Sentences with phrase «poor health burdens»

Striving to keep people alive in a state of poor health burdens our healthcare system and is just the wrong objective.

Not exact matches

The research was conducted by dozens of international health and environmental experts and incorporates data from the ambitious Global Burden of Disease project, which highlighted how smoking, blood pressure, poor diet, and environmental factors affect human health earlier this year.

«While we are quick to blame debt on poor savings and bad spending habits, our study emphasizes the burden of health costs causing widespread indebtedness.

In both Professor Alles has cheerfully carried a heavy burden because of my poor health.

The burden of obesity is costly to individuals whose health is poor and who are often stigmatised.

«The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010, from where the quoted study has obtained their data, suggests that in Australia the biggest causes of mortality or poor health include factors such as obesity, smoking, poor diet and low physical activity.

Dr João Breda, Nutrition Programme Manager for the World Health Organisation, talks to us about the economic burden posed by poor nutrition to health systems and outlines key World Health Organisation priorities to contribute to the prevention of non-communicable disHealth Organisation, talks to us about the economic burden posed by poor nutrition to health systems and outlines key World Health Organisation priorities to contribute to the prevention of non-communicable dishealth systems and outlines key World Health Organisation priorities to contribute to the prevention of non-communicable disHealth Organisation priorities to contribute to the prevention of non-communicable diseases.

And I am coming to revive the National Health Insurance Scheme, which ensured that the poor in society gained access to healthcare without the financial burden which used to be associated with healthcare delivery (under the cash and carry regime),» he told supporters at Nkrankwanta and Diaba, both in the Dormaa West constituency of the Brong Ahafo Region.

«I am coming to revive the National Health Insurance Scheme, which ensured that the poor in society gained access to healthcare without the financial burden which used to be associated with healthcare delivery (under the cash and carry regime),» he said.

«They are a serious public health problem, but the burden of chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and poor mental health is so much greater, and all have the potential to be improved by being active in the great outdoors.»

«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.

Outbreaks of infectious diseases in camps with poor sanitation and lack of immunization services burden the health of refugees and pose major obstacles to public health efforts, Dr. Mokdad said.

While socioeconomic status is a major contributor to the greater burden of heart disease and stroke in African Americans, the statement notes that among the growing middle - and upper - class African American community, health outcomes are still poorer in African Americans, even when their socioeconomic status is comparable to white Americans.

Already burdened by chronic disease, poor nutrition and inadequate health care, they also are highly exposed to air and water pollution, she said.

While caregiver assistance can be beneficial to patients, such care may have negative consequences for caregivers, including poor health - related quality of life, emotional distress, caregiver burden, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Senior author, Dr Nazif Alic, UCL Institute of Healthy Ageing, said: «The burden of age - related ill health is being exacerbated by poor diets and we know these can cause long - term, detrimental effects by programming our physiology.

While research has shown that nearly one quarter of the global burden of disease can be attributed to poor environmental quality, very little scientific evidence supports the claim that the conservation of ecosystems benefits human health.

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).

If our immune system becomes overloaded or burdened by excessive stress, poor diet, environmental stressors and such, these organisms can spread throughout the body causing secondary infections and chronic inflammation, leading to any number of health problems.»

Abstract: The worldwide distribution of the disease burden highlights the fact that the main risk factors that most frequently cause poor health and deaths nowadays are related to lifestyles.

Poor mental health places an enormous burden on society by creating suffering, lack of enjoyment in daily activities, and social withdrawal.

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.

Poor air quality increases respiratory ailments like asthma and bronchitis, heightens the risk of life - threatening conditions like cancer, and burdens our health care system with substantial medical costs.

Poorer households bear a disproportionate burden of the health damage due to low air quality because they tend to live in more heavily polluted areas, such as near main roads.

It highlights households do not act as one when making decisions, women tend to control fewer resources and to be more vulnerable to external shocks due to already - present vulnerability from unequal access to resources, lower levels of education, increased burden and poorer health.

«One of the main objectives of any health insurance scheme is to provide financial coverage (or risk protection) by reducing such burden while enhancing use of healthcare,» Dr Anup Karan of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and first author of the study, Extending health insurance to the poor in India: An impact evaluation of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana on out - of - pocket spending for healthcare, told The Indian Exhealth insurance scheme is to provide financial coverage (or risk protection) by reducing such burden while enhancing use of healthcare,» Dr Anup Karan of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and first author of the study, Extending health insurance to the poor in India: An impact evaluation of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana on out - of - pocket spending for healthcare, told The Indian ExHealth Foundation of India (PHFI) and first author of the study, Extending health insurance to the poor in India: An impact evaluation of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana on out - of - pocket spending for healthcare, told The Indian Exhealth insurance to the poor in India: An impact evaluation of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana on out - of - pocket spending for healthcare, told The Indian Express.

