Sentences with phrase «dire public health consequences»

The dire public health consequences of mercury contamination, combined with decades of improper handling and disposal, made cleanup a national priority.

«Ending DACA could have dire public health consequences: Penn Medicine researcher predicts reduced mental health for 800,000 DACA beneficiaries plus their families if legislation fails to save the program.»

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«Health care and public health professionals now have a limited window of opportunity to engage policymakers about protecting Dreamers through legislative action, with an emphasis on the potentially dire mental health consequences of failing to enact a definitive legal remedy,» VenkataramaniHealth care and public health professionals now have a limited window of opportunity to engage policymakers about protecting Dreamers through legislative action, with an emphasis on the potentially dire mental health consequences of failing to enact a definitive legal remedy,» Venkataramanihealth professionals now have a limited window of opportunity to engage policymakers about protecting Dreamers through legislative action, with an emphasis on the potentially dire mental health consequences of failing to enact a definitive legal remedy,» Venkataramanihealth consequences of failing to enact a definitive legal remedy,» Venkataramani said.

Large - scale irrigation projects have dire consequences for public health, particularly through the spread of water - borne diseases.

In flood - prone locations, flush toilets back up and pit latrines overflow contaminating the environment and potentially drinking water supplies — with dire consequences to the public health through water - borne diseases like cholera.

West Coast LEAF has issued a press release jointly with the BC Civil Liberties Association, Pivot Legal Society, BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre, and Community Legal Assistance Society calling on the BC government to raise social assistance rates and address the resulting epidemic of food insecurity and the dire consequences for human health and safety.