But she managed to boost CDC's communications with the general public, particularly in times of
public health crises like potential flu pandemics.
All too often, though, our elected officials respond to
public health crises like gun violence and firearm - related deaths not with action — but with deflective statements that inevitably include their thoughts and prayers.
While more practiced at dealing with natural disasters, the international community has minimal experience responding to
a public health crisis like Ebola, Louissaint said.
Not exact matches
It seems
like nothing at all will be done on the country's most urgent
public health crisis, just as the White House did nothing about the severe flu outbreak over the winter or about the blackouts in Puerto Rico.
Thirty - three states have strategic plans for dealing with climate change, but only five of those currently include a
public -
health response, according to the Trust for America's Health, a nonprofit advocacy group in Washington, D.C. «We only respond after a Katrina - like crisis,» says Jeffrey Levi, the trust's executive dir
health response, according to the Trust for America's
Health, a nonprofit advocacy group in Washington, D.C. «We only respond after a Katrina - like crisis,» says Jeffrey Levi, the trust's executive dir
Health, a nonprofit advocacy group in Washington, D.C. «We only respond after a Katrina -
like crisis,» says Jeffrey Levi, the trust's executive director.
Republicans on the committee focused their questions on how Pruitt will work to prevent pollution from causing serious
public health problems
like the lead contamination
crisis affecting Flint, Michigan, and criticized the Obama administration's climate regulations.
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.