CEHG April Meeting

national | environment | event notice Sunday April 11, 2010 14:33 by Archbishop Michael Desmond Hynes OMD PhD - Cooley Environmental & Health Group (CEHG)

OBESITY

Obesity a topic much in the news these days> CEHG are having a workshop on the theme in 2011 see article below for some details.

Report on CEHG Meeting in Strand Hotel Sunday 11th April 2010

WORKSHOP 29th January 2011 on OBESITY to be held in Strand Hotel Omeath.
A general discussion asked the following questions:
1. Obesity (can we afford it? Health costs?)
2. People less physically today than in bye gone years.
3. Lack of facilities in housing areas for participating in physical exercises.
4. A changing family structure.
5. Time constraints for exercise and daily routines.
6. What imitative currently exists?
7. What affect has shopping, grow your own food and so on?

The workshop will address the following questions:
What is meant by the term Obesity? Is it a problem in our society? If so why?
How has it become problem?
A problem for whom in society and can we as a society afford it with the associated problems?
If Obesity has became a problem what can we do to address it?
In respect of Broadband: our Secretary is to write to eircom about getting new lines installed in The Peninsula to take speeds in access of 3 megabytes per second. At present we have speeds around .88 to .89 megabytes per second.
AS well CEHG are to write to Louth County Council regarding poor water pressure in Greenore as well as raw sewage going into the seas at Omeath and Greenore.
Future meeting dates for CEHG
23rd May 2010, 12th September 2010, 10th October 2010, 14th November 2010, 12th December 2010, 9th January 2011.
Dr M D Hynes
Secretary/PRO