Civic engagement is not the sole property of government or community members or community institutions – it is everyone’s responsibility.

Health is a cultural, socio-economic, political-environmental issue as well as a personal and individal one.

For now – let’s start to discuss this and consider why this might be important.

I consider the following links as highly relevant to this debate.

From Australia – http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=5794

From Iraq – http://www.miacat.com/ART_Hope_IRAQ.html

From Malka Kopell in California – http://www.cacities.org/index.jsp?displaytype=11&zone=ilsg&section=coll&sub_sec=&tert=&story=25968

and now you decide – perhaps Maria Altmann has a point where she advocates “A Political Will for Action” in the United Nations >Economic and social development >Department of Economic and Social Affairs – E-forum

http://esaconf.un.org/WB/default.asp?action=9&boardid=39&read=2427&fid=424

What are your Views on this topic?