• At a minimum, the Texas Medical Association, American Medical Association, and others in organized medicine are urging Congress to pass House Resolution 8800, the Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022, which stops the physician Medicare payment cuts scheduled for January 2023. (texmed.org)
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  • More than 100 years ago, Planned Parenthood was founded on this simple idea: Your body is your own. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
  • The Planned Parenthood Action Fund works to advance access to sexual health care and defend reproductive rights. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
  • Paramount was the spending cap (read: MASSIVE CUT) on Medicaid, the defunding of Planned Parenthood , an exponential premium increase for older Americans , a cost shift from the federal government to states and their citizens, and a general rationing and reduction of care to cover massive tax cuts for the wealthy . (nclnet.org)
  • Legislation now making its way through the U.S. Congress could make the financial barrier to attending graduate school much higher. (harvard.edu)
  • President Obama's promise and the subsequent legislation aimed to allow American citizens to keep their healthcare plan were widely seen as promises that could not be kept. (wikipedia.org)
  • I'm hoping members of Congress will stop proposing "personhood" legislation that would potentially ban some forms of contraception, such as the birth control pill, and threaten the health of women and their families in numerous ways (see this fact sheet from the Oklahoma Coalition for Reproductive Justice, a group that formed to fight personhood legislation in that state). (ourbodiesourselves.org)
  • The legislation also eliminates a mandate that forced the agency to pre-fund retiree health benefits, which postal service leaders told Congress was unfair and costly since most government agencies don't have to do that. (wxyz.com)
  • Following the usual pattern of government intervention, the health care legislation offers another intrusion as the solution for the problem created by the first. (heartland.org)
  • The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) is the principal advisor to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on policy development, and is responsible for major activities in policy coordination, legislation development, strategic planning, policy research, evaluation, and economic analysis. (hhs.gov)
  • Is Obama Planning to Sign Congress' Health Care Reform Bill with Lipstick? (prwatch.org)
  • Of the central features of candidate Barack Obama 's health care proposal, he said one thing was essential -- a public insurance option to compete with the private insurance industry that is now dominated by a cartel of Wall Street-driven, for-profit behemoths. (prwatch.org)
  • Many of the people who voted for Obama did so because they believed his health care proposal was the best among the field of Democratic candidates and -- no contest here -- far better than the insurance industry-backed plans advocated by the Republicans. (prwatch.org)
  • And I want to -- I want to just explain this briefly, because this is where the whole myth of a government takeover of health care comes from. (prwatch.org)
  • I don't know about you, but to me that sounds an awful lot like a guy who is trying to talk himself -- and us -- out of the best idea he and many others in the Democratic party have come up with to reform our badly broken, profit-driven health care system. (prwatch.org)
  • AUSTIN -The Texas Association of Health Plans (TAHP), the statewide trade association representing commercial and public health plans operating in Texas, including all Medicaid managed care organizations that manage the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), today issued the following statement urging Congress to act immediately to reauthorize CHIP or risk 380,000 Texas children losing their health care coverage. (tahp.org)
  • A failure to reauthorize CHIP at the federal level would mean a $1 billion loss in federal funding for Texas and, ultimately, the loss of myriad benefits such as dental, vision and mental health care for children whose families do not earn enough to purchase health coverage for them. (tahp.org)
  • Articles written by TAHP's team of policy experts that examine the research, trends, and impact of the most important health care policy issues facing Texas and the country today. (tahp.org)
  • Weekly news clips assembled by the TAHP team that highlight the top headlines from the health insurance and health care worlds, as well as important political updates. (tahp.org)
  • For three decades, TAHP has been a leader on issues that improve the accessibility, value, and quality of health care in Texas. (tahp.org)
  • They also represent the future of research that aims to solve the greatest problems facing our nation and the world - everything from cancer to Alzheimer's disease to climate change," said Garber, who is also the Mallinckrodt Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School . (harvard.edu)
  • The Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013 (H.R. 3350) is a bill that would permit insurance companies forced to cancel existing insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act rules to continue offering those plans during 2014. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013 would permit a health insurance issuer that has in effect health insurance coverage in the individual market as of January 1, 2013, to continue offering such coverage for sale during 2014 outside of a health care exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (wikipedia.org)
  • Child care is the long-neglected backbone of our economic and public health infrastructure. (tcf.org)
  • As Congress passes bailout packages, these workers must receive priority, including making sure nonprofits and other child care centers are included in small business grants and loans and are required to continue to pay their workers. (tcf.org)
  • So far, Congress has done very little to support the child care sector, early educators, and the child care needs of families. (tcf.org)
