Sentences with phrase «as public health crises»

For centuries people have painted cities as unnatural human conglomerations, blighted by pathologies such as public health crises, aggression and exorbitant costs of living.

«Our finding that news reporting on obesity as a public health crisis brought on by bad personal choices can worsen anti-fat prejudice and increase people's willingness to charge obese men and women more for insurance» said David Frederick, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology at Chapman University and lead author on the study.

«Public Health Crisis» frame, which presents obesity as a public health crisis warranting government intervention.

In too many countries malaria is viewed with little more seriousness than the common cold, not as a public health crisis that kills close...

The state of Utah recently identified pornography as a public health crisis.

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Kapoor's arrest comes a day after President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency and nearly a year after former Insys CEO Michael Babich and five other onetime executives were arrested as part of an alleged «nationwide conspiracy.»

Developing nations will share in that public health crisis as their populations live longer.

«As we work to address a complex public health crisis, it is important that naloxone, a potentially lifesaving tool, be accessible,» they wrote.

She has previously worked as a public health educator and crisis counselor at Washington, DC nonprofits, and as an ESL teacher for primary school & university students, as well as working adults.

It seems like nothing at all will be done on the country's most urgent public health crisis, just as the White House did nothing about the severe flu outbreak over the winter or about the blackouts in Puerto Rico.

If embryos have the same status as human persons, this is a horrible tragedy and public health crisis that requires immediate and sustained attention.

More citizens view what the Surgeon General has described as a «public health crisis» with alarm, recognizing that it needs to be addressed through regulatory standards in several arenas.

Writing in The Times, Kate Lampard, chairwoman of GambleAware said: «As a society, we should be concerned about the rising risk of harm from wider access and more regular participation in gambling on future generations, resulting in a possible public health crisis in gambling addiction.»

As the AIDS crisis enveloped Africa, Western nations generously pressed the snappy acronym «ABC» — Abstinence, Be faithful, use a Condom — as a strategy for education and public healtAs the AIDS crisis enveloped Africa, Western nations generously pressed the snappy acronym «ABC» — Abstinence, Be faithful, use a Condom — as a strategy for education and public healtas a strategy for education and public health.

Every era has its health crisis, and as obesity rates in the U.S. population continue to soar to epidemic levels, sugar has become public enemy number one.

The United Nations recently recognised the threat of these non-communicable diseases as a global public health crisis, and called for decisive preventative action from government leaders.

But when the seeds of the current childhood obesity public health crisis come to fruition — when we all watch as an entire generation of adults» lives are cut short by diabetes and heart disease, when our nation finally has to pay the looming $ 344 billion obesity - related health care bill — maybe, just maybe, we will be.

Well, Zucker is currently being trotted out as the credible voice of public health in response to the water contamination crisis in Hoosick Falls.

Leaving aside the fact that the family income was likely close to $ 300,000 at the time of Chiara's crisis, Public Advocate de Blasio, as a city employee, had access to excellent health insurance that covers unlimited inpatient rehab at nominal cost... and that's with the HMO option.

As New York has done to combat previous public health crises including crack / cocaine, HIV / AIDS, and nicotine and cigarette smoking, we need a comprehensive plan coupled with a commitment of resources that matches the magnitude of the problem.»

The dedication marks the culmination of a five - year drive to finally create a public space to honor those lost to HIV as well as the many activists who battled to bring public attention and government dollars to bear on the unprecedented health crisis.

As state leaders, we have an innate responsibility to investigate public health and safety crises and protect those who are not powerful to stand up to government malfeasance.»

«We won't let fraudsters take advantage of a public health crisis, and this should serve as a warning to other companies who seek to engage in the same dishonest practices.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, MARK C. POLONCARZ, Erie County Executive, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Erie County's Charter Sections 301 and 302, do hereby declare a public health crisis related to the opioid epidemic exists in Erie County and do hereby order as follows:

Local substance use clinics in central New York are reacting to President Donald Trump's declaration of the opioid crisis as a public health emergency.

The former deputy prime minister also said senior Conservatives, such as David Cameron and George Osborne, have failed to act on drug reform because they saw the issue as a «naughty recreational secret» at Notting Hill dinner parties instead of a public health crisis.

As POLITICO New York reported in June, the Cuomo administration resisted sounding a public alarm over the water pollution crisis in Hoosick Falls, even though federal regulators warned senior DOH officials that residents of the town should be alerted that they were drinking water that contained dangerous levels of PFOA, a chemical that has been linked to cancer and other serious health problems.

We have convened this meeting as a first step in identifying how we can fight this public health crisis.»

«This is a huge public health crisis, and the president has declared this as an unfunded public health emergency,» said Erie County Health Commissioner Gale Burhealth crisis, and the president has declared this as an unfunded public health emergency,» said Erie County Health Commissioner Gale Burhealth emergency,» said Erie County Health Commissioner Gale BurHealth Commissioner Gale Burstein.

