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NAACP proposes reform of Superfund liability system. (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
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National Assn for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Pres Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr has proposed that the Superfund environmental cleanup program be revised as to purpose and funding. Chavis believes that changing the Superfund purpose from finance to public health would avoid the liability litigations that have plagued to system. NAACP has called for an increase in Superfund's annual budget to between $3.5 and $4.5 billion to prevent the infrastructure disintegration in the minority and ...
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Public health ethics--more urgent than ever. (at the center).
The Hastings Center Report
; Public Health Ethics--More Urgent than Ever. The tragic events of 11 September have altered our priorities and changed the context within which we work. Issues at the forefront last summer have been placed on the back burner, and new questions dominate the public agenda. This is as true for the
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National Public Health Week Shines Spotlight on 'What Is Public Health' as U.S. Faces Mounting Public Health Challenges
U.S. Newswire
; To: HEALTH EDITORS Contact: Allison Foster, of The Association of Schools of Public Health, +1-202-296-1099, afoster@asph.org; or Stefanie Forman of SS+K, +1-212-419-3357, sforman@ssk.com, for The Association of Schools of Public Health WASHINGTON, April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- National media
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Public health nursing: issues for practice, research and policy
Community Practitioner
; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING SCOTLAND Abstract Public health nursing (PHN) is undergoing a resurgence at the present time. A review of recent literature is presented to inform the debate on current developments in public health nursing. Public health nursing has some similarities to aspects of health
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The public health ghetto: Tory spokesman takes Labour to task for muddled thinking and incoherent strategies.(Junk the Spin)
Grocer
; Andrew Lansley, Shadow secretary of state for health What has happened to public health since Labour came to power? In short, there has been a crisis. Despite the former health secretary Alan Milbum's call four years ago to drag public health 'out of the ghetto', we have seen resources in the NHS
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Canadian Coalition for Public Health in the 21st Century: Consultation on Strengthening the Pan-Canadian Public Health System and Meeting with the Minister of State (Public Health)
Canadian Journal of Public Health
; Wednesday, March 10, 2004 The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is ? national, independent, not-for-profit, voluntary association representing public health in Canada with links to the international public health community. CPHA's members believe in universal and equitable access to the
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