Sentences with phrase «public health concern affecting»

Partner violence is a serious, preventable public health concern affecting millions of Americans.

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that food allergies are a growing food safety and public health concern that affect an estimated 4 — 6 percent of children in the United States.

As our own U.S. Representative, John Faso, refuses to attend public town halls to explain his vote for the American Health Care Act, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney from neighboring NY20 stepped in to answer questions from local residents concerned about how AHCA would adversely affect their access to quality healthHealth Care Act, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney from neighboring NY20 stepped in to answer questions from local residents concerned about how AHCA would adversely affect their access to quality healthhealth care.

The affected unions are: Civil and Local Government Staff Association (CLOGSAG); Ghana Medical Association (GMA); Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT); Coalition of Concerned Teachers; National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT); Public and Health Service Workers Union; Ghana Registered Nurses Association; the Government Hospital Pharmacists Association and others.

Science policy is an area of public policy which is concerned with the policies that affect the conduct of the science and research enterprise, including the funding of science, often in pursuance of other national policy goals such as technological innovation to promote commercial product development, weapons development, health care and environmental monitoring.

In recent years, public health concerns about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have risen significantly, driven in part by affected military veterans returning from conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere.

University of Michigan Medical School researchers have identified bacterial genes that help the infections spread, providing a potential new target for treating UTIs, a global public health concern mostly affecting women.

Osteoporosis is a major public health concern, and as reported by the National Osteoporosis Foundation, in excess of 200 million people around the world are affected by osteoporosis.

Adolescent obesity continues to be a growing public health concern in the United States, affecting the lives of over 25 million young people [1, 2].

The province passed the Act after a series of strikes in 1999 and 2001, which seriously affected the provision of health care, which were followed by strikes in 2006 - 2007 by highway workers, snow plow operators, and corrections workers, all of which created significant concerns about public safety.