QEF Workshop 2009/10

Move More, Eat Well and Feel Good Workshop             

Background of the Workshop
With a grant from the Government’s Quality Education Fund (QEF), World Cancer Research Fund Hong Kong (WCRF HK) has launched a one-year outreach project “Move More, Eat Well and Feel Good” Workshop. As a follow-up to another QEF-funded project, the “Eat Right for Our Body and Mind Workshop” in 2007/08, this recently QEF funded project aims to improve the general wellbeing of secondary school teachers by helping them identify barriers to adopting a healthy diet and active lifestyle while putting forward solutions to overcome these barriers. In the long run, it is expected that the workshop will help prevent cancer and other chronic diseases in Hong Kong through empowering teachers to act as role models for their students and make healthy diet and lifestyle a widely adopted standard of living in Hong Kong.

About the Workshop
This project is expected to benefit about 1,200 teachers of 20 secondary schools in Hong Kong from Oct 2009 to Sep 2010. WCRF HK’s dietitians and certified personal trainer will visit each participating schools to host a 4-hour workshop, which is tailored to teachers’ needs and interests. Educational materials with practical health tips will be provided to help teachers to adopt a healthy diet and lifestyle. The workshop will cover:

• Health talks on diet and physical activities
• Healthy cooking and exercise demonstrations
• One-on-one health consultations for teachers with our dietitians

Objectives of the workshop include:

• Provide teachers with science-based information on healthy food and nutrition, physical activity, weight management and disease prevention
• Provide channels for teachers to access health information workshop
• Help teachers identify barriers to adopting a healthy diet and lifestyle through individual health consultation
• Encourage teachers to adopt a healthy diet and lifestyle by offering personal advice and guidance
• Provide practical tips for teachers to incorporate a healthy diet and physical activity into their daily life through tutorials and demonstrations

Enquiries or Register your Interest for Future Workshop
For further information, please contact WCRF HK on 2529 5025 or email info-hk@wcrf.org

Participating Schools
Schools participating in WCRF HK’s “Move More, Eat Well and Feel Good” Workshop:

Bishop Hall Jubilee School
China Holiness Church Living Spirit College
Cheung Chuk Shan College
Christ College
The Church Of Christ In China Kei Heep Secondary School
Confucious Hall Middle School
Elegantia College (Sponsored by Education Convergence)
Hong Kong & Kowloon Chiu Chow Public Association Secondary School
Hong Kong & Kowloon Kaifong Women's Association Sun Fong Chung College
HKMA David Li Kwok Po College
Kowloon True Light Middle School
Maryknoll's Father School
New Territories Heung Yee Kuk Tai Po District Secondary School
Pope Paul VI College
Precious Blood Secondary School
Pui Ying Secondary School
SALEM - Immanuel Lutheran College
Shun Tak Fraternal Asssociation Leung Kau Kui College
St Mark's School
Tsung Tsin College