On the invitation of Ms Molloy, Nurse Marie Demsey from the Marie Keating Foundation visited the School. Nurse Demsey was presenting the The Marie Keating Your Health Your Choice Programme, which aims to help secondary school students and adult learners learn how to reduce their risk of cancer and how to spot the signs and symptoms early. The presentation was attended by our senior students as part of the School’s Social Health & Personal Education Programme
The presentation focused on how we can reduce our risk of cancers by choosing to make changes to our lifestyle. Scientists estimate 4 in 10 cancers could be prevented if we make simple changes to 5 areas of our everyday lives by;
- Not Smoking
- Eating a healthy diet maintaining a healthy body weight
- Being physically active
- Avoiding too much exposure to the sun
- Limiting how much alcohol we drink
The Presentation was well-received by students and was an appropriate follow on from the Movember promotion in the school which highlights Men’s health issues; Prostrate Cancer, Testicular Cancer and Mental Health.
