Sentences with phrase «public health measures rather»

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The study is among the first of its kind to examine the outcomes associated with combinations of behaviors in midlife, rather than specific health measures (such as body mass index) that reflect those behaviors, says S. Jay Olshansky, Ph.D., a professor of public health at the Center on Aging at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Often there is no single best option; rather, there are multiple measures available to decision - makers at the municipal level where several technologies may be collectively implemented to reduce GHG emissions and achieve public health, environmental protection and sustainable development objectives.

This brought cuts to public hospital funding and a proposal for a GP co-payment: hallmarks of policy measures geared around reducing health expenditure rather than impacts on people and what was best for the sustainability and effectiveness of the health system overall.