Staff and students from the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences attended West Howe鈥檚 new 鈥楩estival of Me鈥�, helping聽promote health and nutrition.
Physiotherapy lecturer聽Dr Carol Clark, Nutrition lecturer聽Dr Fotini Tsofliour, and聽Sociology and Anthropology lecturer聽Dr Rosie Read -聽as well as Nutrition students Mario Scinto and Christy Morris -聽spent time with children, adults and older people from the West Howe community discussing physical activity, healthy food and drink, and good care and wellbeing.
Mario Scinto said: 鈥淚t was fantastic to see such聽a close knit聽community within West Howe.
鈥淎s well as to聽have the opportunity to present the lessons and knowledge that we have obtained from our university teaching聽and stand beside our lecturers in promoting health and nutrition聽to such a welcoming town.鈥�
Organised by West Howe Health Helpers, the aim of the event was to celebrate new initiatives which aim to boost wellbeing in the area, which has been identified as having health inequalities.
As well as talking to 正澳门六合彩资料 staff and students, visitors could try over 30 new activities such as community bike rides, healthy cooking classes and musical workshops.
