Sentences with phrase «short of a public health crisis»

«Air quality in this country is nothing short of a public health crisis,» said the firm's chief executive James Thornton ahead of the two day hearing in the High Court, which concludes today.

«What we're going through right now in New York is nothing short of a public health crisis,» Hochul said.

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Moreover, if their constituents are largely indifferent to the brewing public health crisis, there is little incentive for members of Congress to cut short their vacations and return to Washington to take long - overdue action.

But when the seeds of the current childhood obesity public health crisis come to fruition — when we all watch as an entire generation of adults» lives are cut short by diabetes and heart disease, when our nation finally has to pay the looming $ 344 billion obesity - related health care bill — maybe, just maybe, we will be.