Tuesday 18 October 2011

Health Promotion Board.

The Health Promotion Board  is a statutory board under the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Singapore. It was established in 2001 to act as the main driver for national health promotion and disease prevention programmes, "with a vision to build a nation of healthy and happy people".
HPB undertakes the aforementioned programmes in Singapore with the goal of "increasing the quality and years of healthy life and preventing illnesses, disability and premature death.


The HPB implements the following health programs as of current writing:
Health and dental services for school children
BreastScreen Singapore
AIDS Education Programme
Community Health Screening Programme
CervicalScreen Singapore
Childhood Injury Prevention Programme
National Myopia Prevention Programme
Mental Health Education Programme
Nutrition Programme
Physical Activity Programme
National Smoking Control Programme
Workplace Health Promotion Programme
Osteoporosis Education Programme
Health Information Centre and HealthZone.
HealthLine.

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