Objective: Increase students’ access to healthy food in schools and encourage them to adopt healthy eating behaviours/habits.

Target audience: All students, staff and canteen vendors

Programme details:
All schools will be provided the criteria and guidelines on providing healthier food and beverage choices in schools.

Find out more about Healthy Meals in Schools Programme here.

Objective: Increase physical activity participation among students through regular contemporary workout sessions.

Target audience: All students

Programme details:

• Schools can choose between a progressive or exposure package.
  - Progressive package: enable students to learn a skill and gain confidence in sports through regular sessions with increased intensity.
  - Exposure package: enable students to try different activities & learn new skills. Intensity remains at beginner level for all sessions.
• Each student is required to attend a minimum of 12 1-hour sessions.
• A minimum of 25 students are required for each session.
• Logistics support required from schools: portable sound system with microphone, music player, first aid kit and raised platform/stage (preferably indoor venue in case of rain).

Objective: To help youths draw on their strengths to take control, and channel their attention away from smoking and other risky behaviours by engaging in healthy activities.

Target audience: Youth smokers in schools

Programme details:
This programme focuses on youths’ strengths in order to drive change, while enabling them to kick the habit and learn positive coping strategies.

Each 1-hour session comprises a group of 5-12 students. A whole run consists of 5 sessions, to be completed within 4 months.

Alternatively, counselling support to youths is also provided via HPB’s QuitLine (Tel: 1800 438  2000).

 

Format: In-person or virtual

Objective: Provide accurate information on infections such as HIV/STIs, modes of protection against infection, specifically abstinence and the correct and consistent use of condoms, as well as the consequences and impact of STIs.

Target audience: This programme is mandatory for Secondary 3 and JC/CI 1 students

Programme details:
A 1-hour mass talk followed by a classroom lesson within a month of the mass talk.

Format: In-person

Objective: To conduct annual health screening, immunisation and dental services for primary school students, to ensure the protection of the students’ health and early detection of health issues.

Target audience: Secondary 1 to 5 students

Programme details:
Health Promotion Board (HPB) Youth Preventive Health and Dental Services conducts annual health screening and dental services for your students. Types of health screening include spinal, hearing and pubertal screening and height/weight/BMI measurements. Find out more on the types of health screening here, and the types dental services provided here.

HPB offers fully subsidised Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations to eligible Secondary 1 and 2 female students. HPV vaccination is not compulsory and parental consent is required for the student to receive HPV vaccination. Find out more on the vaccination here.

Format: In-person

Objectives: Facilitate the timely detection and management of high-risk behaviors (smoking/vaping) and health related issues (obesity and chronic conditions).

Target audience: Students requiring support on weight management and smoking/vaping cessation programmes in schools.

Programme details:

• Schools on this programme are identified by the Ministry of Education. Under this programme, healthcare professionals are stationed in schools to provide convenience for students seeking health-related advices.
• Through individual / group health counselling sessions conducted at schools, lifestyle coaches (student health advisor) provide guidance for students with health related issues.
• Where necessary, timely interventions and follow ups are provided.

Format: Format: In-person or virtual / tele-counselling

Objective: Improve the health and wellbeing of employees in schools and build a health promoting workplace.

Rationale: A sustained and effective workplace health programme improves the overall health and wellbeing of employees. This contributes to a positive workplace environment and productive workforce.

Target audience: All staff

Programme details:

• Engaging workshops that help your staff improve their wellbeing during contact time or staff engagement days.
• Your staff will learn to use tools such as online health coaching and health-related applications to track their personal health.
• Selected members of your staff will be equipped with the knowledge, skills and resources to champion workplace health activities among the rest of the staff.

Format: In-person or virtual

Objective: Equip parents or caregivers with tips to help their child cope with challenges and enhance their mental health and well-being.

Target audience: Parents with children 13 to 17 years old

Programme details:
A virtual workshop where parents will learn to:

• Establish better communications with your child.
• Build your child’s social intelligence.
• Build your child’s emotional intelligence and more!

Find out more here

Format: Virtual