So when the initial investigation yielded inconclusive results,
public health researchers turned to in - depth personal interviews with 10 people who had fallen ill.
Not exact matches
Although the language of human rights is relatively new to
public health,
researchers, practitioners,
health advocates and
health care providers are increasingly
turning to human rights as a framework to improve
public health and address contextual factors.
This is worrisome because this condition can progress to hypertension, which in
turn can cause heart disease and premature death,» says O'Loughlin, a
researcher at the CRCHUM and professor in the School of
Public Health, University of Montreal.
We expect our mapping will allow
researchers to conduct more robust studies on the long - term environmental and
health impacts of surface mining, which in
turn will help mining - impacted communities hold industry and government accountable for repairing the damage done to Appalachian landscapes, ecosystems and
public health.