July 2014 Health Calendar

GOOD HEALTH!

Don't take it for granted!

This picture (from http://goodhealthandbeauty.com/?page_id=258)

shows us some of the components necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

This July there are two world health events 

to raise awareness of the following two concerning conditions:

1.  July 11, 2014:  World Population Day

2.  July 28, 2014:  World Hepatitis Day

Don't be left unaware!

For more information about World Population Day, you can read Wikipedia's page here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Population_Day
 

You will find a link there to the list of countries by population.
Do you know where Nepal is on the list?  Take a guess and then check to see if you are right!

Asia is the continent with the largest population with over 60% of the world's population!  The theme of World Population Day 2014 is "Invest in Young People Today, to Ensure a Bright Future."  This means that young people need to be aware of the human right to plan for a family.

To find out how many people are born and how many die each minute, hour, and day,

click here:  http://www.ecology.com/birth-death-rates/

Again, take a guess and then check to see if you were right! 

There is a Population Association of Nepal and you can check out their website here:

http://www.pan-nepal.org/ 

Awareness is a good thing!

Next, let's look at the worldwide problem of hepatitis.

Did you know...?

 To help you become aware....

 This photo is from the United Nations website:  http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=39158&Cr=..#.U7v0HvldWT5

The article was written in 2011, but is still relevant today.

For more information about World Hepatitis Day, you can read Wikipedia's page

here:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Hepatitis_Day

This article from the World Health Organization is an excellent read to bring you up to speed
on your awareness of this disease:

http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/diseases/hepatitis/en/ 

There is a mention of Hepatitis E in that article.

Did you know that in Eastern Nepal right now, there is a problem with this?

You can read about it here: 

http://theotherasiannews.com/2014/05/11/nepal-hepatitis-e-epidemic-9-dead-and-over-6-thousand-infected/

 More information:

Even more information is here in this Himalayan Times article:

http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Hepatitis%3A+The+silent+scourge&NewsID=244776

Please stay healthy and take care of yourself and your loved ones.

Please don't hesitate to come in for a consultation if you have any questions

about your health or the health of your family.

That's what we're here for!

Bye for now and BLESSINGS!