Challenge on health is global
Wednesday 3rd September 2008, 2:30PM BST.
ADDRESSING the consequences of global warming will be the greatest health challenge the island has to face, according to the director of public health.
In his final annual report, Dr David Jeffs (pictured), who is retiring, sets out the four biggest tasks the island would need to tackle.
Of climate change, he says: ‘The middle-aged among us will feel the bite, our children will be savaged unless we agree to act now.’ The other three issues are obesity, funding and cancer prevention.
In his 14th report, he takes the opportunity to write frankly about escalating climate change and the impact on public health of matters such as plague, pestilence, war, famine and mass migration on a global scale such as never seen before.
Dr Jeffs said one of the major challenges facing the island was the need to accept it was now part of the global community.
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Maybe we can start by only allowing enviro friendly vehicles to operate on the Island.
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I noticed an article in the Independent absolutely slating the state of our roads. The correspondent was a visitor and basically tore the Tourist blurb apart.
Clogged up roads full of overpowered cars, raw sewage on the beaches, a sense of stress.
Far removed from the ‘happiest and most relaxed place in the world’ or whatever hyperbole is dished out in vain.
With an easily managed population we should be implementing strict laws on traffic, wastage and greed.
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