Issues affecting men’s health are varied and many health professionals and health activists mark Men’s Health Week with awareness campaigns to highlight health concerns such as diabetes, osteoporosis, family health, workplace accidents, and the higher likelihood of men being victims to homicide or suicide. International Men’s Health Week is celebrated in[…]
Read More »Winter is a time for celebration and certainly indulging in a variety of food and drink . High fat nibbles and party food can be tempting, easy to pick at and often make up the equivalent of a full meal in calories (for example sausage rolls, cheesy bites, or cold[…]
Read More »CHAMP (Children, Healthy and Active! Multi-agency Programme) launched its winter phase of planned events on Saturday 8th December at Casemates Square. The programme led by local professionals from across Health, Social Care, Education, Public Health, Sports and Leisure, Youth and Culture, along with local businesses and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) aims to[…]
Read More »CHAMP (Children, Healthy and Active! Multi-agency Programme) is a local child public health initiative that continues with a finale event for the year named ‘A Winter of Festive Cheer & Good News’, held at Casemates Square.
Read More »World Diabetes Day is the world’s largest diabetes awareness campaign and is marked annually on 14th November, the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who co-discovered insulin along with Charles Best in 1922. World Diabetes Day was created in 1991 by International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organization (WHO)[…]
Read More »This autumn CHAMP is taking Gibraltar into its Phase Three of “An Autumn of Getting Fit and Active!’with the first event scheduled for Saturday 29th September.
Read More »The focus of Men’s Health Week 2018 is on men and diabetes.
Read More »Children, Healthy and Active! Multi Agency Programme CHAMP was launched on Saturday 7th April after over a year of intense planning and preparation by a group of professionals from various government departments in Gibraltar.
Read More »The campaign this year was supported by several diabetic nurse specialists, and the theme set by the International Diabetes Federation focused on ‘Women and Diabetes’. The importance of access to health care and better education to manage or prevent diabetes appears a global issue for women.
Read More »Workshops were provided again this summer exploring healthy eating through presentations and activities. More than 60 children attended the sessions, answering questions like “What do we mean by healthy eating?”, “Why do we eat different foods?” and “What is the correct portion size?”.
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