  • The first legislative COVID-19 response package to directly address child care was the phase 3 bill , which includes $3.5 billion in additional funding for the Child Care Development Block Grant to provide child care assistance to health care sector employees, emergency responders, sanitation workers, and other workers deemed essential during the response to the coronavirus-a drop in the bucket compared to what is needed. (tcf.org)
  • Congress must do much more to ensure that families have the care they need, that child care workers have support, and that the child care sector survives, and ultimately thrives. (tcf.org)
  • Bottom line, women (and ALL persons) need access to BASIC health care, i.e. primary care services. (ourbodiesourselves.org)
  • It is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional and is not intended as medical advice. (ourbodiesourselves.org)
  • We encourage you to make health care decisions based upon your own research and your knowledge of your own body, in partnership with one or more qualified health care professionals. (ourbodiesourselves.org)
  • We do not endorse any specific health care provider or treatment. (ourbodiesourselves.org)
  • The promise of higher federal Medicaid payments is giving eight states the chance to show that one-stop mental health clinics with 24-hour crisis care could offer patients a better option than the de facto safety net of police departments and emergency rooms. (rollcall.com)
  • Debra Walker, director of public and legislative affairs at the Missouri Department of Mental Health, said the results mean more people receive same-day or next-day care when they need it. (rollcall.com)
  • This enhanced access to care is expected to both improve consumer outcomes and to reduce costs in other parts of the health care, social services, law enforcement and judicial systems," she said. (rollcall.com)
  • If we're unable to find a solution, we absolutely will have to decrease access to care," said Laura Heebner, the executive vice president of Missouri's Compass Health Network, one of the providers receiving the enhanced funding. (rollcall.com)
  • Also watch: What if we switch to a single-payer health care system? (rollcall.com)
  • It's an important part of the health care delivery system in the country that I think has only recently begun to be fully appreciated for the amount of access it creates for people who have often been considered unserved," said Missouri Republican Roy Blunt , a Senate co-sponsor. (rollcall.com)
  • Nick Thornton is a financial writer covering retirement and health care issues for BenefitsPRO and ALM Media. (benefitspro.com)
  • Health savings accounts hold an important spot as a benefits program to help employees prepare for health care needs in retirement but women's investment balance lags behind men's by 15%, says a new BofA report. (benefitspro.com)
  • Among the other challenges, Biden spoke about his administration's strategies to address mental overall health care in the United States. (uniteddairyindustries.com)
  • It consists of measures to increase the psychological health and fitness care workforce, endeavours to build a crisis-care reaction method to aid the start of the 988 crisis line in July, a concentration on children's psychological wellbeing and proposals to drive insurance coverage firms to increase their coverage of behavioral wellbeing treatment. (uniteddairyindustries.com)
  • DHA Assistant Director for health care administration, Dr. Brian Lein (left), and Hawaii Market Director Col. Martin Doperak (right) prepare to unfurl the flags during the formal Hawai'i Market Establishment Ceremony. (health.mil)
  • Dr. Brian Lein, assistant director for health care administration for the Defense Health Agency (DHA), and the new Hawaii market director, Army Col. Martin Doperak, hosted a ceremony at Tripler Army Medical Center on October 20, 2021, ushering in the new Military Health System market. (health.mil)
  • Health care resource integration is not a new concept for us," explained Doperak. (health.mil)
  • OTTAWA--Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, will be available to talk about next week's Council of the Federation meetings, which will be focused on health care. (canadianlabour.ca)
  • Extreme staffing shortages and years of chronic underfunding are placing an unbearable strain on health workers and putting our public health care system at risk," said Bruske. (canadianlabour.ca)
  • Canada's unions will be in Victoria to bring a clear message to the premiers from workers: we need urgent action to strengthen health delivery, improve access and make sure Canada's public health care system is there to care for Canadians, for generations to come. (canadianlabour.ca)
  • Bruske said that repairing the public health care system will take the combined efforts by all levels of government and warned that Canada's unions will strongly oppose any attempts to further privatize Canadian health care. (canadianlabour.ca)
  • We agree with the premiers that fixing health care requires substantial additional investments from the federal government. (canadianlabour.ca)
  • But new funding must include accountability for improving the delivery of health care," continued Bruske. (canadianlabour.ca)
  • The ideologues of Congress transfixed with fixing health care by injecting market forces into it would be well served by a pensive stroll down Main Street at lunchtime. (minnpost.com)
  • But hotdogs aren't like health care. (minnpost.com)
  • Spotlight on Health Care Series, Part 2: As America's health care system is facing uncertainty, NCL staff is exploring the topic in a new weekly blog series. (nclnet.org)
  • Democrats, health advocates, patients, and consumers across the country are rejoicing after the GOP's first attempt to repeal and replace major pieces of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) crashed and burned. (nclnet.org)
  • Republicans ultimately could not coalesce around House Speaker Paul Ryan's (R-WI) American Health Care Act (AHCA) and, in a stunning turn of events, the bill was pulled from the House floor without a vote last Friday. (nclnet.org)
