Healthy Lifestyle

Healthy Lifestyle

In 2013, DOH launches Pilipinas Go4Health campaign to prevent lifestyle diseases. It is primarily an information campaign which aims for more Filipinos to be inspired and make a personal commitment to embrace better daily habits.

NCDs such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, respiratory diseases, and

diabetes claim more than 36 million lives worldwide annually.  “When it

comes to their health, Filipinos need to be liberated from misinformation or lack of information, indifference, and

careless practices and habits,”

Tips for healthy living

The DOH gave the following advice:

Go Smoke-Free

Go Smoke-Free

The DOH Smoking Cessation Program aims to promote and advocate smoking cessation in the Philippines and provide smoking cessation services to smokers interested in quitting the habit.

smoking cessation services

Go Sustansya

Go Sustansya

highlights the importance of a proper diet which includes more vegetables and fruits, and less meat, processed foods, salt, and sugar.

July is also considered as National Nutrition Month

Go Sigla

Go SiglaOnly 7 out of 100 Filipino adults exercise

at least three to four times a week, Go sigla aims to promote doing regular physical activities.

Belly Gud for Health

Healthy Lifestyle to the Max

Go Slow sa TagayIt aims to promote avoiding or

moderating alcohol consumption