Sentences with phrase «threat to public health in»

Malama comes to the conclusion that zoonotic tuberculosis is a considerable threat to public health in Zambia and that a «One Health» approach adapted to local needs is required in order to control the spread of infection in the area.

Zika Virus Oneida County Health Department (OCHD) has received its first notification of a confirmed case of Zika virus in the County; the person acquired the disease while travelling to South America and at this time, there is no threat to public health in Oneida County.

Tobacco lobbyist Lynton Crosby should be «got rid of» because he poses a threat to public health in Britain, a Liberal Democrat peer has said, amid a Labour offensive on plain packaging in the Lords.

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The G20, which met in China in early September, included concerns about antimicrobial resistance in its closing communique, saying that AMR «poses a serious threat to public health, growth, and global economic stability.»

The results are dismal: The report gave 20 of the 25 companies failing grades for not effectively responding to a «growing public health threat by publicly adopting policies restricting routine antibiotic use» in meat.

The Office of Technology Assessment estimates that at least 10,000 hazardous waste sites in the U.S. now pose a serious threat to public health and are in dire need of cleaning up.

Public action to prevent the birth of genetically handicapped offspring by mandatory means — a potential public threat revealed in the current debate over community rating of health care insurance — is unjustPublic action to prevent the birth of genetically handicapped offspring by mandatory means — a potential public threat revealed in the current debate over community rating of health care insurance — is unjustpublic threat revealed in the current debate over community rating of health care insurance — is unjustified.

A recent meta - analysis of 11 studies that investigated the association of bed - sharing and SIDS revealed a summary OR of 2.88 (95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.99 — 4.18) with bed - sharing.158 Furthermore, bed - sharing in an adult bed not designed for infant safety exposes the infant to additional risks for accidental injury and death, such as suffocation, asphyxia, entrapment, falls, and strangulation.159, 160 Infants, particularly those in the first 3 months of life and those born prematurely and / or with low birth weight, are at highest risk, 161 possibly because immature motor skills and muscle strength make it difficult to escape potential threats.158 In recent years, the concern among public health officials about bed - sharing has increased, because there have been increased reports of SUIDs occurring in high - risk sleep environments, particularly bed - sharing and / or sleeping on a couch or armchair.162, — , 1in an adult bed not designed for infant safety exposes the infant to additional risks for accidental injury and death, such as suffocation, asphyxia, entrapment, falls, and strangulation.159, 160 Infants, particularly those in the first 3 months of life and those born prematurely and / or with low birth weight, are at highest risk, 161 possibly because immature motor skills and muscle strength make it difficult to escape potential threats.158 In recent years, the concern among public health officials about bed - sharing has increased, because there have been increased reports of SUIDs occurring in high - risk sleep environments, particularly bed - sharing and / or sleeping on a couch or armchair.162, — , 1in the first 3 months of life and those born prematurely and / or with low birth weight, are at highest risk, 161 possibly because immature motor skills and muscle strength make it difficult to escape potential threats.158 In recent years, the concern among public health officials about bed - sharing has increased, because there have been increased reports of SUIDs occurring in high - risk sleep environments, particularly bed - sharing and / or sleeping on a couch or armchair.162, — , 1In recent years, the concern among public health officials about bed - sharing has increased, because there have been increased reports of SUIDs occurring in high - risk sleep environments, particularly bed - sharing and / or sleeping on a couch or armchair.162, — , 1in high - risk sleep environments, particularly bed - sharing and / or sleeping on a couch or armchair.162, — , 165

Pediatricians are joining the «March for Our Lives» in downtown Buffalo Saturday morning, declaring gun violence a public health threat to children and demanding stricter gun laws and restricting children's access to guns.

The United States is failing to seriously address lead poisoning in its low - income communities, a severe public health threat touching more than 535,000 children a year, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro said Wednesday.

Agricultural practices conducted on farmland shall not violate the public policy of Erie county if such agricultural practices are: (i) reasonable and necessary to the particular farm or farm operation; (ii) conducted in a manner which is not negligent or reckless; (iii) conducted in conformity with generally accepted agricultural practices; (iv) conducted in conformity with all local, state and federal laws, ordinances and regulations; (v) conducted in a manner which does not constitute a threat to public health and safety or cause injury to health and safety of any person; and (vi) conducted in a manner which does not unreasonably obstruct the free passage or use of navigable waters or public roadways.

The state is unveiling a new $ 12.5 million mitigation plan for a former factory Superfund site in West Islip that is once again considered a «significant threat to the public health or environment» after additional contaminants were discovered there last year.