According to ASSOCHAM, factors contributing to the growth of the health insurance market are rise in per - capita income, expensive health care treatments, new diseases and financial burden on the poor.

D S Rawat, Secretary General of Assocham said that expansion of health insurance market in India is a result of elevated healthcare costs, increasing income levels, financial burden on the poor and the numerous new diseases which have come in picture.

the significantly higher burden of disease and poorer health in the Indigenous population when compared to the non-Indigenous population;

The net impact of these additional co-payments will be to increase the cost burden on people who are poor, sick and vulnerable, creating additional access barriers to cost - effective preventive care and potentially increasing downstream health care costs.

It also points out that mental health disorders are the second leading contributor to the disease burden in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and that people who experience discrimination are more likely to report serious psychological stress and to be in fair or poor health.

Relatives of people with psychosis / bipolar disorder (BD) provide a large amount of unpaid care, 1 2 but at high personal cost in terms of distress and burden, 3 — 5 and increased use of healthcare services.6 The UK Government recognises the need to support relatives in a caring role, 7 and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends all relatives are provided with information and support, and offered structured family intervention to enhance family coping and communication.8 9 However, a recent national audit of Early Intervention (EI) teams for psychosis showed poor implementation: only 50 % of relatives are receivingreceiving a carer - focused education and support programme; only 31 % offered structured family intervention and only 12 % receiving it.10

In many ways, the research points to a burden of poor mental health that may well be entirely preventable.

«Various bits of epidemiological data conservatively estimate the mental health burden among Indigenous Australians is three times worse than the broader community, but access to mental health care is very poor.

The cumulative burden of multiple diagnoses (comorbidity) may be that it has been strongly associated with decreased well - being, compromised health and quality of life, and poor psychosocial adjustment (Kimberling & Ouimette, 2002).

Increased funding is needed for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations to expand in areas where there is poor access to health services and increased burden of disease, and to grow their capacity and respond to mental health, disability and aged care Health Organisations to expand in areas where there is poor access to health services and increased burden of disease, and to grow their capacity and respond to mental health, disability and aged care health services and increased burden of disease, and to grow their capacity and respond to mental health, disability and aged care health, disability and aged care needs.

Poor health, high school dropouts, poverty, crime — America will continue to create costly economic and social burdens if it fails to provide disadvantaged families with the resources they need for effective early childhood development.

Poor nutrition is a major determinant of excess morbidity and mortality among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, 1 contributing to over 16 % of the burden of disease.2 In this issue of the Journal (page 549), consistent with the «economics of food choice» theory, 3 Brimblecombe and O'Dea report that the diet of a remote Aboriginal community was high in energy - dense, nutrient - poor foods — the cheapest options to satisfy hunger.4 This energy — cost differential restricts access to healthy food, and helps explain the persistently poor dietary patterns and deplorable health status of remote Indigenous communities.4 Placing nutrition issues in an economic framework highlights the investment required to improve Indigenous nutrition.4 But what has been learned to date about where resources should be direcPoor nutrition is a major determinant of excess morbidity and mortality among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, 1 contributing to over 16 % of the burden of disease.2 In this issue of the Journal (page 549), consistent with the «economics of food choice» theory, 3 Brimblecombe and O'Dea report that the diet of a remote Aboriginal community was high in energy - dense, nutrient - poor foods — the cheapest options to satisfy hunger.4 This energy — cost differential restricts access to healthy food, and helps explain the persistently poor dietary patterns and deplorable health status of remote Indigenous communities.4 Placing nutrition issues in an economic framework highlights the investment required to improve Indigenous nutrition.4 But what has been learned to date about where resources should be direcpoor foods — the cheapest options to satisfy hunger.4 This energy — cost differential restricts access to healthy food, and helps explain the persistently poor dietary patterns and deplorable health status of remote Indigenous communities.4 Placing nutrition issues in an economic framework highlights the investment required to improve Indigenous nutrition.4 But what has been learned to date about where resources should be direcpoor dietary patterns and deplorable health status of remote Indigenous communities.4 Placing nutrition issues in an economic framework highlights the investment required to improve Indigenous nutrition.4 But what has been learned to date about where resources should be directed?