The story of uk s five a day school meal programme

Contamination of drinking water by sewage

Uttar Pradesh can t deliver vaccines to its children. But it wants to import vaccine

People here carry a cocktail of pesticides in their bodies

Should public funded institutions endorse commercial products?

Ban on soft drinks in US schools; Kerala plant closed

Predicted impacts on human health due to climate change include increases in temperature related illnesses, vector borne diseases, health impacts related to extreme weather events, and health effects due to food insecurity. These changes will require more emphasis to be placed on planning for health facilities, as well as increased capacity of the medical community to cope with these changes.

Although most cases of childhood lead poisoning are caused by contaminated paint and dust in older homes, a variety of unusual sources of lead exposure are occasionally found. We report here 2 families whose children were poisoned by lead-contaminated spices that were purchased in foreign countries, brought to the United States, and then used in the preparation of the family

The National Population Policy (2000) aims at complete protection of all children against vaccine preventable diseases by 2010. Urban poor, many residing in slums, comprise about one-fourth of India’s 285 million urban population. 60% of the children aged 12-23 months in urban India are fully immunized; coverage among urban poor children is a dismal 43%.

Government policy stops prevention of lifestyle diseases

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