Bulletin No. 1, 2013

12 Chinese University Bulletin No. 1, 2013 Livelihood Activities Another aspect of the project was livelihood promotion activities and services. The team responsible comprised teachers and students from the CUHK Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Oxford University and Peking University. They travelled to a local school to teach health and hygiene to the pupils, such as how to brush teeth, wash hands and handle garbage. They went to the marketplace to promote the prevention of common diseases, and checked people’s blood pressure and blood sugar. They also paid visits to households in the village to do simple health checks. Kenneth Masamaro (right photo) from Kenya who was an MSc candidate in Global Health at Oxford said, ‘The Gansu trip was a holistic experience for me because it translated theoretical concepts of public health, learnt in Oxford, to practise in a wide range of activities.… For me the highlight was teaching young minds simple health education models and hoping that they would use this knowledge in their daily lives.’ Photo by CCOUC.org Photo by CCOUC.org