Grown in soil balanced by natural fertilizers, organic foods are better quality because it contains vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and proteins, so they are able to meet the balance of their constituents.

Flavor

Only reclaimed and fertilized organically, healthy plants grow and develop in better shape, with its authentic flavor, color and flavor, which to rediscover the real taste of food when not processed.

Health Guarantee

Some pesticides banned in certain countries because of their toxicity, are still used in Uruguay. Toxicological studies recognize the link between pesticides and certain diseases such as cancer, allergies and asthma.

Pure Water

The practice of farming that uses no hazardous materials or large amounts of nitrogen, which pollute and damage the drinking-water is a permanent guarantee of obtaining water for the future.

Fertile Soil

Soil is the basis of the whole food chain and the main concern of Organic Agriculture. Any tillage practice must seek the conservation of soil fertility, and even improve their condition, in particular by increasing the humus content in the plowed lands.

Biodiversity

Declining biodiversity is one of the main environmental problems of today. Organic agriculture preserves seed for the future, preventing, thus, the disappearance of some varieties of highly nutritious and culturally.

Harmony

Organic agriculture respects the balance of nature contribute to the preservation of the ecosystem. The balance between agriculture and forestry and crop rotation, enabling the preservation of rural space capable of satisfying future generations.

Rural communities

Organic farming can revitalize rural farmers and restores dignity and respect that they deserve by the general public due to their role as guardians of the landscape and agricultural ecosystems.

Education

Organic agriculture is a practical school of environmental education. She is a model of sustainable development in rural areas really promising for all young people one day will make decisions in society.

Employment

Thanks to the human dimension that these enterprises take environmental practices and proper management of local resources, agro-ecological products generate opportunities for the creation of permanent and worthy.

Future

Agroecological products are great innovators who get the combination of traditional practices with modern practices, developing techniques that allow the use of agents to prevent pollution of the agricultural ecosystem. along with other organic producers promotes the consumption of agro-ecological products through a system of baskets to Domic

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In recent years there has been very popular so-called organic foods, demonstrating the interest of many people for positive change in food and lack of confidence in the safety and production of conventional food.

The expression “organic” those foods, vegetables and fruits in general than at any stage of production involved fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides, nor in the soil where they are grown.

For some, the word “organic” means nourishment. For other food means cleaner and safer, even, are those who understand by “organic” those foods produced without causing pollution or harming the least possible air, land and water.

In fact the positive characteristics that are attributed to organic products are difficult to establish as there is no overall regulation. For example for milk is considered organic, in theory the cow must be fed 100% with grains that have not been genetically or fertilized soils. Nor should receive antibiotics or hormones such animals.

It is very difficult to produce foods that are totally free of pesticides, because they remain in soil for long periods of time in trace amounts can contaminate soil or close to them.

Few places in the world have been given specific definitions for the use of the term “organic” nor the waiting time that must pass since the last application of chemicals in the soil and growing food without them.

In most countries there are no laws regulating the use of organic foods. This absence of laws and regulations also gives consumers assurance that the food sold as organic, it really is and it is also susceptible to unscrupulous traders selling something that really is not.

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Basque Country, Andalucia and Navarra have very advanced programs in this area, while regions such as Castilla La Mancha and Castilla y Leon are still very backward as regards this service.

Some of the benefits of this new system are: Exploration and annual reviews, training, both for children and parents in hygiene and prevention, medical monitoring when required, special treatments or birth traumatic mouth.

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• World Health Day 2010

The reason is to commemorate this date because on that day in 1948 came into force the Constitution of the World Health Assembly, which was signed by 61 countries and thus was formed the World Health Organization (WHO). The aim was to remember how important it is to support people from all over the world in the care and health protection.

“1,000 cities, 1,000 lives” is the slogan that the World Health Organization has chosen for this edition, which recalls that urbanization does not have to be at odds with healthy living. This year, for the first time in history is achieved by the fact that 50% of the population lives in urban areas.

Global objectives of the campaign

The main objectives this year WHO has set the pass to open public spaces to health. Activities in parks, town meetings, campaigns cleaning of the streets closed to traffic are some of the proposals to be developed along these days in different cities around the world.

The personal part will also fit into this initiative, “A thousand lives” will bring together a thousand stories of urban health promoters that developed through their work have made considerable impact on the health of cities.

The development is presented as a public health challenge

Urbanization is an emerging phenomenon, according to recent studies it is expected that population growth over the next 30 years will occur in urban areas, affecting issues such as water, environment, violence and injuries and non communicable diseases communicable diseases and their risk factors such as snuff consumption, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity … and so much more.

