Mexico's focal point considers outbreak to be a «potential public health event of international importance» because it meets IHR criteria:
severe public health impact and an unusual event.
Not exact matches
«I can't overemphasize just how negatively a
severe voice problem can
impact someone's life,» says co-author Nathan Welham, an associate professor of surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and
Public Health in Madison.
«HBV ‐ related liver cancer is therefore a major
public health issue with a
severe socioeconomic
impact.»
Large fires are becoming more common and
severe, and the smoke from these fires has serious
public health impact
If the 550 proposal fails to pass, and the Estonian and pro-coal governments get their way, then the Estonian legacy will be one of
severe, continuing
health impacts from coal power pollution, and a staggering waste of
public money.
«The
impacts of climate change — including an increase in prolonged periods of excessively high temperatures, more heavy downpours, an increase in wildfires, more
severe droughts, permafrost thawing, ocean acidification and sea - level rise — are already affecting communities, natural resources, ecosystems, economies and
public health across the Nation,» reads an executive order signed this morning by President Obama.
Focus on the
health impacts; better inform the
public about the
severe health problems that plague communities near coal plants.
Public health impacts include injuries and deaths from heat waves; more intense storms, floods, and wildfires; more
severe and frequent bad - air days; and changes in disease pathways and allergen potency.