Sentences with phrase «high health burden»

They conclude that «given the potentially high health burden of Zika, the cost of inaction — or even insufficient action — may warrant significant expenditure.»

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By then, the economic burden of brain health will be higher than those of cancer, diabetes and respiratory conditions combined.

Early responses from the survey suggest that 46 percent of employers would take steps to cut costs with new strategies such as high - deductible health plans - which shift the burden of initial medical costs to patients, but have lower monthly premiums.

But it has failed to recover in recent years because of a series of policies that increase the burden on small - business owners — higher taxes, increases to health - care costs, more costly regulations, and now the minimum wage increase proposal

The median Swedish family has a standard of living rough iv comparable with that of the median U.S. family: wages are if anything higher in Sweden, and a higher tax burden is offset by public provision of health care and generally better public services.

The high prices and food shortages and worsening conditions of health place heavier burden on the women.

«Imbalanced diets, such as diets low in fruits and vegetables and high in red and processed meat, are responsible for the greatest health burden globally and in most regions,» said lead author Dr Marco Springmann.

Postpartum depression is the most under - diagnosed obstetric complication in the U.S. (Earls, 2010) Because the burden of depression and other mental health distress is so high for mothers and their children, and because it is often overlooked, PSI believes that there is a tremendous need for universal screening of all pregnant and postpartum women.

What New York must not do, is further burden employers with higher premiums or new taxes to pay for a health exchange and ever increasing mandates.»

«Disadvantaged neighborhoods have relatively high burdens of health problems like asthma and emphysema, which are exacerbated by air pollution, so a given amount of pollution will cause more of a health impact,» a department spokesman said by email.

Treatment of large and chronic wounds are a high cost burden to the health care system since effective tools to accelerate healing are lacking.

African populations harbour the greatest genetic diversity and have the highest per capita health burden, yet they are rarely included in large genome studies of disease association.

This candidate vaccine has the potential to have a significant impact on public health in view of the high disease burden in endemic countries.»

«Furthermore, high rates of dual use may result in greater total public health burden and possibly increased individual risk if a smoker maintains an even low - level tobacco cigarette addiction for many years instead of quitting.»

Should we be surprised that we see downstream health effects for women with higher body burdens of these chemicals?

«There are several steps that scientists, health care professionals and systems can take to better serve the individuals who have bravely served their countries, including an honest reckoning with the growing evidence base showing a disproportionately high burden of childhood abuse among military personnel, a genuine and continuous effort to diminish the stigma of disclosing childhood abuse, and allocation of resources for epidemiologic efforts and treatment modalities to address issues of childhood abuse among military personnel,» write John R. Blosnich, Ph.D., M.P.H., and Robert M. Bossarte, Ph.D., of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Standardized research methods are needed to make greater progress toward reducing the high burden and costs of chronic low back pain (cLBP), according to a Task Force report in the June 15 issue of Spine.The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

«Higher health care cost burden of musculoskeletal conditions compared to other diseases.»

«The high quality, patient - centered care provided by board - certified sleep medicine physicians can significantly reduce the health and economic burdens of sleep apnea,» said AASM President Dr. Ronald Chervin.

«The rapid shifts in disease burden place poor people in low - and middle - income countries at high risk of not having access to appropriate services and incurring payments for health care that push them deeper into poverty,» said Timothy Evans, Director of Health, Nutrition and Population at the World Bank health care that push them deeper into poverty,» said Timothy Evans, Director of Health, Nutrition and Population at the World Bank Health, Nutrition and Population at the World Bank Group.

«Using the Public Health Index model, we found hypertension, physical inactivity, insufficient blood pressure screening, high cholesterol, smoking and binge drinking to be the leading burdens that have the highest impact on public health in Brazil,» SimoesHealth Index model, we found hypertension, physical inactivity, insufficient blood pressure screening, high cholesterol, smoking and binge drinking to be the leading burdens that have the highest impact on public health in Brazil,» Simoeshealth in Brazil,» Simoes said.

Partly based on these findings, the World Health Organization is recommending that this vaccine be used only in areas where there is a known high burden of disease.

High blood pressure is a leading risk factor for heart attack and stroke and is also a significant public health burden, costing the United States about $ 110 billion in direct and indirect costs in 2015, according to American Heart Association estimates.

«The high burden of early complications in youth with diabetes requires additional research to clarify the underlying causes and to identify effective intervention strategies,» said Dr. Dana Dabelea, lead author and co-chair of the national SEARCH Study and professor of epidemiology at the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

«Identifying an efficacious and brief curriculum is crucial, as brief programming may offset the burden of dating violence education on school resources and can be incorporated into any high school health curriculum.»

Calculations using this method suggest that the chemical burden that Danes are subjected to may be harmful to the overall health for groups with the highest exposure.

