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healthpoint Campaigns
May 2012
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Arthritis Care Week
14-20th May
Arthritis Care will be launching a new report OA Nation 2012 during the Week. This is report will present the results of a survey where people living with osteoarthritis told us how the condition affects their lives.
You can play your part to make Arthritis Care Week a success. We hope people will support the week and help to fundraise so that the charity can continue to deliver valued services to people with arthritis.
Further details at: www.arthritiscare.org.uk/@2496/arthritis-care-week
Fruity Friday
18th May
Support World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF UK) by taking part in Fruity Friday, our annual awareness and fundraising campaign, which this year is on 18th May 2012.
It's easy: simply wear yellow, go bananas and donate £2! This year we're also asking everyone to have 'just one more' portion of fruits or vegetables on Fruity Friday, as a simple step towards reducing cancer risk.
So, get involved in Fruity Friday, have fun, get healthy and help WCRF UK continue its vital cancer prevention research and education work.
Full details at: www.fruityfriday.org/index.php
National Smile Month
20th April - 20th May
Advice and resources are available at www.teethtlc.com to help promote oral health to children.
National Epilepsy Week
20-26th May
National Epilepsy Week and the theme of achievement. Here is a quick update and how you can get involved:
Epilepsy Action Record of Achievement: To celebrate the achievements of people with epilepsy everywhere, we will be creating an online record of achievement. This will be launched during National Epilepsy Week on Sunday 20 May.
More information at: www.epilepsyaction.org.uk
Walk to School Week
21st - 25th May
Walk to School is a national campaign that was launched in 1995 with a simple aim - to encourage all parents and children to make walking to school part of their daily routine. We now have over 6,400 schools and 1.6 million children taking part.
Every year, we help children all across the UK to increase their walking rates, and we are here to support anyone who wants to encourage walking to school
Full details at: www.walktoschool.org.uk
Detect Cancer Early
A new Scottish Government public information campaign which highlights the benefits of detecting cancer early will be launched on Monday 20 February 2012.
The Detect Cancer Early Campaign aims to improve cancer survival rates by increasing the number of Scots diagnosed in the earliest stages of the disease.
Although huge in-roads have been made to cut cancer waiting times, the new campaign aims to increase the number of cancers detected at the first stage of the disease by 25 per cent over three years.
It's estimated that the Early Cancer Detection campaign could save more than 300 lives per year by the end of 2016.
The two-year campaign will raise awareness of the benefits of detecting cancer early and to highlight symptoms and signs of different cancers. It will focus on the three most common cancers in Scotland - breast, lung and bowel cancer.
It will give people the confidence to talk about cancer by providing them with facts, figures and knowledge on how to spot signs and symptoms. Members of the public will be encouraged to act quickly if they notice any unusual or persistent changes to their body or health and make an appointment with their GP at the earliest opportunity.
Campaign adverts will appear across TV, radio, online and public washrooms from February to March 2012.
For further information about the campaign in Grampian, please contact:
Dr William Moore, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, william.moore1@nhs.net or Linda Duthie, Special Projects Manager, linda.duthie@nhs.net.
For more information call our free healthline 0500 20 20 30 or drop into one of our healthpoints at Aberdeen Indoor Market, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Fraserburgh High Street, the hotspot Peterhead or Dr Gray's Elgin.