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HEALTH ADVOCACY
Health Alliances convene and sponsor a Public Health Committees
to research public health problems and promote solutions.
Health Alliance members realize that good health requires more than pills and
surgery. We understand that our bodies are connected to larger social,
economic and environmental conditions.
HEALTH FOOD
Health food is essential health fuel. The Health Alliance regards food as
cleanest when it contains no GMOs, pesticides, herbicides, "natural
flavors," carcinogens, mutagens or refined sugars. Since meats concentrate
toxins, we regard greater reliance on vegetarian diets as healthier. The
Ithaca Health Alliance endorses local cultivation and sales. PhilaHealthia sponsors the Philly Orchard Project
FRESH AIR
Eighty percent of our bodies' daily intake, by weight, is air. Thus
quality of air anchors health. The Health Alliance favors
zoning that brings work, play, shopping and school close together so that
walking, biking and transit can replace automobiles. We favor energy
efficiency, to reduce air pollution.
CLEAN WATER
Our bodies are 90% water, so we're as healthy as the water we drink. The
Health Alliance thus favors water conservation, xeriscaping, light
industry, reduced consumerism, sewerage reform, greater reliance on organic
vegetarian diets, all of which reduce waste and contamination.
STABLE SOCIETY
Peace is healthy; war is unhealthy. Peace depends on fair distribution of
political power and wealth; population control; respect for cultural,
religious and ethnic diversity. The Health Alliance will advocate against
war and for peace.
HEALTHY PLANET
All the health needs above are based on the vitality of the Earth.
Destruction of the ozone layer, forests and species; coupled with climate
change, are injuries no doctor can mend.