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What are some public health initiatives that have ended in the following year?
WHAT IS MEANT BY PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES? Public health is the science and art of preventing diseases, prolonging life and promoting human health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals. PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES CONDUCTED ON AGING, DIABETES AND PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM: Studies suggest that tight control of blood glucose in patients with type 1 diabetes and cntrol of both blood glucose and blood pressure in type 2 diabetes reduces the risk for diabetes inadults. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION: Its main goal is to protect public health and provide safety through the control and prevention of diseases, injuries and disabilities.The CDC focusses on developing and applying disease control and prevention. It also focuses on non-infectiuos diseases such as obesity and diabetes. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) An ambitious long-term initiative to end the use of tobacco products and deaths. The FDA is resposible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and drugs,biological products and medical devices that emit radiation. CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES: This initiatives include various learning collaboratives, nutrition and physical activity standards to reduce overweight or obese in children. and also in promoting their importance of making healthy eating and active living choices. PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND ADOLESCENTS: This initiatives resolve the violence against women and adolescents by developing, implementing, and evaluating new approach to identify, respond to and prevent domestic violence and promote an improved public health responses in 2015.