  • In the weeks following its introduction, citizens from every corner of the nation fervently expressed their disgust with the attack being waged on their health care. (nclnet.org)
  • The AHCA touted several policy changes that would have undoubtedly wreaked havoc on our health care system. (nclnet.org)
  • The essential health benefits are 10 services the ACA requires all plans to cover, including maternity and newborn care, ambulatory services, preventive and wellness services, and substance use treatment that can address issues such as the opioid epidemic ravaging communities across the country. (nclnet.org)
  • Women of child-bearing age would have experienced significantly higher health care costs due to the elimination of maternity care and contraception from the standard benefits package - and they would either have considerably higher premiums than their male counterparts or be forced to pay for their maternity care or contraceptive methods out-of-pocket. (nclnet.org)
  • Rather than trying to undermine the ACA, Republicans and Democrats should embrace this opportunity to work together to come up with solutions that address the current insufficiencies in health care and make our system one that works for everyone. (nclnet.org)
  • The National Consumers League, which since our inception in 1899 has spoken up for consumers and supported health insurance for all Americans, is proud to have stood alongside our colleagues in the consumer and public health communities in this battle to defend our care and oppose policies that would send us backward. (nclnet.org)
  • We will continue to fight to protect the ACA, preserve consumer health protections, and argue that it is good for the economy and good for America's future if all of us have access to health care coverage. (nclnet.org)
  • The range of services includes delivery of mental health, addiction, and either screening for general medical conditions or onsite access to primary care during the first year of the demonstration. (hhs.gov)
  • Throughout these states, certified community behavioral health clinics (CCBHCs) and their designated collaborating organizations (DCOs) are now offering whole-person care, that is, care that is person/family-centered, trauma-informed and recovery-oriented, with the integration of physical and behavioral care serving the "whole-person" rather than simply one disconnected aspect of the individual, regardless of their place of residence or ability to pay (HHS, 2016). (hhs.gov)
  • Such care is critical to the health of our communities, many of which are grappling with the ramifications of undertreated or untreated behavioral health issues. (hhs.gov)
  • Public officials, health care providers, and families are searching for effective responses to serious and complex problems, such as the opioid epidemic that kills an average of 130 people per day in the United States, (HHS, 2019), and in 2015 alone, cost the country $504 billion dollars (Council of Economic Advisers, 2017). (hhs.gov)
  • So Much Winning - Meeting to discuss feline health care. (memeorandum.com)
  • 'Hello, Bob': President Trump called my cellphone to say that the health-care bill was dead - President Trump called me on my cellphone Friday afternoon at 3:31 p.m. (memeorandum.com)
  • Starting in 2017, the United States withheld funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the largest provider of reproductive health care globally and a leader in ending preventable child and maternal deaths, promoting gender equality, and addressing gender-based violence. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • Dear Legislator, I am a supporter of CARE, and I am urging you to support the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in this Congress. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • Working in more than 150 countries, UNFPA programs train doctors and midwives, provide voluntary family planning, provide prenatal and antenatal care, prevent gender-based violence, and combat harmful practices like child marriage and female genital mutilation. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • UNFPA is often the only provider of maternal health services in areas of conflict and disaster and has a sterling track record for providing high quality care. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • As the Senate debates President Barack Obama's health-care bill, it's important we not get distracted by the sideshows Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has planned for us. (heartland.org)
  • Reid wants to keep moderate Democrats on board for the goal he knows is really important: Giving the government a dominant role in health care. (heartland.org)
  • Three provisions constitute the vicious heart of the Democrats' health-care overhaul. (heartland.org)
  • Surrounded by patients who told horror stories of being stuck with hefty bills, President Trump recently waded into a widespread health care problem for which almost all people - even those with insurance - are at risk: surprise medical billing. (npr.org)
  • Attention to surprise billing, which involves charging patients for care that is more expensive than expected or not covered by their insurance, has grown following an ongoing Kaiser Health News-NPR Bill of the Month project . (npr.org)
  • But key lawmakers, including Alexander and Cassidy, have met with administration officials to discuss the problem of how to reduce health care costs. (npr.org)
  • The Improving Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014 requires a report to Congress on unified payment for Medicare post-acute care (PAC). (hhs.gov)
  • Medicare PAC providers are skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, long-term care hospitals, and home health agencies. (hhs.gov)
  • Perhaps most important is the emphasis on primary prevention and the need for coordination between pediatric health-care providers and public agencies. (cdc.gov)
  • We are aware of concerns about the impact the changes in the statement will have on childhood lead poisoning prevention programs, laboratories, and pediatric health-care providers. (cdc.gov)
  • decision-making related to health care, universal problem. (who.int)
