A question posted on Researchgate last year resulted in the following criteria being offered for what makes an issue a "public health issue". Read these criteria and see if they change your view about what is or is not a public health issue.
1. The concept of preventability—there are conceivable ways to prevent the phenomenon.
2. High prevalence of a risk factor or disease.
3. A rapid increase in incidence and prevalence.
4. Cost of the disease
5. Burden of disease
6. Has the capability of affecting the population as a whole
7. Will require group action to solve.
8. Ability to recognize the problem unhindered by obstacles posed by culture, politics, lack of resources, or lack of effective measures. This set of criteria effectively requires that a phenomenon must be seen as culturally appropriate, politically acceptable, technically feasible, and financially possible in order to be or become a true “public health issue”.