• 10 Other examples of evidence based interventions with potential policy relevance include vaccines for human papillomavirus, buprenorphine maintenance therapy for opioid dependence, and male circumcision for the prevention of HIV. (bmj.com)
  • Economic research provides further help for policy makers by allowing them to determine the cost and cost effectiveness of interventions. (bmj.com)
  • Central mitigation strategies include nonpharmaceutical interventions, such as travel-related restrictions, case-based, and social distancing interventions. (cdc.gov)
  • By the end of April, the first epidemic wave had waned, and withdrawal of physical distancing interventions became a social priority. (cdc.gov)
  • It aims to consider social policy and particular interventions in their historical contexts, as a way of unpacking the construction of sexuality in the intersection of colonialism, gender, race, class and international policy frameworks in developing countries. (lse.ac.uk)
  • This series "New Frontiers of Social Policy" aims to promote social development through systematic attention to the underlying social context and the social outcomes of development interventions and public policy. (worldbank.org)
  • The confirmed links with social discrimination and job concerns raise compelling questions about whether focused mental health promotion would be efficacious in preventing or reducing work performance loss and injuries among Chinese immigrant work ers or whether broader work policy interventions would be necessary, or both. (cdc.gov)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified 38,658 gun-related deaths in 2017, including suicides, murders, and unintentional killings (see https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/injury.htm). (socialworker.com)
  • As a member of the Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle of New York delegation to Venezuela this past August, this researcher was able to observe a variety of community-based organizations and their social production of goods and services in both urban centers and the countryside. (coha.org)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. (cdc.gov)
  • Methods The policy adoption continuum is described in the context of California's smoke-free workplace movement, and the influence of policy-driven tobacco control initiatives on social norms, behaviour and the public's health was examined. (bmj.com)
  • Results The Smoke-free California policy adoption continuum reflects a general approach for policy innovation and diffusion that builds social acceptance and influences social norms, while minimising unintended consequences and creating best practices in tobacco control. (bmj.com)
  • Conclusions Proposition 99 created an unprecedented tobacco control infrastructure that supported local policy innovation and diffusion to influence social norms and behaviours. (bmj.com)
  • 5 The innovation and refinement of a given policy may occur across the following continuum of policy types, with varying impacts on social norms and the public's health. (bmj.com)
  • Communities have adopted and put into action some of the strongest, innovative, and effective tobacco control policies that have served as a catalyst for transitioning social norms about tobacco use. (cdc.gov)
  • For implementing strategies, the stakeholders cited alignment with social norms as a major facilitator, whereas law enforcement difficulties and resistance from industry/business sectors were viewed as major obstacles. (bvsalud.org)
  • The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. (who.int)
  • All superiors with operational, personnel or business process responsibilities shall actively support the implementation by adapting existing and new local policies, procedures and decision making processes. (arcticpaper.com)
  • The project aims to acquire a profound understanding of the position of silent agents in the knowledge base of legislative processes that concern them, exploring epistemic struggles and questions of representation. (helsinki.fi)
  • For over 20 years, California tobacco control advocates have employed voluntary and legislative policy processes as tools to yield long-term sustainable impacts on the health of their communities. (bmj.com)
  • It is the prevailing economic paradigm in today's world and references something everyone is familiar with-policies and processes whereby a relative handful of private interests are permitted to control as much as possible of social life in order to maximize their personal profit. (ubc.ca)
  • The notion of social belongingness has been applied to different scales, from individual to social processes, and from subjective to objective dimensions. (frontiersin.org)
  • These findings also have practical and policy implications, and may inform public deliberation processes and policy decisions to develop capabilities, promote subjective wellbeing, and ultimately promote positive belongingness. (frontiersin.org)
  • Social guarantees strengthen citizenship through an emphasis on the policy mechanisms and democratic processes needed to define and support such standards. (worldbank.org)
  • According to the Advisory, social connection influences individual health via three important pathways, each with their own processes: biological, psychological, and behavioral. (cdc.gov)
  • Background Since the passage of Proposition 99, California's comprehensive tobacco control programme has benefited from a localised policy adoption process that allows for the innovation and diffusion of strong local tobacco control policies throughout the state. (bmj.com)
  • 4,5,6 A Healthy People 2030 objective calls to eliminate policies in states, territories, and the District of Columbia that preempt stronger local tobacco control policies. (cdc.gov)
  • While there may be legitimate, even widely held, criticisms of the BJP government's economic or agricultural policy, citizens are likely to withhold public criticism or face intimidation from government supporters when they do so. (hindustantimes.com)
