Sentences with phrase «public health risks»

However, the quality of indoor air is, on average, two to five times worse than that of outdoor air, and in fact, the EPA rates indoor air pollution as one of the five greatest public health risks.

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Public Health Risks: We may disclose health information for public health activities.

We will disclose PHI to government officials responsible for the administration of public health activities and public health risks as we are expressly required or permitted by law to disclose.

For Public Health Activities and Public Health Risks.

In general, while the individual has a right to privacy, the state may temporarily suspend this right in case of serious public health risks, when revealing private medical information would help protect the public at large.

Energy storage can replace coal or gas plants in low income and minority communities disproportionately affected by air pollution and other public health risks.

A new study by scientists from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that these small spills add up and may cause public health risks in communities living near gas stations.

Public health risks include:

Ohio's overdependence on coal and natural gas for electricity generation leaves the state vulnerable to a wide range of economic, reliability, environmental, and public health risks.

While natural gas offers clear advantages over coal, over-relying on it for electricity creates serious economic and public health risks for consumers and states and fails to provide a long - term solution to climate change.

Confronting the risks posed by increasing global temperatures requires a deep understanding of energy and agricultural policy, the needs of urbanizing and industrializing populations, and non-climate environmental and public health risks.

Beyond coal - related carbon emissions being a primary contributor to climate change, studies have found that coal - fired electricity has significant public health risks; a 2016 analysis found that coal dust is responsible for about 22,900 premature deaths per year throughout the E.U.

A recent study of leading public health risks ranked ambient fine particle pollution ninth among all risk factors in 2010, contributing to 3.7 million deaths in 2012.

Increased heat wave intensity and frequency, increased humidity, degraded air quality, and reduced water quality will increase public health risks.

Not only does organic production help reduce public health risks, mounting evidence shows that food grown organically are rich in nutrients, such as Vitamin C, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus, with less exposure to nitrates and pesticide residues in organically grown fruits, vegetables, and grains when compared to conventionally grown products.

Returning to parallels with public health risks and regulation, politicians should not be viewed as personally responsible for our children's climate future.

Organic products reduce public health risks to farm workers, their families, and consumers by minimizing their exposure to toxic and persistent chemicals on the farm and in food, the soil in which they work and play, the air they breathe, and the water they drink.

Lack of a clear picture of public health risks from fracking should not dampen public discussion that provokes the kind of study that eventually leads to answers.

Zucker said he had identified «significant public health risks» and «red flag» health issues that require long - term studies before fracking can be called safe.

TNR also does not address public health risks and nuisance issues in populated areas of Catalina, and sterilized cats are still susceptible to diseases and parasites that can be transmitted to wildlife, humans, and pets (Lee et al. 2002).

Organized veterinary medicine, that reaped great profits for the drug companies selling antibiotics, vaccines and a host of other drugs, never voiced concern over the proliferation of cruel factory farms, so - called concentrated animal feeding operations that now blight rural America, helped put family farms out of business and now pose significant environmental and public health risks.

As they try to survive, stray cats and dogs cause problems for people, including public health risks, property destruction, and nuisance behaviors.

Unfortunately, TNR programs have been shown to fail to reduce feral cat populations while simultaneously maintaining feral cats on the landscape, where they contribute to wildlife and public health risks.

Set in the near - ish future of 2030, Isle of Dogs takes place in the fictional Japanese city of Megasaki, where «dog flu» has run rampant, turning beloved pets into public health risks thanks to «snout fever» and increasingly aggressive behavior.

Indoor air pollution is one of the five greatest public health risks, according to the EPA, and our appliances, cleaning products, and heating and cooling systems all add to this dirty problem.

Recently, however, scientific inquiry has increasingly turned to the benefits of moderate sun exposure and the public health risks of inadequate sun exposure.

Many regions of the world are already tapping geothermal energy as an affordable and sustainable solution to reducing dependence on fossil fuels, and the global warming and public health risks that result from their use.

«This is a clear call for deepened dialogue between researchers, government agencies, citizens, and policy makers, so that we can improve data sharing and find sustainable solutions to reduce the public health risks posed by these bacteria.»

It cites several public health risks associated with very high temperatures.

Heartland Institute: «Cold kills far more people than heat» This administration has long used public health risks as a backdrop for its climate policies.

«There are grave public health risks from water abstracted from the river,» says Mervyn Richardson, a member of the mission.

But microbes, too, may upset the ecological balance at their destination, in addition to creating public health risks.

Despite Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) messages that the water was safe, we fought to educate residents about severe public health risks.

«There are some individual and public health risks with daily dosing of sublingual buprenorphine, such as missed doses and accidental pediatric exposure, as well as the risk of theft or intentional diversion,» said Richard N. Rosenthal, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Medical Director of Addiction Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Behavioral Health System.

«Small spills at gas stations could cause significant public health risks over time.»

The researchers argue that adopting such a policy could lead to significant public health risks.

Though the air may be cleaner today than half a decade ago, exhaust from vehicles and industrial emissions still pose public health risks that might even extend beyond the lungs, as Laura Beil reports.

Millions of people around the world live in unmapped urban environments, presenting huge public health risks.

Landrum and her colleagues demonstrated the effect experimentally and reported the results in a 2017 paper in the Journal of Risk Research entitled «Culturally Antagonistic Memes and the Zika Virus: An Experimental Test,» in which participants read a news story on Zika public health risks that was linked to either climate change or immigration.

ALBANY — A long - awaited study released by the Cuomo administration on Wednesday determined several «red flags» about hydraulic fracturing that could pose «significant public health risks,» officials said at a public meeting of Governor Andrew Cuomo and his cabinet.

It would have been easy for Thornberry to mention the public health risks entailed when denying people treatment — as Public Health England have done.

We also think that there are serious public health risks to funding schools that opt out of providing vaccinations.

Recognizing the need for parents and caregivers to be fully informed of evidence - based public health risks of intrinsic contamination of powdered infant formula and the potential for introduced contamination, and the need for safe preparation, handling and storage of prepared infant formula;

The primary focus should be on reducing public health risks and promoting a healthy environment.

Mass Audubon supports a scientifically based mosquito - borne disease management program to protect public health while minimizing environmental and public health risks associated with some forms of mosquito control.

From France to China to San Francisco, governments worldwide are taking the emerging evidence of public health risks from everyday radiation seriously.

Beyond the financial impact food fraud can lead to serious public health risks and damage brands.