Ten Tips for Better Health
| The Chief Medical Officer’s Ten Tips for Better Health | Alternative Tips | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do not smoke. If you can, stop. If you cannot, cut down | Do not be poor. If you are poor, try not to be poor for too long |
| 2 | Follow a balanced diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables | Do not live in a deprived area. If you do, move |
| 3 | Keep physically active | Do not be disabled or have a disabled child |
| 4 | Manage stress by, for example, talking things through and making time to relax | Do not work in a stressful low-paid manual job |
| 5 | If you drink alcohol, do so in moderation | Do not live in damp, low quality housing or be homeless |
| 6 | Cover up in the sun, and protect children from sunburn | Be able to afford to pay for social activities and annual holidays |
| 7 | Practise safer sex | Do not be a lone parent |
| 8 | Take up cancer screening opportunities | Claim all benefits to which you are entitled |
| 9 | Be safe on the roads: follow the Highway Code | Be able to afford to own a car |
| 10 | Learn the First Aid ABC: airways, breathing and circulation | Use education as an opportunity to improve your socio-economic position |
| Source: DoH (1999) | Source: Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research, University of Bristol |
| The Chief Medical Officer’s Ten Tips for Better Health | Alternative Tips | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do not smoke. If you can, stop. If you cannot, cut down | Do not be poor. If you are poor, try not to be poor for too long |
| 2 | Follow a balanced diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables | Do not live in a deprived area. If you do, move |
| 3 | Keep physically active | Do not be disabled or have a disabled child |
| 4 | Manage stress by, for example, talking things through and making time to relax | Do not work in a stressful low-paid manual job |
| 5 | If you drink alcohol, do so in moderation | Do not live in damp, low quality housing or be homeless |
| 6 | Cover up in the sun, and protect children from sunburn | Be able to afford to pay for social activities and annual holidays |
| 7 | Practise safer sex | Do not be a lone parent |
| 8 | Take up cancer screening opportunities | Claim all benefits to which you are entitled |
| 9 | Be safe on the roads: follow the Highway Code | Be able to afford to own a car |
| 10 | Learn the First Aid ABC: airways, breathing and circulation | Use education as an opportunity to improve your socio-economic position |
| Source: | Source: Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research, University of Bristol |
Source: D. Gordon (n.d.)
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