The Family Health Initiative

"Making a positive change to your family's health and lifestyle!"

The new Family Health Initiative Programme has been developed through a multi-team participatory process, facilitated by Early Years – the organisation for young children.

It has been designed to run over eight weeks, with follow-ups in weeks 16 and 36.

The aims of the programme are to empower families to:

• Understand the importance of a balanced diet and make healthier food choices.
• Understand the importance of exercise and increase physical activity levels.
• Understand the physical and emotional consequences connected to obesity.
• Build the skills and confidence of parents to model healthy lifestyle choices for their children, and enable their children to lead healthy lives combining a balanced diet, physical exercise, rest and play in a sociable family atmosphere.