Sentences with phrase «level of a public health crisis»

While it didn't rise to the level of a public health crisis, state and local officials wanted to prevent that from happening.

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All levels of government, hurting from the toll the public health crisis has had on budgets, are taking action, from municipalities (Kermit, WV; Chicago, Il, Everett, WA) to counties (Mingo in WV; Nassau in NY; Orange in California) to states (Mississippi, Ohio, New Mexico).

The Hoosic River runs through the village, which has become the epicenter of a public health crisis after researchers discovered that the public water supply was tainted with high levels of perfluorooctanoic acid, which is used to make Teflon.

As POLITICO New York reported in June, the Cuomo administration resisted sounding a public alarm over the water pollution crisis in Hoosick Falls, even though federal regulators warned senior DOH officials that residents of the town should be alerted that they were drinking water that contained dangerous levels of PFOA, a chemical that has been linked to cancer and other serious health problems.

It's a cutting - edge initiative that will utilize proven, creative and innovative methods of street - level, residential, commercial and public mental health crisis response, while entering into mission - oriented, problem - solving partnerships with first responders, mental health and social service provider agencies.

In addition to the dangers posed to fetal development, unregulated amounts of nanoparticles in the environment are now known to affect us at the cellular level, and the genetic consequences could be at the root of the greatest public health crises, including heart disease, hypertension, obesity and diabetes.

Denver — The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, increased the stress levels of community residents, according to new research released today at the American Public Health Association's 2016 Annual -LSB-...]