Press Releases
Press Releases
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| Oct 18, 2011 |
Hidden or Unexpected Fees Cited as Top Reason Working Poor Close Bank Accounts “Hidden or unexpected fees” were cited as the number one reason Greater Los Angeles’ working poor – those who are employed yet remain in relative poverty– closed bank accounts in the past year, surpassing job loss or lack of money, according to a survey of predominately Hispanic, low-income households released by the Pew Health Group’s Safe Banking Opportunities Project. |
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| Oct 10, 2011 |
Consider this: school meals can be healthy, affordable and appealing to kids. Hard to believe? Districts across the United States are proving it can be done.
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School Food |
| Sep 26, 2011 |
The Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts, today announced that The California Endowment will support up to two health impact assessment (HIA) demonstrations in California. The Health Impact Project’s work to promote the use of HIAs around the country closely aligns with the Endowment’s efforts to improve community health in California. |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Sep 22, 2011 |
Antibiotics Conference Addresses Lack of New Drugs to Fight Deadly Superbugs Leaders from government, industry, academia, medicine and science today will come together to discuss one of the most pressing health challenges we face: the rising incidence of drug-resistant bacteria and the lack of new antibiotics to fight them. |
Antibiotic Innovation |
| Aug 15, 2011 |
New Program Will Make HIA More Routine Part of Local Health Departments' Work The Health Impact Project and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) announced today a request for applications from local health departments to participate in the Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Mentorship Project. |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Jul 14, 2011 |
Top Latin American Scientists Named 2011 Pew Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences The Pew Charitable Trusts named 10 outstanding early-career scientists to be Pew Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences. |
Biomedical Research |
| Jul 12, 2011 |
Pew Finds Serious Gaps in Oversight of U.S. Drug Safety Americans’ medicines are increasingly manufactured in developing countries, where oversight is lower than in the U.S., according to a new white paper by the Pew Health Group. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) estimates 40 percent of finished drugs and 80 percent of active ingredients and bulk chemicals used in U.S. drugs come from overseas. |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Jun 16, 2011 |
Pew Applauds Introduction of Bipartisan Bill in Senate to Preserve Effectiveness of Antibiotics The Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming (HHIF) today applauded U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) for introducing S. 1211, the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011 (PAMTA). The bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to withdraw seven classes of antibiotics critical for treating infections in humans from use on industrial farms unless animals or herds are sick with disease. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jun 15, 2011 |
Pew Urges Congress to Spur Development of Antibiotics Sharon Ladin, director of the Pew Health Group’s Antibiotics and Innovation Project, issued the following statement regarding the Generating Antibiotics Incentives Now (GAIN) Act (H.R. 2182)... |
Health Topics, Antibiotic Innovation |
| Jun 14, 2011 |
Twenty-two of America’s most promising scientists have been named Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences by The Pew Charitable Trusts. |
Biomedical Research |
| May 19, 2011 |
Poll Finds Most Americans Favor Increased Funding for Stronger Food Safety Oversight Among likely voters surveyed across the nation, 66 percent support additional funding for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to carry out new responsibilities related to food safety, according to a Pew-commissioned poll released today by the bipartisan team of Hart Research and American Viewpoint. |
Food Hazards |
| May 18, 2011 |
Business Credit Cards Place Millions of U.S. Households at Risk The Credit CARD Act of 2009, signed into law two years ago, made consumer credit cards safer and more transparent. But, its rules did not apply to cards labeled for business or commercial use, placing millions of individuals and small business owners at risk. |
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| May 12, 2011 |
Oregon Farm to School Bill Would Benefit Health Through Job Creation, Study Finds A bill in Oregon that would provide incentives to deliver fresh local food to schools would improve the health of the state’s residents and, at the same time, create hundreds of new farm-industry jobs over a five- to 10-year period, according to a study released by Upstream Public Health in Portland. |
Health Impact Assessment |
| May 10, 2011 |
