Sentences with phrase «health epidemic due»
The United States is in the midst of a public health epidemic due to poor diet.
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There is an epidemic of childhood obesity plus other childhood related health issues such as diabetes and poor physical performance due to inactivity.
Concerns over the proliferation of illegal tattoo shops and the spread of communicable diseases have increased due to the current opioid epidemic which has contributed to the spread of Hepatitis C. Legislator Burke's initiative is a common sense reform to ensure the health and safety of the residents of Erie County.
In the face of roughly 11 deaths each week in Erie County due to opioid drug overdoses, the County Legislature is poised to approve a «crisis response plan» today that would better connect those suffering from addiction with services and expand Health Department programs aimed add addressing the epidemic.
The hospital is particularly well suited due to its long history of being on the front lines of epidemics and emerging public health threats.
«These results suggest that much of the burden of leukemia worldwide is due to the epidemic of vitamin D deficiency we are experiencing in winter in populations distant from the equator,» said Cedric Garland, DrPH, adjunct professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health and member of Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health.
Parents and non-parents alike have reason to be worried about children's health, due to the youth obesity epidemic, the alarming rise of type 2 diabetes and the growing number of children (estimated at close to 6 million) labeled as having ADD or ADHD and placed on prescription drugs.
The public health epidemic of dog bites — which number more than 4.5 million each year — is due in part to uncontrolled breeding of pets.
Ramsey County Forms Coalition to Address Opioid Epidemic Due to continued increases in opioid - related deaths in the area, the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office has partnered with Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge to address the devastating public health crisis.