Sentences with phrase «with health risk assessments»

As with health risk assessments, most large firms offering health benefits (53 %) offer workers biometric screenings, which are health examinations that measure such things as body weight, cholesterol, blood pressure, stress, and nutrition.

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We spoke with Neurotrack CEO Elli Kaplan, whose company recently launched an online assessment that helps people understand the state of their memory health, to learn about some of the ways you can potentially decrease your risk for Alzheimer's and cognitive decline more broadly.

Even more large firms — 51 percent of those with 200 workers or more — offer incentives for employees to complete health risk assessments, intended to identify health issues.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

To achieve this goal, several approaches are envisaged: identifying small populations with severe disease where a medicine's benefit - risk balance could be favorable; making more use of real - world data where appropriate to support clinical trial data; and involving health technology assessment bodies early in development to increase the chance that medicines will be recommended for payment and ultimately covered by national healthcare systems.

The May 1, 2011 - April 30, 2015 agreements with police dispatchers, telecommunications operators, and public works and building maintenance employees and upper police management: • * increase required employee contributions to participate in conventional preferred provider organization health plans, • * provide financial incentives to employees to switch to consumer - directed plans or managed - care plans, • * provide village funding of 40 percent of the deductible for high deductible health plans with health savings accounts and • * require employee participation in annual wellness and health risk assessment screenings in order to qualify for best rates.

Along with regular assessments on psychosocial, behavioral, and biological risk factors for poor health, researchers collected data from children, parents, and teachers on bullying behavior when the participants were 10 to 12 years old.

By combining microbial and molecular biological techniques, we are in the process of establishing an efficient analyses set which can provide us with exclusive supporting information for public health risk assessment,» Lisa Paruch says.

«There is an urgent need for looking at perfectionism with a person - centred approach as an individual and societal risk factor, when formulating clinical guidelines for suicide risk assessment and intervention, as well as public health approaches to suicide prevention,» says Flett.

A proper risk assessment of chemicals must include review of the following factors: a. Toxicity — the tendency of a chemical to be hazardous to health when inhaled, swallowed, injected or in contact with the skin.

«With a large sample size, long follow - up period and objective assessment of hearing loss, our study provides strong evidence that smoking is an independent risk factor of hearing loss,» said study lead author Dr. Huanhuan Hu, from the National Center for Global Health and Medicine, in Japan.

The World Health Organization recommended less than 10 % of calories from added sugar based on its assessment of higher consumption and adverse health outcomes.4 With the evidence of higher added sugar consumption and adverse health outcomes accumulating, the American Heart Association recommended that total calories from added sugar should be less than 100 calories / d for most women and less than 150 calories / d for most men.5 Our analysis suggests that participants who consumed greater than or equal to 10 % but less than 25 % of calories from added sugar, the level below the Institute of Medicine recommendation and above the World Health Organization / American Heart Association recommendation, had a 30 % higher risk of CVD mortality; for those who consumed 25 % or more of calories from added sugar, the relative risk was nearly tripled (fully adjusted HR, Health Organization recommended less than 10 % of calories from added sugar based on its assessment of higher consumption and adverse health outcomes.4 With the evidence of higher added sugar consumption and adverse health outcomes accumulating, the American Heart Association recommended that total calories from added sugar should be less than 100 calories / d for most women and less than 150 calories / d for most men.5 Our analysis suggests that participants who consumed greater than or equal to 10 % but less than 25 % of calories from added sugar, the level below the Institute of Medicine recommendation and above the World Health Organization / American Heart Association recommendation, had a 30 % higher risk of CVD mortality; for those who consumed 25 % or more of calories from added sugar, the relative risk was nearly tripled (fully adjusted HR, health outcomes.4 With the evidence of higher added sugar consumption and adverse health outcomes accumulating, the American Heart Association recommended that total calories from added sugar should be less than 100 calories / d for most women and less than 150 calories / d for most men.5 Our analysis suggests that participants who consumed greater than or equal to 10 % but less than 25 % of calories from added sugar, the level below the Institute of Medicine recommendation and above the World Health Organization / American Heart Association recommendation, had a 30 % higher risk of CVD mortality; for those who consumed 25 % or more of calories from added sugar, the relative risk was nearly tripled (fully adjusted HR, health outcomes accumulating, the American Heart Association recommended that total calories from added sugar should be less than 100 calories / d for most women and less than 150 calories / d for most men.5 Our analysis suggests that participants who consumed greater than or equal to 10 % but less than 25 % of calories from added sugar, the level below the Institute of Medicine recommendation and above the World Health Organization / American Heart Association recommendation, had a 30 % higher risk of CVD mortality; for those who consumed 25 % or more of calories from added sugar, the relative risk was nearly tripled (fully adjusted HR, Health Organization / American Heart Association recommendation, had a 30 % higher risk of CVD mortality; for those who consumed 25 % or more of calories from added sugar, the relative risk was nearly tripled (fully adjusted HR, 2.75).