  • Some policies of the State, such as subsidizing farmers that grow crops with low economic returns, have decelerated the process, he added. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • However, given the resurgence of cases in Greece and other countries, careful consideration and close monitoring are needed to inform strategies for resuming and maintaining social and economic activities. (cdc.gov)
  • The study focuses on the Tampere casino project and its social, economic and political expectations by different stakeholders. (helsinki.fi)
  • Noteworthy with this change was the accompanying promise from the government that it would also be enacting supportive policy changes in areas such as employment, finance, childcare, and education to address the social and economic reasons why couples had thus far hesitated to have more children. (britannica.com)
  • Overall, tobacco control policies can be organised into three categories based on intent: (1) to educate individuals and influence health behaviours, (2) to create economic disincentives or (3) to regulate product production, distribution or use. (bmj.com)
  • Since the 1990s, gradual paradigm shifts have occurred whereby various policies have been developed to adapt family matters to economic pressures and goals, demographic concerns, changing employment structures, pension and childcare systems, gender equality issues and diversifying familial structures (Lewis, 2006, p. (lu.se)
  • Based on fairly similar domestic political and socioeconomic developments affecting work-family reconciliation issues, the MSs advocated an extension of EU competencies in social, economic and employment matters. (lu.se)
  • Yet, due to diverse complexities of domestic socioeconomic, political and cultural circumstances, the peculiarities of the differing welfare regimes and the MSs' reluctance of further extending EU powers, resulted in the creation of soft law as a regulative response to support the MSs balancing economic, employment and social issues. (lu.se)
  • As will be seen below, the crucial factor in this process of political, social and economic revolution is the key and ostensive role played by the "Catholic left. (tfp.org)
  • The left-leaning social programs, government handouts, bloated salaries of outrageously corrupt government officials and failed economic policies have thrust Greece into economic despair. (naturalnews.com)
  • Such is the devastation of socialist economic policies. (naturalnews.com)
  • Government-directed socialist economic policies always fail sooner or later. (naturalnews.com)
  • It is the great liberal social and economic experiment gone bad, and it should be a warning to all other states. (naturalnews.com)
  • Some of them, often referred to as " national conservatives ," have conjured an ideal past when American businesses took care of their employees, customers, and communities-a past undone by libertarians and neoliberals, who took control of Washington, controlled economic policy for two generations, and made business serve Wall Street instead. (city-journal.org)
  • The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) 1 was negotiated under WHO Constitutional mandate,2 becoming the first modern framework convention with specific public health objectives, but also addressing the social, economic and environmental impact of tobacco. (who.int)
  • The COP and MOP have adopted several decisions, guidelines and policy recommendations that provide necessary background for all sectors of governments to position themselves in regard to tobacco agriculture, tobacco trade, and tobacco's social, economic and environmental impacts, and consumption. (who.int)
  • By "globalising," I simply mean policies that attempt to counteract the economic and political pressures that often force individuals who would rather stay home to leave their countries and migrate to the US. (aljazeera.com)
  • 1(p.23) In fact, the Advisory points out that the benefits of social connection extend beyond individual health to community-level outcomes, such as greater economic prosperity, reduced crime and community violence, and better disaster preparedness and recovery among communities. (cdc.gov)
  • Arctic Paper is committed to manage its business in a manner that recognizes respects and promotes social responsibility, in active and constructive dialogue with local, national and international stakeholders. (arcticpaper.com)
  • Between 2019 and 2021, we conducted semi-structured interviews with stakeholders involved in alcohol policy adoption and implementation. (bvsalud.org)
  • The stakeholders noted that although WHO advocacy facilitated local policy considerations, the adoption of stringent measures was challenged by low political priority due to the low visibility of harms. (bvsalud.org)
  • Conclusion: The paper concludes that stakeholders in diverse communities can actively contribute to shaping policy and practice through participatory consultations. (bvsalud.org)
  • Various discussions were had during the 1990s concerning the ways to implement a public health policy that would be complete and all-embracing, coping with the lack of financial support, the emergence of new technology and equipment, the lack of human resources prepared to be put to work in the national health system and, amongst the many other problems, the accelerated growth of private health companies. (bvsalud.org)
  • Based on experience as researchers and as policy makers at the White House and United Nations, we argue that although science should inform health policy, it cannot be the only consideration. (bmj.com)
  • The discovery of new types of influenza virus, for example, or of smoking as a cause of cancer made policy makers aware of grave threats to health. (bmj.com)
  • Science can also be useful for telling policy makers which tools are likely to produce a desired effect. (bmj.com)
  • Worse, decision-makers at local authorities, who control State-owned capital, might prefer to invest in capital-intensive programs to maintain digital prosperity. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • The thesis will examine the various means available to policy makers to assess individuals against such standards. (warwick.ac.uk)
