What is the meaning of being healthy to you? Eat well? Sleep well? Regular exercise? Or is it as simple as not having bad habits such as not smoking or drinking? Being healthy is not as easy as simply having knowledge but also having the discipline to follow through what you know.
A comprehensive community-led health initiative for North East residents named Let’s Get Healthy @ North East was launched by North East CDC, Changi General Hospital, Sengkang General Hospital, SingHealth Regional Health System and Health Promotion Board on 3 February (Saturday).
I attended the launch of the initiative to check out what is it all about. The launched started at 8am and just by waking up early to attend the launch already made me feel a lot healthier. LOL.
The initiative is targeted at residents aged 40 and above. Let’s Get Healthy @ North East will provide residents with a structured framework consisting of 5 elements – “SEEDS”:
a) SCREEN (encourage and provide regular health screenings)
b) EDUCATION (via health awareness talks)
c) EXERCISE (via organised weekly physical exercise sessions)
d) DIET (healthier cooking demos and nutrition workshops)
e) SUPPORT (the Health Peers network – coaching to support fellow residents).
Residents Committees will be able to customise SEEDS activities into their own suite of programmes based on their respective population profiles and needs. All SEEDS activities will be held in convenient community locations with a focus on making them easily accessible for all residents.
Activities were lined up for the residence to enjoy on the day of the launch.
No prize for guessing which is my favourite game. LOL
These health tip standees sure got my attention. Especially the following ones. This is literally my achilles heel. Fine, my achilles heel, not so literally.
I wish but is it even possible? LOL.
What good is Netflix if I can’t do this?
Did I also tell you that I’ve my phone beside my pillow every night when I sleep? I’m sure this applies to everyone.
Guilty as charged, I look at my phone after every set at the gym. LOL.
See, I’m really not the healthiest person just based on 1 standee.
Let’s Get Healthy @ North East is being rolled out first in Kaki Bukit, Sengkang Central and Tampines Changkat. Each cycle of activities covering the 5 “SEEDS” will take seven to 12 months.
According to Mayor Desmond Choo who was present at the event that day, he said that Sengkang Central has to be 1 of the first to launch this initiative is because the MP of the area, Mr Teo Ser Luck’s muscle “Jin tua liap”. Ya, he did say that jokingly on stage.
Mr Teo who was also present was sharing about his own health story on stage. His bicep really quite tua liap right?
Jokes aside, the initiative is not just for these 3 districts and CDC will monitor the impact of this community initiative over the next year. If responses are positive, CDC will offer it to the rest of the 15 divisions in the North East District so more residents can benefit from this.
To encourage more residents to participate, a special ‘Let’s Get Healthy Passport’ will be issued to participants, enabling them to earn SEEDS activity attendance stamps that can then be redeemed for gifts and shopping vouchers.
This community initiative was co-developed by North East CDC, Changi General Hospital, Sengkang General Hospital, the SingHealth Regional Health System and the Health Promotion Board. Other partners who are contributing their expertise and services include National Healthcare Group, National Kidney Foundation, and Singapore Cancer Society. The strong health-community partnership led by North East CDC ensures that the initiative will be sustainable and scalable.
Residence getting health check done.
Mass exercise for the residence.
“Let’s Get Healthy @ North East connects community partners with healthcare expertise in a sustained manner, engaging, encouraging and supporting residents to keep well. We‘re very pleased to see a strong partner like the North East CDC stepping forward to help convene and harness the strengths of the regional health system and its partners Sengkang General Hospital and Changi General Hospital toward helping keep their residents healthier,” said Adjunct Professor Lee Chien Earn, Deputy Group CEO, SingHealth Regional Health System.
See, all these MP, doctors, Professor, CEO can be quite funny at events as well. LOL.
More Information
Start Date: March 2018
How to join? What activities will there be?: Stay tuned to www.cdc.org.sg/northeast for more information on the upcoming events!
P.S. I think one of the secrets to look good is to wear Underarmour polo tee. Just look at these two.
Teo: I tell you, Chinese New Year you play poker, if you get pocket pairs just all the money hoot only!
Choo: yes master yes master.
*Confirm fake lines. Please don’t take it seriously.
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