Indeed, unlike animal protein, plant protein has not been associated with increased insulinlike growth factor 1 levels28, 29 and has been linked to lower blood pressure,30 - 32 reduced low - density lipoprotein levels,32 - 34 and improved insulin sensitivity.35 Substitution of plant protein for animal protein has been related to a lower incidence of CVD36 - 39 and type 2 diabetes.40 - 42 Moreover, although a high intake of red meat, particularly processed red meat, has been associated with increased mortality in a recent meta - analysis of 13 cohort studies, 43 high consumption of nuts, a major contributor to plant protein, has been associated lower CVD and all - cause mortality.44 These results underscore the importance of protein sources for risk assessment and suggest that other components in protein - rich foods (eg, sodium, 45 nitrates, and nitrites46 in processed red meat), in addition to protein per se, may have a critical health effect.

Last year, the FDA released what we believe to be the largest set of test results to date on the presence of arsenic in rice and rice products, and we are planning to release a draft assessment of the potential health risks associated with the consumption of arsenic in these same foods.»

«For people with ovarian cancer somewhere in their family tree, it's worth it to meet with a genetic counselor to go through a complete risk assessment,» says North Memorial Health Cancer Center genetic counselor Joy Larsen Haidle, a cancer expert and past president at the National Society of Genetic Counselors.

Schools have a legal duty to carry out appropriate risk assessments in accordance with Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 for their buildings and activities.

We can carry out a risk assessment of your current entrance gate and then present a report and recommendation on what needs to be done to ensure your school complies with the Health & Safety Executive legislation and requirements.

Carrying out an appropriate risk assessment is a legal duty in accordance with the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (which sit under the Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974) and relates to buildings and activities, including school visits.

Strategy At RoSPA, we know that risk assessment is a lynchpin of health and safety management and our courses emphasise the simple and cheap measures every company can take to protect the workforce, while also complying with the law.

As an employer, schools should treat risk assessment and risk management as important tools to enable children to undertake activities safely but «health and safety» should not be used as an excuse to cancel activities that can be conducted perfectly safely with a bit of pre planning.

Health Risk Assessments Support Veterinary Preventive Care Bob Lavan, MS, DVM, MPVM, DACVPM, associate director Outcomes Research Team, Zoetis, led the study of 563 companion animals (dogs and cats) that compared standard wellness office visits (history, physical exam, and limited laboratory screening) with medical findings and experiences with that same type of office visit but now including the PWR.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. August 6, 2014 — A new study of 1,197 apparently healthy cats showed that 26 percent of these cats had laboratory profiles consistent with a range of medical conditions while 68 percent were identified as having at least one lifestyle risk based on their owner's completion of a health risk assessment (HRA).

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Nov. 12, 2013 — The Pet Wellness Report ® (PWR), a turnkey solution combining the first broadly available veterinary health risk assessment (HRA) with comprehensive laboratory screening, is now available to veterinarians across the United States.

Job Description: • Represents the Kansas City Pet Project in a professional, polite and enthusiastic manner • Assists the veterinarians on a daily basis with preparing surgery patients, health assessments, and treatments of animals • Assist in medical rounds with Shelter Veterinarians or identifying animals that need to be seen by a Shelter Veterinarian • Administer medications to both cats and dogs in accordance with veterinarian's prescribed doses and ensure all treatment protocols prescribed for sick / injured animals are performed timely, safely, and humanely • Responsible for following best practices for sanitation protocols in all veterinary clinic and isolation areas to reduce / eliminate disease transmission • Input all medical notes, health assessments, vaccinations, surgeries, treatments, etc., into PetPoint • Provides support for other departments, such as Intake, Foster, Placement & Transport, or Adoptions by assisting as needed for vaccinations, deworming, blood draws, etc. • Prepares and sanitizes surgical instruments / packs each day to ensure packs are ready for use the following day • Assists with discharging animals to the public post-surgery or following up with sick pet appointments, explaining any medical issues, medications, after care instructions, etc. • Ensures adequate medical supplies and medications are available and reports any shortages to Vet Clinic Manager • Enforces and maintain KCPP safety and cleanliness, and all health and security rules and procedures • Follows disease prevention procedures and completes cleaning of veterinary clinic areas daily and ongoing throughout the day to decrease biological risks to humans and other animals • Care, feed, and safely handle animals to avoid injury to persons / animals • Properly store and maintain inventory of medical supplies, including Schedule II narcotics • Performs laboratory analysis techniques to assist Shelter Veterinarians • Reads, understand, interpret, and apply department policies and procedures • Prepares reports and other written materials in a logical, concise, and accurate manner • Functions calmly in situations that require a high degree of sensitivity, tact, and diplomacy • Communicates effectively with a variety of individuals representing diverse cultures and backgrounds and function calmly in all situations which require a high degree of sensitivity, tact and diplomacy • Treats employees, representatives of outside agencies, volunteers, and members of the public with courtesy and respect • Provides prompt, efficient and responsive service for all phone calls forwarded to the Vet Clinic.

