Public Health and Safety

Sex ed is about health and safety (Business Examiner)

11 Mar 2010

Chris Hanzek believes I have a distorted view of the facts, yet there is nothing he has provided that refutes reality and the claims that have been made counter to his ideological viewpoint. As Mr. Hanzek claims and I have never once denied, those who actually become abstinent do not become pregnant. My claim has been that abstinence-only education does not a single thing to increase the number ...

Shasta County Public Health cuts 'a disaster' (The Record Searchlight)

11 Mar 2010

A recent analysis shows public health departments nationwide cut more than $392 million from public health programs in 2008-2009 while federal funding remained stagnant, and Shasta County was no exception.“Last year was a disaster,� said Shasta County Public Health Director Donnell Ewert.Ewert said Shasta County lost $1.2 million last year and expects to lose another $800,000 or more this year ...

Ambulance speed limits ensure patient safety, says Health minister (The Guardian)

10 Mar 2010

P.E.I.’s new Health minister says a policy to curb the speed limits of Island ambulances is ensuring patient safety but the head of the paramedics union on the Island calls that stand “stunning.