PHOTO: Tufton moves
Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton goes under a hurdle in an obstacle course routine at the Jamaica Defence Force headquarters at Up Park Camp in Kingston, yesterday — World Move for Health Day. He also participated in a plyometrics session at Jamaica College, a fitness event at the Ministry of Health, and an aerobics marathon at the National Health Fund. Tufton’s participation represents part of his Jamaica Moves, campaign, an islandwide initiative to promote healthy lifestyle habits among Jamaicans in order to reduce noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, heart conditions, cancers, and chronic kidney disease, among others. The campaign will focus on community-level interventions to facilitate increased physical activity among the population. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)
