Sentences with phrase «study public health issues»

Most people do not know that veterinarians, as a part of their training, study public health issues.

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It comes as a new study shows nearly 80 per cent of the British public see no signs of improvement for hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children who are at risk of serious issues such as neglect, poverty, bad health or homelessness.

A study of almost 1,300 East Coast hospitals published Tuesday in the September issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine found that 94 percent distributed free samples of infant formula to new mothers, despite opposition from a number of medical and public health organizations.

A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health study published in the November 2007 issue of Obesity Research found that per capita total daily intake of liquid calories in the United States increased 94 percent from 1965 to 2002.

This reaction from Maya van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper — the Delaware River is part of the New York watershed — is pretty typical: «How can Governor Cuomo consider allowing shale gas development when the state's environmental study is so riddled with holes and unaddressed pollution and public health issues?

«Previous studies have also noted that the financial condition of the most troubled institutions is, to a large extent, a product of an inefficient expense structure, revenue challenges associated with a patient mix that approaches 90 percent public payers and charity care, and overwhelming liabilities (including debt issued long ago for physical plant improvements that, in some cases, are obsolete),» the health department said in its announcement.

The public should be warned that they need to monitor health issues, and the state should highlight that there is significant body of scientific research that demonstrates risk, said Courtney Carignan, a research scientist at Harvard University's School of Public Health who studies the health effects of exposure to toxic chempublic should be warned that they need to monitor health issues, and the state should highlight that there is significant body of scientific research that demonstrates risk, said Courtney Carignan, a research scientist at Harvard University's School of Public Health who studies the health effects of exposure to toxic chemhealth issues, and the state should highlight that there is significant body of scientific research that demonstrates risk, said Courtney Carignan, a research scientist at Harvard University's School of Public Health who studies the health effects of exposure to toxic chemPublic Health who studies the health effects of exposure to toxic chemHealth who studies the health effects of exposure to toxic chemhealth effects of exposure to toxic chemicals.

The study from the University of Bristol comes on the back of public health warnings issued earlier this year by scientists who voiced concerns about the increased risk of psychosis for vulnerable people who use the drug.

«Infertility is becoming a significant public health issue because of unexpected adverse effects on the health and quality of life and heavy expenditures on the health system,» said Dr. Jin - Young Min, the study's co-author.

«This study clearly illustrates the power of prevention policy in addressing one of our most pressing public health issues,» Brownson said.

This is the finding from a study published in the latest issue of Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.

Key strategies included harnessing the full authority of the City health department and mobilizing the existing workforce to focus on targeted reforms, according to a study in the March / April issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Prahealth department and mobilizing the existing workforce to focus on targeted reforms, according to a study in the March / April issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and PraHealth Management and Practice.

The study, published in the March issue of American Journal of Public Health, looked at the behaviors of more than 1,200 current adult smokers and recent quitters in a virtual convenience store in which tobacco products were openly visible, hidden behind a cabinet or hidden with a graphic health warning sign on diHealth, looked at the behaviors of more than 1,200 current adult smokers and recent quitters in a virtual convenience store in which tobacco products were openly visible, hidden behind a cabinet or hidden with a graphic health warning sign on dihealth warning sign on display.

Sen, who also studies public - health issues such as racial disparities in obesity, wanted to follow up the firearm study, but shelved the idea for lack of funding.

The study was released online in the American Journal of Public Health in March and will be published in a forthcoming issue.

The study, which appears in the May 10 issue of the journal Scientific Reports, also offers the World Health Organization and public - health agencies» insight into viral strains that should raise red flags if detHealth Organization and public - health agencies» insight into viral strains that should raise red flags if dethealth agencies» insight into viral strains that should raise red flags if detected.

Yemenis face serious mental health risks, but the issue is being neglected, says a new study released today by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies, Columbia Law School's Human Rights Chealth risks, but the issue is being neglected, says a new study released today by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies, Columbia Law School's Human Rights CHealth and the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies, Columbia Law School's Human Rights Clinic.