  • The answers to these questions are to be found buried within the archives of government departments and in the publications of contemporaneous social researchers, politicians and policy-makers and the media. (warwick.ac.uk)
  • On the other hand they don't believe it works as well as traditional media at reaching primary target audiences: Donors, the media and policy makers. (pkscribe.com)
  • It is aimed at decision-makers, policy in the Eastern Mediterranean Region analysts and health professionals involved in designing appropriate and effective noncommunicable disease prevention and control programmes. (who.int)
  • The commission s final report, presented in 1971, provided an analysis of drug use and the social mechanisms behind drug problems. (druglibrary.org)
  • Europeanisation and its concomitant social, policy and political learning mechanisms. (lu.se)
  • It emphasizes that effective realization of social rights requires attention not just to dimensions of access, but also to elements of quality, financial protection, and the availability of mechanisms of redress. (worldbank.org)
  • Conclusion: This study advances understanding of the mechanisms by which social determinants influence work er health and work performance and the relevance of mental health in this process. (cdc.gov)
  • He was interested in demonstrating how agents of social control amplified deviance, in that they potentially damaged the identities of those labeled as "deviant" and invited them to embrace deviant identities and behavior. (wikipedia.org)
  • on the other, a desire to include them, to allow more control over a potentially problematic social group who it was thought should be within reach of an institution that could maintain or instil discipline. (warwick.ac.uk)
  • So it is headed into an era of what can only be called a financial implosion that may ultimately lead to mass rioting, social unrest and potentially even revolution. (naturalnews.com)
  • Globalising immigration policy, on the other hand, would be humane, effective, and potentially more popular than any of the proposals currently on the table. (aljazeera.com)
  • Advocates must be cautious of pursuing a statewide policy prematurely, as it may result in a weak and/or pre-emptive policy that can stymie local policy efforts and prolong the adoption of a meaningful statewide policy. (bmj.com)
  • And they're also nervous about the lack of control - particularly that advocates can organize easily without the help of the nonprofits. (pkscribe.com)
  • Yet the executives (83%) are concerned that it also makes it much easier for advocates to organize on their own without the help of the nonprofits. (pkscribe.com)
  • In contrast to the demands of some to place tighter control on gun sales and possession, many gun rights advocates suggest that the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to bear arms and that this right should not be abridged by gun control laws. (socialworker.com)
  • Arguably, potential victims of gun violence are vulnerable and should be the focus of social work advocates. (socialworker.com)
  • It is "the process of arousing social concern over an issue", usually perpetuated by moral entrepreneurs and mass media coverage, and exacerbated by politicians and lawmakers. (wikipedia.org)
  • Although it may frustrate scientists when politicians are swayed by the possible electoral consequences of various policy options, few scientists (including us) would want to live in a society in which politicians completely ignored the views of those who have elected them as their representatives. (bmj.com)
  • In a world of uncertainty where mistakes are unavoidable facts of daily life for citizens and politicians alike, how politicians will be able to avoid foreign policy mistakes is the main concern of this book. (ciaonet.org)
  • The alternative, as Cornell sociologist Mabel Berezin shows in her careful study of the rise of the National Front party in France ( Illiberal Politics in Neoliberal Times ), is that an economically insecure populace will only increase its support for extremist anti-immigrant politicians and policies. (aljazeera.com)
  • The Online Marketing of Gambling project analyzes how gambling operators on the Finnish and Swedish gambling markets utilize social media platforms for commercial communication and image building. (helsinki.fi)
  • This chapter explores the public's own experiences and attitudes about their personal data and finds that large shares are worried about the amount of information that entities, like social media companies or advertisers, have about them. (pewresearch.org)
  • At least eight-in-ten adults say they are at least a little concerned about how much personal information social media sites (85%), advertisers (84%), or companies they buy things from (80%) might know about them. (pewresearch.org)
  • The level of concern is felt most acutely when asked about social media sites or advertisers: About four-in-ten Americans say they have a lot of concern about how much personal information these respective groups have about them. (pewresearch.org)
  • Another survey on nonprofits using social media was released today. (pkscribe.com)
  • The results are mixed because of how the survey respondents (nonprofit and foundation executives) view social media. (pkscribe.com)
  • On the one hand the overwhelming majority believe social media helps them reach new external audiences and they like the low cost . (pkscribe.com)
  • Those reasons lead the nonprofits surveyed to say that 85% of them intend "to make greater use of social media in the next two years. (pkscribe.com)
  • And 78% will "require additional and deeper social media expertise " on their staff to make the most of the opportunities it offers. (pkscribe.com)
  • Skeptical how well social media helps them connect with hard-to-reach audiences. (pkscribe.com)
  • Clearly the nonprofit executives surveyed have mixed perceptions about social media. (pkscribe.com)
  • and the need for social media policies and guidelines. (pkscribe.com)
