Sentences with phrase «health issues in a country»

Bell notes on its Let's Talk web site that «mental illness is one of the most widespread health issues in the country.»

As a long - time struggler with health issues in a country where this is an Achilles heel of the system, I deeply sympathize, and wish her a long happy life ahead.

As you may know, a common health issue in this country is the genetic variation MTHFR, which affects how your body processes B vitamins.

«Mental health issues in this country are growing, and they're a big challenge,» he said, adding that they need to be addressed in school systems and in society at large so shootings like this don't happen.

Not exact matches

«We wanted to make sure that our own country was part of the conversation about global health issues in two ways — one, making sure that we're not thinking of it as issues that affect other people that don't have anything to do with us, but also acknowledging that we can learn so much from what has gone well or new models that are effective in other countries,» Bush tells Business Insider.

And while those polled sought more action from the White House and Congress, most thought the number of mass shootings in the country centers around an issue about identifying and treating people with mental health issues.

If I keep weapons in my home and know how to use them and teach my children the power of those weapons no one should have the right to paint with such a wide brush as to eliminate my right to ownership of a weapon because this country is too afraid to tackle mental health issues.

My last point and Im out... Throughout our great nations history... we always found a way to fight through national issues and come up with solutions... Giving the problems we have now to people in the 50's and 60's... and they may actually come up with a solution... if you earnestly care about making a change... start at the lowest levels of government... go do something... find out costs... expenses... how to get more health care to people... do things like that... quit waiting on the government to provide all the answers... its not the way this country was founded... and not the way we get through problems... If you or ur family does nt have insurance... get a job that can provide you that... instead of hoping the government will do so... If you or ur family lacks access to education... move to an area that excels at it... education is invaluable... Do something about your problem... and quit waiting for the next big lotto...

The issue goes even further to suggest that no country should be able to require mandatory GMO labeling on food items, even though science shows that GMOs act differently in the body than do natural organisms and are a threat to health.

«The institute is seeking to grow the rice in developing countries to address severe vitamin A deficiency that can lead to blindness and other health issues,» Booth said.

The recall of Patties Foods products has prompted renewed debates on Country - of - Origin Labelling (CoOL) on foods in Australia, with Chief Executive of Australian Made, Ian Harrison, saying «This issue exemplifies the differences in health and safety standards for the production of food around the world.»

Brazil's high consumer awareness on the issue, is confirmed by a recent Euromonitor International survey that shows how Brazilians raised more than in any other country the issue of «reducing salt purchased» as a main health concern.

I think this country's food issues are so deeply flawed that each of these attempts at a solution are destined to fail unless shored up with adequate food security, elimination of food deserts in poor communities, the elimination of price supports for foods that don't support our health, etc..

The State of World's Midwifery Report The State of World's Midwifery 2011: Delivering Health, Saving Lives, supported by 30 partners, provides the first comprehensive analysis of midwifery services and issues in countries where the needs are greatest.

In 2010, Health Canada, the country's federal department of public health, issued a warning about these necklaces, citing the risk of strangulHealth Canada, the country's federal department of public health, issued a warning about these necklaces, citing the risk of strangulhealth, issued a warning about these necklaces, citing the risk of strangulation.

Dr. Fisher believes that dispassionate, rigorous study of birth across all settings is more important than ever given disparities in women's access to trained and licensed care providers, current and future physician workforce issues, rising costs of health care, and unacceptably high rates of adverse outcomes for mothers and infants in the U.S. compared to other industrialized countries.

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The state of maternity care in the US is pretty shocking (c - section rates, unnecessary inductions, separating mom / baby, maternal mortality stats, etc.) compared to other developed countries and if we can make this a health issue that is discussed far before conception it would be amazing.

It's an important health issue, and if, by hosting directions like these, I can increase the number of breastfed infants in this country (and beyond), then I feel I'm doing a service.

Other developed countries have seen similar health issues in women but have done a better job of safely helping moms through childbirth.

And whilst the governments of some countries will insist that certain food colorings are not harmful to health, those same food colorings have been banned in other countries — a fairly strong indication that their true safety is a contentious issue!

«Childhood obesity is a serious public health issue in developed and in developing countries and we need to set the course as early as possible,» Hannah Ewald told Reuters Health in an health issue in developed and in developing countries and we need to set the course as early as possible,» Hannah Ewald told Reuters Health in an Health in an email.

The outcome is less colic and other health issues that come with infants and toddles in our Country.

Originally aimed at health workers, educators and community workers in different local regions in developing countries, these resources provide practical information on a wide range of care, support and prevention issues concerning HIV, AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Breast feeding is clearly an issue for public health consideration as it provides significant protection against infections in newborns and infants.12 Because breast feeding has been shown to protect against infections so profoundly in developing countries, it is estimated that an increase in breast feeding worldwide by 40 % would reduce deaths from respiratory infection by 50 % in children less than 18 months of age.3

Our efforts range from a digital application that ensures human breast milk is safely pasteurized to community - developed videos on pressing health issues to supporting countries in tracking epidemics through data use for decision - making.

The government's move towards a national ID cards scheme, and expansion of IT schemes in the health, welfare and criminal justice systems across the country also made it a pressing issue, he says.

