"Two roads diverged in a wood and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
and that has made all the difference."
- Robert Frost 1920
I took the one less traveled by,
and that has made all the difference."
- Robert Frost 1920
“I slept and dreamed that life was a joy. I awoke up and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy” - Rabindranath Tagore
Surinder Kaul
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New series of subjects consolidated into one comprehensive article are listed as published.
If you find this site thought provoking, please share it with others and disseminate for the wider good of our planet Earth.
Happy New Year (2022) to my readers
- Effective Altruism. An example of EA service: Children's Sight and Health Project This Week Below New
- Effective Altruism See link under Other Interests> Reading
- What do people say about IF? (Under Old Items 5 June 2022)
- More on Intermittent Fasting (Under Old Items February 5, 2022)
- Experimenting with Intermittent Fasting (Under Old Items January 6, 2022)
- Health Education in Schools. August 9, 2020. Updated October 6th, following comments from Euan Lindsay-Smith
- Public Private Partnership and Implementation of the Public Health Action Plan, Nam Theun 2, Laos 2005-2013. (Under Old Items July 27, 2020)
- Power of Information, (Under Old Items) June 4, 2020.
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- Visit to Bueng Boraphet Bird Sanctuary-Nakhon Sawan Under Other interests > Bird Watching
- Bird watching from my desk... Under more > Other Interests > Bird watching > Birds from my window
- A road trip to South from Chiang Mai (21-26 March 2021). Under Travelling
- Wild Himalayan Cherry Blossom (January 21, 2021). Other Interests > Photography > Wild Himalayan Cherry Blossom
- Urban Skies under the spell of COVID-19 -- by Trisha Das (August 10, 2020) Other Interests > Photography > Urban Skies
- Jeffery Robinson, on racial justice. Food for thought https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOPGpE-sXh0
- Hug Farm > Bird watching Under other interests > Bird Watching > Lesser Whistling-ducks in Chiang Mai. (Updated on 14 Jan and 2 Feb 2021)
- Spring is here (3 May 2020) Other Interests > Bird Watching > Spring is here...
- Feel of Srilanka > Other Interests > Travelling (13-27 January, 2020);
- Fauna in Srilanks > Other Interests > Bird watching
- North Sumatra (November 4, 2019)
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This Week
Children’s Sight and Health Project, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Innumerable young people and adults suffer from health problems, many of them are the result of poor lifestyle, even though much of this information is freely available on the internet. Teachers and students in schools, use and consume vast amounts of wide-ranging information from the internet through hand held devices, but invariably little interest is shown to include health issues related to their own health and bodies.
Health illiteracy problem in the USA has been described as a silent epidemic[1], and Thailand and other Low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) may not be too far behind. Copying the unaffordable practice of illness care model, with little attention to health awareness and prevention, is rampant in LMIC. Thailand, although better in health education and awareness than many other middle-income countries, has had its own share of health illiteracy, and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) form a major part of health problems. Linking health illiteracy to disease, better understanding of health issues and the underlying causes of common illnesses, can transform one’s health. The need for this action is acutely sensed in schools.
According to Public Health Ministry, the overweight and obesity rate of Thai children was found to be higher than the target value of 10%. Obesity rate of kids between 2018, 2019 and 2020 has risen to 11.8%, 13.6% and 12.78% respectively.[2] These are scary trends among young children and adolescent, and are more pronounced in the urban areas. The consequences of childhood obesity can be life-long and continue into the next generation. Obese children are more likely to develop NCDs in adulthood than their counterparts of a healthy weight, and girls who remain obese into their childbearing years are more likely to have children who themselves have an increased risk of obesity and associated health problems.[3]
The first step to be healthy is to ensure that the pre-school children are nurtured with proper care and their nutritional needs met to avoid stunting (shortness/thinness for their age). Furthermore, it is important that growth monitoring and nutritional care is continued in schools and health education made an important part of the curriculum. Awareness of preventable causes of disease and other health issues among school children can bring about significant benefits. Continue reading...
References:
[1] Editorial. The health illiteracy problem in the USA. lancet.com Vol 374 December 19/26, 2009
[2] link:https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2029071/obesity-stunted-growth-in-thai-kids-spur-worries. Bangkok Post 3rd Dec.2020.
[3] Mullan Z, Norris S, Sehghal A. Childhood obesity and its consequences across the life-course. Lancet July 25, 2022.
Children’s Sight and Health Project, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Innumerable young people and adults suffer from health problems, many of them are the result of poor lifestyle, even though much of this information is freely available on the internet. Teachers and students in schools, use and consume vast amounts of wide-ranging information from the internet through hand held devices, but invariably little interest is shown to include health issues related to their own health and bodies.
Health illiteracy problem in the USA has been described as a silent epidemic[1], and Thailand and other Low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) may not be too far behind. Copying the unaffordable practice of illness care model, with little attention to health awareness and prevention, is rampant in LMIC. Thailand, although better in health education and awareness than many other middle-income countries, has had its own share of health illiteracy, and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) form a major part of health problems. Linking health illiteracy to disease, better understanding of health issues and the underlying causes of common illnesses, can transform one’s health. The need for this action is acutely sensed in schools.
According to Public Health Ministry, the overweight and obesity rate of Thai children was found to be higher than the target value of 10%. Obesity rate of kids between 2018, 2019 and 2020 has risen to 11.8%, 13.6% and 12.78% respectively.[2] These are scary trends among young children and adolescent, and are more pronounced in the urban areas. The consequences of childhood obesity can be life-long and continue into the next generation. Obese children are more likely to develop NCDs in adulthood than their counterparts of a healthy weight, and girls who remain obese into their childbearing years are more likely to have children who themselves have an increased risk of obesity and associated health problems.[3]
The first step to be healthy is to ensure that the pre-school children are nurtured with proper care and their nutritional needs met to avoid stunting (shortness/thinness for their age). Furthermore, it is important that growth monitoring and nutritional care is continued in schools and health education made an important part of the curriculum. Awareness of preventable causes of disease and other health issues among school children can bring about significant benefits. Continue reading...
References:
[1] Editorial. The health illiteracy problem in the USA. lancet.com Vol 374 December 19/26, 2009
[2] link:https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2029071/obesity-stunted-growth-in-thai-kids-spur-worries. Bangkok Post 3rd Dec.2020.
[3] Mullan Z, Norris S, Sehghal A. Childhood obesity and its consequences across the life-course. Lancet July 25, 2022.