  • 1) Keep sharing with your executives and board members the success stories everyone is having with social media - not only your organization. (pkscribe.com)
  • Ask your friends at other nonprofits if they have any social media policies and guidelines. (pkscribe.com)
  • Become a hero with upper management as you expedite progress in maximizing the benefits of social media. (pkscribe.com)
  • The Bank of Canada (the "Bank") recognizes that social media platforms represent important tools for providing information about our programs and services. (bankofcanada.ca)
  • This document has been written to explain how the Bank interacts with the public through social media. (bankofcanada.ca)
  • We invite you to use our social media channels to learn more about who we are and what we do. (bankofcanada.ca)
  • Our social media accounts are maintained by the Bank and are typically monitored during regular business hours, unless otherwise indicated. (bankofcanada.ca)
  • While social media platforms provide an opportunity to engage in dialogue, our communications staff may not reply or acknowledge comments or inquiries made through social media. (bankofcanada.ca)
  • Social media platforms are not bound by official policies for Web accessibility. (bankofcanada.ca)
  • The Bank's social media accounts may post or display links for sites that are not under our control. (bankofcanada.ca)
  • Bank employees may have accounts on one or more social media platforms. (bankofcanada.ca)
  • Despite their professional affiliation with the Bank, the Bank takes no responsibility for the content of its employees' personal social media accounts. (bankofcanada.ca)
  • Similarly, any comments made by employees on any social media platform do not represent the Bank's official position. (bankofcanada.ca)
  • CCBC believes that having a presence in social media platforms will allow the college to broadcast information and interact with the public using the latest, popular communication technologies. (ccbcmd.edu)
  • Because social media tools and their uses and challenges are evolving rapidly, these standards will be monitored and adjusted to accommodate changes in the various social media platforms as necessary. (ccbcmd.edu)
  • The social media guidelines address use of social media sites by CCBC and its departments. (ccbcmd.edu)
  • It is important to understand that interactions through social media can be of great benefit but also can cause concern for the college. (ccbcmd.edu)
  • Due to the risks involved, including loss of control over brand and content, misuse of electronic communications, and internet security threats, it is imperative that official use of social media sites by college employees adhere to appropriate guidelines. (ccbcmd.edu)
  • College Communications recommends that most organizations/programs interact with CCBC's main page rather than creating their own social media accounts. (ccbcmd.edu)
  • If organizations/programs feel a more distinct social media presence is necessary, they must contact College Communications for a consultation. (ccbcmd.edu)
  • Any social media account representing CCBC must comply with terms and conditions set by the third-party vendor as well as the college's Acceptable Use of Information Technology and Professional Code of Conduct. (ccbcmd.edu)
  • Guidelines provide best practices for positive interactions on social media sites when representing the college. (ccbcmd.edu)
  • Social media tools should not be used to post detailed policy, procedural, or internal information. (ccbcmd.edu)
  • Different parenting, different life stressors, social media? (medscape.com)
  • for, and contribute to policy and media production and placement Selecting measures of efectivenes social change. (who.int)
  • United Nations agencies, funds and programmes together with international organizations that are observers to the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (COP) are expected to work as one, ensuring a consistent and effective separation between its activities and those of the tobacco industry. (who.int)
  • The Committee endorsed a strategic framework to coordinate and integrate support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and urged Member States to take all necessary steps to accelerate the prevention, control and elimination of communicable diseases and increase domestic public funding allocations for HIV, tuberculosis, malaria and immunization programmes. (who.int)
  • The Plan of action for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases of noncommunicable diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region represents a step forward in preventing noncommunicable diseases in the Region, and in strengthening regional efforts to implement prevention and control programmes. (who.int)
  • Social responsibility means responsibility for the impacts of decisions and activities on society and the environment. (arcticpaper.com)
  • The guidelines also support the policies established by the college's Acceptable Use of Information Technology and Professional Code of Conduct. (ccbcmd.edu)
  • Policy coherence is at the heart of the FCTC and all sectors of the government are expected to jointly implement the Convention, its Protocols and to use its guidelines and policy options and recommendations for such implementation. (who.int)
  • It should be noted that "there is a fundamental and irreconcilable conflict between the tobacco industry's interests and public health policy interests" , in line with FCTC Article 5.3 guidelines. (who.int)
  • Local and national government and non-government organisations and other key informants can inform the development of national and international guidelines and policies. (bvsalud.org)
  • While Shah addressed the concern in his response, government ministers and government-aligned public voices were quick to attack Bajaj - thereby validating Bajaj's concerns. (hindustantimes.com)
  • 11 Substantial policy action did not occur for several decades and was instigated not by a new scientific breakthrough but by sustained health activism and public interest litigation. (bmj.com)
