Press Releases
Press Releases
| Date | Press Releases | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2012 |
Funding Available to Bring Health Into Decision in Non-Health Sectors 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 (HIAs). HIAs identify and address the health impacts of decisions in other sectors, such as planning roads, passing agriculture legislation, or siting schools. |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Jun 26, 2012 |
Pew Commends Congress for Passing FDA User Fee Legislation The U.S. Senate today joined the House in passing Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S. 3187), a bill to support the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s drug and device reviews. The bill now goes to President Obama to be signed and implemented. |
Medical Safety |
| Jun 26, 2012 |
School Budgets, Student Health to Benefit From Higher Nutrition Standards Updating national nutrition standards for snack foods and beverages sold in schools could help students maintain a healthy weight and increase food service revenue, according to a health impact assessment (HIA) released today by the Kids’ Safe & Healthful Foods Project and the Health Impact Project. |
School Food, Health Impact Assessment |
| Jun 21, 2012 |
Pew Applauds U.S. House Passage of FDA User Fee Legislation WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday passed the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, a bill to support the FDA’s drug and device reviews. “We commend the House for passing the bipartisan Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act," said Allan Coukell, director of medical programs at the Pew Health Group. |
Medical Safety |
| Jun 14, 2012 |
22 of America's Most Promising Scientists Selected as Pew Biomedical Scholars Twenty-two of the nation’s most innovative young researchers were named Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences by The Pew Charitable Trusts today. |
Biomedical Research |
| Jun 14, 2012 |
Top Young Latin American Scientists Named Pew Biomedical Fellows Ten young researchers were named Pew Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences today by The Pew Charitable Trusts. |
Biomedical Research |
| May 31, 2012 |
Pew Applauds Passage of Bipartisan User Fee Legislation by U.S. House of Representatives The U.S. House of Representatives today passed bipartisan legislation to ensure that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the funds it needs to approve products that improve health and protect consumers from unnecessary risks. |
Drug Safety, Antibiotic Innovation, Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| May 16, 2012 |
FDA Reviews New Drug Applications Faster than European, Canadian Regulators WASHINGTON—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves new drugs more quickly than its counterparts in Europe and Canada, according to a new paper, “Regulatory Review of Novel Therapeutics Comparing FDA, EMA and Health Canada,” published online on May 16 |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| May 16, 2012 |
Use of Last-Resort Antibiotics Rises in VA Hospitals, National Study Finds To fight the rising number of drug-resistant infections, doctors in Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals are more frequently turning to last-resort antibiotics, known as polymyxins, which can cause serious kidney damage, according to a new study in the journal PLoS One. |
Antibiotic Innovation |
| May 15, 2012 |
“Supermoms Against Superbugs” Take Washington by Storm Moms from Maine to Hawaii have come to Washington, D.C., today to press the Obama Administration and Congress to do more to rein in the overuse of antibiotics on America’s industrial farms, a practice that breeds antibiotic-resistant bacteria. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| May 10, 2012 |
Chicago Public School Student-Chefs Treat Congress to Chicken Raised without Antibiotics Six high school students from the Chicago Vocational Career Academy served Congress a lunch that features chicken raised without antibiotics, just like much of the chicken now on the menu in public schools back home in Chicago. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Apr 19, 2012 |
Voters Want Healthy Snacks in Schools "Eighty percent of American voters favor national nutrition standards that would limit calories, fat and sodium in snack and à la carte foods sold in U.S. schools and encourage the consumption of fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy items, according to a new poll." |
School Food |
| Mar 5, 2012 |
Grants Awarded to Help Build Health into Decisions on Energy, Housing, Agriculture, and Other Areas "The Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts, announced the awardees of 15 new grants today. Selected following a nationwide call for proposals, the grantees will conduct health impact assessments (HIAs), a type of study that looks at potential health impacts of policies and projects in other sectors." |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Mar 1, 2012 |
A Step Forward for Food Safety in School Meals The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) took a step toward improving school food safety and reducing students’ risk of foodborne illness when top officials signed a new agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). |
School Food |
| Feb 15, 2012 |
Pew Urges Congress to Pass Medical Device User Fee Act and Improve Marketplace Monitoring We applaud the FDA and the medical device industry for reaching an agreement that will spur the innovation of new therapies for improving health and saving lives. |
Drug Safety, Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
