The proposed law on sweetened drinks is the latest in a long line of public health interventions by Mayor Bloomberg's office.

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One group said the Active Travel Bill had the potential to be one of the most effective public health interventions since the creation of the assembly.

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"It would raise revenue that government could put towards health promotion and other public health interventions to prevent obesity and reduce other cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, " she added.

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The Secretary shall begin by identifying the most pressing research questions with the greatest potential public health impact, and by assessing existing public health interventions being implemented across the Nation to prevent gun violence.

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The scientists who strived to develop vaccines to common diseases "would be aghast and scratching their heads as they attempted to understand how this extraordinary boon, which along with clean water is one of the most effective public health interventions of the 20th Century, could be denied, " says Dr Shaffner.

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