In democracy, we solve public problems without disparaging the dignity and agency of the citizenry, and obesity should be no exception.
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The result is that many of them look to other forms of activity to solve public problems, whether through startups or nonprofits.
Litter leads to pests and pests lead to public health problems and public health problems lead to decreased property values and so on and so forth.
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But he said the government could tackle many of the major public health problems straight away.
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Moreover, the strategy has created public-relations problems, exacerbating the public view of the industry as rapacious.
Immigration and healthcare are critical public policy problems, but they are not intractable.
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Protectionism is inefficient, subject to public choice problems, and likely to lead to our trade partners to engage in retaliatory protectionism.
Researchers are concerned that diabetes and obesity are likely to emerge as the preeminent public health problems at the turn of the century.
In terms of governance, this arrangement provides an interesting reminder that there is a diversity of ways that we can solve public policy problems.
Tooth decay and gum disease are major public health problems, associated with poor digestion, heart attacks, strokes and cancers, stemming from inflammation and subsequent infections.
This group will sketch out their solutions to public safety problems and, by leveraging open government data, work to catalyze development of prototypes in the following 90 days.
Obesity, diabetes and other public health problems are another factor.
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Otherwise, if we don't do these things, the air pollution will be terrible and it will create public health problems that will cost far more than the benefits of the automobile.
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"The abuse of prescription medications is one of the most troubling public health problems in our country today, " said Steve Pasierb, president of the non-profit Drugfree.org which runs education campaigns about drug abuse.
Local councils are to have more of a role in tackling public health problems, such as obesity, in their area - and new health and wellbeing boards will help link this work with that of the CCGs.
From my experience, privatization has very limited possible benefits when it comes to concerns that have collective interest, and it is certainly not a solution to large scale public education problems or issues, unless, of course, the intent is to leave most everyone out in the cold, which gets me back to why I worry about comments like these.
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In an article in IEEE Internet Computing, Cloud Computing: The Limits of Public Clouds for Business Applications, I point out several problems the public cloud vendors will have to solve to support business computing.
This reaction from the public shows Shell has serious problems in the court of public opinion, and that it ignores Arctic defenders at its peril.
Yet Greece's public-finance problems were brewing long before the rich world's banks started to falter.
But in practice, the knowledge problem and public-choice problems make such an ideal bank an illusion.
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Hospitals and clinics in southern Africa struggle to cope with huge public-health problems as doctors and nurses pack their bags for jobs in the Gulf, Europe and elsewhere.
So it's not new in that sense, what it is is new in its application and of course we're trying to make a great deal of how we deal with the modern problems, public services, crime, law and order, these are modern problems that worry people and what we're trying to make sure of is that they understand precisely where we stand.
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NDCs, despite their merits, can solve all the problems of public-pension systems at a stroke.
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All these measures are intended to address the root problems of public discontent and help maintain social stability.
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Many roads were blocked and there were problems with public transport, as well fallen trees and damage to properties.
Why is the NASD interested in protecting brokerages and keeping from the public all the disciplinary problems brokerages get into?
She said the No Child Left Behind Law passed two years ago had not helped public schools solve their problems.
Beijing, of course, has no debt ceiling to raise, and so it has avoided a public airing of its problems.
Countries such as Ireland, Spain, Portugal and Greece all began the crisis with sizeable current account deficits and large public and private debt problems.
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