  • So in 2014, Congress created a pilot program for one-stop mental health service centers that could meet a variety of needs and provide treatment. (rollcall.com)
  • They're modeled in part on federally qualified health centers, which similarly provide preventive and treatment services for physical conditions regardless of a patient's ability to pay. (rollcall.com)
  • In addition to the 24-hour access, the behavioral health centers must meet other standards to qualify for the enhanced Medicaid payments. (rollcall.com)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) facilitates and supports efforts to provide education, awareness and training on EMAC to local, state and federal public health professionals. (cdc.gov)
  • Health Promotion, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for and assessed in this report. (cdc.gov)
  • Bills in Congress would extend the program - known as Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, or CCBHCs - for another two years and expand it to additional states. (rollcall.com)
  • The importance of having such plans in place is underscored by the development of a new Healthy People 2020 objective (PREP-5) to "increase the percentage of school districts that require schools to include specific topics in their crisis preparedness, response, and recovery plans" ( 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • School-based preparedness planning needs to be coordinated with interdisciplinary community partners to achieve Healthy People 2020 PREP-5 objectives for this vulnerable population. (cdc.gov)
  • From 2007 to 2020 there was $87 billion dollars worth of losses and $188 billion in unfunded liabilities, such as future pensions and health benefits. (wxyz.com)
  • The lower house of Mexico's congress overwhelmingly approved a controversial law Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, limiting foreign agents and lifting their immunity. (sandiegouniontribune.com)
  • So under the guise of making health insurance more affordable, the Democrats' plan will restrict your menu of choices to include only the most expensive options. (heartland.org)
  • Ending surprise billing is an important part of Democrats' ongoing effort to lower out-of-pocket health costs, and we'll be working on it in the coming Congress," said Henry Connelly, a Pelosi spokesman. (npr.org)
  • This 1st International One Health Congress will achieve these goals by focusing clearly on the risks and challenges brought about by the interactions between animal and human health and the environment. (onehealthinitiative.com)
  • He said that unless Congress acts to shore up the fund, transportation aid to states will be held up and workers laid off construction sites across the country. (yahoo.com)
  • Wikisource has original text related to this article: Portal:Acts of the United States Congresses/Acts of the 113th United States Congress Library of Congress - Thomas H.R. 3350 beta.congress.gov H.R. 3350 GovTrack.us H.R. 3350 OpenCongress.org H.R. 3350 WashingtonWatch.com H.R. 3350 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Government. (wikipedia.org)
  • Unless Congress acts by the end of the year, physicians face another big cut to their Medicare payments on Jan. 1. (texmed.org)
  • Another thing Obama said he would not support -- a requirement that all of us be forced by law to buy overpriced health coverage from private insurance companies. (prwatch.org)
  • Having worked in the health insurance industry for nearly 20 years, I know Obama and Clinton were right in insisting that a public health insurance plan is vital to reform. (prwatch.org)
  • A public plan not only will serve to "keep the private insurers honest," as Obama used to say before he started waffling, but it will also provide millions of people who now have no insurance at all with good coverage at a more affordable price. (prwatch.org)
  • But unless I missed it -- and I even read the transcript of his comments to make sure I didn't -- Obama never even mentioned the public insurance option in his opening remarks in Montana, where he stood just a few feet away from one of the insurance industry's biggest friends in Congress, Senator Max Baucus . (prwatch.org)
  • The Obama administration is sending a four-year, $302 billion transportation plan to Congress, hoping to jump-start a national debate on how to repair and replace the nation's aging infrastructure and accommodate the needs of a growing population. (yahoo.com)
  • President Barack Obama has emphasized infrastructure spending throughout his presidency as a means to spur job growth and increase economic competitiveness, but the bill is the first detailed, long-term transportation bill his administration has sent to Congress. (yahoo.com)
  • Reuters) - The Obama administration will unveil a more realistic vision for the military Thursday, with plans to cut tens of thousands of ground troops and invest more in air and sea power at a time of fiscal restraint, officials familiar with the plans said Wednesday. (ibtimes.com)
  • President Obama has already stated he plans to fund UNFPA despite Kemp-Kasten . (jillstanek.com)
  • Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. (loc.gov)
  • Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. (loc.gov)
  • Zelenskyy's trip comes as Congress is debating President Joe Biden's request to provide as much as $24 billion in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine as it fights the Russian invasion. (whnt.com)
  • 3Department of Evidence for Population Health Unit, School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom. (who.int)
  • List of bills in the 113th United States Congress Kasperowicz, Pete (November 14, 2013). (wikipedia.org)
  • Congress is working to pass its annual appropriations bills before a Sept. 30 deadline to keep the U.S. government running. (whnt.com)
  • I urge you to stand up for women and girls around the world by supporting UNFPA bills and protecting UNFPA's funding this Congress. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • Rather than increasing the number of insured by making health insurance more affordable, all forms of this plan make health insurance more expensive and increases the incentive to drop your insurance until you need someone to pay for your medical bills. (heartland.org)
