Health promotion is a process of enabling individuals to increase control of their own health in order to improve it (WHO, 2011). The advantages of health promotion is that it moves from a the focus of individual behaviour and moves to a wide range of social and environmental interventions. In the UK, health promotion is consistent, extensive and vital to the nation. Due to the fact that the UK has a population of 59 million people who have different lifestyles, cultures and ethnic groups this brings out issues and the aim of health promotion is to identify these issues firstly as issues and tackle them. In the UK we have a number of organisations such as Change4Life who promote healthy eating, the British safety council which tackle accidents and Fast forward which aim to prevent alcohol and tobacco abuse. These are just few I have mentioned, they come in all sorts of charities, councils, bodies organisations and volunteers, they have constant adverts, gatherings, meetings, leaflets and aim to make the nation a better place. However in Malta there isn't so many, there is a lack of provisions for health promotion in Malta, although health promotion is gradually improving and will eventually improve over the years it lacks continuity and community support. SOME Maltese people are not willing to take care of there health until they are unwell, they need education in terms of health promotion. Furthermore, other countries contribute and also implement health promotion but it is not as big in comparison to the UK. Having said that, the Maltese are becoming more Westernise and are becoming more aware of the issues they face such as obesity, smoking, alcohol abuse etc. When auditing the effectiveness of health promotion, little is done to enhance the effectiveness or implement change or strategies to reach and educate the public.
http://www.who.int/topics/health_promotion/en/[Accessed 21.06.11]
Sports
The Maltese are known for their underwater sports, scuba diving, swimming, weights, bocci, water polo, tennis, horse racing and football. Football is Malta's national sport, as the UK. Bocci, is a local game played on a sand with three players. Water polo and other water sports are usually played in summer months and horse racing, which is the longest traditional sport in Malta has been around for many years and is taken very seriously.
Here is a picture of the game BOCCI being played by locals.
However, in the UK the biggest sports is football, cricket and rugby. These matches are haled in big stadiums and are also taken very seriously. Personally I'm a Manchester United fan.
Leisure Facilities
The Maltese are really laid back, they know how to have a good time and unwind after a hard day at work. In Malta there are tones of night clubs,open bars, restaurants and sea front night life seen. However, in London we tend to use what we call the 'pub' it's a place used to unwind after work and used to binged drink. Pubs are rituals for some and are seen in common T.V series such as EastEnders. There is also a place called the West end, which has 500,000 people entertained every weekday and weekend.
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