  • There is widespread concern among the general public about how companies - and the government - are using their personal data. (pewresearch.org)
  • But even as the public has general concerns about data collection, Americans are more wary of certain groups having access to their data than others. (pewresearch.org)
  • Smaller shares - though still a majority - of the public say they are concerned about how much information law enforcement (61%) or their employer (58%) know about them. (pewresearch.org)
  • Readers conversant with this literature will be far better prepared to contribute to public dialogue on K-12 education than those familiar only with the latest school board report, task-force recommendations, or education policy op-ed. (independent.org)
  • Noting how little public opinion has moved over the last decade on abortion, the Jesuits are concerned by "troubling signs" about future attitudes regarding the sacredness of life as technology and public mores change. (americamagazine.org)
  • Local communities have responded to public health concerns related to smoking and tobacco use. (cdc.gov)
  • The VSB, indeed all school boards and other social services in the province, are now subject to the rule of the market, thus justifying "cost containment" as the first priority of those mandated to deliver education to the public. (ubc.ca)
  • Rather, education policy in B.C. reflects the key features of neoliberal globalization, not the least of which is the principle that more and more of our collective wealth is devoted to maximizing private profits rather than serving public needs. (ubc.ca)
  • This course is available on the MSc in Gender (Sexuality), MSc in International Social and Public Policy, MSc in International Social and Public Policy (Development), MSc in International Social and Public Policy (Migration), MSc in International Social and Public Policy (Non-Governmental Organisations) and MSc in Social Policy (Research). (lse.ac.uk)
  • This course aims to analyse and understand the way social policies deploy sexuality categories in regulating everyday life in developing countries, both in its public and private manifestations. (lse.ac.uk)
  • The social guarantees approach converts abstract rights into defined standards that can be used as a framework for making public policy accountable to citizens. (worldbank.org)
  • Rigorous analysis of available public resources and of institutions, programmatic approaches, and legal frameworks is essential to underpin the provision of social guarantees and to ensure that the set standards can be delivered to all. (worldbank.org)
  • By making the case for an asset-based social policy, it moves well beyond social welfare palliatives for needy households toward public actions that give people the means and opportunities to accumulate assets and have greater control over their livelihoods. (worldbank.org)
  • Each Party shal promote and strengthen public awarenes of tobac o control is ues, using al available communication to ls, as ap ropriate. (who.int)
  • We used these data and mathematical modeling to obtain estimates for the first epidemic wave in the country, during February-April 2020, to assess the effects of all social distancing measures, and to assess the relative contribution of each measure towards the control of COVID-19. (cdc.gov)
  • We conducted a phone survey during March 31-April 7, 2020, to estimate the number of social contacts and age mixing of the population on a weekday during the lockdown and on the same day of the week before the pandemic, during mid-January 2020, by using contact diaries ( Appendix Figure 1). (cdc.gov)
  • The project is concerned with content of the communication, and if/to what extent that changed between the years 2017 and 2020. (helsinki.fi)
  • The EES, Lisbon and Europe 2020 are the most relevant soft law strategies promoting the improvement of work-family reconciliation-related policies in the EU Member States. (lu.se)
  • Thereby, soft law instruments of the European Employment Strategy (EES), the Lisbon and Europe 2020 strategies are the most prominent channels to promote work-family reconciliation policies. (lu.se)
  • These soft law strategies possess a potential to influence domestic policy-making in reconciliation matters in line with the governance tool Open Method of Coordination (OMC). (lu.se)
  • Its peers, State Street and Vanguard, seem largely aligned with BlackRock's interpretation of stakeholder capitalism and such related concepts as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing. (city-journal.org)
  • However, these measures, together with other social welfare policies, might be cut by government officials who claim China is on the brink of becoming a welfare state and stress the necessity of encouraging people to work hard by providing insufficient welfare. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • The course also aims to interrogate the relationship between particular social policy prescriptions developed in most industrialized welfare societies and the way some of these are transferred to developing countries. (lse.ac.uk)
  • Suffocated by the terminal financial burden of leftist social programs, welfare handouts, runaway social services and health care costs for its millions of undocumented residents, California is also headed for its own financial implosion. (naturalnews.com)
  • The political adviser chips in, agreeing that the swing to the right in Italy and Sweden reveals that people are fed up with policies that have allowed for the creation of parallel societies and welfare systems that make few demands to push integration. (monocle.com)
  • In particular, court decisions related to smokefree indoor air have determined whether a state preempts the passing of local laws pertinent to tobacco prevention and control. (cdc.gov)
  • 1. Chronic Disese Eastern Mediterranean Region - prevention and control 2. (who.int)
  • At its core, Bajaj was expressing a concern about the hegemony of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rule at the Centre, and how it silences the criticism required for effective policy. (hindustantimes.com)
