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DASH survey 2010
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Join our facebook group 'DASH study- MRC' and keep up to date with news in the DASH study.

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change_for_life.jpg Change4Life – Eat Well, Move More, Live Longer
Change4Life is a society-wide movement that aims to prevent people from becoming overweight by encouraging them to eat better and move more.

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Deal DASH-DEAL
This is a new study that will enhance policy initiatives for school children from culturally diverse backgrounds to engage in healthy living strategies.

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Young People: Findings: Ethnicity, Religion and Language

Ethnic composition of the DASH Study participantsPupils from a wide range of ethnic groups were included in the study.

 

Over 25 different religions were represented. These included Buddhist, Jewish, Methodist, Greek Orthodox, Rastafarian, Hindu, Sikh, Catholic, Muslim and Anglican to name but a few!

 

 

 

 

 

There was also great diversity with respect to language - altogether, the DASH pupils spoke more than 50 different languages at home! About half of you spoke English to your parents, aunts and uncles most or all of the time.

 

Languages Spoken