Sentences with phrase «growing public health burden»

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To help determine ways to decrease the growing burden of visual impairment, researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health examined the relationships between the incidence of visual impairment and three modifiable lifestyle behaviors: smoking, drinking alcohol and staying physically active.

«Our results, based on in - depth interviews with seniors and their caregivers, add to a growing body of evidence that this decline in dementia risk is a real phenomenon, and that the expected future growth in the burden of dementia may not be as extensive as once thought,» says lead author Kenneth Langa, M.D., Ph.D., a professor in the U-M Medical School, Institute for Social Research and School of Public Health, and a research investigator at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.

«The findings of this study demonstrate that neonatal abstinence syndrome is a growing public health problem in the United States and places a tremendous burden on babies, their families, and the communities in which they live,» said William Cooper, M.D., MPH, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy and the senior author for the health problem in the United States and places a tremendous burden on babies, their families, and the communities in which they live,» said William Cooper, M.D., MPH, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy and the senior author for the Health Policy and the senior author for the study.

Now there is growing interest in the application of genomics to the management of infectious diseases and epidemics [2], which are among the top global public health burdens [3].

A growing public health problem, Lyme disease (LD) is the most commonly reported vector - borne disease in the U.S. and Europe [1], inflicting a significant public health burden [2 — 4].

«Given the rapid aging of the U.S. population, the potential public health burden of late - life mental health disorders will likely grow as well,» the researchers wrote.

In addition to peer support offered by the injured worker community, there is growing public awareness of the psychological, social and economic burden of workers» mental health conditions.