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  • Preventable, that is, if Haiti had received the water filtration systems and attention so many wealthy countries promised, so eagerly in the days immediately after the earthquake.

    Laura Flanders: The F Word: Haiti's Hurricane Struggles Laura Flanders 2010

  • Preventable, that is, if Haiti had received the water filtration systems and attention so many wealthy countries promised, so eagerly in the days immediately after the earthquake.

    Laura Flanders: The F Word: Haiti's Hurricane Struggles Laura Flanders 2010

  • The fact is that your force solicitor Mr davies was sent a CD some years ago with the site preparation for an internet site called Preventable Terror.

    Army Rumour Service 2009

  • Preventable chronic illnesses take an enormous toll on our nation's health and on our wallets.

    Susan Blumenthal, M.D.: A Prevention Revolution M.D. Susan Blumenthal 2010

  • Preventable diseasesOutbreaks in the USA last year of potentially fatal, vaccine-preventable diseases, including pertussis whooping cough and measles, highlight the importance of "being vigilant about all immunizations," says Jackson.

    Top reasons for school absences, and how to handle them 2011

  • Preventable energy waste costs Americans hundreds of billions of dollars a year and studies have shown that most Americans continue to live in denial about their energy consumption.

    Veronique Pittman: Students Cut Energy Use By Up to 17% Veronique Pittman 2012

  • Preventable energy waste costs Americans hundreds of billions of dollars a year and studies have shown that most Americans continue to live in denial about their energy consumption.

    Veronique Pittman: Students Cut Energy Use By Up to 17% Veronique Pittman 2012

  • Preventable chronic illnesses take an enormous toll on our nation's health and on our wallets.

    Susan Blumenthal, M.D.: A Prevention Revolution M.D. Susan Blumenthal 2010

  • Preventable hospitalizations were determined using the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's guidelines on hospitalizations that could have been avoided by proper outpatient care.

    Access to Doctors Varies Widely Across Neighborhoods Shirley S. Wang 2011

  • Commonly known as “The Pink Book,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently published the 11th edition of its comprehensive vaccine guide, “Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases.”

    Books 2010

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