Sentences with phrase «solutions for this public health»

Information and education are the best solutions for this public health concern.

Expertise in team building, directing groups of individuals in an effort to find creative solutions for public health problems.

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In January 2013 the non-governmental organisation Sustain, supported by 61 health organisations, called for a 20 pence per litre excise duty on sugar sweetened drinks.4 In February, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges called for a 20 % tax on sugar sweetened drinks as part of its enquiry into clinical and public health solutions to the obesity epidemic.1 Although the UK government has indicated a preference for voluntary approaches to the control of obesity, it has not ruled out fiscal measures.14 Clearly, the idea of a sugar sweetened drink tax is gaining traction in the UK, but its effect on health remains uncertain.

On one side of the argument we have public health associations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and consumer groups looking for effective solutions to address the growth of lifestyle diseases, including obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Written by Alf Fischbein MD (ESPA BioMedical & AB Atoma) Following the sand rat — natural solutions for managing diabetes Diabetes Type 2 is one the major public health problems affecting modern society today, soon expected to affect almost half a billion people worldwide.

In their current state of development, home visitation programs do not appear to represent the low - cost solution to child health and developmental problems that policymakers and the public have hoped for.5 However, information that is accumulating about long - term outcomes and effective practices may lead to the development of replicable programs that are capable of producing modest but consistent and positive results for participating target families.

Sarah Murphy, Public Affairs Associate for the School Nutrition Foundation, moderated a panel discussion with LaTonya Reed (VA Hunger Solutions), Meg Gruber (VA Education Association), Debbie Shiflett (Virginia SNA), and Catherine Grimes (VA Department of Education); other speakers included Eyang Garrison and Madeleine Levin of FRAC, Liz Campbell, a registered dietitian and SNF consultant, and Annalise Cohen of NEA Health Information Network.

When the responsibility for public health moves to local authorities there will be further opportunities for doctors to play a leading role in finding local solutions to help their communities in areas like cold housing and fuel poverty.»

Also at 11 a.m., Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky and New York City Councilman Peter Koo call for traffic calming measures in Flushing, Public Health Solutions» WIC Center, 42 - 60 Main St., Queens.

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).

New York Leads the Nation in Cases of Legionnaires» Disease The Alliance to Prevent Legionnaires» Disease Partners with Iconic Public Health and Environmental Advocate Erin Brockovich and Allergy & Asthma Network to Call for Real Solutions to New York's Growing -LSB-...]

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).

Lisa David, president and CEO of Public Health Solutions said, «Public Health Solutions has been working for over 30 years to eliminate unsafe sleep conditions through professional and community education and public awarPublic Health Solutions said, «Public Health Solutions has been working for over 30 years to eliminate unsafe sleep conditions through professional and community education and public awarPublic Health Solutions has been working for over 30 years to eliminate unsafe sleep conditions through professional and community education and public awarpublic awareness.

Building cities in a way that slows vehicle demand while delivering high accessibility could prove to be a low - cost option for curbing greenhouse gas emissions, as well as a solution to pressing problems for policymakers like local air pollution and poor public health.

It took Olivia Hallisey, now 17, just one year to develop a possible solution to an intractable issue facing public health workers: the lack of a rapid, portable, early diagnostic test for the Ebola virus.

He added, «Equally important, state and local policy makers can use the online tool to better understand the nature of their air pollution problem so they can consider the best solutions for addressing their particular problem and improving the public's health.»

«Understanding racial differences in behaviors that affect men's health is an important step toward reducing health disparities among U.S. men,» says study lead author Roland J. Thorpe Jr., PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and director of the Program for Men's Health Research at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Soluhealth is an important step toward reducing health disparities among U.S. men,» says study lead author Roland J. Thorpe Jr., PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and director of the Program for Men's Health Research at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Soluhealth disparities among U.S. men,» says study lead author Roland J. Thorpe Jr., PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and director of the Program for Men's Health Research at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Disparities SoluHealth, Behavior and Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and director of the Program for Men's Health Research at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Disparities SoluHealth and director of the Program for Men's Health Research at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Disparities SoluHealth Research at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Disparities SoluHealth Disparities Solutions.

«This is a clear call for deepened dialogue between researchers, government agencies, citizens, and policy makers, so that we can improve data sharing and find sustainable solutions to reduce the public health risks posed by these bacteria.»

The next step for the drug vaccines will be human trials, which, if successful, could give public health officials a game - changing new solution to the opioid epidemic.

This book won't have many surprises for real food enthusiasts, but I REALLY hope it will seep out into the general public with its straight forward solutions to common weight and health issues.

My health public policy advocacy actually began back in 2006 leading via grassroots the global recall of contact lens disinfection solutions (for bacterial, fungal, and parasite breakthrough) along with two other women.

In the last twenty years, public desire for greater control in the health care process and a growing dissatisfaction with high tech solutions to health problems has renewed interest in the natural methods of preventive health care.

Adequacy advocates seldom open the door to alternative public - policy solutions, such as income maintenance, housing subsidies, or health and nutrition improvement, for addressing the education problems of the disadvantaged.

The prevalence and seriousness of childhood obesity has prompted calls for broad public health solutions that reach beyond clinic settings.

This information can be used to start a dialogue between public health and transportation professionals, identify areas for improvement and possible solutions, and prioritize transportation investments that will ultimately help improve health metrics related to transportation.

The initiative is supported by a number of policy solutions and open data tools, including the Transportation and Health Tool, the Location Affordability Index, an updated guide to public involvement techniques for transportation decision - making, and more.

To implement these 12 solutions, we call on health professionals to: engage, educate and advocate for climate mitigation and undertake preventive public health actions vis - a ̀ - vis air pollution and climate change; inform the public of the high health risks of air pollution and climate change.

While natural gas offers clear advantages over coal, over-relying on it for electricity creates serious economic and public health risks for consumers and states and fails to provide a long - term solution to climate change.

As it is not clear how long their search for a healthy business solution will take, it seems reasonable to ask — in the balance of private and public rights around intellectual property — whether their search should continue to impede public access to the body of research behind breaking stories about cancer and other health issues.

The topics approached included, among others, governmental strategy in the medical sector as well as measures aimed to develop the public health sector, financial solutions for the current year, financial constraints and public needs in the health sector, being discussed on a parallel between public and private health sectors.

Senior level Executive with extensive expertise in architecting and implementing successful customer and business solutions for Fortune 500 Companies across different industries: Finance, Banking, Public Utility, Health and Chemical Operations.

The need for effective solutions to the «public health catastrophe» of the over-incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peo... Read more

PPFA submitted a statement for the Congressional Record urging Congress to work with us to find commonsense solutions to put an end to this public health crisis.

The need for effective solutions to the «public health catastrophe» of the over-incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people was highlighted at a conference held this week in Geraldton, WA.

But the catchy title was also a reminder of a key challenge for health reformers — how to better communicate with politicians and the general public about their concerns, as well as the solutions.

Finding the Southern Cross: A FrameWorks MessageMemo for the Centre for Community Child Health (2014) / (PDF): This comprehensive strategic MessageMemo synthesizes FrameWorks» research findings and provides a communications map for improving the Australian public's understanding of early child development and their support for solutions that experts and advocates seek to advance.

This MessageMemo summarizes the findings from our research, and provides advocates and experts with a communications map for improving the public's understanding of children's mental health and the value of solutions that scientists and policy leaders seek to advance.