Informação: Training choices is essential to prevent addiction, says Regional Secretary for Health The Regional Secretary for Health stressed today the importance of “developing human skills, namely young people's ability to make choices” in order to prevent the consumption of psychoactive substances and addictive behaviours.
Teresa Machado Luciano spoke at Santa Cruz da Graciosa Basic Education and Secondary School in the context of an action held under the "Resolver Acordar" pro... Mais >> Informação: Regional Vaccination Programme registers excellent implementation in 2019 and will be extended in 2020, announces Teresa Machado Luciano The Regional Secretary for Health considered that the implementation of the Regional Vaccination Programme in 2019 is "excellent," highlighting the adherence to the tetanus vaccination, which reached rates above 90% in population groups over 25 and 45 years of age.
“The success of the Regional Vaccination Program was in 2019, as in previous years, the entire responsibility of health profes... Mais >> Informação: School Health begins to be implemented at Youth Development and Inclusion Centres, announces Rui Luís The Regional Secretary for Health announced in Angra do Heroísmo the implementation of School Health in regional Youth Development and Inclusion Centres, thus putting into practice one of the actions provided for in the Regional Strategy to Combat Poverty and Social Exclusion. "Fulfilling our commitment made in October, and following the success of school health in regular education and its e... Mais >> Informação: Rui Luís challenges youth associations to be partners in strategy to control dependencies The Regional Secretary for Health launched today in Angra do Heroísmo a challenge to youth associations to be partners in the strategy to prevent and control dependencies. "These associations, through their close contact with young people, can play a crucial role in disseminating the message for prevention and discouragement of risk behaviours at an even earlier age," said Rui Luís, who ... Mais >> Informação:
Regional Government launches action plan for reduction of harmful alcohol consumption The Regional Secretary for Health presented in Angra do Heroísmo the Action Plan for Reducing Alcohol Problems, which focuses on the reduction of supply and demand, with stipulated goals up to 2020. "We have a regional strategy that, for the first time, takes action in two important circuits, the sale and purchase of alcoholic beverages and, for that reason, we are confident in the outcome,"... Mais >> Informação: Nursing consultations in health units quadrupled in four years, says Rui Luís The Regional Secretary for Health highlighted in Ponta Delgada the signs of the work developed by community nursing and its multiplier effect in the medium and long term. "For example, between 2012 and 2016, the number of nursing consultations carried out in regional health units quadrupled, increasing from 184 thousand to 746 thousand consultations," said Rui Luís, who spoke at the opening ... Mais >> Informação: Regional Secretary for Health announces initiatives to promote healthy living habits The Regional Secretary for Health stated in Angra do Heroísmo that the Government of the Azores intends to implement a series programmes and plans for prevention and promotion of healthy living habits next year. "The first concerns the Regional Programme for the Promotion of Healthy Eating, a structured programme designed to change the regional statistics regarding obesity and overweight in c... Mais >> Informação: Territorial networks must be allies in prevention policies, says Regional Director The Regional Director for Prevention and Control of Dependencies defended Angra do Heroísmo the use of territorial and intersectoral networks as an essential tool for the implementation of prevention policies. "We want to establish common guidelines and methodologies, through agreements with partner entities, to reach community intervention and rehabilitation in the context of additive behav... Mais >> Informação: Rui Luís presents smoking prevention programme "Tobacco-free Homes and Cars" The Regional Secretary for Health announced today a new programme to prevent the exposure of children to tobacco smoke, designated as "Tobacco-free Homes and Cars," which will be implemented in the next school year. It aims to reach 2,500 Azorean children. "There are studies that prove that 33% of children are subject to smoking from their parents," said Rui Luís. In this context, he added th... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government to create support programme for families of users with addiction problems The Regional Secretary for Health stated in Ponta Delgada that the Government of the Azores intends to create a support programme for families dealing with the problem of addiction. Rui Luís spoke at the opening of the international conference on "Substance consumption and Addictive Behaviour - Old and New Challenges." He stressed that the aims is "to create a programme and coordinate, togeth... Mais >>
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