  • For example, effective policy on smoking required more than the discovery that it is a cause of lung cancer and other diseases. (bmj.com)
  • yet only among MPs willing to learn from effective work-family reconciliation policy models from MSs with comparable political socioeconomic structures. (lu.se)
  • Community services like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) are designed to help, but it's not clear how effective the online support groups that have replaced social gatherings are. (medscape.com)
  • Social distancing aims to decrease social contacts and reduce transmission ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)
  • This series is designed to address issues of importance to the World Bank's Social Development Strategy, which aims to empower people by transforming institutions to make them more inclusive, responsible, and accountable, and transforming subjects and beneficiaries into citizens with rights and responsibilities. (worldbank.org)
  • This study aims to obtain key stakeholder views on feasibility of implementing various publicly endorsed alcohol policies in Hong Kong, a relatively low alcohol consumption region with few extant alcohol regulations. (bvsalud.org)
  • Tobacco control policy efforts should address campaign challenges, oppose pre-emption and confront tobacco industry influence. (bmj.com)
  • Proposition 99 and the creation of the California Tobacco Control Program (CTCP) generated a statewide infrastructure which laid the groundwork for a localised policy adoption process that in turn has allowed for the innovation, diffusion and refinement of tobacco control policies while minimising unintended consequences. (bmj.com)
  • Tobacco control policies have often been adopted at the state level after being carried out in a critical mass of communities within a state. (cdc.gov)
  • These policies discourage young people from initiating use and encourage adult tobacco users to quit. (cdc.gov)
  • Some states, preempt, or prevent local communities from passing local laws that are more stringent or differ from a state's tobacco control policies related to licensure, smokefree indoor air, and youth access. (cdc.gov)
  • A state may preempt local tobacco control laws in all or only in some categories. (cdc.gov)
  • The tobacco industry has historically supported state preemption laws as a way to reverse existing local tobacco control laws and prevent future enactment of such laws. (cdc.gov)
  • The only way for states to ensure that local tobacco control laws are not preempted is to include enabling clauses in state laws. (cdc.gov)
  • This can have the effect of making the state law the floor for tobacco control regulations, rather than preemption provisions that establish state law as the ceiling. (cdc.gov)
  • It guides and informs the global tobacco control agenda and is a legally binding instrument. (who.int)
  • Furthermore, in line with the ECOSOC resolutions, 5 - 6 UN agencies are encouraged to adopt the Model Policy for Agencies of the UN system on preventing tobacco industry interference especially with regards to receiving funding from the tobacco industry. (who.int)
  • This book series has been conceived and produced for the broader development community, rather than for social policy specialists alone. (worldbank.org)
  • We conducted a survey on age-specific social contact patterns to assess effects of physical distancing measures and used a susceptible-exposed-infectious-recovered model to simulate the epidemic. (cdc.gov)
  • Multiple social distancing measures contained the first epidemic wave in Greece. (cdc.gov)
  • From the abstract: "[Adam Smith's article "Of the Expense of the Institutions for the Education of Youth" in The Wealth of Nations ] considers several policy measures, but it is wrong to conclude that he favors government subsidization. (independent.org)
  • In May, the U.S. Surgeon General, Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, released Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community calling for a whole-of-society approach to address the epidemic of loneliness and isolation. (cdc.gov)
  • Based on decades of research examining the importance of social connection to individual and community health, the Advisory refers to multidisciplinary evidence indicating that social connection can predict longevity and well-being, while loneliness and social isolation are predictors of poor health and premature death. (cdc.gov)
  • Over the past few decades, trends in the United States show that companionship and engagement with friends and family have declined while social isolation has increased 5 (see figure 2). (cdc.gov)
  • In a poll of 1004 Americans conducted on March 18 and 19, 8% of respondents reported that they are consuming more alcohol or other drugs and substances during this period of social isolation. (medscape.com)
  • Social isolation, stress, and anxiety are likely confounding the problem. (medscape.com)
  • Social isolation has made it difficult for people struggling to stop drinking to connect with others who can help them change their addictive behavior. (medscape.com)
  • Cohen's initial development of the concept was for the purpose of analyzing the definition of and social reaction to these subcultures as a social problem. (wikipedia.org)
  • In recommending the gradual decriminalization of all drugs, the report noted that illicit drugs can be used in a controlled and limited way and that marginalizing drug-using subcultures has significant negative repercussions. (druglibrary.org)
  • The book showcases an innovative approach to social policy that the author believes can act to transform the capacity of states to implement policies to enhance equality of opportunity among citizens. (worldbank.org)
  • Interpret and implement policies in a manner consistent with the interests of the District. (appone.com)
  • With regard to the social function of the organization, Yarlin said, "we host a variety of social activities including sports for youth and reading groups. (coha.org)
  • The one-child policy produced consequences beyond the goal of reducing population growth . (britannica.com)
