The 2008 edition of the Thai Health Yearbook the 5th issue released to the public. As for this publication, the authors have selected the “hot” issue of “global warming” and have included a special article in the current issue, “Global Warming: A Real Threat from Humans” Thailand has faced global warming as have other parts of the world due to various human activities that have released greenhouse gases. Global warming is a severe problem which widely affects all aspects of our lives. If the problem continues to worsen and human beings do not try to limit and reduce greenhouse gases, there is an approximate probability of 50% that the planet’s temperature will increase by more than 5 degree Celsius within the next ten years. Such a rise in temperature would be catastrophic for certain areas. Although human beings have started to realize the threat of global warming, the world has not been able so far to reduce activities that have released greenhouse gases.

The ten outstanding health situations covered in this issue represent some of the key issues that have garnered public attention over the past year. For example, it is widely known that the Southern unrest is a problem that has plagued the country for the past four years and thus requires continued and that constant monitoring. Even though some measures have been launched to decrease the frequency of the violence, much more

Health indicators of this year were dedicated to the issue of “Preschool Children,” which is considered a crucial age for brain and physical development. This period is the best time to develop children’s thinking, writing, and socialization skills in order to become good adults in the future. This age is really a turning point to be able to memorize, increase their innovative thinking no matter what their economic status, and create the This is the time when all children, no matter what their economic status, develop their intelligent quotients (IQ), the emotional quotients (EQ), moral quotients (MQ), and the social quotients (SQ).