Sentences with phrase «which protects public health»

Gov. Patterson signed that bill, which protects public health and improves animal welfare, in August.

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Money transmitter licenses, which are required for California MSBs (money services businesses), protect consumers by preventing money laundering in addition to maintaining public confidence in financial institutions and preserving the health, safety, and general welfare of the public.

Ultimately, we are promoting a more sustainable fashion system to improve the environment and, crucially — which comes hand - inhand with this — protecting the public health of millions of people.

It is also true that we must work hard to ensure that the laws which govern our own system protect the public health and welfare and provide aid for those who can not make it on their own.

The movement to protect public breast - feeding, which began in the mid-1980s in New York, has gathered steam as research has shown the value of breast milk to a baby's mental and physical health.

Mass Audubon supports the passage of An Act establishing a comprehensive adaptation management plan in response to climate change, which prepares Massachusetts for the impacts of climate change by identifying where we are most vulnerable and taking measures to protect public health, public safety and the economy.

Contrary to your organization's reporting, the articles (one discussing Hong Kong's laws and the other discussing the laws of the Philippines) clearly set forth the general presumption incorporated within the World Trade Organization Sanitary and Phytosanitary («SPS»), Technical Barriers to Trade («TBT») and Trade - Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights («TRIPS») Agreements, which clearly recognize that states possess and maintain the sovereign right to regulate for the purpose of protecting public health and the environment.

We are ready to move forward, provided any final agreement between Democrats is based on the legislative agenda that we put forth on May 22, which includes: the Reproductive Health Act, the DREAM Act, GENDA, protecting Title X funding, public campaign finance, single - payer health care and the Comprehensive Contraceptive CoveragHealth Act, the DREAM Act, GENDA, protecting Title X funding, public campaign finance, single - payer health care and the Comprehensive Contraceptive Coveraghealth care and the Comprehensive Contraceptive Coverage Act.

Another way in which Erie County is protecting the public's health is in addressing the terrible opioid addiction epidemic facing our community.

«As children begin another school year, I'm proud to sign this legislation, which marks a major step forward in protecting the public health and ensuring the future growth and success of students across the state.»

The PCC code carries a public interest test which includes exposing crime, protecting health and safety and to prevent the public from being mislead.

«I share and respect your desire to protect the public health and safety of our residents and hope you will show similar deference to me when it comes to the other changes to the county budget, which I have vetoed.

The proposed rule, which is subject to public comment until July 9, has drawn fire from some lawmakers and public health experts who maintain that it does not go far enough to protect children from the devices.

McCarthy added, «We'll see what this administration proposes, but I think there's good reason to think that a narrow reading of the statute is just not sufficient from sort of meeting the obligation under the Clean Air Act, which is to continue to protect public health to the extent that the statute calls on.

But now conservation biologists have borrowed a trick from public health research to get closer to the truth without having to ask such touchy questions — which could help protect wildlife.

What may be unique at the intersection of genomics and infectious disease control are ethical challenges that stem from the inherent tension between the goals of personalized medicine, which are to benefit particular individuals, and those of public health - to benefit and protect entire populations.

As our knowledge of the role of pathogen and host genomic factors in the prevention and treatment of infectious disease expands, it is critical that we evaluate current legal frameworks to determine the extent to which current genetic privacy laws - for example, both state and federal in the US - may hinder our ability to use genetic information to protect the health of both individuals and the general public.

Those antibodies could be used to develop vaccines to protect against Zika, as well as therapies to treat the virus, according to the study, which was a collaboration between researchers at UNC's Gillings School of Global Public Health and the UNC School of Medicine.

The leaves and seeds of moringa may protect against some of the effects of arsenic toxicity, which is especially important in light of news that common staple foods, such as rice, may be contaminated.13 Contamination of ground water by arsenic has also become a cause of global public health concern, and one study revealed: 14

The measure, which was signed last month by Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, a Republican, requires the state school board and the commissioner of health to set regulations to ensure swim teachers in public schools have «appropriate swimming and first aid skills necessary to protect the health and safety of students.»

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is committed to protecting current and former Federal employees and applicants for employment from interference and retaliation when making protected disclosures, or «whistleblowing,» which includes disclosing information related to a violation of law, rule, or regulation; gross mismanagement; gross waste of funds; abuse of authority; or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.

-- Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt, modify, or amend any State, county, or local law, ordinance, or regulation applicable to food handling which is designed to protect the public health from individuals who pose a significant risk to the health or safety of others, which can not be eliminated by reasonable accommodation, pursuant to the list of infectious or communicable diseases and the modes of transmissability published by the Secretary of Health and Human Serhealth from individuals who pose a significant risk to the health or safety of others, which can not be eliminated by reasonable accommodation, pursuant to the list of infectious or communicable diseases and the modes of transmissability published by the Secretary of Health and Human Serhealth or safety of others, which can not be eliminated by reasonable accommodation, pursuant to the list of infectious or communicable diseases and the modes of transmissability published by the Secretary of Health and Human SerHealth and Human Services.

Rep. Steve King, R Iowa, has once again shown his true colors — and his servitude to corporate agriculture interests — by introducing the Protect Interstate Commerce Act, H.R. 4879, which is set to dismantle state and local agricultural laws and will threaten public health and safety, as well as weakening states» abilities to govern.

Akhtar is the author of the book, Animals and Public Health, which «demonstrates the mutual benefit to both humans and animals when animals are protected.»

While I'm for transparency, I don't like the California initiative because it's rife with exemptions and special cases, all of which speak of a double standard and point to the intent being less to protect public health than make life complicated or costlier for some agriculture sectors.

That would be a mighty big claim at the best of times, but with this council thumbing its nose at its statutory duty «to achieve the highest attainable standard of public health and wellbeing by protecting public health and promoting conditions in which persons can be healthy» (set by s4 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008)-- Purcell's claim that it has world beating «integrity» falls just a littlepublic health and wellbeing by protecting public health and promoting conditions in which persons can be healthy» (set by s4 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008)-- Purcell's claim that it has world beating «integrity» falls just a littlehealth and wellbeing by protecting public health and promoting conditions in which persons can be healthy» (set by s4 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008)-- Purcell's claim that it has world beating «integrity» falls just a littlepublic health and promoting conditions in which persons can be healthy» (set by s4 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008)-- Purcell's claim that it has world beating «integrity» falls just a littlehealth and promoting conditions in which persons can be healthy» (set by s4 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008)-- Purcell's claim that it has world beating «integrity» falls just a littlePublic Health and Wellbeing Act 2008)-- Purcell's claim that it has world beating «integrity» falls just a littleHealth and Wellbeing Act 2008)-- Purcell's claim that it has world beating «integrity» falls just a little flat.

The 2009 Integrated Energy Policy Report was prepared in response to Senate Bill 1389 (Bowen, Chapter 568, Statutes of 2002), which requires that the California Energy Commission prepare a biennial integrated energy policy report that contains an integrated assessment of major energy trends and issues facing the state's electricity, natural gas, and transportation fuel sectors and provides policy recommendations to conserve resources; protect the environment; ensure reliable, secure, and diverse energy supplies; enhance the state's economy; and protect public health and safety (Public Resources Code, Section 25301 [a]public health and safety (Public Resources Code, Section 25301 [a]Public Resources Code, Section 25301 [a]-RRB-.

The ARM Climate Research Facility safety policy states that all activities for which the ARM Climate Research Facility has primary responsibility will be conducted in such a manner that all reasonable precautions are taken to protect the health and safety of employees and the general public.

By investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency, states can reduce their coal imports, protect consumers, improve public health, and decrease the global warming emissions from coal - fired power plants, which currently account for 80 percent of all the carbon emissions produced from power generation.

In the latter regard, the Press Complaints Commission code of practice committee (of which interestingly and perhaps worryingly, depending on your viewpoint, Mr Dacre is chairman) defines the public interest very clearly as: (i) Detecting or exposing crime or serious impropriety; (ii) Protecting public health and safety; (iii) Preventing the public from being misled by an action or statement of an individual or organisation.

Both of these freedoms may be made subject to limitations embodied in statutes, and which are necessary in a democratic society in order to maintain public safety, protect health or morality or to defend the rights of other persons.

A fact sheet released December 20 by the Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology explains a number of hypothetical scenarios in which protected health information (PHI) may be shared in support of public health activities or other important public health polHealth and Human Services Office for Civil Rights and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology explains a number of hypothetical scenarios in which protected health information (PHI) may be shared in support of public health activities or other important public health polHealth Information Technology explains a number of hypothetical scenarios in which protected health information (PHI) may be shared in support of public health activities or other important public health polhealth information (PHI) may be shared in support of public health activities or other important public health polhealth activities or other important public health polhealth policies.