  • The precarious pathways project is concerned with transitions from education to work and my PhD research, attached to Project 1, is focused on broken transitions. (warwick.ac.uk)
  • Social scientific research has long shown that border control policies do not stop determined immigrants from coming to the United States, but they do provide a powerful incentive for those immigrants to stay once they've made the arduous journey. (aljazeera.com)
  • 1,3 Research shows that social connection can improve our individual health and well-being. (cdc.gov)
  • Background and Objective: Emerging, yet separate, lines of research document the influence of social determinants on mental health and work performance. (cdc.gov)
  • and reciprocally how policy change can inform organisations' practice and research activities. (bvsalud.org)
  • The major concern of the analysis is to bring out the perceptions of sexuality that underwrite these policies and how these interact with existing perceptions of sexualities and their performances (identities, desires and bodily practices) in multiple developing country contexts. (lse.ac.uk)
  • That became a concern, as the great majority of senior citizens in China relied on their children for support after they retired, and there were fewer children to support them. (britannica.com)
  • proposed gun-control bills to curtail the right to self-defense by law-abiding citizens and, on the other hand, growing insecurity and in-your-face boldness of organized crime which leaves many authorities in almost complete paralysis. (tfp.org)
  • Science can and must inform health policy decisions in several ways, including by identifying emerging problems. (bmj.com)
  • In this study, the cases of the German Elterngeld reforms are applied to scrutinise the influences of these three strategies on domestic policy- making. (lu.se)
  • The problem is that when criticisms from the ground cannot easily reach those in power, then the government cannot efficiently correct flaws in its policies - as it is surrounded by yes men. (hindustantimes.com)
  • We had also seen the US and Australia move to restrict Hikvision and Dahua, given their links to the atrocities in Xinjiang and their cybersecurity flaws, and were concerned of the risks this posed to privacy and civil liberties in the UK, so decided to dig deeper. (mysociety.org)
  • As with other contentious issues such as heroin prescribing, needle exchange, and sex education, many scientists think that the lesson of the Nutt controversy is that we must take the politics out of health policy decisions and simply "do what the science says. (bmj.com)
  • Science also has limits in health policy decision making. (bmj.com)
  • We shall actively strive for the continuous improvement of health and safety in the workplace and aim to provide a safe working environment with highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being for our employees. (arcticpaper.com)
  • Anu Katainen , Veera Kankainen and Josefin Westermarck are involved in Work Package 5 concerning mental health, substance use and consumer related debt. (helsinki.fi)
  • Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Section 52 of the lotteries act. (helsinki.fi)
  • What Is Social Connection and How Is It Related to Health? (cdc.gov)
  • On the other hand, loneliness and an inadequacy of healthy connections may increase the risk for physical, cognitive, and emotional health concerns such as heart disease, stroke, and diabetes, dementia, and suicide, and substance abuse. (cdc.gov)
  • 4 The Advisory points out that increasing social connection by small increments can improve health and reduce the risk for illness and mortality. (cdc.gov)
  • The Regional Committee expressed concern not just about progress towards the SDG targets for universal health coverage, but also over the Region's vulnerability to emergencies from multiple hazards, including disease outbreaks and natural disasters. (who.int)
  • The resolution calls on Member States to boost efforts to institutionalize the One Health approach and ensure that a system is in place to govern, manage, coordinate and oversee One Health activities, and create a supportive and enabling environment for One Health, including legislation, policy and budgetary allocations. (who.int)
  • We tested an expanded, theory-driven model positing the effects of social discrimination and job concerns on mental health , as mediator of work performance and injuries for Chinese immigrants in the U.S. Methods: Chinese immigrants (N=194), work ing in food service, completed a comprehensive in-person interview, with scales using Likert-type response options. (cdc.gov)
  • Using SEM, we tested for the effects of social discrimination and job concerns on mental health problems and the mediating effects of mental health problems on work performance loss and work -related injuries, controlling for relevant covariates including gender, English proficiency and health status. (cdc.gov)
  • Mental health problems mediated the influence of discrimination and job concerns on work performance and injuries (=-.56 & =-.55, p (cdc.gov)
  • At present, the assessment of progress related to sectoral and policy reforms, as well as harmonisation with EU legislation, shows that Ukraine is in the lead. (bne.eu)
  • Create, plan and organize instructional materials, modify (update) lesson plans and instruct students English and social studies using current instructional strategies to assure highest quality instruction. (appone.com)
  • Strategies to control the virus largely ignored attending to human rights and socioeconomic well-being of this marginalised group. (bvsalud.org)
  • Couples hesitated to have a second child for reasons such as concerns about being able to afford another child, the lack of available childcare, and worries about how having another child would affect their careers, especially for mothers. (britannica.com)
  • There may be lots of different kinds of mistakes, such as violating moral rules, lack of cognitive judgment, and policies costing too much and having unanticipated and undesirable results. (ciaonet.org)
