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Gambia: NEA Exposes Lawmakers to Environmental Health Issues
The National Environmental Agency (NEA) on Saturday 10th December, 2022 convened a capacity building forum on issues relating to environmental health for National Assembly Select Committee on Environment and chairpersons of various select committees of the parliament. The training held at NaNA, was aimed at enhancing the capacity of lawmakers, especially the select committees on Environment. It was also designed to expose and enhance their understanding of the various environmental Acts and Regulations. The exercise, officials believe, would help the participants greatly in making informed decisions and for them to expedite ratification of pending draft bills when it is tabled before them. Established by Section 9 of NEMA 1994 Act,…
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Florida Department of Health in Brevard County Issues Precautionary Swim Advisory
September 28, 2022 Florida Department of Health in Brevard County Issues Precautionary Swim Advisory-Avoid contact with contaminated water- Contact:Cynthia Leckey, EH [email protected] Viera, FL — Due to the potential effects on water quality related to Hurricane Ian, the Florida Department of Health in Brevard (DOH-Brevard) has issued a county wide precautionary swim advisory for all public beaches. At this time, swimming is not recommended. Tests will be conducted, when possible, to determine the water quality at public beach locations. Until test results are available, you should assume that water contact may pose an increased risk of disease or illness, particularly for susceptible individuals. Additionally, residents should avoid contact with floodwaters…
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Technological Fixes To Ease The Labor Shortage Issues In Healthcare
Sonia Gupta MD, Chief Medical Officer, Change Healthcare. getty We are amid a well-known epidemic of physician burnout. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, the healthcare industry was experiencing unprecedented levels of labor shortages and patient volumes. As a practicing radiologist, I’ve seen firsthand the impact this has had on workers. Many physicians have had to work long hours away from their families, with no one available to replace them. For working parents within and outside of the healthcare industry, this was an especially challenging time. Now, as we transition toward recovery, patients who postponed things like routine radiology screenings—either because of fear or facility closure—are coming back. Unfortunately, it has…
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$11.3 million NIH Superfund award to address environmental health issues caused by VOCs – Research and Discovery
Wayne State’s Melissa Runge-Morris, M.D. and Carol Miller, Ph.D., have received an $11.3 million award from NIEHS for a new Superfund Research Program. Art by Alexis Wright, WSU student. Wayne State to lead multidisciplinary, multiorganization team Melissa Runge-Morris, M.D. DETROIT – Wayne State University has received a five-year, approximately $11.3 million award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) of the National Institutes of Health to create a new Superfund Research Program, the “Center for Leadership in Environmental Awareness and Research (CLEAR).” The Center will be dedicated to understanding and mitigating adverse birth outcomes and serious developmental health problems that have been associated with urban environmental exposure to…
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$11.3 million NIH Superfund award to address environmental health issues caused by VOCs – School of Medicine News
Wayne State to lead multidisciplinary, multiorganization team Wayne State University has received a five-year, approximately $11.3 million award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health to create a new Superfund Research Program, the Center for Leadership in Environmental Awareness and Research, or CLEAR. The center will be dedicated to understanding and mitigating adverse birth outcomes and serious developmental health problems that have been associated with urban environmental exposure to volatile organic chemicals, a special class of pollutant found in the subsurface of post-industrial cities like Detroit. Volatile organic chemicals, or VOCs, are a group of aromatic or chlorinated organic compounds that transition to…