  • Its purpose is to force health-insurance companies to offer comprehensive coverage that pays for all of your routine bills-which in turn comes at a higher price. (heartland.org)
  • Trump's declaration that taming unexpected bills would be a top priority for his administration echoed through the halls of Congress, where a handful of Republican and Democratic lawmakers had already been studying the problem. (npr.org)
  • Sen. Debbie Stabenow is leading the charge in the Senate to renew a promising mental health program. (rollcall.com)
  • In recent years, around one-third of adults with serious mental illness and half of all adults and teens with any mental illness did not receive any kind of treatment, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (rollcall.com)
  • Dive into the transformative journey of a leading automotive services company leveraging a strategic sleep solution to enhance employee mental health and work efficiency. (benefitspro.com)
  • This is the to start with time since the Carter administration that the federal federal government has taken these types of significant leadership in addressing mental wellbeing, suggests Dr. Thomas Insel, a psychiatrist and the former director of the National Institute of Psychological Health and fitness. (uniteddairyindustries.com)
  • The mental health and fitness affect of the pandemic, Stribling adds, "is heading to have a extremely long tail. (uniteddairyindustries.com)
  • Respondents were asked whether their school district required schools to have a comprehensive plan to address crisis preparedness, response, and recovery that included four specific topics identified in PREP-5: family reunification procedures, procedures for responding to pandemic influenza or other infectious disease outbreaks, provisions for students and staff members with special needs, and provision of mental health services for students and staff members after a crisis. (cdc.gov)
  • The Mayor Wellness Campaign is hosting two virtual training courses for Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), one for Adult Mental Health First Aid Training and the other Youth Mental Health First Aid Training. (njslom.org)
  • As part of its Mental Health Initiative, supported by The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, the Mayors Wellness Campaign has two upcoming virtual Mental Health First Aid trainings. (njslom.org)
  • MAT is but one of the several outpatient mental health and SUD (MH/SUD) services that were added by CCBHCs as they became certified. (hhs.gov)
  • The confluence of ticklish factors has created plenty of uncertainty about how Congress will proceed after lawmakers return from the long Thanksgiving break, when party leaders will have to decide where the aid bill will originate, how it will be structured and what exactly it will contain. (wkrg.com)
  • At analytica China, visitors will also find a series of new conferences such as the Food Safety Quick Testing Technology and Development Forum, the 2018 Environmental Monitoring and Analysis Technology Forum and the China International Congress on Laboratory Planning, Construction and Management. (analytica.de)
  • The China International Congress on Laboratory Planning, Construction and Management will be held along with analytica China 2018. (analytica.de)
  • The unique characteristics of children dictate the need for school-based all-hazards response plans during natural disasters, emerging infectious diseases, and terrorism ( 1 - 3 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Impaired growth and musculoskeletal disorders are among the occupational safety and health risks for young workers carrying out repetitive manual tasks. (ilo.org)
  • Explore this InfoStory to learn more about occupational safety and health for young people. (ilo.org)
  • The SafeYouth@Work Congress (2-6 September 2017) brought together 125 young employers, workers, unionists and students at the XXI World Congress for Safety and Health at Work to build a global network of young champions for occupational safety and health. (ilo.org)
  • This report was sponsored by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, and includes analysis from the Research Triangle Institute. (hhs.gov)
  • As part of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, the Military Health System is transitioning the administration and management of all military and hospitals and clinics to DHA. (health.mil)
  • Debut SafeYouth@Work Media Competition launched in 2017 showcasing global youth voices on what safety and health means to them - more than 130 entries from some 20 countries. (ilo.org)
  • The market serves a population of about 150,000 eligible Military Health System beneficiaries spanning 597 square miles of the third largest Hawaiian island, Oahu. (health.mil)
  • They must have relationships with other kinds of health clinics and psychiatric facilities to ensure seamless transitions across a range of health services. (rollcall.com)
  • Employers overwhelmingly agree that changing the existing tax incentives would slow retirement plan deferral rates, but PSCA's survey shows some might even rethink offering plans. (benefitspro.com)
  • Retirement plan sponsors are overwhelmingly against a tax reform package. (benefitspro.com)
  • Plan sponsors are overwhelmingly against a tax reform package that would eliminate or reduce the tax-preferential treatment of defined contribution retirement plans. (benefitspro.com)
  • The lower house of Mexico's congress overwhelmingly approved a law Tuesday limiting foreign agents operating in the country and lifting their immunity in a decision that could impact its relationship with the U.S. government, a key partner in its fight against drug cartels. (sandiegouniontribune.com)
  • The Congress aims to make recommendations on policy and organisational changes using the underlying science to inform and drive the process. (onehealthinitiative.com)
  • The SafeYouth@Work Action Plan aims at improving safety and health for young workers, by proposing key actions that should be considered by Governments, employers and employers' organizations, workers' and workers' organizations, and young people and youth organizations. (ilo.org)
