Education, public

Despite the attractions of economic forces driving environmental protection, some cautions and failures have been noted. Firstly, the export of hazardous waste to countries where costs for treatment are lower enhances environmental risks during transport and has the potential for transboundary export in the event of pollution. At the same time, the loss of raw material may deprive the home market of an adequate supply of feedstock for the home-based industry. Secondly, there is considerable scepticism that self-regulation of TBT-based antifoulants could be achieved in a timely manner by the shipping industry. This is an instance where the cost benehts to one industry are born by another commercial sector, notably aquaculture. Thus, protection of the marine environment is likely to be aided by economic factors but the role of government, via taxation and standard setting, is not likely to be usurped. Public education and, in turn, pressure, can promote and support corporate environmentalism. 

Administrative representatives are often shy about developing water reuse projects. Evaluations of the risks related to water reuse have been twisted so as to be employed in political arguments during election campaigns, which may explain the reluctance of politicians. Examples of failure and success of indirect potable reuse projects in the United States are provided by [13]. Such experiences point out the importance of public education as regards the human interaction with the water cycle and the management of water resources. The population should be aware that... 

Society for Endocrinology http //www.endocrinology.org (Aims to promote advancement of public education in endocrinology. Contains a number of articles on endocrinology and a list of links to other relevant sites.) tbase—the Transgenic/Targeted Mutation Database at the Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine http //tbase.jax.org/... 

The authors concluded that campaigns to educate patients to seek treatment sooner should be major components of system-wide interventions to increase the rate of thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke. There is some evidence that public education may help to increase the rate of rt-PA utilization by encouraging earlier presentation when stroke symptoms occur. ... 

Cooperation of Private and Public Agencies. The federal, state, and local public health agencies, the agricultural agencies, and the chemical manufacturers and distributors should maintain a close liaison for the exchange of information and the prompt promulgation of public education and control measures. 

The host of new synthetic organic pesticides presents a variety of problems to the practicing physician because of the lack of basic fundamental information on these chemicals. The American Medical Association has organized a committee on pesticides to consider the following problems of economic poisons and to coordinate information and make it available to physicians and other interested persons or groups safe standards of use, development of prophylactic and antidotal measures, voluntary industry controls, standardization of nomenclature, and professional and public education. 

The problems of educating the public in such matters are many and diverse. It will require not only the support of medical people but that of all individuals who have a social conscience. The interest and sincere efforts of all scientific workers are needed to simplify and hasten this much needed program of public education. 

Guthrie R. 1986. Lead exposure in children The need for professional and public education. Ann NY Acad Sci 477 322-328. 

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By 1945 the number of active organizations stood at over two hundred, concerning themselves with public education, surveys, pressure activities (like petition drives and protests), education, conferences, employment, recreation, delinquency, police administration, health, antitension campaigns, housing, and transportation. Race Relations, Jan. 1944, p. 2 March 1945, pp. 234-236 Nov. 1945, pp. 116-118. 

III.b.1.9. Public education about medicines. Without sufficient knowledge about the risks and benefits of using medicines and when and how to use them, people will often not get the expected clinical outcomes and may suffer adverse effects. This is true for prescribed medicines, as well as medicines used without the advice of health professionals. Governments have a responsibility to ensure both the quality of medicines and the quality of the information about medicines available to consumers. This will require ... 

Running targeted public education campaigns, which take into account cultural beliefs and the influence of social factors. Education about the use of medicines may be introduced into the health education component of school curricula or into adult education programmes, such as literacy courses. 

United States The European Union (EU) Nordic energy research 6. Public Education Overview of lEA Government public education activities PART 2 COUNTRY PROFILES 99 101 101 103 103 105... 

The Drug Enforcement Administration has been supportive of a public education program about the diversion and sale of stimulants as drugs of abuse. At... 

If I were President for one day, I would focus on two issues important to me reducing poverty and improving public education in the United States. 

Uses class action litigation and public education to challenge what it calls illegal pricing tactics and deceptive marketing by drug companies and others in the pharmaceutical industry. 

Error tracking and public education The FDA reviews medication error reports that come from drug manufacturers and through MedWatch, the agency s safety information and adverse event reporting program. The agency also receives reports from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) and the U.S. Pharmacopeia, or USP (see Who Tracks Medication Errors ). 

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