Sentences with phrase «public health goals»

I think those two very different issues (individual choice vs. public health goals) often get mixed up, with unfortunate results.

There is no known safe blood level of lead, and the ultimate public health goal is for children to have zero amounts of lead in their system.

Improving access to the formal health care sector is a primary public health goal in many low - income countries.

Although governments and state authorities, most notably the police, have crucial roles in helping to uphold human rights and establish environments that support public health goals of safety and HIV risk reduction, they are often impediments to protection, if not sources of harm.

In 2012, the World Health Organization set two public health goals for the control of Gambian sleeping sickness, a parasitic disease spread by the tsetse fly.

Evaluating the Public Health Responsibility Deal for Alcohol surveys the evidence on the Government's flagship public health programme, which was launched in 2011 as a voluntary partnership with commercial organisations, public bodies, academics and NGOs to promote public health goals.

That may make sense to health wonks, and it aligns with the state's overall public health goals, but it causes deep angst in communities that fear losing their hospital and equate hospitals with health care.

Therefore, promoting healthy cognitive aging among menopausal women should be a major public health goal.»

SDGs are being developed to extend public health goals that were not achieved by the original Millennium Development Goals set by the UN in 2000, including cutting the proportion of the global population without access to safe sanitation in half by 2015.

Based on the review we suggest that a way ahead contributing to achieve public health goals through the food service sector is e.g. by making changes in the placement of the products we want to promote, like vegetables by putting them first in line.

«Achieving longevity is an overarching public health goal with so many of us asking, «How do I live longer?»»

So the proposition that eliminating measles — rather than simply reducing its deadliness — is a worthy public health goal is a questionable one.

Because only a fraction of illnesses are reported, researchers need to estimate the total burden of illness to set public health goals, allocate resources, and measure the economic impact of disease.

As such, the pediatrician's role in advocating and supporting proper breastfeeding practices is essential and vital for the achievement of this preferred public health goal.»

By building the capacity of teacher and school support staff to deliver the Alert Program to students, an important public health goal is that children in the Fitzroy Valley will improve their executive functioning and self - regulation skills.

This is a crucial step in tying big data, connected sensors and medicine together for advancing both public health goals (i.e., anticipating how a disease like the flu might spread) and personal health goals (i.e., improving outcomes for diseases like diabetes).

But «it appears that youth sports practices are making a less - than - optimal contribution to the public health goals of increasing physical activity and preventing childhood obesity.»

Impeding women's ability to nurse not only undermines that public health goal — it undermines mothers» ability to fully participate in the world.

There has been a shift in public health promotion to avoid primary cesarean in low risk women, but I wonder if the young low - risk women preparing to give birth are aware of the public health goals.

The office's new recommendation, called a «public health goal,» is 0.06 parts per billion.

Under state law, that regulation must be as close to the public health goal as possible, taking into account what is technically and financially feasible for water suppliers.

«The silent carriage also creates a conflict between poultry producers, who want to preserve their flocks, versus the public health goals of eradicating the virus,» says Suarez.

These data suggest that the DR screening program is unlikely to meet its public health goals for adherence to eye care recommendations since many patients do not seek the recommended follow - up care.

We hope this report inspires more public institutions to track their animal foods purchases and serve less and better meat and more plant - based foods as a cost - effective way to achieve environmental and public health goals.

We continue to strengthen the links between evidence, knowledge, practice and policy in support of the public health goals of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.