More active living and better lifestyle habits in rural Australia has become a matter of life or premature death: With a life expectancy of 67.8 years those in rural and remote NSW are likely to die almost 15 years earlier than their counterparts in the cities... lower than that of people in North Korea (69 years) and Iraq (68.5 years). Government at all levels need to acknowledge that a shift in emphasis from discouraging doctors visits to increasing opportunities for active, healthy living must become the focus of spending policy. australiandiabetescouncil/media/news/city-v-country-mortality-figures-released
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 02:00:02 +0000