promote routine maintenance of private septic systems, an important way homeowners can protect water quality.

«Provisions governing animal slaughter and routine veterinary care are rare, presenting a concern for monitoring and intervening in public health crises,» the study says.

«Data sharing should become routine for best reponse to public health emergencies.»

As a case study, they consider recent public health efforts in Thailand, using everything from village - wide presentations to children's comics, to elaborate traditional song - and - dance routines to try to stamp out infections caused by the parasitic liver fluke.

However, the routine practice of data sharing in scientific research, rather than reactive data sharing, will be needed to effectively prepare for future public health emergencies, according to Jean - Paul Chretien from the Integrated Biosurveillance Section, Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch, Defense Health Agency, United States, and colleagues, writing in PLOS Medhealth emergencies, according to Jean - Paul Chretien from the Integrated Biosurveillance Section, Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch, Defense Health Agency, United States, and colleagues, writing in PLOS MedHealth Surveillance Branch, Defense Health Agency, United States, and colleagues, writing in PLOS MedHealth Agency, United States, and colleagues, writing in PLOS Medicine.

Global vaccine experts and officials from all 26 African «meningitis belt» countries have convened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to celebrate one of Africa's biggest public health achievements — the introduction of a vaccine, MenAfriVac ®, designed, developed, and produced for use in Africa, that in five years of use has nearly eliminated serogroup A meningococcal disease from meningitis belt countries and is now being integrated into routine national immunization programs.

«Chlorhexidine is a critical part of current infection control practices, and the development of increased resistance to this compound has potential implications for our ability to prevent infections during routine and emergency surgery, and during admission to hospitals,» said coauthor J. Mark Sutton, PhD, Scientific Leader, National Infections Service, Public Health England, Salisbury, UK.

The researchers write that the findings of this study may have implications for clinical practice and public health, including that standards for vancomycin MIC most likely do not need to be lowered; routine differentiation of MIC values between 1mg / L and 2 mg / L appears unnecessary; and the use of alternative antistaphylococcal agents may not be required for S. aureus isolates with elevated but susceptible vancomycin MIC values.

The dancer, model, and mom of four went public with her ordeal to encourage people to seek out routine preventive care, she told Health.

Thus, the public may receive mixed messages from health authorities and agencies about the risks of routine mercury exposures, depending on whether the exposure involves dentistry, seafood consumption or vaccines.

Assists foster parents and the general public with routine health care information.

Assists the general public with routine health care information.

This study points at the necessity of specific psychological interventions, presently absent from the Hungarian public healthcare routine, for women struggling with infertility, to help them manage potential mental health problems and meet their reproductive goals.