Media Coverage
Media Coverage
| Date | Media Coverage | Topic |
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| Apr 27, 2009 |
''Save Antibiotics to Save Human Lives'' ''In 2005, an estimated 18,000 people nationwide died from MRSA, one of the growing number of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria.'' Source: Public News Service |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Aug 5, 2011 |
''Salmonella Strain In Turkey Recall Resists Antibiotics'' Gail Hansen, senior officer at Pew Health Group, is interviewed in an NPR segment about the debate on the practice of dosing farm animals with antibiotics. Source: National Public Radio |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jan 2, 2012 |
''Salad bars are a hit at Hurst-Euless-Bedford elementary schools'' "As part of a plan to promote health, introduce children to fresh fruits and vegetables and wean them off junk food, the Hurst-Euless-Bedford district is adding salad bars to elementary schools." Source: Star-Telegram |
School Food |
| Sep 19, 2011 |
''Safety of Foreign-Made Prescription Drugs'' "Allan Coukell talked about the Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) report on the make-up of prescription drugs, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications." Source: C-SPAN |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Apr 29, 2008 |
''S.C. Slow to Help in Home Crunch'' State lawmakers are pushing a measure that would protect future homebuyers from risky and high-cost mortgages. But their proposal doesn't address the thousands of South Carolina homeowners who are struggling to make monthly payments right now. Source: The Post and Courier |
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| May 3, 2012 |
''Rules 'holdup' puzzles food industry and food-safety advocates'' "Most of the provisions in a landmark food safety law which passed 16 months ago still haven't gone into effect and are stuck in a rule-making process at the White House, four months overdue." Source: CNN |
Food Hazards |
| Jun 27, 2013 |
''Rules for School Vending Machines, Snacks Unveiled'' Education Week interviews Jessica Donze Black, director of the Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project about the USDA's decision to finalize interim rules on snack foods and beverages sold in schools. Source: Education Week |
School Food |
| Mar 19, 2010 |
Risk and Reward: An Interview with the Pew Health Group's Shelley Hearne In September, at an event in Iowa focused on food safety oversight, U.S. Senator Tom Harkin hailed Pew as “a true national treasure” and “a major source of light—and enlightenment.” That sentiment reached the core of the Pew Health Group’s commitment to improving public policy and informing the public by conducting rigorous analysis and developing fact-based solutions. Trust asked managing director Shelley Hearne to describe the strategy behind her multifaceted program, which ranges from enhancing food safety oversight and eliminating medical conflicts of interest to reform of credit-card industry practices. Source: Trust Magazine |
Food Safety |
| Oct 29, 2011 |
''Rising antibiotic use on farms prompts renewed push for federal restrictions'' "Public health advocates are renewing their push for stronger restrictions on antibiotics in food production after a Pew Health Group analysis of federal data found that their use was up 6.7 percent in 2010." Source: The Hill |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Sep 21, 2012 |
''Report: State Prescription Monitoring Programs Falling Short'' "Forty-nine states, including Maine, now operate a prescription monitoring program - or are putting one in place - to track the powerful pain medication dispensed by pharmacies. These databases have already helped in the fight to curtail diversion and abuse of prescribed opioids. But the way they operate - and how the data they collect gets used - varies widely from state to state." Source: The Maine Public Broadcasting Network |
Medical Safety |
| Jun 26, 2012 |
''Report: School Nutrition Standards Could Improve Health and Finances'' "Stronger school nutrition standards from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) could improve student health and provide a financial boon for school districts, according to a new health impact assessment (HIA) released Tuesday by the Health Impact Project and the Kids' Safe and Healthful Food Project." Source: Governing |
School Food, Health Impact Assessment |
| Oct 26, 2011 |
''Report: Industry decides food ingredient safety'' Thousands of ingredients that go into food have been classified as safe by private industry alone, without any government oversight, according to a new report published Wednesday...The peer-reviewed report published in the Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety journal draws on research funded by the Pew Health Group, the health and consumer safety arm of the nonprofit Pew Charitable Trusts. Source: Associated Press |
Food Additives |
| Jun 26, 2012 |