  • The Congress aims to promote the sustainable development in laboratory planning and construction in China through IT and AI technologies. (analytica.de)
  • It will consider these in the general context of the science and research being undertaken, but critically it will focus on the outcomes that need to be achieved to effectively manage the growing risks to global health. (onehealthinitiative.com)
  • Country Capacity refers to the combination of strengths, attributes, and resources available within a country to effectively manage and reduce health emergency risks while enhancing resilience. (who.int)
  • National planning assists in determining the actions that should be taken in the upcoming weeks, months, and years to prevent, detect, and respond to risks and threats. (who.int)
  • The deficiencies found in some census regions show a need to strengthen school district-based disaster preparedness planning. (cdc.gov)
  • The overall objective of this course is to strengthen the capacity of the main stakeholders to plan, develop and manage efforts to improve national OSH systems so that they can effectively protect young workers. (ilo.org)
  • Urge your members of Congress to stand for women and girls around the world by supporting the UNFPA in this Congress. (thepetitionsite.com)
  • Subsequent annual reports to Congress on this demonstration will include data now being collected and reported by CCBHCs in each of the eight demonstration states as required. (hhs.gov)
  • The move to a win-spoil plan, allowing U.S. forces to fight one campaign and stop or block another conflict, includes a recognition that the White House would need to ramp up public support for further engagement and draw more heavily on Reserve and National Guard troops when required. (ibtimes.com)
  • This year, the World Day for Safety and Health at Work (SafeDay) and the World Day Against Child Labour (WDACL) are coming together in a joint campaign to improve the safety and health of young workers and end child labour. (ilo.org)
  • Congress has decided to honor years of work and input from park visitors, sportsmen, local communities, tribes, industry, and other stakeholders for how to best manage our natural resources. (npca.org)
  • The SPH Portal also furnishes stakeholders with documents, data, and resources encompassing critical areas essential for advancing global health security and emergency preparedness. (who.int)
  • Later, 2 national conferences, Living Well with Epilepsy I (1997) and Living Well with Epilepsy II (2003), convened an expanded group of stakeholders to assess progress and gaps for continued public health action (7). (cdc.gov)
  • Congress attempted to repeal the rule under the Congressional Review Act, which would have prevented the BLM from ever issuing a similar rule in the future unless directed by Congress. (npca.org)
  • There isn't much time for Congress to act before the trust fund can no longer meet its obligations, especially in the hyper-partisan atmosphere of an election year. (yahoo.com)
  • In 2012, Congress finally pieced together a series of one-time tax changes and spending cuts to programs unrelated to transportation in order to keep the trust fund solvent for about two years. (yahoo.com)
  • The International Famly Planning increase includes $50 million allocated to the United Nations Population Fund , which President Bush blocked through the Kemp-Kasten provision due to UNFPA's involvement with coerced abortions and sterilizations in China . (jillstanek.com)
  • Nonetheless, the president's concentrate on the psychological health crisis - and new indications of bipartisan assistance for addressing it - are extremely encouraging, states Insel: "I think for the 1st time in a quite, extremely prolonged time, we have equally White Dwelling and congressional fascination and momentum for, as the president stated, taking on psychological health and fitness. (uniteddairyindustries.com)
  • Indications in Congress have always been that this would be something they could do on a bipartisan basis," said Paul Ginsburg , a health economist at the Brookings Institution. (npr.org)
  • This afternoon, I had the honor of testifying before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health about the National Plan to End Parkinson's Act. (michaeljfox.org)
  • The bill is intended to "make good on President Obama's promise that 'if you like your health plan, you can keep it. (wikipedia.org)
  • Can Ex-Congressman Make Case to Return to Congress? (rollcall.com)
  • Public works site: Limited job training and experience regarding safety and health hazards make young workers more at risk of workplace accidents. (ilo.org)
  • Fearing a public backlash, Congress didn't have the guts to make this new tax very large-just $750 at the start. (heartland.org)
  • John Balbus, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, thanked Monitoring work group members for their contributions to the project since the last cal and said that the goal of this cal was to review each recommendation and determine what the steps to make each one actionable and clear. (cdc.gov)
  • Using data from the 2012 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), this report examines policies and practices related to school district preparedness, response, and recovery. (cdc.gov)
  • And the Guttmacher Institute just so happened to put out a report saying Family Planned services prevented 800,000 abortions. (jillstanek.com)
  • In 2012, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a seminal report on the public health dimensions of the epilepsies, recommending actions in 7 domains. (cdc.gov)
  • The US Department of Health and Human Services responded to this report by accelerating and integrating ongoing initiatives and beginning new ones. (cdc.gov)
  • This article summarizes recent federally supported activities promoting an integrated public health approach for epilepsy, highlighting progress in response to the landmark 2012 IOM report and identifying opportunities for continued public health action. (cdc.gov)
