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NZNO highlights shortcomings in Public Health Bill.(NEWS AND EVENTS)(New Zealand Nurses Organisation)
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Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand
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May 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 New Zealand Nurses' Organisation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Potential shortcomings in the Public Health Bill, which could see young children miss out on vital health services and leave key nursing skills under-used, must be addressed, according to NZNO. In its submission on the Bill to the Health Select Committee last month, NZNO chief executive Geoff Annals, who led NZNO's delegation, said there were two important issues the select committee must address. "As the Bill is written, a designated officer such as a public health nurse (PHN) is unable to examine a child under 16 without the consent of a parent or guardian. It would mean that, without consent, a PHN would not be able to carry out something as simple as checking a child ...
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REP. BALDWIN INTRODUCES BILL TO STRENGTHEN OUR PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
September 16, 2008 ;
694 words
......agents. Ultimately, the bill will allow our public health workforce to address...extremely important bill. Today local public health departments must confront...key elements of the public health workforce. The bill also authorizes, for...
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Greeley Tribune (Greeley, CO);
March 3, 2007 ;
282 words
......introduced the Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act Friday. The bill would create a grant program...their training programs for public health professionals to address...veterinary medical colleges. The bill will build infrastructure...
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US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
July 19, 2006 ;
265 words
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U.S. Newswire;
June 25, 2001 ;
787 words
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PRESIDENT SIGNS PUBLIC HEALTH SECURITY AND BIOTERRORISM BILL
Regulatory Intelligence Data;
June 12, 2002 ;
INDSTRY GROUP 91;
787 words
......of H.R. 3448, the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism...together on this bill. I appreciate Governor...respond. And this bill I'm signing today...effort. First, the bill will enhance our...States. Second, the bill will strengthen...care providers with public health ...
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SEN. DOMENICI COSPONSORS PUBLIC HEALTH DOCTORS' BILL
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
October 17, 2007 ;
349 words
......decline in the number of public health physicians dedicated to preventative medicine and public health, U.S. Senator Pete Domenici...Preventative Medicine and Public Health Training Act (S.1120...preventative medicine or public health. "Because New ...
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SEN. ENZI CALLS FDA-TOBACCO LEGISLATION 'PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTER,' SAYS...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
July 16, 2007 ;
523 words
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SENS. DURBIN, HAGEL REINTRODUCE BILL TO INCREASE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
July 26, 2007 ;
410 words
......NE) today reintroduced the Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development...increase the pipeline of qualified public health workers at the federal, state...to students going into the public health field. It also encourages current employees to stay in the public ...
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SENS. HAGEL, DURBIN REINTRODUCE BILL TO INCREASE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
July 26, 2007 ;
413 words
......offering scholarships to students going into the public health field. It also encourages current employees to stay in the public health field by providing loan repayments in exchange...designated number of years of service in public health. Senators Hagel and Durbin have ...
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US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
December 9, 2006 ;
578 words
......the Congress passed public health preparedness legislation...action to improve our public health defenses, and develop...research agency. With this bill, we take many important...response capabilities for public health emergencies by increasing...legislation reauthorizes the ...
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SEN. BURR INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN BILL TO IMPROVE NATION'S PUBLIC HEALTH,...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
July 18, 2006 ;
673 words
......standardized and strong public health capability to respond...disaster." Burr's bill reauthorizes the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism...coordinated strategy for public health emergency preparedness...emergencies. The bill would improve training...disasters. Fund ...
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Biology, Medicine, and the Bill of Rights: Chapter 5B Public Health...
U.S. History;
Office of Technology Assessment;
787 words
...00-00-0000 Chapter 5B Public Health Techniques and Technologies Modern Public Health Techniques and Technologies In the extended...immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Many of the traditional public health techniques are being used in this epidemic...
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SENS. ORTIZ, RUNNER BILL TO CREATE SEPARATE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
August 31, 2006 ;
387 words
......California Department of Public Health today was overwhelmingly...Wednesday approved the bill, 79 0; the Senate today...state level to local public health officers who are the...programs pertaining to public health and disease prevention...overseen by a State Public ...
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TOBACCO BILL SERVES VITAL PUBLIC HEALTH INTEREST
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
April 2, 2008 ;
441 words
......Commerce mark-up of the bill. DeGette inserted a provision...inform Congress about public health implications of the tobacco...provision included in the bill - requiring a study to...better informed about the public health implications of the tobacco...
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APHL Instrumental in Passage of Maryland House Bill 344: Public Health...
U.S. Newswire;
April 16, 2007 ;
401 words
......Membership of the Association of Public Health Laboratories, +1-240-485-27...into law Maryland House Bill 344 (HB 344), the Public Health Laboratories - Mutual Aid...authorizes the Maryland public health laboratory to enter into a mutual aid agreement with a public ...
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