Disease Control
Preventive healthcare, or prophylaxis, consists of measures taken for disease prevention. Disease and disability are affected by environmental factors, genetic predisposition, disease agents, and lifestyle choices and are dynamic processes which begin before individuals realize they are affected. Disease prevention relies on anticipatory actions that can be categorized as primal, primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.Each year, millions of people die of preventable deaths. A 2004 study showed that about half of all deaths in the United States in 2000 were due to preventable behaviors and exposures. Leading causes included cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, unintentional injuries, diabetes, and certain infectious …
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Bullard Center: Robert D. Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University · 7 May 2024 English
“Liquefying the Gulf Coast” examines how liquefied natural gas production disproportionately harms low-income communities and communities of color in Lousiana and Texas. The report examines the social, environmental, economic, and …
facility locations by comparing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Population Level Analysis …
The White House · 6 May 2024 English
Consistent with Section 1007 of the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (COMPETES) Act, the National Science and Technology Council has produced this report …
Deepen their Cooperation. Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. https://africacdc.org/new …
World Bank Group · 2 May 2024 English
People who experience some form of cognitive, intellectual, psychosocial, sensorial and or physical disabilities are particularly vulnerable to poverty and suffer disproportionately from social and economic stigma. The intensification of …
