scholarly journals Performance of Excess Heat Factor Severity as a Global Heatwave Health Impact Index

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 2494 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Nairn ◽  
Bertram Ostendorf ◽  
Peng Bi
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Early Warning Systems ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
The United States ◽  
Excess Heat ◽  
Excess Heat Factor ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Uk

The establishment of an effective policy response to rising heatwave impacts is most effective when the history of heatwaves, their current impacts and future risks, are mapped by a common metric. In response meteorological agencies aim to develop seamless climate, forecast, and warning heat impact services, spanning all temporal and spatial scales. The ability to diagnose heatwave severity using the Excess Heat Factor (EHF) has allowed the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (the Bureau) to publicly release 7-day heatwave severity maps since 2014. National meteorological agencies in the UK and the United States are evaluating global 7-day and multi-week EHF heatwave severity probability forecasts, whilst the Bureau contributes to a Copernicus project to supply the health sector with global EHF severity heatwave projection scenarios. In an evaluation of impact skill within global forecast systems, EHF intensity and severity is reviewed as a predictor of human health impact, and extended using climate observations and human health data for sites around the globe. Heatwave intensity, determined by short and long-term temperature anomalies at each locality, is normalized to permit spatial analysis and inter-site comparison. Dimensionless heatwave event moments of peak severity and accumulated severity are shown to correlate with noteworthy events around the globe, offering new insights into current and future heatwave variability and vulnerability. The EHF severity metric permits the comparison of international heatwave events and their impacts, and is readily implemented within international heatwave early warning systems.

A Perspective on the Corporate Transformation of Health Care

1995 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Warren Salmon
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Mode Of Delivery ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
The United States ◽  
Dominant Mode ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Health Service Providers ◽  
History Of

The ever-increasing ownership of health service providers, suppliers, and insurers by investor-owned enterprises presents an unforeseen complexity and diversity to health care delivery. This article reviews the history of the for-profit invasion of the health sector, linking corporate purchaser directions to the now dominant mode of delivery in managed care. These dynamics require unceasing reassessment while the United States embarks upon implementation of national health care reform.

Tools for assessment of human health dimensions in forests | Tools for assessment of human health dimensions in forests

2010 ◽  
Vol 161 (3) ◽  
pp. 114-119
Author(s):  
Jari Parviainen ◽  
Peter Furu ◽  
Conor Kretsch
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Forest Conditions

Human health related to forests can be evaluated by Health Impact Assessment (HIA) methodologies and by using indicators of Sustainable Forest Management (SFM). The HIA systematically reviews the health aspects associated with a development policy, plan or project for a forested area, whereas the indicators of SFM can be used to monitor and give information on the existing forests, and their management, including planning. A prerequisite for the assessment of human health aspects in forestry context is defining the relevant indicators. The physical and mental aspects of human health as well as human diseases related to forest conditions are not covered comprehensively and in an operational way for use in current forest management. The health aspects need more multidisciplinary research on the cause-effect relationships between health, forest management and biodiversity. It is also necessary to develop methodologies for the estimation of the economic value of the non-market forest ecosystem services. This article outlines several possibilities to collaborate and develop joint approaches between forest and health sector to assess the health aspect in forests and to ensure that the health aspects in forest management are taken into consideration.

Emotion, Colonialism and Immigration Policy

2018 ◽  
pp. 37-50
Author(s):  
Ala Sirriyeh
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Immigration Policies ◽  
British Colonialism ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Second Wave

This chapter examines the connection between colonialism and the emotion of compassion in contemporary immigration policy by reviewing key discourses present in the colonial and immigration histories of Australia, the UK and the United States. It first provides an overview of the history of British colonialism and how it gave rise to the ‘civilising process’, along with the rise of the discourse of ‘benevolent colonialism’ during the second wave of empire. It then considers the emergence and development of exclusionary immigration policies from the 1890s to 2000s, focusing on the links made between race and immigration in these periods, the creation of a distinction between ‘deserving’ refugees and ‘undeserving’ asylum seekers, and the criminalisation of migration. The chapter shows how anxieties and fears about immigration have shaped the emotional regimes of immigration policy and how such regimes have been constructed around attempts to identify and exclude undesirable immigrants.

scholarly journals Antibiotic Use in Food Animals: Controlling the Human Health Impact

2000 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Tollefson ◽  
Margaret Ann Miller
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Foodborne Pathogens ◽  
Drug Approval ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Human Health Impact ◽  
Food Animals

Abstract Resistance to antimicrobial drugs has compromised control of many bacterial pathogens. For foodborne pathogens, the most likely source of resistance is use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals. To control the human health impact from use of antimicrobials in animals, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced plans to assess the microbial safety of all antimicrobials intended for use in food-producing animals. This paper describes the history of antimicrobial use and regulation in animals, the public health concern, the current animal drug approval process in the United States, the international perspective, and FDA's proposed procedures to evaluate the human health impact of the antimicrobial effects associated with animal drugs intended for use in food-producing animals. The primary public health goal of the improved regulatory paradigm is to ensure that significant human antimicrobial therapies are not lost due to use of antimicrobials in food animals.

