Health Education

Better Health Literacy Initiative

Health education in schools, communities and on air, so people know the risk factors and the warning signs.

02The Story

A health talk on hypertension at a SmileBuilders programme

Most non-communicable diseases are linked to how we live: tobacco, inactivity, alcohol and diet. The Better Health Literacy Initiative brings health talks, workshops and practical demonstrations to students and communities, and takes the conversation to radio, webinars and social media.

People who understand a disease catch it earlier and manage it better.

Health talks and workshops led by health professionals.
Demonstrations of everyday tools such as blood pressure monitors and glucometers, with basic check-ups.
Radio programmes, webinars and tweet chats for people we cannot meet in person.

Our AimHealth education for 100 people in a local government area every month.

03Every Edition

The first edition.

Better Health Literacy Initiative 1.0 15 January 2025 Faculty of Science, University of Ibadan

04Also in This Strand

14 November 2020

World Diabetes Day 2020

With the theme The Nurse and Diabetes and the COVID-19 pandemic keeping events off the ground, World Diabetes Day 2020 ran on air and online. Mrs Grace Adekoya, Public Health Nurse, UCH, and our Executive Director, Dr. Olanrewaju Amusat, discussed diabetes mellitus and took listeners’ questions on Petals FM 103.5. A Zoom webinar featured Dr. Jokotade Adeleye, Consultant Endocrinologist, UCH, on Danger Signs, Management and Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus, Mr. Ebenezer Anifowose, Public Health Nutritionist and Founder of Healthucate Global, on Diabetes Mellitus and Healthy Food Choices: Any correlation?, and Mrs Grace Adekoya on The Role of Self-Care and Carers in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus. Dr. Oritseweyinmi Erikowa-Orighoye, Paediatrician and Early Career Researcher in Public Health Nutrition and Dietetics, led a tweet chat on Diabetes Mellitus: The bitter sweet tale.

13 and 16 May 2019

Live radio sessions on hypertension

Two live radio sessions on hypertension on Splash FM, Ibadan, on May 13 and 16, 2019, where listeners called in with questions. The sessions were led by Dr Abdulazeez Lawal, public health advocate and our financial director, and Dr Oluwatomi Iken, public health physician, to dispel myths about hypertension and explain its management.

27 April 2019

Tweet chat on alcohol screening and alcohol use disorder

A tweet chat on The effects of alcohol screening in mitigating alcohol use disorder in Nigeria, led by Mr Boluwatife Aderounmu on April 27, 2019. Myths and misconceptions about alcohol use were addressed.

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