Health

1
Health Hunger Matters

• A Look at Rotarys Health Hunger Efforts
  Worldwide

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A Global Perspective

• Around the world people face a variety of health
  and hunger challenges. Be it a diabetes awareness
  program or a project to protect a community from
  malaria, Rotarians are working to improve public
  health and stop hunger.

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Major Health Challenges

• Each year
• Three million people die from AIDS
• 300 million people contract malaria
• Childbirth kills over half a million women in
  developing countries
• Over two million children die from easily
  preventable or treatable diseases

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Major Hunger Challenges

• In the world today
• 852 million people are undernourished
• 300 million children will go to bed hungry
• 25,000 people will die due to chronic
  malnutrition
• Malnourished people typically lose five to 10
  percent of their lifetime incomes

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Related Challenges

• Health and hunger challenges are often connected.
• Chronic malnourishment weakens the immune system
  and makes people vulnerable to disease.
• Many diseases caused by unsafe drinking water and
  poor sanitation cause people to become
  malnourished.
• Disease and hunger rob families of loved ones and
  communities of valuable resources weakening
  their economies and impeding development.

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Rotarian Health Projects

• Increase public access to safe and affordable
  healthcare.
• Reduce child mortality and improve maternal
  health.
• Improve sanitation and access to safe drinking
  water.
• Prevent, treat, and raise awareness about
  critical community health concerns.

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Rotarian Hunger Projects

• Raise awareness about hunger.
• Break the cycle of chronic hunger.
• Provide sustainable access to food.
• Create social safety nets.
• Promote gender equality and empower women.

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Health Hunger Resources

• Tools to Support Rotarian Health Hunger Projects

9
Health Hunger Resource Group

• Appointed annually by the RI president, the
  Health Hunger Resource Group is a network of
  Rotarian volunteers who support and encourage
  Rotary club and district participation in health
  and hunger activities worldwide.

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Resource Group Structure

• A general assistant general coordinator promote
  global health and hunger efforts
• 6 area coordinators support regional health and
  hunger efforts in Asia, the South Pacific
  Southern Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and
  North America
• 39 zone coordinators help support encourage
  district health and hunger activities
• Each district appoints a coordinator to help
  facilitate Rotarian and club health and hunger
  projects

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Work with the Resource Group

• Contact your district or zone coordinator for
  health and hunger resources project ideas
• Share project successes with district
  coordinator, zone coordinator, or Rotary
  International
• Appoint a club health and hunger project
  coordinator to work with your district
  coordinator
• Learn more about the Health and Hunger Resource
  Group at www.rotary.org

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Contact the Resource Group

• Resource group contact information may be found
  in Rotarys Official Directory or by contacting
• Rotary International (PD210)1560 Sherman
  AvenueEvanston, IL 60201 USA
• E-mail programs_at_rotary.org
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]

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Important Dates

• 7 April World Health Day
• 16 October World Food Day
• 1 December World AIDS Day

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Other Rotary Resources

• Visit the RI Web site www.rotary.org
• Communities in Action A Guide to Effective
  Projects (605A)
• A Menu of Service Opportunities (605B)
• Community Assessment Tools (605C)
• World Community Service Projects Exchange
  Database
• Community Projects Database