here are both sociological and economical reasons to develop a healthy lifestyle and habits among individuals. After all, healthy citizens are the biggest asset of a nation. Some people, therefore, argue that the government should play an active role in ensuring that its citizens lead a healthy lifestyle. Others feel that it is up to the individual to decide how they should live. In my opinion, health is mainly a matter of individual responsibility. Even so, there are lots of things the government can do to promote a healthy lifestyle among its people.
The government can make laws. It can ban things that are detrimental to the health of its people. For example, drugs are illegal in many countries. There are countries or states that ban alcohol and cigarettes. In some countries, the government imposes a high tax on junk food with the objective of discouraging its consumption. All of these are measures that can have a positive impact on the health of the people. Another very beneficial thing that the government can do for its people’s health is making vaccinations mandatory. Despite the fact that vaccines are safe and effective, many communities refuse to administer them to their children citing religious or other invalid reasons. By enacting laws that make vaccinations mandatory, the government can save millions of children from the clutches of diseases and death.
Having said that, health is very much an individual matter. The government cannot monitor the lifestyle of every citizen. Even in countries where drugs are illegal, people still use them. They smoke and drink. They eat junk food and spend too much time in front of the TV or computer. They are aware of the consequences of their actions; yet they are too lazy or too ignorant to change their lifestyle. The government cannot do much to help these people.
To conclude, there are lots of things that the government can do to improve the health of its citizens. However, the government alone cannot create a healthy society. Individuals need to make a conscious effort too.
here
are both sociological and
economical
reasons to develop a
healthy
lifestyle
and habits among
individuals
.
After all
,
healthy
citizens
are the biggest asset of a nation.
Some
people
,
therefore
, argue that the
government
should play an active role in ensuring that its
citizens
lead a
healthy
lifestyle
. Others feel that it is up to the
individual
to decide how they should
live
. In my opinion,
health
is
mainly
a matter of
individual
responsibility. Even
so
, there are lots of things the
government
can do to promote a
healthy
lifestyle
among its
people
.
The
government
can
make
laws. It can ban things that are detrimental to the
health
of its
people
.
For example
, drugs are illegal in
many
countries
. There are
countries
or states that ban alcohol and cigarettes. In
some
countries
, the
government
imposes a high tax on junk food with the objective of discouraging its consumption. All of these are measures that can have a
positive
impact on the
health
of the
people
. Another
very
beneficial thing that the
government
can do for its
people’s
health
is making vaccinations mandatory. Despite the fact that vaccines are safe and effective,
many
communities refuse to administer them to their children citing religious or other invalid reasons. By enacting laws that
make
vaccinations mandatory, the
government
can save millions of children from the clutches of diseases and death.
Having said that,
health
is
very
much an
individual
matter. The
government
cannot monitor the
lifestyle
of every
citizen
. Even in
countries
where drugs are illegal,
people
still
use
them. They smoke and drink. They eat junk food and spend too much time in front of the TV or computer.
They
are aware of the consequences of their actions;
yet
they are too lazy or too ignorant to
change
their
lifestyle
. The
government
cannot do much to
help
these
people
.
To conclude
, there are lots of things that the
government
can do to
improve
the
health
of its
citizens
.
However
, the
government
alone cannot create a
healthy
society.
Individuals
need to
make
a conscious effort too.
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44Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
3Mistakes