Media Coverage
Media Coverage
| Date | Media Coverage | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2010 |
Americans should not have to worry about hidden dangers in the products they use every day—in the medicines they take, the food they eat or the financial and consumer items they rely on. The Pew Health Group implements Pew founder Joseph N. Pew Jr.’s vision of telling the truth and trusting the people by shining a light on potential and actual hazards in these products while advocating for policies and practices that reduce unacceptable risks to the health and well-being of the American public. Source: Pew Prospectus 2010 |
Health Topics |
| Jan 16, 2009 |
''House Introduces Nanotech Bill'' The House Science and Technology Committee introduced a bill Jan. 15 about the need to strengthen federal efforts to better comprehend the potential environmental, health and safety effects of nanotechnology. Source: Government Computer News |
Health Topics |
| Nov 30, 2008 |
''Federal Rules Separate Kids from Abusive Families'' The best interest of the child' is the philosophy that should drive child welfare decisions, but the rules that come with federal funding haven't always cooperated. Source: Detroit Free Press |
Health Topics |
| Jan 30, 2008 |
''Group Calls for New Look at Abuse Prevention'' Child abuse and neglect cost the U.S. economy more than $104 billion in 2007, according to a new report that calls for more emphasis on prevention programs. Source: The Indianapolis Star |
Health Topics |
| Oct 2, 2012 |
''FDA Stakeholders Worry About Sequestration'' "Representatives from the FDA and industry expressed serious concerns about the potential impact of sequestration Monday, saying it's not a good time to shortchange the agency when it's under so much pressure to help bring innovative new drugs to market." Source: POLITICO |
Medical Safety |
| 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 28, 2012 |
''FDA Probing Safety of Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants'' "While thousands of Americans have benefited from hip replacements over the years, problems with metal-on-metal implants can lead to troubles requiring surgery to replace defective devices, experts say. Writing earlier this month in the New England Journal of Medicine, Pew's Joshua Rising and colleagues said that "there is now compelling evidence that these implants fail at a higher rate than hip prostheses made of other materials." Source: U.S. News and World Report |
Medical Safety |
| Jun 26, 2012 |
''FDA user fee bill gives agency new powers to inspect overseas prescription drug plants'' "A Food and Drug Administration bill designed to increase inspections of foreign drug factories, while also speeding approvals of new drugs at home, is headed to the president’s desk after an overwhelming approval in the U.S. Senate." Source: Associated Press |
Medical Safety |
| Jun 5, 2012 |
Pew's Allan Coukell Discusses FDA Reform Act of 2012 Allan Coukell, deputy director of the Medical Safety Project of the Pew Health Group, talked about drug safety on C-SPAN. Source: C-SPAN |
Medical Safety |
| Jan 30, 2013 |
2009 Pew Scholar Discovers Potential Key to Pain Prevention 2009 Pew Scholar Diana Bautista, an assistant professor of molecular and cell biology at University of California, Berkeley, was featured in the Daily Mail for her findings on the star-nosed mole. Her study of the animal’s nose, which is extremely sensitive, pinpointed genes linked to touch, identifying new treatment targets for chronic pain. Source: Daily Mail |
Neuroscience |
| Jan 20, 2013 |
2009 Pew Biomedical Scholar Charles Mullighan Identifies Possible Treatment of Childhood Leukemia 2009 Pew Biomedical Scholar Charles Mullighan discovers a possible treatment to childhood Leukemia while leading a study at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Source: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital |
Research Field |
| Jan 17, 2012 |
Biomedical Scholars Profile: Benjamin R. tenOever On his way out of high school, Benjamin tenOever had his sights set on becoming a doctor and, in his words, “making the world a better place.” But, when he started learning about the complex structure of viruses in his basic biology courses at McGill University in Montreal, he began “to find viruses much more intriguing.” Source: |
Research Field |
| Jul 6, 2013 |
''New regulations promote healthier snack foods in schools'' Jessica Donze Black speaks with Online Athens about the USDA's decision to set nutrition standards on school snack foods and beverages. Source: Online Athens |
School Food |
| Jul 3, 2013 |