«We observed higher rates of neurocognitive decline, increased symptom burden and a decline in health - related quality of life over time among non-progressing patients treated with bevacizumab,» he says.

While Wolff and her Hopkins co-author Cynthia M. Boyd, MD, MPH, found a high level of what they call «treatment burden,» they also found that the vast majority of older adults surveyed prefer to play an active role in making decisions about their health care either in conjunction with their doctors (85 percent), or their family or close friends (96 percent).

The Health and Retirement Study consists of older volunteers sampled from urban and rural areas across the U.S., while the Southern Community Cohort Study focuses on African Americans in the South, particularly areas that have a disproportionately high burden of disease.

«It is clear that increases in the incidence of the Guillain — Barré syndrome to a level that is 2.0 and 9.8 times as high as baseline, as we have reported here, impose a substantial burden on populations and health services in this region,» wrote the team, made up of researchers from the World Health Organization, the Pan American Health Organization, and individual countries» health minishealth services in this region,» wrote the team, made up of researchers from the World Health Organization, the Pan American Health Organization, and individual countries» health minisHealth Organization, the Pan American Health Organization, and individual countries» health minisHealth Organization, and individual countries» health minishealth ministries.

World health experts have concluded with «very high confidence» that climate change already contributes to the global burden of disease and premature death [26].

Access to improved water sources have reduced disease incidence in parts of the world but the use of efficacious vaccines is seen as an important public health tool for countries with a high disease burden.

Making poor dietary choices, on the other hand, negatively affects health, which in turn we * all * pay for (through higher insurance premiums and higher burden on the health care system).

Given the high risk of side effects from antidepressants, one may only hope that more doctors and health professionals will begin to look into the potential of using yoga as therapy to combat depression in kids, to give them a safe and effective way to help combat the heavy burden of hopelessness and inertia that all - too - often accompany depression in youth.

Simply put, most people suffering from chronic health conditions are dealing with a high toxic burden that is overwhelming the body's natural defenses and triggering symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease, cancer and cardiovascular issues.

Preparing for adulthood • Planning for young people's futures • A broad range of education and learning opportunities: Wolf Review • Employment opportunities and support: the role of disability employment advisers • A coordinated transition to adult health services: joint working across all services • Support for independent living Services working together for families • Local authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arrangements

Ofsted input It is worth noting that although there is a drive to reduce the so - called «burden» of health and safety, it still has a significant input into the new Ofsted inspection framework (2012), which is more important than ever in ensuring high standards in schools.

In general, states with greater current relative commitments to prekindergarten and other education programs, child welfare programs, criminal justice programs, and health care and those with higher tax burdens experience greater offsetting budget benefits than do other states.

The high cost, along with the burden of the cost for the uninsured, were a driving force for the health - care reform law.

High burdens of student loan and other debt, doubt over the ability to buy and sell practices and concern over long - term personal financial health and prospects for retirement: These factors are having an impact on the veterinary profession in the United States.

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After you go through the 3 dose regimen, 1 now and two later (the highest chance of successful clearing out), if the dog is still not clear, the worm burden would be so small as to be negligible in relation to the dog's health.

Cantor's push against EPA safeguards would burden American families with higher medical costs and health insurance premiums.

Older people are at much higher risk of dying during extreme heat events.136, 50,241,233 Pre-existing health conditions also make older adults susceptible to cardiac and respiratory impacts of air pollution25 and to more severe consequences from infectious diseases; 257 limited mobility among older adults can also increase flood - related health risks.258 Limited resources and an already high burden of chronic health conditions, including heart disease, obesity, and diabetes, will place the poor at higher risk of health impacts from climate change than higher income groups.25, 50 Potential increases in food cost and limited availability of some foods will exacerbate current dietary inequalities and have significant health ramifications for the poorer segments of our population (Ch.

World health experts have concluded with «very high confidence» that climate change already contributes to the global burden of disease and premature death [26].

We are also concerned, however, that imposing an affirmative duty on institutions not to disclose information any time injuries to the individual could have been the result of domestic violence would place too high a burden on health care facilities, essentially requiring them to rule out domestic violence as a potential cause of the injuries before disclosing to family members that an incapacitated person is in the institution.

High school administrators have a challenging burden of ensuring the health and safety of children in their schools.

He just began offering health insurance starting the first of this year and not long after she purchased the insurance her child's father who was paying her morgage passed away, leaving no life insurance and her the burden of having to pay the mortgage as well as other smaller bills he was paying and now she can no longer afford the high health insurance premuim that is deducted directly from her checks, half from each biweekly check.

Programs can be developed to modify sleep in an attempt to reduce the health burden on elderly populations, who are already at higher risk of disease.

A combination of the lowered productivity, higher health care and substance abuse treatment costs, missed work and more add up to an economic burden of $ 78.5 billion, according to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.