Cost on Public Health
Posted on | February 27, 2009 |
On a balance scale, would building the proposed Heritage Woods Middle School in Anmore, be a positive or negative effect on the Cost of Public Health ?
Cost on Public Health
•Cars are a major source of air pollution. Over 16,000 Canadians die prematurely from air pollution each year. Smog and particulate matter also cause respiratory diseases and impair lung function
•increases in obesity in Canada, due to a lack of space or opportunity for physical activity. Obesity can lead to heart disease, hypertension, stroke, some cancers and premature death.
•place time burdens on families with longer commutes and children who cannot travel independently. Families that need to downsize their homes often have to leave their neighborhood and friends. Elderly residents who can no longer drive are isolated.
•The Ontario Medical Association says air pollution costs Ontario more than $1 billion a year in hospital admissions, emergency room visits and absenteeism from jobs.
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For more information regarding the proposed building of Heritage Middle School please contact:
Village of Anmore - Anmore Mayor Hal Weinberg, Councilor John McEwen, Councilor Kerri Palmer Isaak, Councilor Mario Piamonte, Anmore Councilor Chris Sedergreen. 2697 Sunnyside Road, Anmore, BC, V3H 5G9
School District 43 – SD43 - Tom Grant Superintendant of Schools, Dan Derpak, Assistant Superintendant of Schools, Holly Butterfield School Trustee. 550 Poirier Street, Coquitlam, B.C. V3J 6A7
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