Dear All
Today we are delighted to launch a new poster in our series. This poster is on the topic of Diabetes and sets out 10 key messages for children to learn and share. We developed it with global experts including colleagues from this network and with experts in Guam.
To download the full colour, illustrated poster click this link
https://www.childrenforhealth.org/DiabetesPoster
To read all about how the poster was developed click this link
https://www.childrenforhealth.org/news/launch-of-the-diabetes-poster/
Here are our 10 key messages:
1. Our body breaks down what we eat and drink into fuel that our bodiesneed to grow, move, and think. This is called digestion.
2. During digestion, some of what we eat and drink is turned into a sugar called glucose. Food like rice, bread, French fries, and noodles, and snacks like candy, crackers, desserts, and sweet drinks turn into glucose
quickly.
3. When we move, our bodies use energy from glucose. If we stay still for too long, the glucose is not used and too much is left in the body.
4. There are different types of diabetes. Type 2 is the most common. It is mainly caused by eating too many processed foods, sugary foods, drinking too many sugary drinks, and not moving enough.
5. Type 2 Diabetes is a health condition that happens when there is too much glucose in the blood. It can make a person tired, weak, thirsty, and feel ill but some people do not feel any symptoms.
6. Prevent Type 2 Diabetes! 1. Eat and drink less sugar. 2. Eat meals with colorful fruits and vegetables. 3. Move more. 4. Drink mostly water.
5. Get eight hours of sleep at night.
7. Type 2 Diabetes affects the circulation of the blood. If not controlled it can damage the eyes, heart, kidneys, nerves, skin, and lower limbs.
8. To make sure our body is strong inside and out, we must be as active as we can.
9. Prediabetes happens when sugar levels in the blood are high. It can be reduced by eating well and moving more. More and more children have prediabetes which can lead to Type 2 diabetes.
10. Changing what we eat and drink and moving more can be HARD at first. Help from friends and family can make eating healthy and moving more fun for everyone. Start today with one small change.
CHIFA profile: Clare Hanbury is director of Children for Health (www.childrenforhealth.org). She qualified as a teacher in the UK and then worked in schools in Kenya and Hong Kong. After an MA in Education in Developing Countries and for many years, Clare worked for The Child-to-Child Trust based at the University of London’s Institute of Education where, alongside Hugh Hawes and Professor David Morley she worked to help embed the Child-to-Child ideas of childrens participation in health – into government and non-government child health and education programmes in numerous countries. Clare has worked with these ideas alongside vulnerable groups of children such as refugees and street children. Since her MSc in International Maternal and Child Health, Clare has worked freelance and focuses on helping government and non-government programmes to design and deliver child-centered health and education programmes where children are active participants. Clare has worked in many countries in East and Southern Africa and in Pakistan, Cambodia and the Yemen. Her current passion is for distilling health information for teachers, health workers and others – into simple practical health messages actionable by children.
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Email: clare.hanbury AT zen.co.uk
