Environmental Health Education

The Department of Health's Health Education Unit promotes
environmental health and food hygiene through territory-wide education
programmes. Working with the two municipal councils, the unit
conducted several health education activities during the year, including the
1997 Hygiene and Health Expo and the 1997 Food Hygiene Campaign for
members of the food trade, school teachers and the general public.

Other publicity campaigns on mosquito and rodent prevention and
prevention of nuisance from dripping air-conditioners were also staged
during the year. Health messages are disseminated through printed
materials, mobile broadcasting, telephone hot-lines and the mass media.
Health education materials are also available from the unit's resource
centre.

The Provisional Urban Council also organises health education
programmes to cater for the specific needs of the urban area. The
Restaurant Hygiene Competition, and the Healthy Menu and Healthy
Cooking Competition were staged for the restaurant trade. An
Ambassador of Hygiene Scheme and a Health Education Activities in
Schools Funding Scheme were aimed at school children. A Health
Education Fair and Talks on Public Health were also organised for
members of the public. The Health Education Exhibition and Resource
Centre at Kowloon Park was open to members of the public in May 1997.
Visitors can enrich their health knowledge through the permanent
interactive exhibits, temporary exhibitions as well as the reference library.
Various seminars and activities are also organised to arouse public interest
in good hygiene practice and behaviour conducive to health.

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