Health Promotion Board

Health Promotion Board

The Health Promotion Board (Abbreviation: HPB, Chinese: 保健促进局) was established in 2001, with a vision to build a nation of fit and healthy Singaporeans.

To achieve this, the HPB undertakes the various national health promotion and disease prevention programmes in Singapore with a goal of increasing the quality and years of healthy life and preventing illnesses, disability and premature death.

Programmes

The HPB implements programmes that reach out to the population, specifically children, adults and the elderly.
*Health and dental services for school children
*AIDS Education Programme
*BreastScreen Singapore
*CervicalScreen Singapore
*Childhood Injury Prevention Programme
*Community Health Screening Programme
*Mental Health Education Programme
*National Myopia Prevention Programme
*Physical Activity Programme (formerly National Healthy Lifestyle Programme)
*National Smoking Control Programme
*Nutrition Programme
*Osteoporosis Education Programme
*Workplace Health Promotion Programme
* [http://www.hpb.gov.sg HPB Online]
*HealthLine
*Health Information Centre and HealthZone.

New programmes will also be initiated over time to address health concerns among the community.

See also

* Health promotion


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