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More Than Nine In Ten (94%) Canadians Think The Number Of Overweight And Inactive Children Is A Serious Health Issue
Nine In Ten (91%) Think Daily Physical Activity Should Be Mandatory
Seven In Ten (68%) Don't Think Fast-Food Restaurants Offer Enough Low-Fat Choices For Children -
Canadians (84%) Agree Buying Travel Insurance Is Worth The Cost To Have Peace Of Mind On Vacation
Yet, Only Sixty Percent Of Those Who Travel Internationally Regularly Purchase Travel Insurance - Three in Ten `Never' Purchase Travel Insurance
One-Quarter (24%) Believe That Their Medical Expenses Would Be 100% Covered If They Were To Have A Medical Emergency While Abroad -
Canadians and The Question of a Low-Carb Diet
Nine in Ten (93%) Try to Make Healthy Eating Decisions
Eight in Ten (78%) Aware Low-Carbohydrates Diet Can be Part of Weight Reduction Plan
One in Three (35%) Likely to Try a Premium Low-Carbohydrate Light Beer -
Eight in Ten (81%) Canadians Believe a National Health Council Should be Created
Two-Thirds (64%) Say Federal Government Should Create a National Health Council Even if Some Provinces Resist
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Based on Recent Outbreaks of SARS, West Nile and Mad Cow Disease, Six in Ten (62%) Canadians Think Healthcare System is Unprepared for Such Threats to Human Health
Eight in Ten (83%) Say Shortage of Nurses Makes System More Vulnerable to Future Health Threats
Eight in Ten (88%) Agree Federal Government Should Set Up Fund To Help Provinces Retain, Hire, and Educate More Nurses -
Outbreaks: Canadian's Reaction to SARS and Mad Cow Disease
Despite Renewed Outbreak of SARS, Concern Remains Constant at One in Three (33%)
However, Half (51%) are Concerned Canada Will Be Affected by Mad Cow Disease -
Parent Care: The Latest, Greatest Challenge for Baby Boomers
An address by John Wright, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Ipsos-Reid to the Empire Club of Canada, in Toronto on May 8th, 2003.