Health Promotion Board

Health Promotion Board
Agency overview
Formed1 April 2001; 24 years ago (2001-04-01)
JurisdictionSingapore
Headquarters3 Second Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168937
Agency executives
  • Philip Lee, Chairman
  • Tay Choon Hong, CEO[1]
Parent agencyMinistry of Health
Websitewww.hpb.gov.sg
Agency IDT08GB0014L

The Health Promotion Board (HPB) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Health of the Government of Singapore. It was established in 2001 to act as the main driver for national health promotion and disease prevention programmes.[2]

School Health Programmes

  • Student Health Centre and Student Dental Centre[3]
  • Healthy Meals in School Programme[4]

Workplace Health Programmes

  • Workplace Outreach Wellness Package[5]

Healthy Food & Dining Programmes

  • Healthier Choice Symbol Programme[6]
  • Healthier Dining Programme[7]
  • Eat, Drink, Shop Healthy Challenge[8]

Physical Activity Programmes

  • National Steps Challenge[9]
  • MOVE IT! Workouts[10]
  • Lose to Win[11]

Preventive Health Programmes

  • Screen For Life[12]
  • Smoking Cessation Programme[13]

Chairman

  • April 2017 – March 2024 :Philip Lee[14]
  • April 2024 – present : Wong Kim Yin[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Appointment of Mr Tay Choong Hong as CEO for Health Promotion Board". HPB. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  2. ^ "About HPB". Health Promotion Board. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Student Health Centre and Student Dental Centre". HealthHub. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Healthy Meals in School Programme". HealthHub. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Workplace Outreach Wellness Package". Health Promotion Board. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Healthier Choice Symbol". Health Promotion Board. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Healthier Dining Programme". Health Promotion Board. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Eat, Drink, Shop Healthy Challenge". HealthHub. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  9. ^ "National Steps Challenge". HealthHub. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Great Things Start When You MOVE IT!". HealthHub. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Lose to Win". HealthHub. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Screen For Life". HealthHub. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  13. ^ "IQuit". HealthHub. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Health Promotion Board to get new chairman on Apr 1". CNA. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
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