阿尔伯塔党领公布食用水加氟及增加儿童牙医保险覆盖计划
原始发布日期： 2019-03-22 发布者：虫子字变大 字变小
 (Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel during his media availability in Calgary March 22, 2019 at the Glenmore Water Treatment Plant. Mandel announced how an Alberta Party government would support children's dental health by adding coverage under the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan and requiring fluoridation of municipal drinking water.) The topic of water fluoridation travelled upstream from the municipal arena to the provincial stage as Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel announced Friday his party’s plans to encourage larger cities to add fluoride to their drinking water. The pledge, announced at the Glenmore water plant, comes just weeks after Calgary city council voted to revisit the issue of fluoride in its water supply. A previous council had directed the practice of fluoridation be discontinued in 2011. Fluoridation has a long, and contentious, history in Calgary. Residents have been asked five times whether they wanted fluoride in the water system, sometimes voting against it and other times voting for it. Mandel said it’s a “safe and effective” way to prevent tooth decay, especially among people in vulnerable populations. “We will work with municipalities to help them do this in a way that makes sense for their communities,” said Mandel, adding the provincial government could assist by providing research and education, in addition to helping cities borrow money through Alberta Capital Finance Authority. |