Sentences with phrase «related health impacts»

As the custodial agency for Sustainable Development Goal Indicator 3.9.1 (mortality rate from the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution) and 7.1.2 (population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies), WHO uses the Household energy database to derive estimates for tracking progress towards achieving universal clean energy access and related health impacts.

It thus also builds upon prior valuation of air quality - related health impacts of emissions (e.g. (Muller et al. 2011)-RRB-.

Coinciding with the introduction of IWTs, some individuals living in proximity to IWTs report adverse health effects including annoyance, sleep disturbance, stress - related health impacts and reduced quality of life.

To avoid perpetuating this double dose of risk, future energy planning must take into account water - related threats, as well as the cost of pollution - related health impacts and climate contributions that are often not factored into electric system planning.

As I tracked with several colleagues in a 2009 paper, climate change - related health impacts such as extreme heat, disease, and respiratory problems, and more vivid threats such as hurricanes have received relatively limited news and public attention.

Variation in estimated ozone - related health impacts of climate change due to modeling choices and assumptions

Urban heat islands, combined with an aging population and increased urbanization, are projected to increase the vulnerability of urban populations to heat - related health impacts in the future (Ch.

Post, E. S., A. Grambsch, C. Weaver, P. Morefield, J. Huang, L. - Y. Leung, C. G. Nolte, P. Adams, X. - Z. Liang, J. - H. Zhu, and H. Mahone, 2012: Variation in estimated ozone - related health impacts of climate change due to modeling choices and assumptions.

Public health resources that can help reduce climate - related health impacts are often very limited in developing nations.

Californians are at particular risk from wildfire - related health impacts, because the state has the largest population in the U.S. living in wildland - urban interface (inhabited areas approaching wildland areas) where there is an elevated risk of being exposed to wildfires.14 More than 11 million people, about 30 percent of the California population, live in these wildland - urban interfaces.5

Urban heat islands, combined with an aging population and increased urbanization, are projected to increase the vulnerability of urban populations to heat - related health impacts in the future (Ch.

Post, E. S., A. Grambsch, C. Weaver, P. Morefield, J. Huang, L. - Y. Leung, C. G. Nolte, P. Adams, X. - Z. Liang, J. - H. Zhu, and H. Mahone, 2012: Variation in estimated ozone - related health impacts of climate change due to modeling choices and assumptions.

It is an estimation of the current (as of 2000) existing rate of annual deaths reasonably attributable to climate change, albeit from a limited subset of climate - related health impacts: malaria due to an increase in the geographic range of disease - bearing mosquitoes, malnutrition associated with loss of agricultural productivity, water - borne diarrheal diseases, and deaths from flooding, McMichael says.

The analyses show that coal combustion is the single largest source of air pollution - related health impact, contributing to some 366,000 premature deaths in China in 2013, with industry and household combustion as major contributors as well.

Not exact matches

For those with a less diverse microbiome, the diet had a positive impact on their metabolic health — meaning a lowered their risk for type 2 diabetes and other diseases related to how the body processes food.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

Talison Lithium is committed to improving the health and well - being of all its employees by introducing proactive initiatives to eliminate work related injuries and health impacts for its employees and families.

Early in 2014 we saw valuation concerns impact health care and Internet - related stocks, although those areas have since bounced back.

Still others have noted the impact of globalization on the environment and have raised in more pointed ways issues related to sustainability and ecological health.

This diet had real impact on her when she learned of the health problems that can be caused by hormone, chemical, and antibiotic filled meat and dairy (plus other problems related to those industries).

With rising incidence of diet - related illnesses, such as diabetes and obesity, the Health Impacts session explores the relationship between sustainable foods and health & welHealth Impacts session explores the relationship between sustainable foods and health & welhealth & wellness.

Instead of measuring popularity, xocial measures an individual or organization's positive social impact as they compete to benefit health and wellness - related causes.

Stress often impacts our ability to think clearly and can lead to health - related problems such as a weakened immune system.

Join Aglaée as she interviews Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby about a very important topic that is not directly related to nutrition but that can make a tremendous impact on your health and that of the whole family: your marriage (or any other kinds of relationships)!

She has published research on the impacts of trauma on the transition to mothering, the health related needs of women in conflict with the law, and the ethics of conducting health research within incarcerated settings.

Family dinner can make an impact on improving public health and other social goods related to our children's futures.

Women's social networks have a major impact on their health - related decisions.

For the purposes of this economic evaluation, the forms were initially used in a related study funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) research for patient benefit programme «assessing the impact of a new birth centre on choice and outcome of maternity care in an inner city area,» which will be reported in full elsewhere, comparing the costs of care in a free standing midwifery unit with care in an obstetric unit in the same trust.16 The data collected included details of staffing levels, treatments, surgeries, diagnostic imaging tests, scans, drugs, and other resource inputs associated with each stage of the pathway through intrapartum and after birth care.

First, have your pediatrician do a thorough medical checkup to rule out hearing or vision problems or other health - related issues that could be impacting learning.

