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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1994

HE CALLED ON THE AMBASSADORS TO LIVE UP TO THEIR CONVEY HEALTH MESSAGES TO PEOPLE THEY KNOW.

MISSION TO

HOME A

DR

FANG

SAID WOMEN

ANBASSADORS

SHOULD

DRIVE

THE HE HOPED THAT STUDENT IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.

ΤΟ THEIR AMBASSADORS WOULD PASS ON THE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE KNOWLEDGE CLASSMATES.

AFTER DEPARTMENT

A TOTAL OF

GRADUATED TODAY 420

AMBASSADORS HEALTH SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THEIR TRAINING COURSES RUN BY THE OF HEALTH'S CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT.

ABOUT

FROM THE DEPARTMENT HAS TRAINED 380 STUDENT HEALTH AMBASSADORS

HEALTH WOMEN

AMBASSADORS AGED SCHOOLS AND 40 80 SECONDARY BETWEEN 30 AND 50.

HEALTH CARE

THE HEALTH AMBASSADORS PROGRAMME IS AN INNOVATIVE STEP OVER THE CONVENTIONAL RELIANCE ON HEALTH ACTIVITIES RENDERED BY PROFESSIONALS.

THE CONCEPT IS TO DRAW COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO AND IN SPREADING HEALTH MESSAGES

THE

PARTICIPATION

CHARACTERISED

BY A

PROGRAMME WILL BE PERMANENT AND IS MULTI-STRATA STRUCTURE AND CONTINUOUS LEARNING OF SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE IN RELATION TO HEALTH PROMOTION IN THE COMMUNITY.

'THE

WILL DEPARTMENT

ORGANISE

ADVANCED AMBASSADORS WHO ARE INTERESTED TO LEARN MORE.

COURSES

FOR

THOSE

0

FAMILY AIDE SERVICE TO EXPAND

SOCIAL THE

WELFARE DEPARTMENT IS TO EXPAND FAMILY AIDE SERVICE TO HELP ITS CLIENTS DEVELOP ADEQUATE ABILITY IN SELF-CARE AND HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.

THE NUMBER OF FAMILY AIDE WORKERS WILL BE INCREASED FROM AT PRESENT TO 52 IN 1996/97 BY PHASES, A SPOKESMAN FOR DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

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THE

**THE

ΤΟ

GUIDANCE BASIC OBJECTIVE OF THE SERVICE IS TO GIVE CLIENTS WHO ARE RECEIVING OUR CASEWORK COUNSELLING SERVICE IMPARTING

THEM BASIC SKILLS IN HOME-MAKING AND CHILD CARE THROUGH A SYSTEMATIC TRAINING PROGRAMME.

ΤΟ

BY

"THE ULTIMATE AIM IS TO HELP THEM DEVELOP ADEQUATE SELF- MANAGEMENT IN HOUSEHOLD MATTERS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

FOR

THE TRAINING COVERS HOUSEKEEPING, CLEANING, LAUNDRY,

AND OTHER PERSONS IN CHILDREN

OF PREPARATION SHOPPING AND BUDGETTING.

NEED,

CARING MEALS,

/THE SPOKESMAN