Danish Government ignores the recommendations
Freitag 5. Juni 2009 von htm
In 2008, the Danish government set up an independent Health Promotion and Prevention Committee with one objective: to extend the life of Danish citizens by 3 years over the next 10 years. The long-awaited findings of the Committee were finally made public in late April. The Committee came forward with 52 concrete proposals on how Danish lives can be extended by three years.
A number of these proposals dealt with alcohol policy. The committee proposed:
• The age limit for the sale of alcohol should be raised from 16 years of age to 18 – with age enforcement tightened. …
The Government (an alignment of the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party) has, however, disputed the recommendations from the Prevention Commission’s conclusions – even before the report was published. The Health Minister himself (Conservative) dismissed the report, arguing that the population do not want these kinds of recommendations.
However, a study carried out in Denmark in 2008 found that the Danish people are far ahead of their politicians on prevention matters. (Source: Eurocare Newsletter April/May 09)
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