Approximately 25 per cent of the PCTs surveyed by the NAO did not adequately evaluate the impact of alcohol - related problems in their areas, even though it is their duty to establish local health priorities.

The Master Settlement Agreement is a $ 10 billion settlement between various governments and the five largest tobacco companies related to the impact of tobacco use on public health.

«The obesity epidemic and its related diseases have negatively impacted the health and well - being of many Western New Yorkers, but through this partnership we are able to help adults who are pre-diabetic reduce the risk of becoming diabetic and in turn help to create a healthier community.»

The National Institute on Drug Abuse is pursuing a mix of approaches that include developing non-opioid pain medicines, conducting research on vaccines that may blunt the impact of fentanyl and its related offshoots, getting public health organizations to increase the availability and use of medications already available to treat opioid addiction and getting medications such as buprenorphine and naloxone, which suppress withdrawal symptoms and ease cravings, into the hands emergency room doctors dealing with patients with opioid addictions.

The health department's full case for the ban is laid out in a report that summarizes existing information on HVHF - related oil and gas operations» impacts to water, air, soil, and communities.

What impact they may have had is now only a guess, but this study revealed that these cells were less common in the brains of women who had Alzheimer's disease, suggesting they may be related to the health of the brain.

«But, contrary to popular opinion, the data from our study show that not all young people are at risk from harmful health - related impacts.

«Chronic rhinosinusitis is a common upper respiratory infectious and inflammatory disorder that impacts nearly 35 million Americans, with related health care costs exceeding $ 6 billion annually,» said senior study author Noam Cohen, MD, PhD, associate professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery at Penn and staff surgeon at the Philadelphia VAMC.

«The next step of progress is to use this knowledge to decipher what potential impact the genetic variants can have on the health of individuals, when we conduct health - related research,» added Professor Michael Pepper, Unit Director of the South African Medical Research Council's (SAMRC) Stem Cell Research and Therapy Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Prehealth of individuals, when we conduct health - related research,» added Professor Michael Pepper, Unit Director of the South African Medical Research Council's (SAMRC) Stem Cell Research and Therapy Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Prehealth - related research,» added Professor Michael Pepper, Unit Director of the South African Medical Research Council's (SAMRC) Stem Cell Research and Therapy Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of PreHealth Sciences at the University of Pretoria.

Reducing ship sulphur emissions cuts these other global health related impacts, too, avoiding about one - third of the annual cardiovascular disease and lung cancer deaths from shipping air pollution.

Increased shale - gas production created a boom in some parts of the country but has also led to concerns over potential contamination of drinking water and possible human health impacts related to hydraulic fracturing.

They have an outsized impact on water supplies, agricultural productivity and other factors related to human health and well - being.

The committee that conducted the study and wrote the report recommended actions the FDA, other federal agencies, state and local governments, and health - related organizations should take — which include promoting more judicious prescribing of opioids, expanding access to treatment for opioid use disorder, preventing more overdose deaths, weighing societal impacts in opioid - related regulatory decisions, and investing in research to better understand the nature of pain and develop non-addictive alternatives.

The guidance paper, jointly published this month in ACOEM's Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM) and AAOHN's journal Workplace Health & Safety, summarizes current evidence regarding marijuana consumption; discusses possible side effects, including temporary impairment as it relates to the workplace; reviews existing federal and state laws that impact employers; and suggests various strategies available for monitoring marijuana use among employees.

T32 programs — Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants — allow institutions to award their own fellowships «to prepare qualified individuals for careers that have a significant impact on the health - related research needs of the Nation,» according to a notice issued in March 2011, late in the study period.

«While our study confirms what dozens of earlier studies have found — that an increase in alcohol taxes reduces drinking and reduces alcohol - related health problems, what is unique is that we identified that alcohol taxes do in fact impact the whole range of drinking drivers, including extremely drunk drivers,» Wagenaar said.

«While dozens of clinical trials have demonstrated the effectiveness of collaborative care for treating depression in primary care, comparatively few have addressed anxiety, despite their similar prevalence and adverse impact on health - related quality of life and excess utilization of health services,» said Bruce L. Rollman, M.D., M.P.H., professor of medicine and director of Pitt's Center for Behavioral Health and Smart Technhealth - related quality of life and excess utilization of health services,» said Bruce L. Rollman, M.D., M.P.H., professor of medicine and director of Pitt's Center for Behavioral Health and Smart Technhealth services,» said Bruce L. Rollman, M.D., M.P.H., professor of medicine and director of Pitt's Center for Behavioral Health and Smart TechnHealth and Smart Technology.

«HBV ‐ related liver cancer is therefore a major public health issue with a severe socioeconomic impact.»

For providers especially, it may be helpful to talk with young people about the kinds of gender - related pressures they are experiencing that could have a negative impact on weight and health.»

Now researchers from the University of Missouri have found that the health care process not only impacts adolescents with autism, but caregivers also feel they lack the skills and support necessary to help those adolescents achieve health - related independence.

This finding has the potential to really impact public health, especially for lipid related diseases.»