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health promotion initiatives
UK/hɛlθ prəˈməʊʃən ɪˈnɪʃətɪvz/US/hɛlθ prəˈmoʊʃən ɪˈnɪʃətɪvz/HEALTH pro·MO·tion i·NI·tia·tives
Programs or campaigns designed to encourage healthy behaviours and improve public health.
Examples
“School-based health promotion initiatives can improve children's eating habits.”
“Effective health promotion initiatives require collaboration between government and local communities.”
“Funding for health promotion initiatives has been cut in recent budgets.”
Band 8 sentence
“Well‑designed health promotion initiatives that address socioeconomic barriers can achieve sustained improvements in population health.”
Collocations
- launch health promotion initiatives
- support health promotion initiatives
Word family
Common mistakes
make health promotion initiatives→launch health promotion initiatives
health promoting initiatives→health promotion initiatives
Say it for a higher band
5health campaign→6health education programme→7+health promotion initiatives
Synonyms
health education programmes
Easily confused
health education programmes
“Health education programmes at schools include lessons about nutrition and hygiene.”
public awareness campaigns
“The public awareness campaign on handwashing reduced infection rates.”
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