#public health

Newborn screening is a public health intervention that involves a simple blood test used to identify many life-threatening genetic illnesses before any symptoms begin. ↗

— Lucille Roybal-Allard

#before #begin #blood #genetic #health

Meat consumption is just as dangerous to public health as tobacco use... It's time we looked into holding the meat producers and fast-food outlets legally accountable. ↗

— Neal Barnard

#consumption #dangerous #fast-food #health #holding

And I believe that the best buy in public health today must be a combination of regular physical exercise and a healthy diet. ↗

— Julie Bishop

#believe #best #buy #combination #diet

Advances in science and medical research and public health policies have meant that life expectancy for Australians is one of the highest in the world. ↗

— Julie Bishop

#australians #expectancy #health #highest #life

The greatest public health threat for many American women is the men they live with. ↗

— Anna Quindlen

#american women #greatest #health #live #many

The infrastructure for linking environmental health and public health is not working as well as it should. ↗

— Samuel Wilson

#health #infrastructure #linking #mental health #public

I want to thank the efforts of the American Public Health Association and its 200-plus partners who have organized events around the Nation that serve to raise everyone's awareness of the need to improve public health. ↗

— Lois Capps

#american public #around #association #awareness #efforts

It is time to end the discrimination against people who need treatment for chemical addiction. It is time for Congress to deal with our Nation's number one public health problem. ↗

— Jim Ramstad

#against #chemical #congress #deal #discrimination

City governments ought to be abolished, if only as a public health measure. ↗

— L. Neil Smith

#governments #health #measure #only #ought