There are solutions

Promoting healthy habits should be part of urban planning by investing in active transportation, design areas for physical activity and the adoption of regulations against snuff and for food safety.

According to the WHO says, “These measures do not necessarily require more funding, but the commitment of redirecting resources to invest in priority interventions, thereby enhancing efficiency.”

Global Initiatives

Since World Health Day, encourages national leadership to promote and participate in various activities such as:

* Close some streets to traffic to provide a new space for exercise.
* Enjoying healthy foods in public urban points.
* Practicing tai chi in parks.
* Biking as a family.

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To get the updated information the authors have relied on official statistics from the Organization of the United Nations (UN), World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

The Atlas is divided into three blocks. The first section entitled “General Development Mapping” shows the level of socioeconomic development of the various populations since this level so powerfully affects the lives of individuals and determines the health status of different populations. In this section we show by example, maps that refer to life expectancy at birth, education and income per capita. Imbalances between the world’s States are impressive. In 2005, Luxembourg ranked first in terms of income with more than 62,000 dollars of GDP per capita in Sierra Leone only reached 548 U.S. dollars per capita, providing 57% of population below one dollar a day income .

The second group called “Health in the world today” provides a true diagnosis of current health inequalities between countries. In this block we show how sick and dying people with a section which analyzes diseases in the world (the prevalence of HIV / AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria) and non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular disease mortality and cancer). In this section there is something that has surprised me: Although we tend to think that non-communicable diseases become apparent in the rich or developed countries, the reality is the opposite. A World Bank report shows that 80% of deaths for this type of diseases recorded in 2005 occurred in low-income countries and media.

The last block, called “Great challenges of global health,” shows that we should practice healthy habits to improve health in the world. Increased life expectancy is, without doubt, one of the greatest achievements of mankind. We must bear in mind that this aging process will not stop, causing a tremendous impact on society and health care. Here are tips on healthy habits to age with quality of life: eat well and have an active lifestyle, prevent smoking, avoiding risk behaviors, mental health care and protect our environment which in turn is a Protector health.

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Virtually all population growth over the next 30 years will take place in urban areas. It affects such matters as water, environment, violence and injuries, non communicable diseases and their risk factors such as the use of snuff, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity, harmful use of alcohol and risks of disease outbreaks.

The urban planning can promote healthy habits and safety through investment in active transport, the design of areas for physical activity and the adoption of regulations against snuff and for food safety. It can also promote the improvement of urban living conditions in the areas of housing, water and sanitation. A city that is accessible and inclusive quality of life for all ages will benefit all its inhabitants.

As part of the campaign thousand cities, a thousand lives during the week from 7 to April 11, 2010 will be organized events around the world:

* Mil cities: open to the public streets, public spaces open to health, either for activities in parks, town meetings, cleanups, or close some streets to motor traffic.

* A thousand lives: tell the story of the local promoters of Urban Health, to collect a thousand stories of urban health advocates, for their efforts, have had a considerable impact on the health of their cities.

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Many people feel admiration for nature, respect. They are sensitive to the beauty of wild scenery, plants and animals. In this generosity, compassion, nothing to do with a utility that can be natural, seeing it as something far more important than “natural resources” for using, selling or eating. Of course we need to use natural, but not good considering it only as something used.

The sense that nature is far more than the things that take advantage of, to realize that the existence of human beings share with nature, it is proud to disperse knowledge. This knowledge allows to look silly for saying “first is the man.” We must be good, but we should also respect others.

I saw a poster saying that the dolphin is the “heritage of mankind” to me offensive, I find that it’s better to feel that the dolphins (each and becoming, human or not) was the world heritage, or himself, or the universe or who is the owner of “” (non-human) as many say Aboriginal people (“Indians”).

Living with nature is something that is pure, high, light, beyond the utilitarian selfishness. Respect and admire the wild is the attitude of a healthy, normal, is a healthy relationship with the world, with reality. This is good, without cost to deliver results, personal gain, profit. But also enhance all those things.

Almost all of us realize that the fewer natural scenery, wild, free animals. And more and more garbage, cement, air and water poisoned. And that looks dangerous.

Some do not realize or believe that anything that does not matter, because they experience a wall that is closed, the people and machines and therefore knew nothing more than political, economic, human and their work, all this can be good or bad but know and appreciate nothing more than that, is always bad.

Possible Is It? It’s easy to feel that you can not do something permanent nature, that damage is inevitable or even necessary, that the price of progress. But whatever it is that the price does not progress, it is a scam, theft, crime.

