Tag Archives: World Health Organization

World Health Day

Posted on April 7, 2016 by swabby429

When I was a young teen, one of my aunts told me to care for my health just as I would care for a newborn child. Since then, I’ve often thought of the wisdom of her using that particular analogy.  I know … Continue reading →

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World Suicide Prevention Day

Posted on September 10, 2015 by swabby429

The numbers in the statistics serve to conceal the fact that suicide is a single, solitary act.  On average, each day more than 100 Americans take their own lives. That works out to one person every 14-minutes. Globally, the World … Continue reading →

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Happy World No Tobacco Day

Posted on May 31, 2014 by swabby429

Many of us former tobacco smokers have some story about how we managed to quit cancer sticks.  Some claim they simply decided to quit, “cold turkey”.  Others, like me, went through some mild sort of hell as they struggled to stop … Continue reading →

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World No Tobacco Day

Posted on May 31, 2012 by swabby429

Plenty of my readers and friends have either smoked tobacco or continue to do so.  Most of us have at least been acquainted with friends and relatives who have or continue to smoke or use tobacco in some manner.  I … Continue reading →

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World Health Day

Posted on April 7, 2012 by swabby429

“Ageing and Health” is this year’s theme for World Health Day.  With falling birth rates and life expectancy increasing, more of us will enter a time of life when we’ll likely need more health care and long-term care. The director … Continue reading →

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