Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

Movember 2018 – Stop men dying too young

by aldc on 24 October, 2018

Do you know the reason behind the month of the moustache? The Movember Foundation exists to help prevent early death for men across the world and Movember itself was created to highlight some of the most common illnesses that affect men’s lives. Mental health, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. You can help protect our fathers, […]

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National School Meals Week

by aldc on 17 October, 2018

Between the 12-16 of November hundreds of schools across England will be taking part in National School Meals Week – the biggest healthy eating awareness week for children. The free school meals programme was introduced by the Liberal Democrats in Government. With £1.2billion given each year and £150million for kitchen upgrades for schools across England. […]

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World AIDS Day 2017

by aldc on 29 November, 2017

Friday 1st December is World AIDS Day 2017. After 30 years of fighting AIDS, it’s time to end isolation, stigma and HIV transmission once and for all! But the fight is not just about the virus. For the 100,000+ people living with HIV in the UK, ignorance and discrimination can still limit opportunities, preventing them […]

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Alcohol Awareness Week 13th-19th November

by aldc on 15 November, 2017

This week (13th – 19th November) is Alcohol Awareness Week. It’s time to think about whether you, your family and friends are keeping yourselves healthy and happy by drinking the right amount of alcohol. The aim of this year’s Alcohol Awareness Week is to get people thinking about alcohol and how it affects us as […]

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Mental Health Awareness Week 2017

by aldc on 3 May, 2017

Surviving or thriving? is the title of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week. Run by the Mental Health Foundation – this Mental Health Awareness Week, 8-14 May 2017, looks at mental health from a new angle. Instead of looking at poor mental health it’s taking a look at why more of us aren’t thriving with […]

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