The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is imploring parents to get children screened early if they show any sign of a disability or developmental challenge, so that the appropriate interventions can be applied. The CPFSA’s Director for Financial Management and Accounting Services, Michelle McIntosh, said that there are entities that provide the necessary screening to determine the type...

Green Island Primary School in Hanover has launched its Jamaica Moves Club, aimed at promoting physical activity and proper nutrition among students. The launch took place on Friday (April 5) during the celebration of the inaugural ‘National School Moves Day’ at the institution. Health Promotions and Education Officer at the Hanover Health Department, Andrene Smith-Benjamin, who was at the school...

The nation’s children are being encouraged to take steps to safeguard their health. This urging comes from State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, who notes that a significant number of persons are falling victim to unhealthy lifestyles. He contended that if children resort to taking care of their bodies, they will practise healthy...

Work is under way by the technical working group developing the Government’s proposed national eye health plan. The group was established in 2017 by Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, to provide policy and strategic direction for the prevention of blindness and visual impairment, in keeping with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Universal Eye Health Global Action Plan. “The...

Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller, says the Ministry of Health’s Jamaica Moves Initiative has trained primary-school students and teachers from Westmoreland and Hanover as ‘ambassadors’. Forty primary-school students and 10 teachers from Westmoreland, as well as 16 students and four teachers from Hanover, were trained at a two-day workshop in Savanna-la-Mar, recently. “We...

Security measures have been strengthened at the Victoria Jubilee and Kingston Public hospitals, downtown Kingston. Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the hospitals, Colleen Wright, told JIS News that 13 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras have been installed at the facilities. The cameras, valued at $1.3 million, were procured through funding provided by the Ministry of Health. Ms. Wright said that...

The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, will stage the inaugural ‘National School Moves Day’ on Friday (April 5) at Eltham High School, St. Catherine. Speaking with JIS News in a recent interview, Parish Health Promotion Officer for St. Catherine, Marcia Stephenson, said that the one-day event seeks to promote the important role...