Sentences with phrase «major public health issue»

IRRI is developing rice with more iron, zinc, and beta carotene to help people get enough important micronutrients and address major public health issues.

The Hazelwood coal mine fire that has been burning in Victoria's Latrobe Valley since February 9 is raising major public health issues for those living in and near the town of Morwell....

The reviews, the Health Care Home trial, public hospital funding, mental health, Indigenous health, and major public health issues such as combating obesity - all these things need urgent attention.

Healthy People 2020 — Healthy People is a national health promotion and disease prevention initiative that brings together national, state, and local government agencies; nonprofit, voluntary, and professional organizations, businesses, communities; and individuals to address major public health issues.

Recognising the pain that many parents in the UK feel at any implication that they have not done the best for their baby, Unicef UK is urging the UK and devolved governments to show leadership in moving the blame for a major public health issue away from individual women, and acknowledge the collective responsibility of us all to create a supportive, enabling environment for women who want to breastfeed.

We can stop laying the blame for a major public health issue in the laps of individual women, and acknowledge the collective responsibility of us all to remove the barriers to breastfeeding which lead to eight out of 10 women reporting they had to stop breastfeeding before they had wanted to.

It is time to stop laying the blame for a major public health issue in the laps of individual women and acknowledge the collective responsibility of us all.

We need to change the conversation around breastfeeding by stopping laying the responsibility for this major public health issue in the laps of individual women and acknowledging the role that politics and society has to play at every level.

«I'm not anti-TV,» he says (see Childhood TV and gaming is «major public health issue»).

A minority medical condition 50 years ago, the prevalence of obesity is now such that it is regarded as a major public health issue and listed as a priority by senior government ministers.

The recommendation comes in the form of a surgeon general's advisory, a tool used to draw attention to major public health issues.

«This may represent a another way toward advancing prevention and early intervention for this major public health issue.»

The work highlights «a major public health issue,» says Jonathan Patz, a public health researcher at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, who not involved with the research.

This added pollution is potentially a major public health issue.

Consequently, this has the potential to become a major public health issue, Kang pointed out.

Binge drinking is a major public health issue because it is an important risk factor for alcohol - related injuries, accidental death, unsafe sexual behaviour, and long - term substance abuse problems.

Concussions have become a major public health issue, with both short - and long - term side effects.

«HBV ‐ related liver cancer is therefore a major public health issue with a severe socioeconomic impact.»

Childhood exposure to TV and video games should be viewed as a major public health issue and, like cigarettes, these media should come with a health warning.

The federal government has recently put more emphasis on tick - borne disease research and a major public health issue with the passage of the 21st Century Cures Act.

Antimicrobial resistance posed by superbugs has been a major public health issue of global concern.

«We believe that this knowledge may be important for the further understanding of complex interactions in some major public health issues, that modern science still hasn't been able to explain fully», says Antonio Barragan,

«We think the findings are a wake - up call for all primary care providers to better recognize the risk factors for prediabetes, which is a major public health issue,» said study first author Dr. Eva Tseng in a university news release.

Although trans fats have been a major public health issue for a while now, studies show that most Americans still consume 1.3 grams of these dangerous artificial fats on a daily basis, despite knowing how bad they are for their health.

«You put all of that together, and depression during pregnancy is a major public health issue.»

Vitamin A plays an important role in our body, and deficiency in this essential nutrient is a major public health issue in many developing countries (42).

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.

A major public health issue, depression is estimated to become one of the top three contributors to the global burden of diseases within a few years.

Like other countries in the region, rabies remains a major public health issue, with over 1000 people dying each year from the bites of infected dogs.

It might be preferable to designate degraded lands for agricultural purposes, except perhaps degraded peatlands, because they represent a major public health issue because of the toxic smoke they release when burning,» Gaveau said.

It is a major public health issue that needs to be taken care of at the earliest.

Reducing and preventing obesity is a major public health issue.

Facilitating women's screening assessment and treatment pathway is a major public health issue as untreated postnatal depression has long - term consequences, not only for women, but also for infants and partners.