The Office of Sustainability, created in 2008, is charged with creating campus solutions that support positive ecological, social health, and economic outcomes.

Palamar ( 2008 ) notes an overshadowing by mainstream environmentalism of pioneering women in the early 1900s who fought for urban health ecology and brought about changes in environmental legislation.

His health, however, had been failing, and he last logged in to his Myspace page on March 19, 2008.

In spite of the amount spent on health care in the U. S., according to a 2008 Commonwealth Fund report, the United States ranks last in the quality of health care among developed countries.

A 2008 article in the journal Health Affairs suggested that the Dutch health system, which combines mandatory universal coverage with competing private health plans, could serve as a model for reform in the US.

Total health spending as a percentage of GDP for Hungary compared amongst various other first world nations from 2005 to 2008

In 2001 with his health failing, he returned to England, living with his daughter and family at Dereham, Norfolk ( Acquaviva 2008 ).

The Mental Health ( Care and Treatment ) Act was passed in 2008 to regulate the involuntary detention of a person in a psychiatric institution for the treatment of a mental disorder, or in the interest of the health and safety of the person or the persons around him.

On August 21, 2008, the US Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) proposed new code sets to be used for reporting diagnoses and procedures on health care transactions.

By 2008 there were at least six institutions monitoring lake water health: 1 ) In 2002 the Conservation Law Foundation appointed a " lakekeeper " who criticizes the state's pollution controls, 2 ) Friends of Missisquoi Bay was formed in 2003, 3 ) the Lake Champlain Committee, 4 ) Vermont Water Resources Board

Nancy Reagan's health and well-being became a prominent concern in 2008.

A 2008 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science found that a nuclear weapons exchange between Pakistan and India using their current arsenals could create a near-global ozone hole, triggering human health problems and wreaking environmental havoc for at least a decade.

Health and medical propaganda films include The Pace That Kills ( 1935, cocaine ), The Terrible Truth ( 1951, Sid Davis, anti-marijuana / heroine ), Case Study series by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation ( 1969, amphetamines, barbituates, heroine, LSD ), Hoxsey: Quacks Who Cure Cancer ( 1988 ) about the Hoxsey Therapy, The Beautiful Truth ( 2008 ) about the Gerson method for treating cancer, the anti-vaccine The Greater Good, Burzynski The Movie: Cancer Is Serious Business ( 2010 ), and Michael Moore's Sicko ( 2007 ) about the health care industry.

On 27 February 2008, the three hostages and Jorge Eduardo Gechem Turbay ( who was added to the list due to his poor health ) were released by FARC-EP.

In some countries, health concerns and political controversies have limited its availability ; for example, the United States banned stevia in the early 1990s unless labeled as a dietary supplement, but in 2008 it approved rebaudioside A extract as a food additive.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl ( 2008 ) In-game trophy description of the " Yeta " trophy .</ ref > Yeto helps Link by giving him soup that heal up to eight hearts of his health.

Amidst failing health, in 2006 Castro transferred his responsibilities to Vice-President Raúl Castro, who then became President when Fidel stepped down in 2008.

Newman was scheduled to make his professional stage directing debut with the Westport Country Playhouse's 2008 production of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, but he stepped down on May 23, 2008, citing health issues.

In 2008, Medicaid provided health coverage and services to approximately 49 million low-income children, pregnant women, elderly people, and disabled people.

A 2011 paper by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Harvard School of Public Health, “ The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment: Evidence from the First Year ,” utilized Oregon ’ s 2008 decision to hold a randomized lottery for the provision of Medicaid insurance in order to measure the impact of health insurance on an individual ’ s health and well-being.

In 2008 health minister Ab Klink decided against qualifying the unprocessed plant as drugs after consultation with experts.

In 2008, Penny Sartori, an intensive care nurse from Swansea, published a book about near death experiences following 10 years of research.

He has remained in intensive care since, marrying his 43-year-old partner, Maike Richter, on 8 May 2008, while still in hospital.

In 2008, Medicare provided health care coverage for 45 million Americans.

In July 2007, one month after the release of Michael Moore's film Sicko, Rudy Giuliani, the front-runner for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, attacked the health care plans of Democratic presidential candidates as socialized medicine that was European and socialist, Giuliani claimed that he had a better chance of surviving prostate cancer in the U. S than he would have had in England and went on to repeat the claim in campaign speeches for three months before making them in a radio advertisement.

On 10 January 2008, Branson's Virgin Healthcare announced that it would open a chain of health care clinics that would offer conventional medical care alongside homoeopathic and complementary therapies.

Other notable mentions of Barstow include the 2008 movie Leaving Barstow, which tells the story of a high school senior who must choose between his ambitions to leave Barstow or stay in the city to care for his mother.

Prior to June 17, 2008, Richwood Area Community Hospital was the health care provider until failing financial conditions forced it to close.

The Department of Health said the decision was made because of what it called the department's " emergency response to the accident and emergency crisis at the time ", although the nursing units, in use since 2008, are mainly for geriatric care.

