Sentences with phrase «great public health challenges»

Trauma is emerging as one of the greatest public health challenges of our generation — it affects not just soldiers and refugees but also our neighbors and children.

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MPs said this approach targeted resources towards areas which had made the greatest progress with their public health challenges.
Ulster County has great opportunities and challenges facing it on sometimes overlapping issues like public health, infrastructure, economic development, job creation and environmental conservation.
These protozoa are remarkably resistant to chlorine disinfection and consequently, present a great challenge to the water industry and health officials, who are responsible for providing safe drinking water to the public.
There is great evidence that this is one of the big challenges in public health, but the actionable response has not been impressive or systematic.
The rapid identification of genetic risk factors for common, complex diseases poses great opportunities and challenges for public health.
«Harm reduction, particularly in drugs, alcohol and tobacco, is the greatest preventable public health challenge we face today.
Motivated to «address one of humankind's greatest challenges,» Cornell scholars investigate environmental policy affecting public health, renewable energy, and other topics in seven acclaimed research institutes.
This had the potential to result in many people putting off tests they need but can't afford (with potentially worse health outcomes and greater costs for the health system), and more people seeking these tests through the already financially challenged public system.
As a doctor and public health professional I followed Professor Mooney's work with great interest and after entering the Senate I discussed with him some of the challenges facing Australia's health system.
Adolescence is characterized by major biological, psychological and social challenges and opportunities, where interaction between the individual and environment is intense, and developmental pathways are set in motion or become established.2 — 4 Furthermore, adolescent psychopathology can have important consequences for education, relationships and socioeconomic achievement in later life.5 — 7 These characteristics of adolescence do not only set high demands for cohort studies aiming to capture the most salient aspects of developmental pathways, they also ensure a great gain in empirical knowledge and an invaluable source of information for public health policy from such studies.
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