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WORLD DAY OF THE HEALTHEscuchar

In 1948, the First World Health Assembly proposed the establishment of a World Health Day to commemorate the founding of the World Health Organization. Since 1950, the World Health Day has been celebrated every April 7. Every year this day is chosen for a specific health theme to highlight a priority area of focus for WHO.

The World Health Day provides anopportunity to focus global attention on important public health issues affecting the international community. On the occasion of World Health promotion programs are released that last a long time after April 7.










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2011. Antimicrobial Resistance


The World Health Day 2011 is devoted to antimicrobial resistance, a threat to patient care and disease control worldwide. Antimicrobialresistance is a major obstacle to successful control of HIV, malaria and tuberculosis, three of the main causes of death from infectious diseases in the world. This serious problem also makes it harder to treat hospital-acquired infections, facilitate the emergence of "superbugs" resistant to major antibiotics, and creates the need for new treatments, more expensive and more complex.


The World HealthDay 2011 aims to raise awareness of the factors that contribute to antimicrobial resistance, build commitment to finding common solutions through illness, and encourage the implementation of policies and practices that can prevent and control antimicrobial resistance.


2010. Urbanization: a public health challenge.
The World Health Day 2010 was devoted to planning and health. The campaignhighlights the effects on human health, life in cities and promotes initiatives to make them healthier places.

While most people move to cities to seek a better life, urbanization can have many negative consequences for health and human welfare. Urban growth and increased density create pressures for basic services and make the task of governments to meet the needs of its inhabitants. The urbanlifestyle is a cost to health because the people reduced physical activity and consuming high-calorie processed foods and fewer fruits and vegetables. Life in the fast-growing cities and poorly planned increases people's vulnerability to various risks:



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❖ Environmental hazardssuch as chemical or biological contamination of air, water and land.

❖ Security risks, including the safety of pedestrians and motor vehicles, as well as occupational safety.

❖ Social risks, such as violence, substance abuse and other risky behaviors.

❖ Epidemiological risks, including communicable and noncommunicable diseases related to inadequate sanitation, overcrowding andmodern urban life.

❖ Disaster risk and vulnerability to earthquakes, floods and mudslides.










WHAT CAN YOU DO TO PROMOTE HEALTHY URBAN LIFE?


❖ Learn, participate, to represent your institution and make known their views.

❖ Try to reach the decision makers.

❖ Increase your knowledge and use them.

❖ Support and propagates healthy public policies.❖ Incorporate the principles and practices of health promotion.

❖ Build networks and partnerships focusing on health promotion.

❖ approaches Revitalize primary health care.

❖ Organize communities and people and give them empowerment.









SAFE HOSPITALS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

The World Health Day 2009 focuses on the safety of health facilities and...