{"id":23641,"date":"2024-10-28T17:15:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T17:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=23641"},"modified":"2024-10-28T17:15:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T17:15:43","slug":"presidents-youth-advisory-council-launches-healthy-living-campaign-in-east-coast-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/presidents-youth-advisory-council-launches-healthy-living-campaign-in-east-coast-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"President\u2019s Youth Advisory Council Launches Healthy Living Campaign in East Coast Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Celestine Chacon<\/em><br><em>October 7, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President\u2019s Youth Advisory Council (PYAC) has officially launched a Healthy Living and Lifestyle Choices Campaign aimed at promoting better health among youths in Better Hope and surrounding communities on the East Coast of Demerara. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative is part of the government&#8217;s broader objective to enhance healthcare nationwide by addressing poor health choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The campaign focuses on educational discussions about healthy eating habits, monitoring sugar intake, and creating balanced dietary plans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PYAC member Lee Fung-A-Fat highlighted the importance of fostering a healthy lifestyle, emphasizing the need for the community to understand sugar content in their diets and to educate both younger and older generations about nutritional choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of its outreach efforts, the initiative will initially target Region Four, with plans to expand to Region Five and other areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This month, the focus is on diabetes, a prevalent health issue in Guyana, with future topics likely to include cardiac health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants in the campaign engaged in enjoyable physical and educational activities led by PYAC members, promoting a holistic approach to health and wellness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative aims to empower youths to make informed lifestyle choices while encouraging community involvement in health education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through this campaign, the PYAC is working to create a healthier, more informed generation, striving to combat health challenges and improve the overall well-being of communities in Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Celestine ChaconOctober 7, 2024 The President\u2019s Youth Advisory Council (PYAC) has officially launched a Healthy Living and Lifestyle Choices Campaign aimed at promoting better health among youths in Better&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23641"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23649,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23641\/revisions\/23649"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}