Sentences with phrase «using health campaigns»

Pakistan's Ministry of Health runs an anti-polio program, but in Waziristan, a region bordering Afghanistan, rumors spread that the CIA was using health campaigns to gather information for drone strikes.

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As the American Journal of Public Health put it in 2009: «Purdue pursued an «aggressive» campaign to promote the use of opioids in general and OxyContin in particular.»

He's made a number of comments on health care that the Liberals will use to attack him during the coming election campaign.

February 5: Former employees of Facebook and Google help launch the education campaign The Truth About Tech to explore tech addiction and the mental health consequences of using social media.

Allowed public funding of campaigning groups who use health and bullying issues to promote their vision of sexual relationships and the acceptance of homosexuality.

Similarly, the Health Promotion Board of Singapore and the Ministry of Public Health in Thailand have both previously used education campaigns to inform consumers of the health benefits of drinking soya milk or consuming soy - based Health Promotion Board of Singapore and the Ministry of Public Health in Thailand have both previously used education campaigns to inform consumers of the health benefits of drinking soya milk or consuming soy - based Health in Thailand have both previously used education campaigns to inform consumers of the health benefits of drinking soya milk or consuming soy - based health benefits of drinking soya milk or consuming soy - based foods.

AFSA has long campaigned for the creation of an inter-departmental Ministerial Food Forum to ensure strategic and coherent policy development and integration of planning in and across departments managing local food and food systems, population health, transport, land use, education, environmental sustainability, natural resources, infrastructure and economic development.

On May 13, 2010, the PPE Campaign and Coalition for Youth Sports Health and Safety was launched to promote the widespread adoption and consistent use of an updated preparticipation physical evaluation form (PPE) for pre-competition medical screening of U.S. student - athletes.

In another example, we campaigned for 9 years to force Nestlé to accept a 1994 World Health Assembly (WHA) Resolution saying that complementary feeding should be fostered from 6 months of age — Nestlé routinely promoted such foods for use from 4 months of age or even less.

A mother produces optimum nourishment for her child, using her body's stores of other nutrients if necessary, and experts fear that babies will have their health undermined if the campaign drives some mothers to use formula.

One solution is a widespread, well - funded public health campaign to inoculate kids against the forces that lead to unhealthful eating, akin to that used to discourage teen smoking.

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

«Advertisements such as Danone's suggest that follow - on milks provide health benefits, but they are unnecessary products and Danone is simply ripping parents off, using false claims to make them think they need these milks,» said Mike Brady, BMA campaigns and networking coordinator.

Under - used by Labour during the campaign, the Shadow Health Secretary has proved to be a competent critic of Jeremy Hunt and was strong on the Tories» social care funding muddle.

A classic example is when the government wanted to encourage people to start to use seatbelts — World Health Organisation figures show seatbelt use dramatically increased from 25 % to 91 % when educational campaigns were combined with legislation.

The health care union turned Blue State Digital's peer - to - peer advocacy technology — what then - candidate Barack Obama's campaign used to empower volunteers to call Democrats in advance of the 2008 Democratic primary caucuses — into an issues advocacy platform.

Fascinating article in Slate today about the use of political campaign tactics to build demand for Michael Moore's new film about health care in America, Sicko:

Jolly told the Tampa Bay Times that Brighter Future Florida Inc. will use his unspent campaign cash to promote veterans» affairs, education, community health care solutions, education and literacy and issues that affect fisheries and the environment.

The law will include an illustrative list of prohibited uses including using campaign contributions for expenses unrelated to a campaign or the holding of public office such as residential home purchases, mortgage payments, rent, clothing, tuition payments, salaries for individuals not performing campaign work, admissions to sporting events, fines and penalties and dues for country clubs and health clubs.

Many of the new hires were once staffers at Espada's Soundview health clinic, including the son of Sandra Love, a former Soundview executive who was convicted in 2004 of using healthcare funds to finance one of Espada's political campaigns.

-- «The proposal that has been agreed to... would preclude the use of campaign contributions for expenses that are unrelated to a campaign or the holding of public office, such as residential home purchases, mortgage payments, rent, clothing, tuition payments, salaries for individuals not performing campaign works, and dues for country clubs and health clubs,» said Alphonso David, Cuomo's incoming counsel.

In real terms, these rules which exist in virtually every jurisdiction, include laws and regulations which forbid the unauthorized use of state resources for political purposes, contributions from dubious sources, violation of campaign funding limits as prescribed by enabling laws, the use of money to influence voters and election outcomes, non-disclosure of campaign spending, abuse of media, broadcasting and political advertising rules, and rules on declaration of assets, academic qualifications, health and other disclosures and internal party guidelines and rules.

«Worryingly, [Jon] Lansman and [John] McDonnell are now actively using new policy «workshops» to widen their support to bring in powerful key single issue campaign and powerful voices in key sector like the arts, creative industries, disabilities, mental health and housing.»

