Sentences with phrase «as a public health issue»

It should be treated as a public health issue, not as grounds for punishment.

Her mission in life I to raise awareness of sexual offending as a public health issue as opposed to a purely criminal issue.

He has in recent months called for countries around the world to rethink their approach to illegal drugs, treating it more as a public health issue.

The government is looking at breast - feeding as a public health issue and therefore highlights the risks of not breast - feeding.

Our main goals are to increase awareness of eczema as a public health issue and to protect and improve access to services and medications for people whose lives are impacted by this disease.

UV awareness and skin cancer have always been regarded as a public health issue and not an educational one.

«It is time for NYS to consider drug use as a public health issue rather than a criminal justice issue.

Ian Geary, The Salvation Army's Public Affairs Adviser, told Premier he would like the government to view gambling addiction as a public health issue and also have stricter rules on gambling advertisement.

On that day, activists and advocates will gather at 5 p.m. at Foundry Square in New Haven for a panel discussion on diapers as a public health issue.

When viewed as a public health issue with lifelong consequences including poverty, mental illness, injustice, and risk of infectious disease — we all benefit when children are diapered.

Obesity as a public health issue does not seek to make aesthetic judgements about people carrying extra body fat.

But by tackling violence as a public health issue, Baltimore is forging a new model for how to keep citizens safe.

Environmental engineers put to bear their knowledge on bio-chemistry and civil engineering to arrive at solutions to environmental issues such as air and water pollution, waste disposal and recycling as well as public health issues.

In 1998, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with other federal agencies, sponsored a consensus conference that broke new ground by focusing on parenting as a public health issue.

[23] Meneses, C. M. and Grimm, N. E. «Heeding the cry for help: Addressing LGBT bullying as a public health issue through law and policy.»

Addiction to alcohol is costly both on a personal level and as a public health issue.

By treating it as a public health issue, it can be prevented — and, perhaps one day, even cured.

Rather, consider covering it as a public health issue.