Welcome to Healthy You, Healthy Me.
We all know we should take better care of ourselves, whether it is eating right, stressing less or making time to exercise. However, knowing and doing are two different things. That is why we have developed Healthy you, healthy me.We wanted to provide you with a broad range of important health information in an interesting, easy-to-read format. We wanted it to include Queensland facts, statistics and snippets that maybe you didn't know about and would provide food for thought. We also wanted it to be fun and entertaining but most of all inspiring! We hope the stories and people we have featured do inspire you to try something new and that overall you are motivated to make healthier choices.
This eMagazine was an initiative of the 'Get In Touch With Your Healthy Side' campaign which was launched by Queensland Health in early July - a time when Australia was experiencing increasing cases of swine flu and the start of the annual flu season. Traditionally, it is also a bad time for other winter bugs such as gastroenteritis.
One of the most effective measures in preventing the spread of disease is good hygiene. However, our research showed that while most people knew hygiene was important, many of us don't do it effectively or enough. The research also showed people needed a reminder about looking after themselves.
The Get In Touch With Your Healthy Side campaign included:
Aside from these activities, you will find a range of health information on Queensland Health's website aimed at keeping you informed about your health.
Download the Healthy Me, Healthy You magazine in PDF format.
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