Sentences with phrase «complex public health issue»

Suicide was the eighth leading cause of death in the United States in 1998.1 Particularly high rates have been reported among young persons and older adults.1 - 7 Each year, more than 30 000 people in the United States commit suicide, but recognition of persons who are at high risk for suicide is difficult, making efforts to prevent its occurrence problematic.1,8 - 10 The US surgeon general brought attention to this complex public health issue by recommending that the investigation and prevention of suicide be a national priority.11

Animal hoarding is a widely misunderstood, complex public health issue that affects the animals and humans involved.

Global examples have shown that soft drink taxes fail to have a meaningful impact on obesity rates and ultimately serve as a Band - Aid solution to a complex public health issue, which first and foremost requires access to adequate nutrition education and health care.

«To single out sugar sweetened beverages as a primary factor of chronic disease oversimplifies a complex public health issue.

Addressing complex public health issues requires the combined efforts of government agencies, academic institutions, private - sector companies, and nonprofit organizations.

Not exact matches

Further Information The complex issues surrounding childhood obesity will be explored further online - including this discussion of the scale of the public health threat.

«Our findings showed that restoration of vacant land helps to deter crime and violence and represents a pragmatic upstream infrastructural investment strategy to address complex social issues in cities,» said Charles Branas, PhD, Mailman School of Public Health chair and professor of Epidemiology, and lead author.

Even so, the complex vaccine will be expensive by developing world standards, and its cost - effectiveness is a major issue for vaccine developers and public health experts, says Scott Filler of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

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.

«We believe that this knowledge may be important for the further understanding of complex interactions in some major public health issues, that modern science still hasn't been able to explain fully», says Antonio Barragan,

Hi Ralph, It was a public post intended to share a small vignette of my experiences with others in a similar position and inviting them to ponder on the core issue; «That nutritionally motivated Vegetarians need only consider the health outcomes of what they are eating whereas those motivated by Spirituality, or Philosophy / Ethics, have some very complex knots to unravel».

How do we move around) while high school students wrestle with complex issues, such as global conflicts and public health.

It is a complex issue that encompasses mental health, animal welfare and public safety concerns.

Politicians, activists, media stimulating an «availability cascade» — call it what yer will, «grand narrative», «self re-enforcing process of collective belief formation,» — it's «propaganda» - «a deliberate act ter narrow the viewpoints and policy options that we are willing to consider in dealing with complex issues such as public health, weather disasters and national security.»

The issues — from soil health to public health — are complex and interconnected, and can not be solved by addressing food production or consumption separately.

Environmental, Safety and Health We can aid you in the management of large - scale environmental liability and compliance issues, complex project siting and land development, and public advocacy.

Unlike a securities class action, say — where a public misrepresentation can be neatly specified, dated and quantified — instances of environmental contamination can raise more complex issues relating to individual health effects, individual property damage and even historically inadequate regulatory regimes.

Frances is in demand in very complex public law children proceedings in which the central issues include exceptionally serious injuries, non-accidental death / murder (child or parent), serious sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation, very serious neglect, torture, learning and mental health difficulties, fabricated or induced illness, reporting restriction orders and the curtailment of parental responsibility.

It includes a series of public seminars that provide general tips on everyday parenting issues; one - off discussion groups addressing the most common parenting problems; brief and short - term primary care consultations for specific problems; group or online courses for a comprehensive understanding of Triple P strategies; a one - on - one personal support program for tackling serious behavior problems; and two high intensity programs that deal with complex family and / or mental health issues, including the risk of child maltreatment.

Croakey is the platform where health issues are dissected from every angle — from the complex impact on health arising from social, economic and environmental policies, to the influence of vested interests on public health, and insightful analysis of health care policies.

A decade of FrameWorks» research demonstrates that effective communications can help activate the public's thinking and engagement with complex issues like early child development and child mental health.

The health of Aboriginal peoples in Canada is a complex pressing social and political issue that continues to call for dedicated resources, policies and public health frameworks.