New Standards for School Vending Machines Provide More Than Just Healthy Snacks While it might take time before we can evaluate the impact of the new standards, which won’t take effect until September 2014, we can look at what we already know to assess them in comparison to the current status quo. The first hint of the new regulation’s potential comes from the Pew Charitable Trusts Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project, showing that children and teens gained less weight over three years if they lived in a state with strong policies on school snacks than if they lived in a state without such standards. Source: Triple Pundit |
School Food |
| Jun 28, 2013 |
''What the New USDA Rules for Healthier School Snacks Mean for Schools'' Jessica Donze Black, director of the Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods project, discusses the USDA's decision to finalize interim rules for snack foods and beverages sold in schools. Source: Time |
School Food |
| Jun 27, 2013 |
More Standards Released for School Nutrition The Obama administration on Thursday released long-awaited nutrition standards for foods that schoolchildren can buy outside the cafeteria, changes that are intended to combat climbing childhood obesity rates. Source: New York Times |
School Food |
| Jun 27, 2013 |
“USDA touts 'Smart snacks' standards” The U.S. Department of Agriculture has set new nutrition standards for food sold as snacks in schools, giving fruit and vegetable shippers opportunities for vending machines and snack bars. After considering nearly 250,000 comments, the agency on June 27 published the regulation, called “Smart Snacks in Schools,” also known as the “competitive snacks” rule, for junk food that competes with healthier lunch menus. Source: The Packer |
School Food |
| Jun 27, 2013 |
''Minn. School’s Adjust To USDA Lunch Guidelines'' "Minnesota schools are adjusting after the USDA issued new guidelines on the amount of fat and calories contained in snacks made available in lunchrooms. The guidelines are related to the school lunch changes that went into effect last year that cut calories, fat and sodium on kids’ plates. They’ll now include snacks, sides, and everything else in school." Source: CBS |
School Food |
| Jun 27, 2013 |
“Brownies Bounced From Cafeterias in Healthier Eating Push” "Children consume as many as half their daily calories in school, where they spend more time than any location except their homes, according to the Pew Charitable Trusts, which underwrites food safety programs. Studies show snacks add 112 calories to the average elementary-school student’s daily diet, and those who live in states with strong snack policies gain less weight over three years than those without regulations." Source: Bloomberg |
School Food |
| Jun 27, 2013 |
“New USDA snack standards still not strict enough for some Montgomery parents” Jessica Donze Black, director of the Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project, speaks to the Washington Post about the USDA's decision to finalize interim rules for snack foods and beverages sold in schools. Source: Washington Post |
School Food |
| 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 |
| Jun 25, 2013 |
Infographic Urges USDA to Set National Standards for School Snacks Although some states and districts have created standards for what can be sold as snacks and beverages in schools, the USDA hasn’t updated national guidelines in over 30 years. An infographic recently released by the Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project summarizes research that supports the need for national nutrition standards for snack foods and beverages sold in schools. Source: Mother Nature Network |
School Food |
| Jun 15, 2013 |
''While some students look down on food served in school cafeterias, Zoe Deakyne, a sixth-grader at Long Beach Island Elementary School, enjoys getting her lunch there.'' Source: Asbury Park Press |
School Food |
| Jun 12, 2013 |
''Taste test: Parents to get sampling of RCSD cafeteria food'' "New items such as curried chicken with raisins and apples and broccoli alfredo are part of the City School District’s effort to upgrade its school meal offerings, focusing on foods that are fresh, local and healthy, rather than the old school method of quick and easy." Source: Democrat and Chronicle |
School Food |
| Jun 10, 2013 |
''Letter: Better School Meals'' As we approach the beginning of summer, it is important to realize that students in the Fargo area aren’t just consuming knowledge in the classroom during the school year – they’re also consuming calories from school meals and snacks. In fact, many students consume up to half of their daily calories at school. As summer sets in and meals become less structured, it is important to instill healthy eating habits that the students can carry with them long after the final bell rings. Source: Inforum |
School Food |
