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The Crystal Spring, Run for Your Heart 5k – Fact Sheet
The Heart Foundation of Jamaica, The Crystal Spring, Run for Your Heart 5k, 2k and Roun di track event in association with Running Events Jamaica will be held...
PRESS RELEASE: Adults must help children avoid sugary drinks at home and at school
On World Obesity Day, the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), the Ministry of Health (MOH) are launching a new phase of ...
PRESS RELEASE – NINE IN TEN JAMAICANS SUPPORT GOVERNMENT ACTION TO FIGHT GROWING OBESITY PROBLEM
According to a post campaign public opinion survey, nine in ten Jamaicans want swift government action to tackle the country’s obesity epidemic. Eighty-one...
‘Stark’ increase in overweight youngsters
There is a "stark" increase between the ages of seven and 11 in the proportion of children in the UK who are overweight or obese, new data suggests. The study...
Total ban on fast-food outlets within 400m of London schools, Mayor Sadiq Khan to announce
Fast-food takeaways will be banned from opening within 400 metres of schools in a bid to tackle the capital’s child obesity epidemic. In addition, all new...
Children ‘bombarded by junk food’ ads on family shows
Children are seeing up to 12 adverts an hour for high-fat, high-sugar foods during primetime family TV programmes such as The Voice, research has...
Are You Drinking Yourself Sick? – Heart Foundation, Health Ministry Launch Campaign To Tackle Obesity
The Heart Foundation of Jamaica last week launched its obesity prevention campaign, dubbed 'Are you drinking yourself sick?', to encourage Jamaicans to reduce...
Mass Media Anti-Obesity Campaign To Warn Jamaicans About The Harms Of Sugary Drinks
(November 17th, 2017, Kingston, Jamaica and New York, USA) Vital Strategies congratulates the Government of Jamaica’s Ministry of Health (MOH) and The Heart...