Therefore, the final rule includes new language, in § 164.510 (b)(4), which allows covered entities to use or disclose protected health information to a public or private entity authorized by law or its charter to assist in disaster relief efforts, for the purpose of coordinating with such entities to notify, or assist in the notification of (including identifying or locating) a family member, an individual's personal representative, or another person responsible for the individual's care regarding the individual's location, general condition, or death.

Since the statutory authority to which the commenter refers does not often exist, many uses of protected health information that are in the public interest (described above in more detail) would not be possible under such an approach.

In the final rule we have added it because we believe there are situations in which a covered entity, for example, a public hospital conducting post-mortem investigations, may need to use protected health information for the same purposes for which it would have disclosed the information to a coroner.

We reviewed the important purposes for which some commenters said government agencies needed protected health information, and we believe that most of those needs can be met through the other categories of permitted uses and disclosures without authorization allowed under the final rule, including provisions permitting covered entities to disclose information (subject to certain limitations) to government agencies for public health, health oversight, law enforcement, and otherwise as required by law.

However, in the absence of some nexus to a government public health authority or other underlying legal authority, it is unclear upon what basis covered entities can determine which registries or collections are «legitimate» and how the confidentiality of the registry information will be protected.

We also include within the definition an organized system of health care in which more than one covered entity participates, and in which the participating covered entities hold themselves out to the public as participating in a joint arrangement, and in which the joint activities of the participating covered entities include at least one of the following: utilization review, in which health care decisions by participating covered entities are reviewed by other participating covered entities or by a third party on their behalf; quality assessment and improvement activities, in which treatment provided by participating covered entities is assessed by other participating covered entities or by a third party on their behalf; or payment activities, if the financial risk for delivering health care is shared in whole or in part by participating covered entities through the joint arrangement and if protected health information created or received by a covered entity is reviewed by other participating covered entities or by a third party on their behalf for the purpose of administering the sharing of financial risk.

We would note that nothing in the final rule overrides Certificates of Confidentiality, which protect against the compelled disclosure of identifying information about subjects of biomedical, behavioral, clinical, and other research as provided by the Public Health Service Act section 301 (d), 42 U.S.C. 241 (d).

Comment: Several commenters recommended expanding the scope of disclosures permissible under proposed § 164.510 (b)(1)(iii), which would have allowed covered entities to disclose protected health information to private entities that could demonstrate that they were acting to comply with requirements, or at the direction, of a public health authority.

(B) If the individual is unable to agree because of incapacity, a law enforcement or other public official authorized to receive the report represents that the protected health information for which disclosure is sought is not intended to be used against the individual and that an immediate enforcement activity that depends upon the disclosure would be materially and adversely affected by waiting until the individual is able to agree to the disclosure.

In the absence of some nexus to a government public health authority or other underlying legal authority, covered entities would have no basis for determining which data collections are «legitimate» and how the confidentiality of the information will be protected.

Third, this paragraph allows covered entities to disclose protected health information about an individual without the individual's agreement if the disclosure is expressly authorized by statute or regulation and either: (1) The covered entity, in the exercise of its professional judgment, believes that the disclosure is necessary to prevent serious harm to the individual or to other potential victims; or (2) if the individual is unable to agree due to incapacity, a law enforcement or other public official authorized to received the report represents that the protected health information for which disclosure is sought is not intended to be used against the individual, and that an immediate enforcement activity that depends on the disclosure would be materially and adversely affected by waiting until the individual is able to agree to the disclosure.

Duncan also announced a commission that he said will review the public service with an eye to speeding up deficit reduction while protecting health care and education - which make up 70 percent of government spending.

As trilogue negotiations progress, there are numerous ways in which the new rules on animal medicines can shape up to deliver on objectives to foster innovation for improving the health and wellbeing of animals, while protecting public health, writes Roxane Feller.

Dental assistants shall endeavour to protect the profession, the oral health care team and members of the public by reporting to regulatory authorities all actions which contravene provincial, territorial or federal jurisdictions.

BOSTON — Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts (PPLM) celebrated An Act to Promote Public Safety and Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care Facilities, which Governor Deval Patrick signed into law today.

In an effort to protect patient and public safety while balancing free speech rights, the law established a 35 - foot zone in which no protests or demonstrations are permitted during health center operating hours.