Sentences with phrase «reduce illness and death»

Another example is a loss of electrical power during a heat wave or wildfires, which can reduce food and water safety.261 Air conditioning has helped reduce illness and death due to extreme heat, 262 but if power is lost, everyone is vulnerable.

However, studies from low - income countries show that vaccines may have nonspecific effects that reduce illness and death from non-targeted diseases, according to background information in the study.

For example, USAID manages Child Survival and Health (CSH) programs intended to reduce illness and death among mothers, infants and young children.

The Chiles Center is dedicated to determining the most effective strategies, programs and systems for reducing illness and death among mothers, their infants and young children.

Not exact matches

• Breastmilk protects babies from illness and can also reduce the risk of Type 1 diabetes, childhood leukemia and other serious illnesses, as well as lowering the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); • Breastfeeding is healthy for moms, including lowering their risk of Type 2 diabetes, breast cancer, ovarian cancer and postpartum depression; • Breastfeeding saves families money on the cost of formula and illness; and • Breastfeeding saves insurers and employers (including the military) money on the expenses of medical care and lost workplace productivity (both due to infant illness).

The objective of the Maternal Newborn Child Initiative is to give momentum to the implementation of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 4 and 5 aimed at reducing the outrageous global rates of maternal and child deaths, malnutrition and illness.

The agenda must address universal health - care coverage, access and affordability; end preventable maternal, new - born and child deaths and malnutrition ensure the protection, promotion and support of exclusive breastfeeding for six months and continued breastfeeding with adequate complementary feeding for 2 years and beyond ensure the availability of essential medicines; realize women's reproductive health and rights; ensure immunization coverage; eradicate malaria and realize the vision of a future free of AIDS and tuberculosis; reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases, including mental illness, nervous system injuries and road accidents; and promote healthy behaviours, including those related to breastfeeding, water, sanitation and hygiene.

Exclusive breastfeeding reduces infant deaths caused by common childhood illnesses such as diarrhea and pneumonia, hastens recovery during illness, and helps space births.

Early detection is associated with reduced breast cancer illness and death, according to background information in the article.

Influenza vaccines saved 40,000 lives in the United States between 2005 and 2014, and research shows that the vaccines can reduce the risk of severe illness and death even if they fail to prevent influenza infection.

An effective strategy for reducing the transmission, illness and death of active disease is the identification and treatment of LTBI to prevent progression to active disease.

«We have made remarkable gains in preventing communicable diseases, advancing technology and developing cures that have significantly reduced children's illness and death over the last century,» Freed says.

The real cost, says Bayati, is that the non-payment policy isn't providing the incentive for hospitals to reduce the huge losses that stem from unnecessary illness and death.

This study lays out a list of parts responsible for the key processes and opens new doors to design prevention strategies to reduce the number of deaths and illnesses associated with human African trypanosomiasis and other diseases spread by the tsetse fly.

These medications have dramatically reduced the rates of illness and death from conditions such as tuberculosis and pneumonia.

The risk of cardiovascular related illness and death is known to decrease after smoking cessation in patients with coronary heart disease, 40 reducing dramatically over the first three years, 41 but reducing the risk of developing lung cancer after smoking cessation generally takes longer.9 41 This review has found evidence that after lung cancer has been diagnosed, reductions in risk of developing a second primary or recurrence were associated with quitting within seven years, suggesting that, even at this stage, the prognostic outlook can be improved by smoking cessation.

2011 — Collaborators in Kenya investigate impact of initiating ART for patients co-infected with HIV and Tuberculosis — Researchers concluded that while earlier ART did not reduce the rate of new AIDS - defining illness and death, it was associated with a lower rate of new AIDS - defining illnesses and death.

It is difficult to determine exactly what proportion of those losses are due to maternal malnutrition, but recent research indicates that 60 percent of deaths of children under age 5 are associated with malnutrition — and children's malnutrition is strongly correlated with mothers» poor nutritional status.17 Problems related to anemia, for example, including cognitive impairment in children and low productivity in adults, cost US$ 5 billion a year in South Asia alone.18 Illness associated with nutrient deficiencies have significantly reduced the productivity of women in less developed countries.19 A recent report from Asia shows that malnutrition reduces human productivity by 10 percent to 15 percent and gross domestic product by 5 percent to 10 percent.20 By improving the nutrition of adolescent girls and women, nations can reduce health care costs, increase intellectual capacity, and improve adult productivity.21

Antibiotics have been used extensively since the late 1940's to treat patients with infectious diseases and there is no doubt that these pharmaceutical drugs have greatly reduced the previously high rates of illness and death from even simple infectious disease.