''Report: Healthy Vending, A La Carte Foods Won't Hurt School Revenue'' "The Kids' Safe & Healthful Foods Project and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation teamed up to analyze the effects of changing the makeup of so-called 'competitive foods' sold at school." Source: Education Week |
School Food, Health Impact Assessment |
| Jul 28, 2012 |
''Report: Cutting School Junk Food Boosts Kids’ Health, Doesn’t Hurt School Budgets'' "A new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation concludes that getting rid of junk food at school boosts kids’ health and doesn’t hurt schools financially. Even many snack food companies are on board." Source: WBUR Common Health Blog |
School Food, Health Impact Assessment |
| Nov 21, 2012 |
''Report Says FDA Needs Workforce Improvements'' In 2007, an agency panel found that the FDA’s "scientific workforce does not have sufficient capacity and capability" and the agency is "not positioned to meet current or emerging regulatory responsibilities." The Pew Charitable Trusts wanted to know if that’s still the case, and asked the Partnership for Public Service to find out. "FDA has made progress," says the Partnership’s report, but the agency "continues to have significant workforce and management challenges in the scientific and medical arenas that need to be addressed." Source: The Washington Post |
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| Jul 20, 2010 |
''Report Measures Financial Habits of Low-Income Families'' "Half of low-income families in Greater Los Angeles turn to costly and unregulated alternative financial services (AFS) rather than banks to meet their monetary needs, according to a new survey released today by the Pew Health Group’s Safe Banking Opportunities Project" Source: Hispanic Lifestyle |
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| Jul 13, 2011 |
''Report Identifies Serious Gaps in Drug Safety Oversight'' "Americans' medicines are increasingly manufactured in developing countries, where oversight is lower than in the United States, according to a new white paper by the Pew Health Group." Source: Drug Discovery & Development Magazine |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Dec 19, 2008 |
Report Faults U.S. Strategy for Nanotoxicology Research The U.S. government lacks an effective plan for ensuring the safety of nanotechnology, a new report by the National Research Council (NRC) concludes. The report, released last week, finds that the current plan for coordinating federal research on environmental, health, and safety (EHS) risks of nanotechnology amounts to an ad hoc collection of research priorities from the 25 federal agencies that make up the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), which coordinates federal nanotech programs. What's needed, it argues, are an overall vision and a plan for how to get there and to come up with the money to do so. Source: Science Magazine |
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| May 24, 2011 |
The Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project conducted a pilot survey among food service directors in three states (Georgia, Kentucky and Wisconsin). Source: Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project |
School Food |
| May 17, 2013 |
''Rep. Bob Latta's Plan to Thwart Fake Drugs Passes House of Representatives Committee'' An Ohio legislator’s plan to establish a nationwide prescription drug tracking system to protect patients from fake drugs was approved by the House Commerce Committee.Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer |
Drug Safety |
| Aug 19, 2009 |
''Reforms for Credit Cards Go in Effect'' "Although most credit card reforms approved by Congress this year won't take effect until February, a few provisions kick in Thursday — and consumers could start getting some relief from rising interest rates." Source: Democrat and Chronicle |
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| Apr 17, 2013 |
"Orange County Public Schools are continuing to offer up a host of different lunch options to students throughout the county, expanding their taste buds through different food choices." Source: |
School Food |
| Aug 23, 2012 |
Recent Outbreak Stresses Need for New Antibiotics On August 22, researchers at the National Institute of Health released a scientific paper detailing the use of advanced genetic technology to trace a deadly infection, untreatable by nearly every antibiotic, that spread through the NIH’s Clinical Center last year. Source: |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| May 14, 2013 |
''Providing Nutritious Meals a Focus in WJCC School System'' "With childhood obesity — and other health issues and nutrition requirements — increasing in schools, Williamsburg-James City County is focusing on providing nutritious meals to students." Source: Williamsburg Yorktown Daily |
School Food |
| Jan 9, 2010 |
''Protection of Food Supply Faces Problems'' ''Erik Olson, director of food and consumer product safety programs for the Pew Health Group, appeared on the "CBS Evening News" in the series 'Where America Stands.'" Source: CBS Evening News |
Food Safety |
