The Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2011, published by the
World Health Organization, presents a comprehensive perspective on the global, regional and country consumption of alcohol. It also portrays patterns of drinking, their health consequences, as well as policy responses in the various countries. The goal of the WHO is to assist countries in their efforts to reduce the harmful use of alcohol, and its health and social consequences.
Click for the statistics on individual countries including St. Kitts & Nevis.
Labels: alcohol consumption, global health, Nevis, St. Kitts, statistics, substance abuse, WHO
"1850: Florida physician John Gorrie uses his mechanical ice-maker to astonish the guests at a party. It's America's first public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration."
A Florida physician certainly ~ but born in Nevis!
Click on the title to read the interesting if chilling story for this hot July day, from WIRED magazine... Labels: Caribbean, Dr. John Gorrie, history of refrigeration, inventors, medical history, Nevis, physicians
The History of the Caribbean class will take a Nevis Historical Tour on
Saturday, March 22th.
We will meet at
Port Zante at 7:45 am & take the
8:00 am ferry to Nevis.
The itinerary is chock-full of historical sites and our tour guide will be Mr.
John Guilbert, an official of the Nevis Historical Society.
The tour starts with a walk to the
Museum of Nevis History and then a short walk around
Charlestown. After that we board a bus for a three-hour tour around the island. Tour ends by 1:00 pm.
The cost for the
ferry is $40 EC round-trip, the tour is $20 EC.
If you are interested in joining us, please see Prof Mark Bernstein ASAP with your tour fee, and reserve your place. Places are limited so first come first served.
Click on title to link for more information on Nevis. Labels: Caribbean history, extracurricular activities, historical tour, history of Nevis, International University of Nursing, IUON, Nevis
The Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2011, published by the World Health Organization, presents a comprehensive perspective on the global, regional and country consumption of alcohol. It also portrays patterns of drinking, their health consequences, as well as policy responses in the various countries. The goal of the WHO is to assist countries in their efforts to reduce the harmful use of alcohol, and its health and social consequences. Click for the statistics on individual countries including St. Kitts & Nevis.