  • This article summarizes federally supported activities promoting an integrated public health approach for epilepsy, highlighting recent progress in response to the landmark 2012 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Epilepsy Across the Spectrum: Promoting Health and Understanding (2). (cdc.gov)
  • To reinvigorate efforts to unify action in the 21st century, 24 organizations, including federal agencies in the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and nonprofit organizations in Vision 20-20 (a group of epilepsy stakeholder organizations), joined together in 2010 to commission the first epilepsy report from the IOM. (cdc.gov)
  • On Tuesday, Congress officially passed The Postal Service Reform Act. (wxyz.com)
  • The administration's plan includes pumping about $150 billion into transportation programs beyond the money raised from fuel taxes. (yahoo.com)
  • For the last few years, the One Health concept has brought together experts working in the areas of animal and human disease. (onehealthinitiative.com)
  • The bottom line, said O'Connor, is that grad student tax obligations would likely increase under the proposed plan, and might even triple during the first couple of years of graduate study if tuition is considered taxable income. (harvard.edu)
  • Many transportation insiders predict Congress will wind up doing what it has done repeatedly over the past five years - dip into the general treasury for enough money to keep programs going a few weeks or a few months, at which point the exercise will have to be repeated all over again. (yahoo.com)
  • The military could be forced to cut another $600 billion in defense spending over 10 years unless Congress takes action to stop a second round of cuts mandated in the August accord. (ibtimes.com)
  • SHPPS is a national survey conducted every 6 years by CDC to assess school health policies and practices at state, district, school, and classroom levels. (cdc.gov)
  • Only 511 (47.8%) women were currently using contraceptives, which was significantly associated with age, husband's age, years of marriage, education level, income level and attitude to family planning. (who.int)
  • On average, urban districts required schools to include more of the four selected topics in their plans than nonurban districts. (cdc.gov)
  • Urban districts tended to be more likely than nonurban districts to require specific topics in school preparedness plans. (cdc.gov)
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  • In March 2012, the IOM unveiled its seminal publication Epilepsy Across the Spectrum: Promoting Health and Understanding (2). (cdc.gov)
  • JTA ) - The director of Ohio's health department offered her enthusiastic support for issuing a certificate to those who can prove immunity to COVID-19 in order to reopen their businesses. (jta.org)
  • Described as a "dose of hope" by Congressman Paul Tonko, the National Plan received unanimous support from the Committee during an inspiring and emotional bill hearing. (michaeljfox.org)
  • Congressional support for The National Plan to End Parkinson's Act continues to grow. (michaeljfox.org)
  • Advocates and members of the Parkinson's continue to email, call, and meet with their members of Congress to ask them to support the National Plan to End Parkinson's Act ( S.1064 / H.R.2365 ). (michaeljfox.org)
  • While inability to build a solid block of support for the AHCA in Congress became painfully obvious over time, the American people made their disdain of the bill apparent from the start. (nclnet.org)
  • The sentiment found support from many in Congress. (npr.org)
  • In addition, the AHCA would have effectively gutted consumer health protections, particularly for patients with pre-existing conditions, by eliminating out-of-pocket caps and reinstating lifetime coverage limits. (nclnet.org)
  • For the first time, it is envisaged that a global consideration of interrelated issues of animal and human health and the relationship with the environment can take the science to the policy maker and thus drive real and profound change. (onehealthinitiative.com)
  • It can be something based on your health, the health of a family member or friend, or a community need or policy change. (ourbodiesourselves.org)
  • Right now your best option for reducing the cost of your health insurance is to buy a policy with a high deductible, which leaves you to pay for routine checkups and minor injuries (preferably from savings held in a tax-free Health Savings Account) but covers your needs in catastrophic circumstances-a bad car accident, say, or expensive treatment for cancer. (heartland.org)
  • In the absence of a local policy, health plans would default to a federal formula outlined in the bill. (npr.org)
  • This regionally-representative group comprises internationally-recognized policy-makers and technical experts in the fields of public health, biomedical science, finance, and economics. (who.int)
  • Credit Line: Law Library of Congress, Legal Gazette collection. (loc.gov)
  • After listening to the speeches he made in Montana and Arizona and to comments made by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Obama's press secretary, Robert Gibbs , on the Sunday morning talk shows, I'm wondering what happened to the guy Americans elected. (prwatch.org)
  • For the most section, the federal governing administration has ceded psychological well being plan [and] expert services to the states. (uniteddairyindustries.com)
  • They do not reflect the views of the Department of Health and Human Services, the contractor or any other funding organization. (hhs.gov)
  • This statement reflects the vision expressed in the Department of Health and Human Services' Strategic Plan for the Elimination of Childhood Lead Poisoning, which calls for a concerted, coordinated societywide effort to eliminate this disease. (cdc.gov)
  • First, as noted above, the Strategic Plan for the Elimination of Childhood Lead Poisoning was released by Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, on February 21, 1991. (cdc.gov)
  • L'augmentation des cas notifiés de violence physique infligée à l'enfant appelle un renforcement des services de protection en la matière. (who.int)
