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Reducing health risks

Description

Reducing health risks involves implementing targeted measures to prevent, minimize, or eliminate factors that contribute to disease, injury, and premature death. This strategy focuses on identifying hazards, promoting healthy behaviors, improving access to healthcare, and enforcing safety regulations. Practical actions include vaccination campaigns, health education, environmental controls, and early detection programs, all aimed at decreasing the incidence and impact of health threats within populations and enhancing overall public well-being.This information has been generated by artificial intelligence.

Broader

Safeguarding public health
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Reducing risk
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Narrower

Reducing health risks of fuel exhaust
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Reducing risks of disease
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Reducing health risks to workers in transport, storage and communication industries
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Reducing health risks to workers in agricultural and livestock production
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Reducing health risks of teenage sex
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Reducing health risk of menopause
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Reducing coitus as a cancer risk
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Constrains

Taking health risks
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Problem

Health risks of teenage sex
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Value

Risk
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Health
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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
Global strategies
Type
(C) Cross-sectoral strategies
Subject
Content quality
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Language
English
1A4N
J6964
DOCID
12069640
D7NID
197893
Editing link
Official link
https://encyclopedia.uia.org/strategy/reducing-health-risks
Last update
Nov 17, 2022