The FDA needs to move beyond its traditional focus on clinical studies about drug effectiveness and side effects, and to seek public health data on potential abuse, the Academies advises in its 400 - page proposal for targeting the deadly issue.

Why did Quebec researchers lead a study exploring a public - health issue that mainly concerns people in Western Canada?

Published in the October issue of the American Journal of Public Health, this study has important implications for the way that states finance and deliver mental health programs, and speaks to the effectiveness of well - funded, comprehensive community proHealth, this study has important implications for the way that states finance and deliver mental health programs, and speaks to the effectiveness of well - funded, comprehensive community prohealth programs, and speaks to the effectiveness of well - funded, comprehensive community programs.

«Mercury is a big public health issue up north, and from the stool samples that provided the DNA marker used in our study, we will perform deeper metagenomic analyses that will help us explore this contaminant's interactions with Inuit microbiome.»

To manage this public health issue, multiple Chinese government agencies and universities, together with experts from Stanford University, have undertaken several large studies on childhood myopia.

The study, titled «Epidemiology of Hospital Based Emergency Department Visits Attributed to Injuries Due to Legal Interventions in Children in the United States: An Important Public Health Issue!»

With the games set to begin Aug. 5 in Rio, IU experts in economics, public health, media studies, cybersecurity, public and environmental affairs, and business are available to discuss issues including Zika and other health concerns, how coverage of the games might frame discussion on other topics, and Brazil's ability to pull off a worldwide event and its long - term future.

So, what was seen in this study could «point us to [the cause behind] something that is a significant public health issue for a substantial number of children,» he says.

In one study after another, it's clear that phone addiction is increasingly a public health issue.

One - third of the study participants reported experiencing one or more health issues from scented products (whether they used the items themselves, or were exposed to them in public places).

Unwanted sexual attention can also make existing body - image and self - esteem issues worse, according to a recent study in the International Journal of Public Health.

What the Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation has done is unique and inspirational — it is enabling the launch of a very large - scale study with the potential to generate insights akin to what the field of public health has produced, because of population - based research, around pressing issues, such as heart disease and the impact of smoking or lead exposure on health and development.

Even if there were no public health concerns or wildlife predation issues, no study supports the notion that TVNR will work in a large land mass area like Hillsborough County.

Zucker said he had identified «significant public health risks» and «red flag» health issues that require long - term studies before fracking can be called safe.

Some people living close to wind facilities have complained about sound and vibration issues, but industry and government - sponsored studies in Canada and Australia have found that these issues do not adversely impact public health [9].

Brune was most upset that, in light of this study, the EPA would find it hard to issue additional regulations restricting fracking, insisting, «The EPA must conduct a comprehensive study that results in action to protect public health.»

On the day of the hearing, Rep. Markey issued a press release and sent a public letter to the Department of Interior's Office of Surface Mining (OSM) calling out the agency for its inadequate and out - of - date water protections and regulations from surface mining impacts, especially in the face of such damning health studies.

Information Technology Making a Difference in Children's Lives: An Issue Brief for Leaders for Children KirkHart, Rothschuh, & Kattlove (2008) Encourages the incorporation of information and communications technology into public programs serving children by highlighting research and case studies showing how digital tools and applications can improve children's education, health, employment, and civic opportunities.

Findings from this study are expected to bring out hidden and neglected public health issues, which could help to increase the attention of health planners and programmers to develop sufficient adolescent mental health program.

Studies completed in Canada and USA have shown that mental health among the adolescent population is a public health issue (6, 7).

A RAND Corporation study found that people with depressive symptoms spend more days in bed than those with disabilities, arthritis, back problems, lung problems, or gastrointestinal disorders.5 Mental illness and mental health conditions are an important public health issue; if left untreated, they can devastate families, dismantle a career, end a marriage, or cause other serious difficulties.

Before joining the National Campaign, she spent 12 years as senior analyst at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, where she developed and oversaw studies on a wide variety of issues related to family formation, poverty and public assistance.