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Region Two starts to pursue healthier lifestyles via health education
The Region Two Department of Culture and Youth has collaborated with the President’s Youth Award Programme to promote healthier lifestyles in the region, throughout this year.
Mr. Ide Wilson demonstrating a First Aid exercise to the students of Abram Zuil Secondary School.
Several activities are being held under the theme “It affects me! Involves me!”
One of the activities was a First Aid Training session at the Abram Zuil Secondary school.
The program which was headed by the President’s Youth Award Field Officer Mr. Ide Wilson, and was put together by the school’s staff. The session sought to target fourth and fifth formers of that school.
After a demonstration was done on how to resuscitate someone who had fainted after choking, the students were given instructions and then put to the test; they had their shot of saving someone’s life. The practical was done on actual students.
After many attempts and asking lots of questions, the students seemed to have finally gotten the hang of resuscitating a person.
This is expected to particularly benefit those pursuing Physical Education as a subject area at the upcoming Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) exams.
In addition to this, the Region Two Department of Culture and Youth also hosted a number of other training sessions across villages on the Essequibo Coast.
Some of these included sports activities; health talks on all kinds of issues like the effects that smoking has on the human body.
Leader of the Department of Culture and Youth team, Mr. Herald Alves has said that the Ministry along with the President’s Youth Award programme has the primary objective of helping persons to see the reasons why they should be pursuing healthier lifestyles.
He added that the response from the public towards the programme has been pleasing thus far.
The Project kicked off earlier this month with a sensitisation exercise.
The programmes also helped youths establish possible job contacts.
The two parties also participated with the Board of Industrial Training Programme.
The session sought to educate youths about the services that the Board of Industrial Training have to offer to the youths.
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