Challenges and Opportunities of Integrating Human Health into the Environmental Assessment Process: The Canadian Experience Contextualised to International Efforts

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (04) ◽  
pp. 1550034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pouyan Mahboubi ◽  
Margot W. Parkes ◽  
Hing Man Chan
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Process Efficiency ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Status ◽  
Public Collaboration

A scoping review of the literature was conducted to identify the most pressing issues pertaining to the application of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and the integration of health concerns into the Environmental Assessment (EA) process in Canada and internationally. The issues identified include the need for government intervention, gaps in methodology and tools, limitations of capacity and expertise, poor intersectoral, disciplinary and public collaboration/participation, challenges of data quantification and analytic complexity, and the need for process efficiency. The issues presented were also contextualised to the status quo practice of EA in Canada and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA 2012). Recommendations were proposed as a starting point for improved integration. First, a commitment by the actors involved to the protection of human health — aligned with the core mandate of the CEAA. Second, the achievement of intersectoral, disciplinary and public collaboration, led by government, ideally the health sector. The case is made for a new era of Canadian leadership and innovation at the interface of health and EA.

scholarly journals SEJARAH PERTANGGUNGJAWABAN PIDANA BENEFICIAL OWNER DI INDONESIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dicky J H
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Law ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Crime ◽  
Second Amendment ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Legal Subjects

The history of the criminal liability of  Beneficial Owner in the World is very  influenced by the UK and the United States where in tax treaties and international organizations such as the FATF, AEOI, OECD which often use the term beneficial owner, become the basis for the development of the beneficial owner concept in the World. The history of corporate regulation as a subject of criminal law in Indonesia consists of two periods, namely the KUHP period (before the existence of laws outside the KUHP) and a period outside the KUHP (the birth of new laws that specifically regulate corporations as legal subjects, such as Law No. 7 Drt. 1955 concerning Investigation, Prosecution, Economic Crime Court, Law No. 41 of 1999 concerning Forestry, Law No. 32 of 2009 concerning Protection and Management of the Environment, Law No. 8 of 2010 concerning Prevention and Eradication of Money Laundering and Law No. 20 of 2001 on the Second Amendment to Law No. 31 of 1999 on Corruption.

scholarly journals Me-FAS, You-FAS, We All Eat PFAS: What To Do About the Forever Chemical

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Noel M. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Human Exposure ◽  
The United States ◽  
Industrial Processes ◽  
Natural Processes ◽  
Initial Release ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Human Health Effects

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl, more commonly known as PFAS, has been found in the blood of 95% of the population. PFAS is a family of over 3,000 human-made chemicals. One chemical in the PFAS family, PFOA, is most well-known for its use in Teflon products and has been the subject of multiple litigations. While PFOA has been phased out of production in the United States due to its known negative human health effects, other PFAS that are just as harmful are now used in place of PFOA. The molecular structure of PFAS contains strong bonds that are difficult to break down through natural processes. This characteristic makes PFAS both extremely helpful to industrial processes and harmful to human health and the environment. Because of its resiliency, PFAS remain in the environment long after initial release. Its stability and endurance have led scientists to dub PFAS as “the forever chemical.” This Note explores the history of PFAS production in the United States and concludes with potential regulatory action that can be taken to limit human exposure to PFAS.

scholarly journals The intertwined history of non-human primate health and human medicine at the Smithsonian's national Zoo and conservation Biology Institute

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Gutierrez ◽  
Stephanie L. Canington ◽  
Andrea R. Eller ◽  
Elizabeth S. Herrelko ◽  
Sabrina B. Sholts
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Conservation Biology ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Disease Diagnosis ◽  
Zoo Animals ◽  
History Of ◽  
National Zoo ◽  
Human Primate

In April 2020, the Bronx Zoo made a headline-grabbing announcement: one of their tigers tested positive for COVID-19, a striking example of zoos as microcosms of human health and medicine. Indeed, many diseases and health problems experienced by zoo animals are found in, and frequently linked to, humans. Furthermore, the veterinary care they receive often incorporates knowledge, tools and treatments used in human health care. Here, we analyse these developments across the history of non-human primate health at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZP), one of the oldest zoos in the United States. From NZP's opening in 1891, we distinguish five historical time periods within its first century based on how animal health was described, treated and understood. Concentrating on descriptions of primates in annual Smithsonian reports, we see notable changes in NZP activities focused on housing and environment (1889–1900), disease diagnosis and prevention (1901–1916), human–animal connections (1917–1940), research and collaboration (1941–1973) and conservation (1974–1989). We relate these shifts to concurrent medical events and trends in the United States, and interpret NZP's history in a broader scientific and societal context leading to a ‘One Health’ approach to animal care and welfare today.

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