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It’s all about inclusion as the Health and Wellness Ministry rolls out its Physical Activity Guide in Braille, aimed at reducing the rate of non-communicable diseases among blind persons. The document focuses on the messages and activities being promoted through Jamaica Moves and other health-based campaigns. The book was launched on May 17 and copies presented to representatives from various special needs groups.

Over 100 students attending the Barret Town All Age School in Barrett Town St. James are set to benefit from a new Infant Department. Funded through the European Union at a cost of 34 million dollars the project is being facilitated through the Jamaica Social Investment Fund, JSIF under the Poverty Reduction Programme.

Our island has produced world-renowned musicians and artistes, inspired by their authentic Jamaican roots and culture. To help pave the way for upcoming talents the Government is working to finalize the National Policy on Culture and Creative Economy of Jamaica. The policy will establish and help formalise the enabling environment within which the creative sector will operate.

The National Environment and Planning Agency NEPA will educating primary-school students and teachers in the protection of shore and water birds ahead of the May 22 observance of International Day for Biological Diversity. Approximately 70 students from 12 primary schools in the Education Ministry’s Region 6 will participate in a sensitization session at the Mount Nebo Primary School and Baptist Church in St. Catherine on May 16, geared at showing students how heir solid waste impacts the environment.

A healthier population is one of the main aims of the Ministry of Health and Wellness as it seeks to fight non-communicable diseases and encourage Jamaicans to adopt healthier lifestyle practices. That’s why the government is collaborating with food establishments across the country to roll out the ‘Better-for-you Options’ programme. It slated to get started in another three months.

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has launched a Physical Activity Bible in effort to help provide creative ways of engaging the public to adopt healthy lifestyle practices.