The Abilene Arts Alliance captured the essence of the city with " Frontiering ," a brand name for the city introduced in November 2008 to connect its pioneer spirit with its modern efforts to push the boundaries of education, technology, transportation, energy, the arts, and health care.

Referring to that, in July 2011, Townshend wrote at his blog: " My hearing is actually better than ever because after a feedback scare at the O2 Indigo in December 2008 I am taking good care of it.

The organization closed in 2008, and its founder Cheryl Chase moved on to help found Accord Alliance, an organization set up to promote comprehensive and integrated approaches to care that enhance the health and well-being of people and families affected by intersex ( disorders of sex development ), by promoting collaboration and shared decision-making between patients, families, clinicians, and researchers interested in improving care and health outcomes.

* We are hard-wired to care and connect by David Korten, July 30, 2008, YES!

The Department of Health said the decision was made because of what it called the department's " emergency response to the accident and emergency crisis at the time ", although the nursing units, in use since 2008, are mainly for geriatric care.

In 2008, Carol founded Raw Essentials, by Carol Alt, a skin care and beauty products line with her partners Philip Masiello and Steven Krane.

The 2008 US Guideline determined that " person-to-person psychosocial interventions " ( typically including " intensive counseling ") increased abstinence rates in pregnant women who smoke to 13. 3 %, compared with 7. 6 % in usual care.

In the span of twenty chapters ( as of April 2008 ), Shuichi and Eiri find and agree to momentarily take care of Kitazawa Yuki's son, Riku.

In December 2008, Christine Gilbert revealed that Ofsted had been gullible: good ratings could be given, based purely on data submitted directly by local authority providers of care services, that could easily be concealing dangerously flawed practices.

* Doctors support universal health care: survey, Reuters, March 31, 2008 ( first reported in Annals of Internal Medicine ).

In 2008 the Brazilian minister of defense has formulated the " Estratégia Nacional de Defesa " ( National Defense Strategy ), that claims to build a strong national industry and make strategic partnerships with allied nations to develop technology together.

In 2008 the electronics industry shipped more than $ 260 million in exports, primarily of components, computers and consumer electronics.

According to the International Reciprocal Trade Association, the industry trade body, more than 450, 000 businesses transacted $ 10 billion globally in 2008 – and officials expect trade volume to grow by 15 % in 2009.

Revenue in the industry is expected to grow by 12. 9 % in 2008.

The most significant sources of employment in 2008 were manufacturing industry, wholesale and retail trade and construction.

Allowing users to test developing products can have its limits in effectiveness, as the culture of the industry and desired outcomes can affect the effect on CRM creation, as a 2008 case study suggests that the responsiveness of test users can vary dramatically depending on the industry and field of the user.

The original 1952 recording of A Child's Christmas in Wales was a 2008 selection for the United States National Recording Registry, stating that it is " credited with launching the audiobook industry in the United States ".

Ten to 20 percent of the scientific publications of these ten universities in the period 2006 – 2008 were the result of partnerships with researchers in industry.

The past five years have seen rapid growth in the contribution of Asian nations to the global fluid and powdered milk manufacturing industry, which in 2008 accounted for more than 30 % of production, while China alone accounts for more than 10 % of both production and consumption in the global fruit and vegetable processing and preserving industry.

ABC News reported in March 2008 that Singer said he is not on the payroll of the energy industry, but he acknowledged that SEPP had received one unsolicited charitable donation of $ 10, 000 from ExxonMobil, and that it was one percent of all donations received.

Agriculture accounted for 4. 3 % of GDP in 2008 and along with the food industry occupied roughly 7. 7 % of the labor force.

The industry is leaning mainly on processing industry and ( including construction ) accounted for 29, 32 % of GDP in 2008.

Matti Vanhanen's two cabinets followed suit until autumn 2008, when the state became a major shareholder in the Finnish telecom company Elisa with the intention to secure the Finnish ownership of a strategically important industry.

During the first decade of the new century, hedge funds regained popularity worldwide and in 2008, the worldwide industry held US $ 1. 93 trillion in assets under management.

The global insurance industry was sufficiently capitalised to withstand the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009 and most insurance companies restored their capital to pre-crisis levels by the end of 2010.

IEEE 754-1985 was an industry standard for representing floating-point numbers in computers, officially adopted in 1985 and superseded in 2008 by IEEE 754-2008.

* Labor force-by occupation: agriculture: 8 %; industry: 41 %; services: 51 % ( 31 December 2008 )

Ultimate Fighting Championship generated a revenue of about USD 250 million in 2008, about 90 % of the entire Mixed Martial Arts industry.

With the acquisition of Gemstar-TV Guide on May 2, 2008 in a cash-and-stock deal worth about $ 2. 8 billion, the company began developing guidance technology for the TV, Cable and Satellite industry.

In 2008, mica splittings represented the largest part of the sheet mica industry in the United States.

Nicaraguan labor force is estimated at 2. 261 million of which 29 % is occupied in agriculture, 19 % in the industry sector and 52 % in the service sector ( 2008 ).