«We all want to see fewer people using cannabis, but the best way to achieve that is through a health information campaign backed up by mental health warnings on rolling papers used for cannabis.

In addition, it is being used for health and developmental campaigns.

In 2015, lawmakers approved a Cuomo proposal to codify earlier board opinions that bar campaign spending for «personal use» such as rent, clothing, tuition payments, tickets to sporting events and dues for health clubs.

Critics point to links between cannabis use and psychosis, which last week led to calls for global public health campaigns from experts who said young people were particularly vulnerable.

Espada was eventually convicted of stealing from his own health clinics, in one case using cash for HIV victims to fund his campaigns, and Monserrate was eventually expelled from the Senate for slashing his girlfriend's face with a bottle.

The state Department of Health has never used any of the funds generated by distinctive license plates and a drivers license application check - off box intended to support the state's organ donation campaign, according to an audit from the office of State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

Perhaps this is why, aside from public health campaigns, there is little evidence of product advertisers using disgust as part of their marketing strategies.

«Antibiotics often are used on industrial farms not only to treat sick animals but also to offset [the health effects of] crowding and poor sanitation, as well as to spur animal growth,» reports the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Fahealth effects of] crowding and poor sanitation, as well as to spur animal growth,» reports the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial FaHealth and Industrial Farming.

CONTACTS: Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics, www.tufts.edu/med/apua; CDC, www.cdc.gov; Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming, www.saveantibiotics.org.

In an interview, Leventhal adds that restricting such advertising is an important target for public health campaigns and policies to limit youth use of tobacco products.

Responding to the health campaign, the community store has put a salad bar next to the hamburger grill and soda cooler, and I saw people using it.

The researchers from the Artemisinin - based Combination Therapy (ACT) Consortium at the University of Nigeria and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the UK split the health workers into three groups, to either receive a comprehensive RDT training or the same training plus a health campaign in schools, while the control arm received basic instructions to use RDTs.

They acknowledge some study limitations, but say their paper is the first to combine results across many studies covering both coronary heart disease and stroke, «making it a valuable reference that can be used to strengthen public health campaigns, and provide a strong health incentive for smokers to stop completely (particularly women).»

While these types of messages are commonly used in political, public health and commercial advertising campaigns (e.g., smoking will kill you, Candidate A will destroy the economy), their use is controversial as academics continue to debate their effectiveness.

«If we can identify where and why these extremely high levels of use are occurring, particularly near human settlements, policymakers and health workers can work to reduce extreme exposures near agricultural communities via information campaigns or farmer outreach,» Larsen explained.

Graham MacGregor of the Wolfson Institute of Preventative Medicine in London, who heads the campaign group Consensus Action on Salt & Health, says that while the drug is some years away from use, it has potential.

Using this model, individuals and public health officials can monitor disease incidence and implement strategies — such as vaccination campaigns, communicating to the public and allocating resources — to stay one step ahead of infectious disease spread.

Usually, vaccines in Kenya, according to our physician co-authors (Drs. Karanja and Ngare), would be handled by the nearest hospital, health center, or mobile clinic: why did the particular «tetanus» vaccine used in the MNT campaign of 2013 - 2015 require so much special handling beginning from the New Stanley Hotel in Nairobi?

Their upcoming The Truth About Tech campaign will produce anti-tech-addiction ads, give consumers tips on how to use tech more mindfully, and push for more data on the health effects of too much screen time.

A new campaign by NYC Health & Hospitals is using emoji ads on social media to direct teens to an educational website where they're encouraged to seek care for sexual hHealth & Hospitals is using emoji ads on social media to direct teens to an educational website where they're encouraged to seek care for sexual healthhealth.

The findings, reported in the May 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, certainly seem counterintuitive, especially in light of the ongoing public - health campaign to lower sodium consumption across the U.S. by urging restaurants and food manufacturers to curtail their use of the ingredient.

She would also like to see education campaigns that focus on time - proven and risk - free ways to protect, maintain, and enhance health, without the use of risk - laden vaccines.

In 2002, he founded the Alliance for Natural Health International (ANH - Intl) which has become one of the leading, not - for - profit campaign organisations working globally to promote more sustainable healthcare systems through the use of natural and bio-compatible approaches.

There are posts about new research studies occurring there, different methods for combating the rampant disease and campaigns that companies are using to improve public health in this area.

This approach has been used successfully for more than four decades in health campaigns and in the Migrant Education Program.

The campaign aims to raise awareness of potential health problems of flat - faced breeds, and to also discourage brands from using squashed - faced dogs in future advertising.

The report's recommendations include: a limit on the number of times a sire can be used for breeding; health screening should be made a legal requirement for dogs selected for breeding; the title of Champion should not be given unless a dog has been health screened; the word «pedigree» should be linked to a high standard of breeding for health and welfare; an independent advisory body should be set up to advise the Kennel Club and breed clubs; a puppy sale contract should be introduced to protect consumers; DEFRA should take forward a campaign for public awareness.