Sentences with phrase «awareness about any health risk»

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Increased awareness of the health risks associated with not breastfeeding has brought about a drive in recent years to improve breastfeeding support and increase breastfeeding prevalence rates.

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and in recognition the Chautauqua County public health director is encouraging all women to talk to their health care providers about breast cancer screening and their personal risk for the... [Read more...]

Kovesdy says, «Better awareness of the risk factors for CKD — for example, high blood pressure, obesity, cardiovascular disease, race - ethnicity, family history — is needed for health care providers to become proactive about screening for early - stage CKD.»

Greater awareness about the cruelty involved and the very real risks to human health from diseases such as cholera and rabies will eventually extinguish the industry.

There is definitely more awareness on healthcare expenses and also about health / Mediclaim policies that help in mitigating the risk of such expenses.

Child Aware recognised that children and families often don't seek mental health support due to common barriers, such as the logistics of getting to the appointment, the need to obtain a referral from a general practitioner, the risk of missing out on school, and a lack of awareness about the funding available through Medicare.

This is consistent with previous studies reporting good general knowledge but lack of awareness about specific risks for an unborn child and specific benefits of quitting.11, 25 Attitudes regarding smoking and the health of the woman's baby, however, contradicted the apparent level of knowledge — significantly more smokers than non-smokers believed that «if you are exposed to a lot of smoke from other people you might as well keep smoking yourself».

The program will increase the school community's mental health awareness and literacy, which serves as a prevention tool for the community regarding adolescent depression; offer two - level screening to students in one middle school and two high school grades, including universal, self - report screening for all students, followed by in - depth interviews with students who screen as high risk; and communicate with Holliston parents / guardians about youth depression and resources, provide more significant follow - up (both immediate and long - term) with parents / guardians of high - risk teens, and provide all school families with access to the Interface Referral Network.