Sentences with phrase «public health crisis in»

The authors warned that obesity has become a public health crisis in the U.S. Timely, dramatic and effective development and implementation of corrective programs and policies are needed to avoid the otherwise inevitable health and societal consequences implied by their projections.

Heart disease is a major public health crisis in America.

An American update of the 2013 Australian documentary «Jabbed — Love, Fear and Vaccines,» «Calling the Shots» strips away the drama, misinformation and name - calling that mire serious discussion of what has become a public health crisis in the developing world.

the opioid epidemic a public health crisis in October 2017.

President Donald Trump declared the opioid epidemic a public health crisis in October 2017.

«The recent public health crisis in Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh is a critical reminder of the need to be vigilant about protecting our public health and safety,» the mailer states, «and making smart investments in water quality and environmental protection.»

The temporary closing of Dr. Eugene J. Gosy's Amherst medical office after his criminal indictment last week — cutting off hundreds, if not thousands, of his panic - stricken patients from their opioid medications — has created a public health crisis in Erie County.

The sale of synthetic drugs in head shops has contributed to a public health crisis in New York and across the nation, according to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

«Heroin has become a public health crisis in communities across the nation, but today New York State is taking a stand to turn the tide on this epidemic,» Governor Cuomo said.

Writing in The Times, Kate Lampard, chairwoman of GambleAware said: «As a society, we should be concerned about the rising risk of harm from wider access and more regular participation in gambling on future generations, resulting in a possible public health crisis in gambling addiction.»

In the past year, two state governments have now declared porn a public health crisis in the United States, with more to follow.

While the companies denied any wrongdoing, there was irrefutable evidence that PFCs caused a public health crisis in the affected communities.

More than a year since the start of one of the worst public health crises in recent history, Ebola cases have been tumbling in West Africa.

The addictive painkillers — which are responsible for one of the greatest public health crises in American history — also seem to increase the risk of depression.

Not exact matches

Developing nations will share in that public health crisis as their populations live longer.

But further analysis released by the public health agency Friday highlight two alarming trends for U.S. mortality: significant rises in gun and, especially, drug overdose deaths (with the latter driven by the ongoing opioid crisis in America).

All levels of government, hurting from the toll the public health crisis has had on budgets, are taking action, from municipalities (Kermit, WV; Chicago, Il, Everett, WA) to counties (Mingo in WV; Nassau in NY; Orange in California) to states (Mississippi, Ohio, New Mexico).

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.

In the event of a public health crisis that resulted in a high rate of employee absenteeism, Schwab would focus available personnel on critical business functions that directly support client needIn the event of a public health crisis that resulted in a high rate of employee absenteeism, Schwab would focus available personnel on critical business functions that directly support client needin a high rate of employee absenteeism, Schwab would focus available personnel on critical business functions that directly support client needs.

«They know that this is a public health crisis and action is required now, and so do people in Surrey whose neighbours, friends and family members could be at risk.

More citizens view what the Surgeon General has described as a «public health crisis» with alarm, recognizing that it needs to be addressed through regulatory standards in several arenas.

Every era has its health crisis, and as obesity rates in the U.S. population continue to soar to epidemic levels, sugar has become public enemy number one.

Though public health is not at issue now, government oversight is, and the latest developments have echoes of earlier European food safety crises, including mad cow disease in Britain and dioxin in eggs and poultry in Belgium.

Of late, sleep insufficiency and chronic deprivation in adults has been likened to a public health crisis, with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine estimating that approximately 70 million Americans suffer from chronic sleep deprivation and nearly 60 % of them suffer from a chronic sleep disorder.

«Air quality in this country is nothing short of a public health crisis,» said the firm's chief executive James Thornton ahead of the two day hearing in the High Court, which concludes today.

Republicans were certainly in retreat in 2008; but in watching the fights over health care reform and public spending it would seem that conservatism is alive and well and it is liberalism that is in crisis.

Well, Zucker is currently being trotted out as the credible voice of public health in response to the water contamination crisis in Hoosick Falls.

«When President Trump and Governor Cuomo can both agree that the heroin and opioid epidemic has become a public health crisis and requires action, you know it truly is a pervasive issue,» Akshar said in a statement.

The NUMC contract proposal says the hospital is willing to make an «interim» deal that shouldn't exceed 24 months «in connection with its agreement to assist the county in avoiding a public health crisis» at the jail.

«Today, we launch an aggressive assault on a public health crisis that is reaching epidemic proportions: the scourge of dangerous new drugs that are killing people and sending thousands upon thousands to emergency rooms in New York City and around the country,» U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement.

Nassau County made its move in the midst of a national opioid crisis that's a public health emergency.

The two men have for months engaged in a bruising public rivalry that has had an effect on policy decisions ranging from education to managing two public health crises.

«We won't let fraudsters take advantage of a public health crisis, and this should serve as a warning to other companies who seek to engage in the same dishonest practices.

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«Independent - minded people — bringing them together in such a way that we're talking about relevant things, and I believe that should be good union jobs and public schools and health care and [the] prescription crisis,» Vaid said.

In the fall, Senator Klein will host a summit on synthetic cannabinoids to bring together legislators, law enforcement and the medical community to combat the current public health crisis posed by K2.

He is looking good again and has been engaging in many public activities unlike during the period of his health crisis when he remained largely incommunicado.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, shown in an April file photo, called synthetic marijuana use «a public health crisis that is reaching epidemic proportions.»

It would feed the 650 MW CPV Valley Energy Center that would contaminate the soil, air, and water of New York's world famous Black Dirt Region and cradle to grave would emit 20 Million Tons of CO2e annually, resulting in public health and climate change crises of a cataclysmic magnitude.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, MARK C. POLONCARZ, Erie County Executive, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Erie County's Charter Sections 301 and 302, do hereby declare a public health crisis related to the opioid epidemic exists in Erie County and do hereby order as follows:

Lead poisoning in Buffalo is a public health crisis.

WHEREAS, the Erie County Health Department has noted a sustained and growing number of opioid addicted persons in our community, identifying a public health crisiHealth Department has noted a sustained and growing number of opioid addicted persons in our community, identifying a public health crisihealth crisis; and

In an amendment to its official party platform, which passed through its committee Monday, the GOP warned that porn, «with its harmful effects, especially on children, has become a public health crisis that is destroying the life of millions.»

President Trump said the nation's opioid epidemic — which is killing more than 100 people each day — is the «worst drug crisis in American history» and declared it a public health emergency, pledging the nation's full resolve in overcoming it.

Local substance use clinics in central New York are reacting to President Donald Trump's declaration of the opioid crisis as a public health emergency.

Hospitals in New York also have gone into overdrive against the Republican measure, saying it «would threaten health coverage for millions of New Yorkers, create a fiscal crisis for the state, and burden hospitals and health systems with fewer resources and more uninsured or underinsured patients,» said Bea Grouse, president of the Rensselaer - based Hospital Association of New York State, which represents over 500 not - for - profit and public hospitals in the state.

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.

As POLITICO New York reported in June, the Cuomo administration resisted sounding a public alarm over the water pollution crisis in Hoosick Falls, even though federal regulators warned senior DOH officials that residents of the town should be alerted that they were drinking water that contained dangerous levels of PFOA, a chemical that has been linked to cancer and other serious health problems.

«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.

«What we're going through right now in New York is nothing short of a public health crisis,» Hochul said.