DISPENSARY CORNER 25 Sep 15
September 25, 2015
There’s grim news today from
the World Health Organization,
which has published a report
confirming that 59% of European
citizens are overweight or obese.
The European Health Report
also confirms that people living
in Europe have the highest levels
of alcohol and tobacco use in the
world, warning that young people
in the region “may not live as long
as their grandparents”.
Although there has been
some progress in cutting deaths
from diabetes, cancer and
cardiovascular disease, Europe’s
average pure alcohol consumption
was a global record, while 30% of
those in the region still smoke.
A public health campaign
has just launched in the noisily
colourful US city of New Orleans,
urging people to turn it down.
City officials announced the new
‘Sound Check’ system which will
monitor noise levels in the French
Quarter and Faubourg Marigny
neighbourhood, where music
venues operate close to homes.
Rather than fining musicians
and club owners, the initiative
will focus on education about the
negative health effects of noise.
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