Imagine you are in charge of a school health campaign. What key messages would you use to reduce Class 8

Imagine you are in charge of a school health campaign. What key messages would you use to reduce Class 8

Imagine you are in charge of a school health campaign. What key messages would you use to reduce communicable and non-communicable diseases? Class 8

Answer:

To reduce communicable diseases (spread from person to person):

1. Wash your hands often with soap especially before eating and after using the toilet.
2. Keep your body, clothes, and surroundings clean.
3. Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze.
4. Stay home if you feel sick.
5. Use clean toilets and safe drinking water.
6. Keep your surroundings clean and dry to stop mosquitoes.

To reduce non-communicable diseases (not spread from person to person):

1. Eat healthy and balanced food with plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and clean water and avoid junk food and extremely sugary or fatty snacks.
2. Play or exercise every day to keep your body fit.
3. Sleep well and manage stress.
4. Say no to smoking, alcohol, and harmful habits.
5. Talk to someone if you feel sad or worried.
6. Get vaccinated on time to prevent serious diseases like measles, polio, and hepatitis.
7. Say 'NO' to tobacco, alcohol, and addictive substances.