THE GOOD HEALTH AWARD

What is the GOOD Health Award?
The aim of the GOOD Health Award Scheme is to help reduce the high incidence of coronary heart disease in Gibraltar by promoting healthy food and a healthy eating environment.

Why is this award important?
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the greatest killer in Gibraltar. It also has the highest death rates for any disease in most of the western world.

Smoking is a major risk factor for CHD, to both the active smoker and the passive smoker.

Having a diet that contains a high level of fat, especially saturated fat, can both increase the risk of heart disease and lead to overweight or obesity. In recent years there has been a huge increase in the number of people who are overweight or obese. A study carried out in 1998 by the Senior Dietician of the Gibraltar Health Authority found that approximately 20% of children aged 4-12 years in Gibraltar were obese and 14.6% were overweight, a high prevalence in comparison to other countries. Research shows that we can influence our risk of getting coronary heart disease and other diseases by what we do and what we eat.

Smoking and eating habits can both be changed.