Sentences with phrase «important public health challenge»

The increasing market power of tobacco companies is identified as an important public health challenge in a major new report on the economics of tobacco control, from the US National Cancer... Read more

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Abigail Bozarth, a spokeswoman for AstraZeneca, said «AstraZeneca believes it is important to engage with policymakers, key partners, and the public — across all states in the United States — about the very challenging issues we face as we all work to strengthen our nation's health care system.»

Skills and training continues to be a major focus for the food and drink sector, in recognition of the important role that the next generation of food scientists and technicians will play in driving innovation and meeting the key challenges of nutrition and public health.

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.