Sentences with phrase «significant public health challenges»

According to the DoH, smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death in England, accounting for more than 80,000 premature deaths each year and tobacco use is one of the most significant public health challenges.

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The bacterial genomes come from species that challenge the technical performance of sequencing methods and have been determined by the Food and Drug Administration (link is external)(FDA) to have significant relevance to the research of public health issues such as food contamination, antibiotic resistance and hospital - acquired infections.

«In recent years, the rising health and economic burden of non-infectious respiratory diseases such as asthma have presented a significant challenge to public health,» said Dr. Patra.

Hypertension is a significant and growing public health challenge in the United States, affecting about 30 percent of adults 18 and older — and the numbers have been growing, according to the CDC.