  • These so-called 'programs that polish the image of local governments' help little in providing jobs," he said, adding that it is necessary to prevent local officials from abusing their power by investing in programs that favor political promotion rather than social development. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • The effectiveness of EU soft law and concomitant domestic policy paradigm shifts are highly dependent on MP's interests, pre- existing policies, socioeconomic issues, the domestic political climate and societal discourse. (lu.se)
  • But beneath all this lies a deeper, more concerning issue: a growing bipartisan interest in radically overhauling the relationship between business and government by replacing corporate fiduciary responsibilities with a government mandate that businesses prioritize political objectives. (city-journal.org)
  • This is part of the social political formation of our people. (coha.org)
  • Furthermore, decades of messaging and policies devoted to limiting family size to just one child had succeeded with ingraining the viewpoint that having one child was preferable. (britannica.com)
  • Crucially, it offers foundational perspectives (sometimes from decades or even centuries ago) as well as recommendations precipitated by more immediate concerns. (independent.org)
  • Foreign policy choices are not only concerned with rational choices, but, as Axelrod and Jarwis clearly defined it, they also stem from some sources of mistakes such as subjective cognitive maps, heuristics, attribution errors, desires to maintain cognitive consistency and avoid cognitive dissonance, selective attention, and other emotional or cold cognitive biases. (ciaonet.org)
  • Khong explains why human beings are "creatures with limited cognitive capacities" by emphasizing that leaders, like every human, tend to turn to historical analogies for guidance when confronted with novel foreign policy challenges. (ciaonet.org)
  • After Professor Nutt publicly accused the government of ignoring science when formulating drug policy (for example, by overestimating the dangers of ecstasy), he was sacked as UK drug policy adviser. (bmj.com)
  • At the same time, 64% of Americans report they feel very or somewhat concerned about how the government is using the data it collects about them. (pewresearch.org)
  • The campaign has caught the attention of government, and driven a change in policy over their internal usage of cameras. (mysociety.org)
  • I would like to reiterate that our government is not against social drinking. (indiatimes.com)
  • The government has no problem with social drinking as long as it is done responsibly. (indiatimes.com)
  • No government should control social change and its dynamics. (indiatimes.com)
  • Raw materials, energy and other resources shall be used efficiently and with environmental concern. (arcticpaper.com)
  • In fact, the best way to address the concerns of both liberals and conservatives is to expand the reform and address the global "push" and domestic "pull" factors that drive undocumented immigration. (aljazeera.com)
  • Fully 79% of adults say they are at least somewhat concerned about how companies are using the data it collects about them, including 36% who say they are very concerned about this issue. (pewresearch.org)
  • Besides treating the issue of policy, this article addresses the claim that Smith favored compulsory schooling. (independent.org)
  • This is no small issue and may be one of the most compelling social concerns for this new century. (mediate.com)
  • If you have questions or concerns around a specific issue, we encourage you to contact the Bank directly. (bankofcanada.ca)
  • This foolish taxation policy will, of course, only have the unintended effect of causing wealthy business owners to flee California and take all the decent-paying jobs with them. (naturalnews.com)
  • The social acceptance of abortion is a profound moral failure on both counts," the Jesuits say. (americamagazine.org)
  • It was a violation of international law, based on a diagnostic judgement blinded by ignorance of the future and by communist ideology, which led to a prescription for a policy action that alienated future allies.This, at the same time illustrates the mistake of commission (too much/too soon) and moral failure. (ciaonet.org)
  • There are some other questions of crucial importance which the book deals with: What are foreign policy mistakes and how and why do they occur? (ciaonet.org)
  • 2) Seek out the influencers in the social communities and build especially strong relationships with them. (pkscribe.com)
  • Have strong videos within the social communities that they can use for sharing with their networks. (pkscribe.com)
  • 62] established a commission with a broad mandate to 'clarify factors associated with the use of drugs' and 'to suggest proposals for a rational policy. (druglibrary.org)
  • An attentive observer can easily see that this socialist-inspired promise of a "true social revolution" in Brazil is making considerable progress. (tfp.org)
  • This chaos deeply concerns the vast majority of Brazilians, who reject socialist ideas, methods and goals even when not expounded clearly. (tfp.org)
  • 2 At the local level, policies can be more restrictive or comprehensive than state laws. (cdc.gov)
  • Hong Kong may not be ready to adopt a wide range of highly restrictive population-level alcohol policies. (bvsalud.org)
  • The approach is built around the framework of social guarantees and emphasizes multiple dimensions in the delivery of services and the realization of rights. (worldbank.org)
  • Georgia's attempt to (geo-)politicise Moldova's sub-optimal performance in transposing European law or putting it on an equal footing with Ukraine may cast a negative light on EU enlargement policy. (bne.eu)
  • He also says that Europe's biggest concern is not Ukraine but the destabilising force of unchecked immigration. (monocle.com)
  • The effects of local policy adoption led to the nation's first statewide smoke-free workplace law. (bmj.com)