An «imminent threat to public health» was declared in Suffolk County by the state Department of Health after the discovery of mosquitoes carrying Eastern equine encephalitis virus, a rare but potentially fatal pathealth» was declared in Suffolk County by the state Department of Health after the discovery of mosquitoes carrying Eastern equine encephalitis virus, a rare but potentially fatal patHealth after the discovery of mosquitoes carrying Eastern equine encephalitis virus, a rare but potentially fatal pathogen.

The decrease in infections demonstrates the power of public health and enables us to dream of a day when we no longer live with the threat of HIV infection.»

She added «In real public health emergencies, PODs are set up to provide potentially lifesaving medications, vaccines, or medical supplies when there is an actual public health threat that could adversely impact the lives of a lot of people in the community.&raquIn real public health emergencies, PODs are set up to provide potentially lifesaving medications, vaccines, or medical supplies when there is an actual public health threat that could adversely impact the lives of a lot of people in the community.&raquin the community.»

Public health threats, weather emergencies, environmental issues, protecting children from physical or mental abuse, creating a more inclusive community: all require county government to be involved and at the forefront in working on solutions.

But as Bassett sees it, her job is as much about confronting the «enduring disparities» that characterize public health in New York City as it is about responding to sudden threats.

In a joint statement, City Councilmember Mark Levine and State Senator Adriano Espaillat said they were assured by city and state officials that the detected formaldehyde levels posed no threat to the public's health and would not impact the park's activities.

In addition, I anticipate the need for debris removal, which poses an immediate threat to lives, public health, and safety.

The United States is failing to seriously address lead poisoning in its low - income communities, a severe public health threat touching more than 535,000 children a year, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro said.

Media titan and former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg has donated $ 300 million to his alma mater, Johns Hopkins University, to fund a public health agenda in line with causes he has long supported: fighting drug addiction, obesity, gun violence, and environmental threats, and promoting adolescent health.

The microbeads are also said to attract and absorb persistent organic pollutants such as PCBs, recognized as a public health threat and already present in the Hudson River.

In an interview with Citi News, the Public Relations Officer of the Health Ministry, Tony Goodman was of the opinion that the Doctors may not go ahead to implement their threats.

«As long as childhood lead poisoning remains a public health threat in Oneida County, children's health, education and employment opportunities will be impacted across their life spans resulting in higher taxes for residents to cover the costs of healthcare, special education and social services.

Delaware County Public Health is holding a «Medical Countermeasures» drill today to practice and test the ability to dispense large amounts of medicine in the event of a public health threat such as a disease outbreak or bioterrorism threat to the commPublic Health is holding a «Medical Countermeasures» drill today to practice and test the ability to dispense large amounts of medicine in the event of a public health threat such as a disease outbreak or bioterrorism threat to the commHealth is holding a «Medical Countermeasures» drill today to practice and test the ability to dispense large amounts of medicine in the event of a public health threat such as a disease outbreak or bioterrorism threat to the commpublic health threat such as a disease outbreak or bioterrorism threat to the commhealth threat such as a disease outbreak or bioterrorism threat to the community.

«At this time, when prescription opioid use and opioid overdoses are both major threats to our public health, it is important to identify new treatment targets, such as epigenetic processes, that help to change the way that we do business in treating opioid use disorders,» said professor John Krystal, Editor of Biological Psychiatry.

FDA has been heavily criticized for years for failing to act decisively in the face of public health threats, from tainted peanuts to risky drugs it allowed to reach the market.

Public health: Not just a disease of the rich (p 66) To tackle the growing threat from cancer in developing countries, the disease needs to be given the same prominence that has been accorded to HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria in recent years, says Paul Farmer in an interview published in this month's Scientific AmericaTo tackle the growing threat from cancer in developing countries, the disease needs to be given the same prominence that has been accorded to HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria in recent years, says Paul Farmer in an interview published in this month's Scientific Americato be given the same prominence that has been accorded to HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria in recent years, says Paul Farmer in an interview published in this month's Scientific Americato HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria in recent years, says Paul Farmer in an interview published in this month's Scientific American.

Boosting the capacity to monitor the HCV epidemic can move the nation toward eliminating HCV as a public health threat in the United States.»

But it was another frightening viral outbreak — the West Africa Ebola epidemic that began in 2014 — that was never far from his mind as he spoke about this new threat to international public health.

Researchers are now finding that more than the lungs are at risk, as dirty air may in fact be an accomplice to some of the greatest threats to public health, including diabetes, obesity and even dementia.

