Ministry launches back-to-school well being marketing campaign

WAM

An consciousness marketing campaign to advertise a wholesome lifestyle for each pupils and oldsters as the brand new educational 12 months begins has been initiated by the UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP).

Running till August 31, the marketing campaign is emphasising the advantages of bodily exercise, a balanced food regimen, regulated sleep patterns, and managed digital display screen time.

Six neighborhood occasions have been held, which concerned a sequence of actions, together with wholesome cooking workshops for fogeys and youngsters, guided by skilled cooks, the place they discovered the best way to put together nutritious faculty meals.

Nutritionists supplied contributors with recommendations on the best way to protect meals at school lunch baggage throughout extended faculty hours. They additionally launched mother and father to the 5,210 well being idea, which promotes 5 every day servings of vegetables and fruit, an hour of bodily exercise, limiting display screen time to below two hours, and avoiding sugary and vitality drinks.

There had been additionally discussions with well being educators on packing a balanced faculty lunch, physique mass index (BMI) screenings, well being counseling for fogeys, and quizzes. Health prescription booklets had been additionally distributed and digital consciousness workshops carried out for college students’ households and employers.

The marketing campaign is in keeping with MoHAP’s over-arching technique geared toward managing neighborhood well being and preventative applications, uplifting the standard of life, bolstering public well being, and fostering a society that is knowledgeable, secure, and keenly health-aware.

The initiative additionally highlights the significance of health-conscious practices for college students and oldsters, guaranteeing they’re adopted and maintained throughout the faculty setting and likewise centered on rising consciousness of seasonal influenza and different respiratory illnesses.