May 27th, 2004
Canada is trailing on health promotion
By ANDRÉ PICARD
Globe and Mail
The World Health Assembly, the governing body of the World Health
Organization, this week adopted its first-ever global strategy on diet,
physical activity and health.
Largely dismissed as a bureaucratic exercise, the strategy got media
attention only because sugar-producing nations tried to derail it, a bid
that failed. Yet, it is noteworthy that during a federal election campaign
in which the parties are tripping over each other to promise more money for
the same-old, same-old, the real debate over the future direction of health
care is taking place at an international level.
The WHO, after all, is talking about prevention and health promotion. While
it is widely acknowledged that the only way health spending will be reined
in is by improving population health and preventing or delaying the onset of
chronic diseases, this discussion is virtually absent from the campaign.
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