Dubai school children to get health lesson
January 23rd, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANSDubai, Jan 23 (IANS/WAM) School children in Dubai will be taught about healthy food habits and activities as part of an anti-obesity campaign.The programme “Your Health in Your Food and Activity” will run till April 27 in order to spread awareness about health lifestyle and physical fitness, said Fatima Al Falasi, director general of the Dubai Women’s Development Society which has launched the campaign in coordination with the education ministry.
Parents and family members of students will also take part in various workshops aimed at fighting obesity, she said.
–IANS/WAM
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