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In July 2006, the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act of 2006, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response was introduced. On December 19, 2006 it became public law and OPHEP was officially changed to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness ...
Healthcare reform advocacy groups in the United States are non-profit organizations in the US who have as one of their primary goals healthcare reform in the United States. These notable organizations address issues such as universal healthcare , national health insurance , and single-payer healthcare .
The Deep Decarbonization Pathways initiative (DDPi) is a global consortium formed in 2013 which researches methods to limit the rise of global temperature due to global warming to 2 °C or less. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The focus of the DDPP is on decarbonization pathways for sustainable energy systems, other sectors of the economy, such as agriculture and ...
May 25—MORGANTOWN — Department of Health Facilities Secretary Michael Caruso gave legislators an update last week on the latest effort to come up with some kind of plan for the state's seven ...
U.S. oil and biofuel groups banded together this week to urge the new Trump administration to increase volumes of renewable fuels that must be blended into the nation's fuel mix in 2026 and beyond ...
President Trump displays a signed National Security Presidential Memorandum in the Oval Office, Feb. 7, 2019 in Washington. With the memorandum, Mr. Trump launched the Women's Global Development ...
The health benefits from climate change mitigation are significant. Potential measures can not only mitigate future health impacts from climate change but also improve health directly. [ 267 ] [ 268 ] Climate change mitigation is interconnected with various health co-benefits, such as those from reduced air pollution . [ 268 ]
Ministries of health in several sub-Saharan African countries, including Zambia, Uganda, and South African, were reported to have begun planning health system reform including hospital accreditation before 2002. However, most hospitals in Africa are administered by local health ministries or missionary organizations without accreditation programs.