{"id":1691,"date":"2015-10-22T15:44:25","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T13:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=1691"},"modified":"2015-10-22T15:44:25","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T13:44:25","slug":"the-good-life-network-south-africas-first-dedicated-health-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2015\/10\/22\/the-good-life-network-south-africas-first-dedicated-health-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Good Life Network \u2013 South Africa\u2019s First Dedicated Health Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Africans interested in improving their overall health will have a new trusted source through The<\/em> <\/strong>Good Life Network<\/strong>, a health and development pop-up channel which will air on DStv channel 199 from 1 December 2015 to 31 March 2016.<\/p>\n

First of its kind in South Africa, the channel is spearheaded by Soul City and Ochre Media in\u00a0partnership with the National Department of Health. The Good Life Network<\/em><\/strong> is focused on\u00a0producing and broadcasting content that contribute towards positive individual and societal health outcomes. Viewers can look forward to shows that cover nutrition, health and fitness, human rights, youth sexuality, HIV and TB, as well as consumer and gender rights.<\/p>\n

Mr Joe Maila, spokesperson of the National Department of Health explains the Department\u2019s\u00a0support of the initiative. The heartbeat of NHI is primary health care, the strength of which lies\u00a0in prevention of disease and promotion of health as well as community participation: \u201cThe\u00a0Department of Health has a long history of partnership with Soul City and have supported the\u00a0production of Soul City\u2019s award winning dramas that have influenced social norms in Southern\u00a0Africa and have addressed critical health issues in South Africa. The National Department of\u00a0Health (NDOH) is concerned by the growing epidemic of Non Communicable Diseases (NCD) andwants to promote lifestyle changes and wellness strategies as key preventative options. Our\u00a0association with mass media initiatives like The Good Life Network<\/strong> offer a powerful platform\u00a0for health communications and our strides towards a vision for \u2018A Healthy Life for All\u2019.<\/p>\n

Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication (SCIHD), a leading social\u00a0behaviour change communication NGO sees The Good Life Network<\/strong> as a powerful first for\u00a0South Africa, one that will highlight the Primary Health Care (PHC) approach. \u201cThe Good Life\u00a0<\/strong>Network<\/strong> is not only a TV channel. It is a call to action for all South Africans to make small\u00a0changes in their lives to live a healthier live. We will be inviting South Africans to pledge to live a Good Life,\u201d comments Lebo Ramafoko, CEO of Soul City.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>The Good Life Network<\/em><\/strong> programming is diverse and original, including offerings such as Health\u00a0<\/em>Busters<\/em> (breaking down myths), Food Police<\/em> (helping you design healthier meals), SuperDoc\u00a0<\/em>(critical women\u2019s health issues) , Village Shrink<\/em> (your journey to better mental health),\u00a0Cook<\/em> for life (cooking up delicious and healthy African meals), Get Up Stand Up<\/em> (celebrating\u00a0those making a difference), Fit Life<\/em> (inspired fitness outside the gym), Health Bulletins<\/em> (citizen\u00a0journalism combined with headline stories), Straight Up<\/em> (youth sexuality) and Icheke<\/em><\/strong> (check\u00a0your health), which will promote routine health screening.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn keeping with the successful edutainment model, The Good Life Network<\/em><\/strong> will service a\u00a0consumer appetite for entertaining health related content and services, which ultimately\u00a0empower individuals and communities to take greater control over their own health and\u00a0development,\u201d says Krisen Pather, Head of Edutainment for Ochre Media.<\/p>\n

The Good Life Network<\/em><\/strong> will be available to DStv customers on the DStv Access, Family, Compact, Extra and Premium packages on DStv channel 199 for four months starting 1 December 2015 to 31 March 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

South Africans interested in improving their overall health will have a new trusted source through The Good Life Network, a health and development pop-up channel which will air on DStv channel 199 from 1 December 2015 to 31 March 2016. First of its kind in South Africa, the channel is spearheaded by Soul City and… Continue reading The Good Life Network \u2013 South Africa\u2019s First Dedicated Health Channel<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1691\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}