Because there was no evidence that low - carb diets reduce heart - related illness and death, the reviewers couldn't recommend those diets for heart health.

But other than being superior in terms of nutrients to wheat flour, almond flour was also associated with a reduced * risk of many chronic illnesses and early death.

Term life and disability coverage could reduce, pay off or make the loan payments on your covered cPort loan in the event of your death or disability from a covered illness or injury.

For just cents a day, LoanProtector insurance can pay off or reduce your debt in the event of your death or diagnosis of a covered illness, or take care of your payments if you are disabled and unable to work due to illness or injury.

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Milder winters resulting from a warming climate can reduce illness, injuries, and deaths associated with cold and snow.

In addition, EPA is issuing more stringent regulations on coal plant emissions to reduce chronic respiratory illnesses and deaths caused by coal - fired power plant emissions.

Improving access to clean water reduces water borne illnesses and deaths and cuts the time spent collecting firewood and boiling dirty river water, giving families more time to work, study and play.

If you want to help slow climate change and ocean acidification and reduce the number of illnesses and deaths due to air pollution you could do several things, including:

Matt Yglesias points us to a new study, which finds that pollution reduces working productivity — and acts as a drag on the economy: We already know that emissions from coal plants and factories cause hundreds of billions of dollars of damage to the economy annually, in the form of health care costs (not to mention causing tens of thousands of deaths, respiratory illnesses, missed school and work days, and so forth).

Reduced muscular strength, measured by grip, is consistently linked with early death, disability and illness.

By making it very difficult, or economically unviable, to build wind farms in Victoria, NSW and Queensland the governments of those states have made it much harder for wind farm builders to reduce these numbers of unnecessary deaths and illnesses.

It will reduce the number of serious illnesses and deaths caused by air pollution from coal - fired power stations.

Organisations such as the TUC are disappointed that the report does not, in its words, contain a single proposal that will reduce the high levels of workplace death, injuries and illness.

Read on for more information about workplace heat illnesses and how to dramatically reduce your risk of serious injury and death.

Insurance can be great for reducing the financial pain that your pet's illness and even death can bring, but it can't help when it comes to the associated pain of losing your beloved family member, or deciding when it's time to let go.

Upto 50 % of total term plan cover or Rs. 50 lacs, whichever is lower, can be paid under the critical illness (CI) benefit and the balance life cover will be carried forward (with reduced future Premiums payable) and payable on death.

Effective safety training programs comply with OSHA regulations and reduce injuries, deaths, illnesses, property damage, legal liability, and worker's compensation claims.

Unlike a CI rider, this product provides Accelerated CI options (which means the policy will continue with the death benefit reduced to the extent of the critical illness sum assured paid) in two variants (7 illnesses and 35 illnesses), depending on the requirements of the customer, which is a cost effective feature and caters to a unique need.

(Note: In the event of death of the Life Insured while the policy is in force, during the policy term, subsequent to the Critical Illness claim, the Reduced Base Sum Assured (i.e. Base Sum Assured less Critical Illness Sum Assured) is payable and the policy gets terminated)

In case the Life Assured is diagnosed with a Terminal Illness, 25 % of the Policy Sum Assured (subject to maximum of Rs. 100 lakhs) will be paid immediately and the Death Benefit will be reduced by an amount equal to the terminal illness benefiIllness, 25 % of the Policy Sum Assured (subject to maximum of Rs. 100 lakhs) will be paid immediately and the Death Benefit will be reduced by an amount equal to the terminal illness benefiillness benefit paid.

On the first diagnosis of any of the 40 specified critical illnesses, the payout for Critical Illness benefit will be made, and the balance life cover will be carried forward (with reduced future Premiums payable) and payable on death.

On diagnosis of the listed terminal illness, 25 % of the sum assured is paid to the life insured subject to the maximum of 100 lacs and the death benefit will reduce equal to the amount already paid to the insured.

If the critical illness sum assured is less than the base sum assured, then the death benefit will be reduced by that amount and the policy will continue with the reduced base sum assured (base sum assured — critical illness sum assured).

The Preeclampsia Foundation aims to reduce maternal and infant illness and death due to preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome, and other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

«This policy will have a major impact in reducing chronic diseases which are the leading cause of illness, disability and death in Australia.

I use evidence based practices combined with art therapy to help one identify and express his or her needs and navigate life's transitions (divorce, death of a loved one, serious illness) I offer guidance and tools to help build resilience as well as reduce symptoms related to anxiety and depression and grief and loss.

The goal is to help people improve communication, reduce conflict, solve relationship problems, understand and handle special situations (for example, death, serious physical or mental illness, or child and adolescent issues) and create better functioning relationships.