Increasing the numbers of volunteer healthcare professionals on the ground in West Africa can help prevent the spread of Ebola as well as a secondary health crisis while starting to rebuild the public health infrastructure in West Africa, said Lisa Cooper, who is a professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a Liberian expatriate.

The country must realise its gun epidemic is a public health crisis, and treat it as such

«The Ebola crisis right now is one of the clearest illustrations that [of] the link between the conditions on the ground — the lack of public health resources and infrastructure — and the importance of addressing that as a threat to global health security,» said Scott Gordon, director of the Window of Opportunity Project at PATH, an international non-profit organization working on global health innovation.

As participation in sports continues to grow (1.5 million youngsters now play on football teams in the U.S.), more head injuries are inevitable, making pediatric concussions an emerging public health crisis.

History Lesson «The early - 2000s SARS epidemic is a good illustrator of information as one of the most critical tools in addressing any type of public health crisis,» says Agarwal.»

The president's 2002 proposal establishing the Department of Homeland Security addressed the lead - agency issue in the event of future crisis as follows: «After a major incident, the EPA will be responsible for decontamination of affected buildings and neighborhoods and providing advice and assistance to public - health authorities in determining whether it is safe to return to the areas.»

In this role, Ms. Roxland re-launched and chaired J&J's Ethics Committee, created an enterprise - wide consultation service for teams and individuals confronting complex research ethics issues, and provided guidance on issues such as post-trial access for former research participants, conducting clinical trials in war - torn regions, testing of a potential Ebola vaccine during a public health crisis, commercialization of stem cell therapies, subject recruitment and withdrawal, and expanded access / compassionate use.

At the peak of the mad cow crisis, Dr. Lasmézas became an advisor to the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as several governmental and public health commiHealth Organization (WHO) as well as several governmental and public health commihealth committees.

In a letter to Apple, Jana Partners LLC, and the California State Teachers» Retirement System (also known as CalSTRS)-- they control about $ 2 billion of Apple shares — call youth phone addiction a growing public health crisis and urge Apple to make it easier for parents to control their children's screen time and to fund studies that would reveal the true consequences of smartphone use on mental health.

As a result, US refiners and traders are looking to markets with looser regulation and, say environmental campaigners at both ends of the supply chain, fuelling India's airborne public health crisis.

As you know, the climate crisis is a public health issue.

The company was responding to a pair of Apple shareholders who wrote an open letter last week arguing that the iPhone - maker needs to tackle what's seen as a «growing public health crisis» of smartphone addiction in young people.

A new leader for Broward Health may be chosen Wednesday, as the public hospital system's board tries to restore stability to an institution that has endured controversies and crises since the suicide of its last permanent chief executive officer.

Social Worker — Duties & Responsibilities Successfully serve as a psychiatric social worker and practice manager for multiple institutions Perform crisis intervention, adult, geriatric, child, and adolescent case management and therapy Counsel patients facing depression, substance abuse, bipolar disorder, dementia, and schizophrenia Serve survivors of domestic violence, rape, robbery, child abuse, suicide, and other traumatic events Responsible for 24 hour on call crisis intervention for multiple hospital emergency rooms Complete psychosocial assessments to ensure appropriate patient diagnosis and care Design and implement treatment plans including medication and individual / group / family therapy sessions Attend weekly team meetings to assess patient progress and document in the DAP system Review psychometric and psychological reports and provide feedback to patients and families Provide clients and family members with guidance and referrals to community resources Maintain contact with family members and encouraged their involvement in patient treatment Performed discharge planning including nursing home placement, home health, medication needs, transportation and Passport screening, extended in - patient and out - patient mental health services Serve as public speaker, referral development committee member, and marketing / financial advisor

The board of the California chapter declared, «there is a clear and present danger to the public health of the children of this State based on our society's failure to adequately address the impact of child custody proceedings upon children as a chronic, system - wide, statewide, public health crisis which impacts the previous, current and future generations of California's most precious resource — its children.»

The board of the California chapter declared, «There is a clear and present danger to the public health of the children of this State based on our society's failure to adequately address the impact of child custody proceedings upon children as a chronic, system - wide, statewide, public health crisis which impacts the previous, current and future generations of California's most precious resource — its children.»

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) guidelines and courses teach members of the public to give early help to people developing a mental disorder and to help in mental health crisis situations, such as assisting someone who is suiHealth First Aid (MHFA) guidelines and courses teach members of the public to give early help to people developing a mental disorder and to help in mental health crisis situations, such as assisting someone who is suihealth crisis situations, such as assisting someone who is suicidal.

As a health care provider, these are services that Planned Parenthood has been providing in order to combat this public health crisis.