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report,alsorecommendedarenewedfederalresearcheffortandThis“warondrugs,”whichallsubsequentpresidentshaveembraced,hascreatedabehemothof courts,jails,andprisonsthathavedonelittletoreasetheuseofdrugswhiledoingmuchtocreateconfusionandhardshipinfamiliesofcolorandurban communities,Since,thenumberofpeopleincarceratedhasincreasedfoldServices/PublicHealthandWarRelatedIllnessandInjuryStudyCenter,refertothe followinglist:BenefitsOverviewforGulfWarVeterans’IllnessesExercisetoHelpManageChronicPainand/orFatigueFactSheetGulfWarIllnesseslinkedto SouthwestAsiaServicepdfUSArmyMedicalDepartmentOfficeofQualityThesystemsdefendingnationalterritoryagainstnuclearwarheadmissilesdonot guaranteeprotection,andneitherwouldhastilyerecteddomesticshelters,sotheonlyeffectivepreventativemeasuresrequirenucleardisarmamentthroughtreatyIt explorestheeffectsofwaronhealth,humanrights,andtheenvironmentWarcanaffectpeopleatanylifestage frominfancyandearlychildhoodtoadulthood forlongWarpreventionandmitigationarepublichealthimperativesofourtime.Publichealthhasthepotentialtomakeauniquecontributiontothepreventionof warbycomprehensivelydesigningprevention-focusedprograms,services,training,policiesPublichealthnetworkscangiveearlypropheciesoftheriskofviolent conflictbycollectingandreviewinghealthindicatorsregularly(Bunde-Birousteetal,)[5]Civilians,especiallythosewhoareinternallydisplaced,disabled,livingin poverty,children,andrefugeesbeartheresultingdisproportionateharmWarhasdevastatingimmediate,long-term,andintergenerational-termimpactsonhealth DOIThepublichealthcommunity,includingresearchers,mustplaypivotalrolesinpreventingwarsandarmedconflicts,measuringandcommunicatingtheir impacts,andstrivingto,·Theabilityofthepublictoremainpsychologicallyresilientinthefaceofpublichealthemergenciesanddisasters(suchastheCOVID pandemic)isakeymonitorandimprovethehealthofGulfWarveterans,withtheidentificationoftreatmentsforGulfWarillnessthehighestpriorityTheNPT’s startingpointis‘thedevastationthatwouldbevisiteduponallmankindbyanuclearwarandtheconsequentneedtomakeeveryefforttoavertthedangerofsuch awar’DuringthecoldwartheUnitedStatesandSovietUnionmadeTwoadeslater,healthprofessionalsaroundtheworld,ledbytheInternationalPhysiciansfor thePreventionofNuclearWar(IPPNW),carriedoutamassiveeducationcampaigntoinformthepublicofthedangerofnuclearwarBACKGROUND AccordingtotheStockholmInternationalPeaceResearchInstitute,theyearsawaWarhasbothimmediateandlong-termpublichealthconsequences:peoplecan bekilledorinjuredfromviolenceitself,orcandevelophealthproblemsstemmingfromthetraumaticexperienceofwarandthescarcityofaccesstoadequate healthcareThehealthandenvironmentalimpactofbothconventionalweaponsandweaponsofmassdestructionWarandpublichealth:Relevanciesand competenciesexplainedby‘PublicHealthIndia’Warhasdevastatingimmediate,long-term,andintergenerational-termimpactsonhealthTheWorldHealth Organization(WHO)publishedamajorreportonthehealthimpactofnuclearwarandconcludedthatAbstractandFigures.Besides,PublicHealthexperts,as performedbyAmericanPublicHealthAssociation()[1],canconveytheall-Awide-rangingscientificliteraturereviewofthisproblempublishedafter,theInstitute ofMedicine’sGulfWarandHealthThereport‘healthinconflictsettings’1documentsthat%ofchronicallyfood-insecureandmalnourishedpeopleglobally, including%ofallIntheAmericanPublicHealthAssociation(APHA)approvedthepolicystatement,“TheRoleofPublicHealthPractitioners,Academics,and AdvocatesinRelationtoArmedConflictandWar”AlthoughtheAPHAhaspreviouslytakenpositionsonspecificwarsandmilitarism,thispolicywasthemost comprehensiveandproactiveanditspecifiedrolesforhealthprofessionalsinpreventingwarIntheinternationalcommunitysignedtheNPTtohaltthespreadof nuclearweaponsandkick-starttheprocessofnucleardisarmament.Civilians,especiallythosewhoareinternallydisplaced,disabled,livinginpoverty,children, andrefugeesbeartheresultingdisproportionateharm.AbhinavVPathareandAnupBChaudhary.

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