The SKN Moves Pillars
The three pillars of SKN Moves – Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, and Regular Health Checks – form the foundation of a holistic approach to health and well-being. Healthy Eating focuses on nutritious diets to prevent and manage chronic diseases. Physical Activity encourages an active lifestyle to boost fitness and mental health. Regular Health Checks emphasize the importance of early detection and management of health conditions. Together, these pillars support a comprehensive strategy to enhance the overall health and quality of life of the St. Kitts and Nevis population.
HEALTHY EATING
Healthy eating is a pattern of eating that contributes to best possible health through positive relationships with food and diverse, balanced food choices that meet a person’s needs for nutrients and energy.
Healthy eating promotes and supports social, physical, and mental wellbeing for all people at all ages and stages of life and contributes to the overall health of individuals, families, and communities. Healthy eating helps minimize the risk and occurrence and supports the management of disease.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Physical activity any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure.
Exercise is a subcategory of physical activity that is planned, structured, repetitive, and purposeful.
Physical activity includes exercise as well as other activities which involve bodily movement and are done as part of playing, working, active transportation, house chores and recreational activities.
HEALTH SCREENING
A health screening is a test done to find a condition before symptoms begin. Screening tests help find diseases and conditions early, when they are easier to treat. Routine health screenings are recommended for people throughout life as an important part of preventive care.
Talk to your doctor about what screenings you need and when you should have them. Different screenings may be recommended depending on your age, sex, family history, and if you have risk factors for certain diseases.
