Health Improvement Team Releases Summer Newsletter

Advice and Information - 5 July 2023

Ealing Council's Health Improvement Team has released the summer edition of their Stepping up to Health newsletter.

The highlights of the newsletter include: 

  • Three students at The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls wrote a report examining the stigma that many people hold regarding the menstrual cycle. They sought to destigmatise the subject through group discussion and interactive games. 
  • Strategies for helping students suffering from anxiety, which was the focus of Mental Health Awareness Week
  • Exploring the power of nudging techniques to encourage healthy eating habits among students.

 

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