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Urbanization and health. These are the two main axes which has turned this year’s World Health Day held Thursday April 7

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. Read the rest of this entry »

Between 19 and 23 kilometers above the earth in the stratosphere, a thin layer of gas, the ozone layer, surrounds and protects the earth from harmful solar radiation. Ozone is produced by the effect of sunlight on oxygen and is the only substance in the atmosphere that can absorb the harmful ultraviolet radiation (UV-B) from the sun. This thin layer may make life on earth.

Since 1974, scientists have warned about the potential of the global crisis as a result of progressive damage to the ozone layer caused by the chemicals made by humans, such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). The world needs too long to understand this early warning.

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