The phrase "as a priority area" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing topics or issues that are considered important and require immediate attention or focus.
Example: "The organization has identified climate change as a priority area for its upcoming initiatives."
Alternatives: "as a key focus" or "as a main concern".
The Gowers review has rightly established intellectual property policy as a priority area.
Glaxo, based in London, has earmarked cancer treatments as a priority area for growth.
The first NHS mandate, published last November, identifies dementia as a priority area and calls for progress in the diagnosis, treatment and care of people with dementia.
A new, more robust approach has been taken by the Health and Safety Executive, which has now categorised it as a priority area.
To resist such a future, the Palestinian Authority has earmarked the valley as a "priority" area and is working with international agencies to resuscitate farming.
As a priority area for Columbia University, journalism, press freedom and freedom of expression have been the focus of several programs at the Istanbul Center.
Recognition of perinatal mental health as a priority area of investment in the recent spending review should also enable us to develop a broader transformation programme for services by 2020".
The agency, which marks its 50th anniversary this year, aims to elevate agriculture as a priority area, in a bid to "get better results at lower costs" he said.
The International Institute for Environmental Studies in Peterborough, Canada, which includes 19 universities and research institutes around the world, has set the circular economy as a priority area and supports collaborative PhD programmes.
The prime minister has not yet provided any details on how she plans to change the government's climate change policy, though she has identified it as a priority area.
Navigenics recently raised a total of $18 million from two venture capital firms — Mohr Davidow Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers — as well as Procter & Gamble, which views "wellness" as a priority area for future product development.
