PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLE OF YOUTH

PATRICK L. ACADEMIA

This generation, we called “millennials” many of them suffer from unhealthy lifestyles. Considering the physical aspect of this generation often times their physical appearance reveals how healthy they are. Whether they have well nourished boy and strong immune system, these can be attributed on how parents treated them.

In response to address the needs to maintain a healthy lifestyle among our youth today, the DepEd issued the order number 13, s 2017 Policy and Guidelines on Healthy Food and Beverage choices in schools and in DepEd offices. In this order, the following guidelines were stipulated:

1. Make available healthier food and beverage choices among the learners and DepEd personnel and their stakeholders.

2. Introduce system of categorizing locally available food and drinks in accordance with geographical cultural and religious orientations. 3. Provide guidance in evaluation and categorizing foods and drinks and, 4. Provide guidance in the selling and marketing of foods and beverages in schools.

Generally, the concern of the DepEd in promoting healthy lifestyle among school children with the partnership of parents in implementing the said move will lead to brighter future and they may live their life to the fullest.

The youth of the nation are the trustees of prosperity. They are here to add what they can to life, not to get what they can from it. (Healthy Lifestyle… by Virgie P. Lagundino. The Modern Teacher Oct.2008 issue page 198). — oOo— The author is Teacher III at Angeles City National Trade School