A Republican senator was trying to draw attention to a book about race taught in schools, but he instead made himself a laughingstock Wednesday during a committee hearing on child care. During a testy exchange, Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin told a witness that “I don’t want reality,” prompting laughter across the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing room, per Mediaite. Mullin had held up the children’s book Our Skin by Jessica Ralli and Megan Madison, then read an excerpt: “A long time ago, way before you were born, a group of white people made up an idea called…
examples of health education
Public Health Education | FDA
To protect Americans from tobacco-related disease and death, the FDA provides information about tobacco products and the dangers they pose to the public.
Educating people, especially young people, about the risks of using tobacco products, is a critical part of the FDA’s public health mission. FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products offers many educational resources such as:
Information on the health effects of tobacco use: Key facts on how smoking affects heart health, the consequences of smoking on your lungs and why nicotine makes all tobacco products so hard to quit.
Award-winning public health education campaigns: Facts, data and key information…
Quebec Expression of Interest Draw: Province Targets Tech, Health, Education and Engineering Occupations
Quebec immigration has issued 619 Canadian immigration invitations to apply for a new draw through the Arrima Expression of Interest system.
The March 30 draw targeted two categories of candidates.
The first category featured candidates scoring 578 points or above in the Quebec Expression of Interest points system. These candidates were also in one of the following 26 occupations:
2282 User support technicians
2171 Information systems analysts and consultants
2281 Computer network technicians
2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers
2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
5241 Graphic designers and…
More health and safety education required for young workers
Young workers might be too eager with the desire to impress others and put themselves in dangerous situations
Younger people in the workplace need more health and safety education. This is especially timely as many students will soon be taking on summer jobs in Ontario. That is the crux of a statement this past week from Workplace Safety North (WSN), a not-for-profit health and safety association funded by the provincial government with offices in Sudbury and North Bay. WSN said that between 2011 and 2020, there were more than 70,000 reported injuries among workers aged 15 to 24 in Ontario,…
Ipsos poll: Canadians support sexual and reproductive rights
What do you think about where Canada stands on being a leader in advocating for sexual health education and rights?
A majority of Canadians believe that “the promotion and protection” of sexual health education and reproductive rights should be a priority at home and across borders, according to a recent survey.
Ipsos — conducted on behalf of Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights — polled 1,001 Canadians over 18 this past January to gauge their perception of Canada and reproductive health rights.
Seventy-seven per cent of surveyed Canadians said they believe Canada should embrace the role of international and…
New Needham fire chief seeks to improve response times, recruitment
Cahill
More than two weeks into the job, Needham Fire’s new chief is planning to tackle recruitment and response time issues head-on.
Jason Cahill took over as chief of the Needham Community Volunteer Fire Department on Jan. 1. The department provides fire services for the Needham community, along with areas of Needham, Clark and Franklin Townships.
Cahill is a second-generation firefighter and has been involved in the fire service for 21 years. He is also a captain at Grissom Air Reserve Base Fire Department. Originally from Ohio, he followed in his father’s footsteps by joining a local fire department while…