ECCQ Healthy and Strong Communities - Pacific Islanders

06/08/2022

Have you fallen asleep soon after drinking alcohol? 🥱😴

Although it might make you feel drowsy, alcohol disrupts your sleep cycle and interferes with your rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep.

The REM sleep stage is when you'll often dream. When alcohol is in your system, it can affect your REM sleep and may cause nightmares.

It is best to avoid alcohol for at least 4 hours before bedtime for a better night's sleep. 💤

Try to limit your consumption to no more than 4 standard drinks on any one day, and no more than 10 in any given week.

Read our blog to discover other weird things alcohol does to your body 👉 https://www.health.qld.gov.au/news-events/news/10-weird-ways-alcohol-affects-your-body.

If you need support with your alcohol consumption, Adis 24/7 Alcohol and Drug Support are available on 1800 177 833. 📞

ℹ️ Source
Sleep foundation. (2020). Caffeine, Food, Alcohol, Smoking and Sleep.

07/03/2022

FYI & please share

04/12/2021

Going completely smoke-free is difficult for many, but did you know that ni****ne has been found in e-cigarette liquids claiming to be 'ni****ne-free?' 😮

While e-ci******es don’t contain to***co, they may still contain many of the same toxic and cancer-causing chemicals found in regular ci******es.

This includes the highly addictive chemical ni****ne, heavy metals, ultrafine particles, volatile organic compounds, and some flavouring chemicals that can be harmful to health.

You can read more here 👉 https://www.health.qld.gov.au/news-events/news/known-harms-of-e-ci******es-vaping-smoking

01/07/2021

Planning your weekly grocery shop? The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating provides tips on the best nutritional food choices and portions to support a healthy lifestyle. For more information, visit: www.eatforhealth.gov.au/guidelines/australian-guide-healthy-eating

13/05/2021

Eating a variety of foods from each food group is important when it comes to strengthening our immune system!
As a community, we can work together to stay on top of our health by protecting ourselves and those who are vulnerable by making some changes in our daily lives.
We have launched the video "Your Immunity and Food".
Click the link below to see what you can do to help boost your immunity!
** The video will be released in several other languages shortly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI-t-_1xSJ4
Your Immunity and Food

Immunity plays an important role in our daily lives. It protects us from harmful bacteria, viruses and illness that can attack our body’s balance. We should ...

13/05/2021

Immunity plays an important role in our daily lives. It protects us from harmful bacteria, viruses and illness that can attack our body’s balance. We should ...

14/04/2021

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Leader in strengthening multicultural communities, culturally responsive health education & aged care

19/08/2020

19/08/2020

https://hw.qld.gov.au/blog/resource_types/downloads/

You can download the healthy multicultural recipes from above link.

Boost your access! See this range of handpicked downloads to help you get deeper knowledge on specific health and wellbeing topics.

19/08/2020

There will be a My Health for Life program starting at PCYC Inala tomorrow Thurs 20/08/2020 at 3:30pm for a Men's group. If you or anyone is interested please come along. Thank you.

19/08/2020

http://eccq.com.au/eccq-chronic-disease-program-launches-know-cooking-oils/

This new booklet helps explain different type of fats and the recommended fat contents of oil. It also provides information on common cooking oils in the market and their recommended uses to help you have a healthy diet to prevent or better manage your chronic disease.

This resource is FREE and available to download from our website. Versions in several languages have been created including, English, Samoan, Vietnamese, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.

The booklet was developed by Dietitian/Nutrition
Students from the Queensland University of Technology and Staff from the Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland (ECCQ) Chronic Disease Program, with support from Queensland Government, Department of Health.

This new booklet helps explain different type of fats and the recommended fat contents of oil. It also provides information on common cooking oils in the market and their recommended uses...