  • Urge your representatives to vote 'yes' on the National Plan when it gets to the House floor for a vote. (michaeljfox.org)
  • This provision won't actually drive anyone to buy health insurance and prop up the risk pools for the insured. (heartland.org)
  • For example, in 1975, the Plan for Nationwide Action on Epilepsy, commissioned by Congress and led by the former Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, identified the burden of epilepsy in the population and released a first set of groundbreaking recommendations to federal and state agencies (5). (cdc.gov)
  • Thanks in large part to you - our Parkinson's community - The National Plan to End Parkinson's Act has just been advanced out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee! (michaeljfox.org)
  • Committee members finalized a National Action Plan for addressing the childhood agricultur al injury problem. (cdc.gov)
  • As a group of advocacy organizations specifically focused on child well-being, we the undersigned have grave concerns that the actions of extreme factions within Congress will cause undue harm in the near-term and well into the future for children and families with the lowest incomes. (childrensdefense.org)
  • The Hawaii Market is on the leading edge of the Military Health System's historic change, following its formal establishment by the DHA on July 26, 2021. (health.mil)
  • 90% collaborated on plans with staff members from individual schools within the district, local fire departments, and local law enforcement agencies. (cdc.gov)
  • We couldn't be more grateful to the tens of thousands of advocates who published op-eds, signed our petition, wrote letters and called members of Congress to get the bill this far. (michaeljfox.org)
  • And I'm heartened and encouraged by my time with various members of Congress at the hearing this afternoon. (michaeljfox.org)
  • And, I answer questions from members of Congress throughout the Q&A session that follows. (michaeljfox.org)
  • The persistence and hard work of everyday Americans who spoke up, who called their members of Congress, who attended rallies, wrote to their local papers, and used social media ultimately made the difference. (nclnet.org)
  • The Ukrainian president made a wartime visit to Washington in December 2022 and delivered an impassioned address to a joint meeting of Congress. (whnt.com)
  • The president may face criticism from defense hawks in Congress, many of them Republicans, who question his commitment to U.S. military strength. (ibtimes.com)
  • This is nothing less than a declaration of war by Congress on American retirees,' said R. Thomas Buffenbarger, international president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. (kingworldnews.com)
  • BLM's Methane Waste Reduction rule was crafted after a thorough multi-year public process resulting in balanced safeguards that protect national parks, public health and ensure revenue to the federal government and Western states. (npca.org)
  • Robert Plant, Dave Grohl and hundreds of other artists spanning many genres are asking Congress to provide federal aid to independent concert venues across the United States that are in danger of shutting down due to the coronavirus pandemic. (wjbr.com)
  • The National Plan to End Parkinson's Act is modeled after the successful National Alzheimer's Plan which laid the groundwork for a quadrupling of federal research investment in Alzheimer's. (michaeljfox.org)
  • Finally, CDC also has a grant program in childhood lead poisoning prevention, through which state and local health agencies receive Federal money to screen children for lead poisoning, ensure environmental and medical followup for poisoned children, and provide education about lead poisoning. (cdc.gov)
  • These actions can be identified through comprehensive tools such as all-hazards National Action Plans for Health Security (NAPHS), disease-specific plans, contingency plans, and other sources. (who.int)
  • In addition, regional consultations were held in all regions from August to October 2007 to discuss the draft global strategy and plan of action. (who.int)
  • Assembly in May 2008.1 The Health Assembly adopted the global strategy and the agreed parts of the plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property in resolution WHA61.21. (who.int)
  • The outstanding components of the plan of action, including time frames, progress indicators and estimated funding needs, have been finalized. (who.int)
  • Based on guidance provided by Member States to the Intergovernmental Working Group, the Secretariat has undertaken further work on a set of indicators that would allow the monitoring of overall progress in implementation of the global strategy and plan of action. (who.int)
  • The Secretariat has also undertaken a costing exercise to estimate funding needs for the implementation of the plan of action. (who.int)
  • by the work undertaken in costing other WHO plans of action. (who.int)
  • The Secretariat has initiated the Quick Start Programme to implement a number of specific actions of the global strategy and plan of action that fall under the responsibility of WHO. (who.int)
  • Epilepsy, a complex spectrum of disorders, merits enhanced public health action. (cdc.gov)
  • Ratified by Congress and signed into law in 1996, the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) external icon is an interstate mutual aid agreement that provides a mechanism for sharing personnel, equipment and resources among states during emergencies and disasters. (cdc.gov)
  • The plan was endorsed by the U.S. Congress in October 1996. (cdc.gov)
  • I'll remember each time that Uncle Redd's passionate voice reached hearts and minds in courtrooms, halls of Congress, and interviews," said Damario Solomon-Simmons, one of the attorneys who has pursued compensation for the survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre. (woodtv.com)
  • It seeks to address a psychological health crisis that has been a long time in the earning but was only worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. (uniteddairyindustries.com)
  • However, you can request an extended payment plan any time while the overpayment is outstanding. (texmed.org)