Michael Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy in Minneapolis, points out that the 2004 document was based on input from an international panel of 22 scientists and public - health officials, in response to the threat of the deadly H5N1 avian flu virus.

In a commentary appearing today in the journal JAMA Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center neurologist Ray Dorsey, M.D. and Bastiaan Bloem, M.D., Ph.D., with Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands, argue that the medical community must be mobilized to respond to this impending public health threaIn a commentary appearing today in the journal JAMA Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center neurologist Ray Dorsey, M.D. and Bastiaan Bloem, M.D., Ph.D., with Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands, argue that the medical community must be mobilized to respond to this impending public health threain the journal JAMA Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center neurologist Ray Dorsey, M.D. and Bastiaan Bloem, M.D., Ph.D., with Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands, argue that the medical community must be mobilized to respond to this impending public health threain the Netherlands, argue that the medical community must be mobilized to respond to this impending public health threat.

A landmark report by the World Health Organization in 2014 observed that antibiotic resistance — long thought to be a health threat of the future — had finally become a serious threat to public health around the Health Organization in 2014 observed that antibiotic resistance — long thought to be a health threat of the future — had finally become a serious threat to public health around the health threat of the future — had finally become a serious threat to public health around the health around the world.

The Department of Health has supported the idea of needle exchanges for drug users in Britain since 1987 on the grounds that HIV is a greater potential threat to public health than hard Health has supported the idea of needle exchanges for drug users in Britain since 1987 on the grounds that HIV is a greater potential threat to public health than hard health than hard drugs.

The EPA's stance, however, was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in April 2007, and one of the first actions of Lisa Jackson, the new EPA administrator under the Obama administration, was to declare CO2 and other greenhouse gases a threat to public health and welfare and release a proposed endangerment finding largely built on the earlier ignored analysis.

The outspoken head of the Mahidol group, Nicholas White, has urged the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, a designation reserved for the most serious outbreaks that pose a global threat.

In a 2013 report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called ESBLs a «serious concern» and a significant threat to public health.

According to the World Health Organization, antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest public health threats we face today; there were about 480,000 new cases of multidrug - resistant tuberculosis inHealth Organization, antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest public health threats we face today; there were about 480,000 new cases of multidrug - resistant tuberculosis inhealth threats we face today; there were about 480,000 new cases of multidrug - resistant tuberculosis in 2013.

«The results of our study find substantial public health and economic consequences with even minor reductions in MMR coverage due to vaccine hesitancy and directly confront the notion that measles is no longer a threat in the United States.

With opioid addiction and prescription drug abuse considered one of the biggest public health threats of our time in the U.S., many are asking why so many Americans are struggling with addiction to illegal drugs and prescription medications.

A new Journal of Internal Medicine study describes an innovative program to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a public health threat in Iceland.

«When it comes to responding to this public health threat, the results do show that the public is supportive of policy approaches designed to prevent the spread of Zika in the United States.»

Antimicrobial resistance in bacteria poses a global threat to public health.

Public health leaders, including many experts at U-M, correctly predicted that the U.S. would be well equipped to handle Ebola if it reached the country, and could keep the disease from being the threat it was in Africa and other nations that have less sophisticated health care systems.

While antibiotic resistance genes are not harmful in themselves, they limit the use of antibiotics for treating bacterial infections and pose a serious threat to global public health if they get transmitted to humans from environmental sources, such as compost.

In the current fiscal environment there is also concern from some public health offices that dollars allocated to detecting biological threats through BioWatch may be competing with the ones needed to provide complementary information to help detect threats — such as picking up any uptick in certain symptoms at hospitals through robust health surveillancIn the current fiscal environment there is also concern from some public health offices that dollars allocated to detecting biological threats through BioWatch may be competing with the ones needed to provide complementary information to help detect threats — such as picking up any uptick in certain symptoms at hospitals through robust health surveillancin certain symptoms at hospitals through robust health surveillance.

In particular, concerns that the hydraulic fracturing process (called «fracking») used to capture natural gas could pose a threat to the environment and public health if chemicals used in the operation contaminate underground drinking wateIn particular, concerns that the hydraulic fracturing process (called «fracking») used to capture natural gas could pose a threat to the environment and public health if chemicals used in the operation contaminate underground drinking watein the operation contaminate underground drinking water.

Fifteen months after the 1999 outbreak of West Nile virus in New York City, which sickened 62 mostly elderly people and killed seven, scientists are still hard pressed to predict how abundant the virus will eventually become or how serious a public health threat it will pose.

Shannon LaDeau, a disease ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, explains, «Mosquitoes thrive in temperate cities and are a global threat to public health.