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HEALTH CARE CONCERNS TASK FORCE
THE
FOLLOWING WERE THE MAJOR HEALTH CARE CONCERNS MENTIONED AT A HEALTH
CARE WORK SHOP IN OSAKA AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION.
HIV AND AIDS AWARENESS
MALARIA
BLINDNESS PREVENTION / EYE CARE
MALNUTRITION
DIABETES
POPULATION DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENT
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
OBESITY
SMOKING
TUBERCULOSIS
PRE-NATAL AND CHILDCARE
IMMUNIZATION OF CHILDREN
PARENTING
HEALTH INFORMATION
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WHILE GLOBAL INFANT
MORTALITY RATES HAVE FALLEN BY TWO-THIRDS SINCE 1950, IN SOME
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MORTALITY RATES FOR CHILDREN UNDER FIVE ARE MORE
THAN 50 TIMES HIGHER THAN IN THE INDUSTRIALIZED WORLD.
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CLUBS NEED TO ASSESS THE
NEEDS IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES OVERSEAS.
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THE HEALTH CARE TASK FORCE
WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT FOR ROTARY CLUBS IN THE DISTRICT.
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SPECIAL EMPHASIS WILL BE
PLACED ON ENCOURAGING AND ASSISTING ROTARIANS TO DEVELOP PROJECTS.
OUR DISTRICT IS ALREADY INVOLVED IN
MANY HEALTH CARE PROJECTS SUCH AS:
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PROJECT HOPE
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SEEDS OF HOPE
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ROTAPLAST
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MEDICAL CLINICS
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EYE CARE CLINICS
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AMBULANCE DELIVERY
(SUPPLIES)
A CLUB CAN DEMONSTRATE ITS COMMITMENT
TO HEALTHY LIVING IN MANY WAYS
• AIDS WALK
• DRUG AND ALCOHOL AWARENESS PROGRAMS
• HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAMS
• DRIVE BY VACCINATION CLINICS (CONTACT MADERA CLUB FOR INFORMATION
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