Sentences with phrase «major public health crisis»

This group represents a cohesive and important body of work that documents three decades in the life of the major public health crisis of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).

Heart disease is a major public health crisis in America.

«We have been working for three years to develop a better research model of brain development, and it's fortunate we can now use this one to shed light on the major public health crisis posed by Zika infections,» says Hongjun Song, Ph.D., professor of neurology and neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's Institute for Cell Engineering.

«Overdose is a major public health crisis, and recently there has been a rapid uptake in programs that train police in how to recognize and reverse these potentially deadly events,» noted Beletsky, an associate professor who holds joint appointments in the School of Law and Bouvé College of Health Sciences.

Not exact matches

In a major speech this afternoon President Donald Trump will direct his Department of Health and Human Services to declare the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emerHealth and Human Services to declare the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emerhealth emergency.

«Too many families and lives are destroyed by these dangerous drugs and this lawsuit is a major step forward in our effort to combat this crisis from both a public health and legal perspective,» Mahoney said in a statement.

The president's 2002 proposal establishing the Department of Homeland Security addressed the lead - agency issue in the event of future crisis as follows: «After a major incident, the EPA will be responsible for decontamination of affected buildings and neighborhoods and providing advice and assistance to public - health authorities in determining whether it is safe to return to the areas.»

There are also other public health implications: Antibiotics in too low doses may not help a patient fight an infection, but they can be sufficient to induce resistance in bacteria, and counterfeit painkillers containing fentanyl, a powerful opioid, are a major contributor to the opioid crisis, according to the DEA.

Coal emissions are a major factor in this public health crisis, the study authors said.

Back problems are almost epidemic in our society; in fact, chronic back pain lies at the root of the escalating opioid crisis, which has turned into a major public health issue in the U.S. Not surprisingly, the American College of Physicians now recommends that doctors recommend self - care techniques like yoga and Tai Chi for back pain sufferers before prescribing addictive drugs.