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Environmental problems in urban areas and around this is a phenomenon that comes from the increasing urban growth and resulting environmental degradation. Changes in land use, and the concentration of the use of natural resources, is the cause of environmental problems.

It is for this reason that the urban system imports a large number of resources are transformed into goods and services and partly back into the environment as wastes and emissions.

Urban environmental problems affecting the real urban environment, but also to other regions of extracting resources and achieve the effects of pollution.

Cities that are installed on natural ecosystems is fully modified, the result of technological advances that have been achieved humans. In this ecosystem, landscape modification is complete. Original matrix is replaced with a cement covering the soil with the changing relationship between infiltration and runoff of rainwater and reduce the movement of nutrients, natural habitats have been replaced by buildings and native biodiversity has been replaced by a species, humans. This system is not able to produce for stock requires the supplier system: the natural and productive and unable to digest the waste they produce, have to use another room to dispose of their waste.

Activities conducted in urban or urban-industrial and rural areas, which could include agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, etc., Generate various types of waste that can be a pollutant and cause environmental problems and therefore both affect the quality of living of its citizens.

I could mention, among others:

1. Generation of solid waste from homes, businesses, service companies, public institutions (health, education), industry, sweeping streets, among others.

2. Generation of wastewater from homes, businesses, industries, and rainfall.

3. Gas emissions from vehicles, incinerators, furnaces and industrial.

4. Noise generated by vehicles, recreational center, industry, among others.

5. Electromagnetic pollution.

Among all the elements that pollute the city, private cars are the object produces the greatest impact. Pollute the air with the combustion produces an excess of noise, and occupies a large amount of space, causing congestion and mobility problems for pedestrians. You also need the infrastructure to operate, which is also, in itself, pollutant: paved roads.

Cities grow at the same time they do the problems caused by noise, pollution, desertification impacts of climate change. In the twentieth century dreamed of an ideal city park, a proposed union between urban and rural areas. However, large cities have been growing rapidly. It also must overcome the problems the new environment.

For this reason, the garden city concept was no longer realistic and the city should transform itself to become a little more green and sustainable.

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Every year the world’s 5 million people due to tobacco consumption, but according to the report, unless taken urgent measures, this number could reach eight million in the year 2030. In the twentieth century it is estimated that 100 million people have died because of the tobacco epidemic. The projected figure for the XXI century, to continue the current momentum, could be one billion.

Disturbing data on passive smoking

Passive smoking is caused by the intentional inhaling of tobacco smoke found in the environment. The smoke was found in the house when burning cigarette tobacco, pipe and Hookahs (water pipes), among others. In tobacco smoke more than 4000 chemicals, which is known that at least 250 is dangerous and more than 50 carcinogens. Any person affected by the harmful effects.

According to reports, passive smoking causes 600,000 deaths each year and countless premature deadly disease. This also caused economic losses of billions euros per year and that 10% of the economic costs associated with tobacco consumption was associated with passive smoking

In adults, passive smoking causes heart disease and serious respiratory illnesses in babies and cause sudden death in pregnant women causes weight gain (weight below what is considered healthy) in newborns. This is very worrying when one considers that nearly 40% of children are routinely exposed to secondhand smoke at home and that 31% of deaths caused by passive smoking are children. In addition, it is estimated that young people exposed to secondhand smoke at home is one and a half and two times more likely to start smoking than those not exposed.

It really creates an environment free of tobacco smoke is the only way to protect the public from the harmful effects of passive smoking.

WHO Report

That “the WHO report Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2009″ is to keep the epidemic and provide governments and other stakeholders the information they need to adapt their intervention.

This second edition places special emphasis on smoke-free environment and efforts by countries to implement the action plan introduced in 2008 the WHO, called MPOWER, to reverse the tobacco epidemic. Some of these steps are:

Monitor tobacco use and policies to prevent

Protecting people smoke tobacco
Providing public assistance you stop using tobacco
Warned about the dangers of tobacco
Imposed ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco
Raise taxes on tobacco
According to the latest WHO report, less than 10% of the global population is protected by one of these steps.

Smoke-free areas do not harm the hospitality

A report by the National Committee for Smoking Prevention (CNPT) in June 2009 concluded that smoke-free areas do not harm the hospitality industry. This report is based on scientific studies conducted in countries other EU countries where the ban on smoking in public places was implemented a few years ago. The authors concluded that “when the ban in entertainment venues complete and affect all people equally no economic losses and in some cases slightly positive trends pointing in the medium to long term.”

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