Two Years after Credit Card Act, Pew Finds Interest Rates and Other Fees Stabilized Credit card holders are seeing stabilized interest rates, the elimination of overlimit penalty charges, a reduction in late fees charged by banks and minimal changes in annual fees since the Credit CARD Act of 2009 took effect, according to new research by the Pew Health Group’s Safe Credit Cards Project. |
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| May 3, 2011 |
Moms Across America Uniting to Preserve Effectiveness of Antibiotics The Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming today launched "Moms for Antibiotic Awareness," a grassroots movement of moms working to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics for their children and families. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Apr 11, 2011 |
Voters’ Attitudes On School Nutrition Americans express broad and deep support for increasing federal requirements for the nutrition of meals served in schools and for increasing funding for the national school meals program by one percent. |
School Food |
| Apr 11, 2011 |
Voters Overwhelmingly Support Stronger School Food Standards, New Poll Finds More than three out of four American voters—78 percent—believe that schools should be required to meet higher nutrition standards for all foods they serve or sell to students, and 61 percent support providing schools with more funding to meet those standards, according to a new poll conducted by the bipartisan team of Hart Research and American Viewpoint and commissioned by the Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project. |
School Food |
| Mar 15, 2011 |
Consumer and Drug Industry Representatives Back New Fees to Cover Inspections Allan Coukell, director of the Medical Safety Division of the Pew Health Group, issued the following statement today, commenting on a March 14-15 conference, "After Heparin: A Roundtable on Ensuring the Safety of the U.S. Drug Supply," in which industry and consumer experts called for changes to address the risk of counterfeit and substandard medicine |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Mar 15, 2011 |
Grants Available to Build Healthier Communities Through Informed Decision Making Today, the Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts, announced a call for proposals for grants to conduct health impact assessments (HIA). |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Mar 9, 2011 |
Pew Applauds Introduction of Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011 The Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming (HHIF) today applauded U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) for introducing H.R. 965, the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011 (PAMTA). The bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to withdraw seven classes of antibiotics critical for treating infections in humans from use on industrial farms unless animals or herds are sick with disease. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Nov 30, 2010 |
Historic U.S. Senate Food Safety Vote will Greatly Improve Protections from Foodborne Illness Erik D. Olson, director of the Pew Health Group food programs, issued the following statement commending the U.S. Senate for passing the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S.510). |
Food Hazards |
| Oct 20, 2010 |
Landmark Studies on Transit, Energy and Nutrition Policies are Focus of New Grants The Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts, today announced nearly $400,000 in grants to four organizations to conduct health impact assessments (HIAs). The assessments will identify and address potential and often overlooked health implications of policy proposals including farm-to-school food legislation, energy development, smart-metering technology for electric utilities and urban transportation plans. |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Oct 7, 2010 |
Antibiotics Overuse: Why Healthcare Should Care about Agriculture Use Of all the antibiotics consumed each year in the U.S. only an estimated 15 percent are used for human therapy. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Sep 29, 2010 |
New Analysis of Major U.S. Trade Partners Shows Produce-Safety Regulatory Progress A number of major countries exporting fresh vegetables and fruit into the United States have modernized food-safety laws and regulations over the past two decades to emphasize preventive measures, according to new report released today by the Produce Safety Project (PSP) at Georgetown University. The report, “Legal and Regulatory Frameworks Governing the Growing, Packing and Handling of Fresh Produce in Countries Exporting to the U.S.,” presents a series of case studies examining five of the top 10 U.S. produce trade partners – Canada, Chile, China, Mexico and Peru. The report was written by Monachus Consulting, an international agricultural industry consulting firm based in Canada. |
Food Safety |
| Aug 19, 2010 |
Nick Bourke, director of the Pew Health Group’s Safe Credit Cards Project, today issued the following statement in response to the final rules under the Credit CARD Act of 2009, which will take effect Sunday, August 22. |