But beyond electoral processes, it is just as vital to the health of a democracy that ordinary citizens are meaningfully involved in the discourse concerning issues affecting their lives and country.

The presidential hopefuls, Ms Samia Yaaba Nkrumah, former Chairperson of the party and daughter of Ghana's first President Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Mr Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, a former General Secretary of the party, Mr Bright Oblitei Akwetey, who has twice contested for the flag - bearer position, and Mr Agyapong, a businessman, were quizzed by the moderator, Prof. Kwame Karikari, on issues on the Ghanaian economy, industrialisation, agriculture and health in the country's first - ever inter-party presidential debate sponsored by TV Africa.

«Obamacare is just a slice of the overall health care issue, the delivery of health care in this country is under this massive transformation.

«We're in the midst of a watershed moment in the struggle for women's rights across this country and one of the key motivators in my decision to do this is our state's need for a champion on issues ranging from pay equity to health care and reproductive rights to freedom from sexual harassment and workplace discrimination,» Berman said in a press release.

He appealed for action on the resolution of inter-professional rivalry in health care in the country, noting that a panel headed by Alhaji Yayale Ahmed, was convened in 2014 to look into the issues.

The Ghana Health Service in early February issued an alert on the disease following outbreaks in neighboring countries.

Rumours emerged Wednesday that the first case of the disease has been recorded in Accra, a month after the Ghana Health Service issued a public health alert warning Ghanaians of a possible outbreak in the coHealth Service issued a public health alert warning Ghanaians of a possible outbreak in the cohealth alert warning Ghanaians of a possible outbreak in the country.

Mr Boateng noted that drug abuse and addiction also caused sexual exposure which could lead to teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases that have been major health issues affecting the adolescents in the country.

Health care, an issue of hot debate across the country, has been a focus for Democrats in the 19th district, especially considering Faso's involvement in a provision in the House bill that upstate Republicans in Congress have lined up to support.

«When it comes to health issues, the New York City Department of Health is the gold standard in this country,» de Blasiohealth issues, the New York City Department of Health is the gold standard in this country,» de BlasioHealth is the gold standard in this country,» de Blasio said.

Such an approach can effectively address the policy challenges facing the country and in some cases the world, including those raised by concerns such as climate change, health care issues, trade, terrorism and agriculture, said Pearl.

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His research focuses on the changes in diet and activity in the U.S., China, Brazil, the Philippines and other countries and his article appears in the special September issue of Scientific American magazine, which is called feast and famine, all about diet, health and food.

Scientists in developed and developing countries need to be on «an equal footing» when they work together on global issues from climate change to public health, AAAS President Geri Richmond said Thursday at the start of the 2016 AAAS Annual Meeting.

In the days after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, for example, many public health officials worried that rather than infectious diseases, mental health was going to be a more pressing issue for the countrIn the days after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, for example, many public health officials worried that rather than infectious diseases, mental health was going to be a more pressing issue for the countrin Haiti, for example, many public health officials worried that rather than infectious diseases, mental health was going to be a more pressing issue for the country.

Saatchi, which is owned by France's Publicis Groupe, SA, chose LifeStraw over a field of competitors that included a reusable controller to improve the distribution of IV fluids, a collapsible wheel that can be folded down for easier storage when not in use on bicycles or wheelchairs, an energy - efficient laptop designed for children in developing countries, a 3 - D display that uses special optics and software to project a hologramlike image of patient anatomy for cancer treatment, an inkjet printing system for fabricating tissue scaffolds on which cells can be grown, a visual prosthesis for bypassing a diseased or damaged eye and sending signals directly to the brain, books with embedded sound tracks to help educate illiterate adults on health issues, a phone that provides telecommunications coverage to poor rural populations in developing countries, and a brain - computer interface designed to help paralyzed people communicate via neural signals.

This is an important public health issue even in the wealthiest of countries and more research is required into better treatments, better implementation of the tools we already have, and ongoing surveillance of the problem.

Those issues include poverty and inequality, public health infrastructure and human resources in low - income countries.

Inorganic arsenic is naturally present at high levels in the groundwater of many countries, creating an important public health issue affecting millions of people.

Thorner I think the real public - health issue that we're going to be dealing with is a large number of people in this country who are going to be frail and elderly.

With cases rapidly mounting in four West African countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) today declared the Ebola outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), a designation that allows the agency to issue recommendations for travel restrictions but also sends a strong message that more resources need to be mobilized to bring the viral disease under control.

That work, published online in Environmental Health Perspectives on May 4, found that living near toxic sites leads to health impacts comparable to all the combined malaria issues in those three countries, or as much as the total negative impacts of air pollHealth Perspectives on May 4, found that living near toxic sites leads to health impacts comparable to all the combined malaria issues in those three countries, or as much as the total negative impacts of air pollhealth impacts comparable to all the combined malaria issues in those three countries, or as much as the total negative impacts of air pollution.

The WHO study, one of a collection of articles in a special issue of the journal devoted to women's health beyond reproduction, found that the leading causes of death of women aged 50 years and older worldwide are cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke) and cancers, but that in developing countries these deaths occur at earlier ages than in the rich world.