April 2021

PRESS RELEASE: Education leaders to share their diagnosis as well as their prognosis on issues related to health professions education in the country and around the world The following is a press release from…

1/4Senator Jacob L. Anderegg listens to another Senator speak on the first day of the legislative session held at the Utah State Capitol on Monday, January 27, 2020 in Salt Lake City.Isaac Hale, Special for the Standard…

Natural health products are not monitored safely or effectively by Health Canada, putting Canadians at risk, according to a scathing report from a federal watchdog. Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner Jerry DeMarco…

Health Canada does not guarantee that natural health products are safe, effective and accurately represented to consumers, a federal watchdog warned Thursday. Due to a lack of monitoring of manufacturing facilities and inadequate…

A A bill making mental health education a mandatory part of health education in Arizona schools appears to…

In an effort to further develop molecular diagnostic technology that will ensure authentic ingredients in natural health products, the University of Guelph has entered into a five-year collaborative agreement with…

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April 12, 2021 | 15:00 Health education in the community and in partnership with families…

School officials and community volunteers distributed backpacks, supplies and health education at Nystrom Elementary School on Saturday April 10, before WCCUSD schools reopened on April 19. (All photos by Mike Kinney) By…

Topline The White House on Friday released its initial budget request in Congress, which aims to increase spending across the board, but targets the largest increases in departments focused on health, education and the environment while…

The Alaska Senate Health and Human Services Committee held a hearing to SB 80 Tuesday. This bill would amend the existing health education curriculum to include a mental health curriculum in all health classes…

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - US President Joe Biden has called on Congress to sharply increase spending on climate change, cancer and underperforming schools, but his first budget wishlist on Friday sparked cries of bipartisan concern…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President Joe Biden has called on Congress to sharply increase spending to tackle climate change and gun violence and to support education in a budget that marks a marked departure from his predecessor, Donald…

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April 5, 2021 Gulzar Shah, Ph.D., department chair and professor of health and community health policy at Georgia Southern University's Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Perhaps a silver lining can be found!-->!-->!-->…

Since the start of the pandemic, interest in immune-supporting dietary supplements has increased around the world. According to exclusive Euromonitor data, immune health…

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — The State Board of Education held a public meeting on Friday to hear feedback on the proposed health education standards.The proposed health standards drew criticism from Governor Pete Ricketts as well as 28 state…

LINCOLN, Neb. (KMTV) - The Nebraska State Board of Education is discussing standards for sex education at its meeting on Friday.Twenty-eight NE State Senators sent an open letter to NE Education Department Commissioner Matt Blomstedt,…

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The State Board of Education held a public meeting on Friday to hear comments on the proposed health education standards.The proposed health standards drew criticism from Governor Pete Ricketts as well as 28 state…

Abdul Ghaffar, Sabina Faiz Rashid, Rhoda Kitti Wanyenze, Adnan A Hyder Improving the health of people is an essential and perhaps one of the most important functions of any government; health is not only a factor in overall…