Local Government Commissioner Glenroy Toussaint is encouraging the public concerning the importance of health and wellness.
Toussaint, who was speaking at a Health Fair held in Roseau on June 6, believes that health and wellness is not the sole responsibility of the Ministry of Health.
The event, dubbed “Highway to Health’, was organized in partnership between the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Social Services and the Ministry of Culture, Youth, Sports and Community Development.
“We have been playing our part in ensuring that sort of resilience in our country. We must be mindful that we have the overall thrust of becoming the first climate resilience country in the world,” he said.
“In doing so each of us, the private sector, the government entities, individuals, organizations, we must come together as one to ensure that we have this healthy living, this wellness that we so want to encourage in our communities and our country,” added the commissioner.
Meanwhile, Toussaint pointed out that the Division of Local Government also included the aspect of health in its recent month of activity to mark Local Government Month.
The umbrella theme was: “Cultivating a Culture of Health, Wellness, Unity and Collaboration of Community Service”.
Which, according to Toussaint demonstrates that “…we clearly recognize the important role that health plays in the development of a country.”
We dig our graves mostly with our mouths. The foods the vast majority of locals consume are mostly starchy, salty, sugary and oily laden with cholesterol. Buying more healthful foods is not an option. Too many don’t have the financial means because they work for starvation wages or are unemployed.
Every time these government officials open their mouths the truth is buried in an avalanche of lies. For them, Dominicans live in utopia. They (themselves) live such opulent lives that they no longer can relate to the suffering of the majority poor.
To eat healthily, one must have the monetary means to purchase foods rich in essential nutrients. Unfortunately, a well balanced diet and three meals per day, are just not feasible for the majority of Dominicans.