Students, particularly at the secondary level, are being encouraged to practise good nutritional habits by managing the foods they eat. This can be done by boosting fruit, vegetable and water intake and reducing their consumption of foods and beverages having relatively high concentrations of salt and sugar. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is also urging...

The Ministry of Health & Wellness invites members of the public to attend a vaccination site on Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5 2022 to receive their first, second or booster dose of the AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Sinopharm or Johnson & Johnson vaccine for persons 18 years and older. Jamaicans 12 years and older will also be offered the first or second...

Scores of students and parents have benefited from a mental wellness forum organised by the Ministry of Health and Wellness at the Paul’s Mountain Primary School in St. Catherine. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that the recent session was to equip parents to help their children deal with the anxiety and other challenges surrounding the resumption of...

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The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) officially launched the Savanna-la-Mar Health Centre Diabetes Support Group in Westmoreland, on Wednesday (June 1). The group, which held its first meeting in April, was created to offer support and impart much needed information about diabetes to persons afflicted with the disease. Health Promotion and Education Officer for Westmoreland, Gerald Miller, said establishment of...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has welcomed the Heart Foundation of Jamaica’s newest campaign, aimed at boosting public support for black octagonal front-of-package warning food labels (FOPLs). The campaign, dubbed “Protect our Children’s Health”, was launched on Wednesday (May 27) and is intended to build on the success of HFJ’s first FOPLs campaign. This phase...

Young people are being encouraged to learn from the mistakes of others who have suffered the deleterious effects of tobacco use in resisting the allure of the product. Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in making the call, said that while young people are naturally curious and will seek knowledge through experience, they should not be anxious...