We are fully compliant with Moroccan Health and Safety regulations and have detailed risk assessments which are available to view on request.

Smoke exposure increases respiratory and cardiovascular hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and medication dispensations for asthma, bronchitis, chest pain, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (commonly known by its acronym, COPD), respiratory infections, and medical visits for lung illnesses.38, 43,160 It has been associated with hundreds of thousands of deaths annually, in an assessment of the global health risks from landscape fire smoke.38, 43,44,141,45 Future climate change is projected to increase wildfire risks and associated emissions, with harmful impacts on health.18, 161,162,10,163,164,36

I started lecturing at Keele in 2004 following a period of time working as a Geologist / Hydrogeologist with an environmental consultancy, working primarily in the area of landfill site management, contaminated land remediation and human health risk assessment.

Therefore, any employer of night shift workers should immediately ensure that they are complying with the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations and the HSE Good Practice Guidelines by: (i) explaining and warning night shift workers of the potential risk; (ii) risk assessing and / or reviewing all risk assessments for shift workers; (iii) providing medical surveillance; (iv) considering possible alternatives for employees who have worked night shifts for a considerable period of time.

«Toxic Chemicals and Health Risk Assessments in Regulation and Litigation,» The Record of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (co-authored with Mary Lyndon)(May 1989)

Typical duties of Health and Safety Officers are making risk assessments, creating and implementing health and safety strategies, ensuring that the company they work for complies with safety regulations, and coordinating emergency proceHealth and Safety Officers are making risk assessments, creating and implementing health and safety strategies, ensuring that the company they work for complies with safety regulations, and coordinating emergency procehealth and safety strategies, ensuring that the company they work for complies with safety regulations, and coordinating emergency procedures.

Worked closely with user experience (UX) and design teams to create streamlined user flow through online health risk assessment application and deliver updated look and feel.

Provide behavioral health assessments, depression screening, suicide risk assessments and guidance in dealing with immediate issues associated with PTSD.

And I have not disappointed my supervisors, making sure that risk assessments are properly handled so that they are in sync with the company's health, safety, and environmental management protocols.

Ensure regulatory compliance and perform risk assessments for health and safety in accordance with OSHA guidelines.

perform complete assessment and evaluations including, MDS, care plan, home safety, pain, nutrition, and fall risk Monitor daily health and well - being of the consumers Coordinate the implementation of physician's orders with the consumer, care giver, and other team members.

• Clinically reviewed and conducted risk assessments based on approved industry and regulatory standards, associated with potential / actual exposures to hazardous substances, to determine if human and / or environmental health has been impacted.

Forensic mental health services provide assessment and treatment of people with a mental disorder and a history of criminal offending, or those who are at risk of offending...

Effectiveness of Home Visiting in Improving Child Health and Reducing Child Maltreatment Avellar & Supplee (2013) Pediatrics, 132 (2) Reviews the home - visiting research literature and provides an assessment of the evidence of effectiveness for program models that serve families with at - risk pregnant women and children from birth to age 5.

They also revealed ambivalence about the relevance of annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health assessments that are designed to identify risk factors, chronic diseases and implement preventive health measures, with one community member commenting:

Screening and assessment to support the early identification of children with or at risk for mental health challenges

Project LAUNCH grantees ensure that PCPs use social — emotional screening tools to identify children or families with elevated risk so that further assessment can be conducted by on - site mental health clinicians.

Work with individual children and their families and teachers to address issues, conduct screening and assessment to support the early identification of children with or at risk for mental health challenges, and link families to appropriate services in the community.

Based on these mixed results and limitations in generalizability, more studies are needed with (a) adequate controls for key socioeconomic and family composition factors known to be associated with behavior problems in children, (b) early assessment of temperament, (c) samples that include higher risk children (e.g., low - income families, children with health problems, etc.), and (d) controls for behavior problems that predate the exposure to recent family conflict.