Smart Family Online Meeting of Greek Health Professionals
In the framework of the European project Health4EUkids and work package 6 (WP6) an online meeting of health professionals was held on the best practice and empowerment of Smart Family implementation from Finland which aims at healthy living issues of children aged 0-12 years, focusing on issues of families’ lifestyles and identifying strengths in their health habits.
Georgios Karydas, Head of the Research and Development Department of the 6th Health ADM (Greece), welcomed and thanked the health professionals for their participation in the implementation of the Smart Family best practice.
During the meeting, the participants were informed about the implementation framework of the food policy in Greece and about the role of breastfeeding by Dr. Emmanuela Magripli, Assistant Professor of Nutritional Epidemiology & Public Health at the Dietetics and Quality of Life Laboratory of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition of the School of Food and Nutrition Sciences of the Agricultural University of Athens, Research Fellow of Harokopio University, Visiting Professor of the Department of Medicine at the Public Health Laboratory of the University of Patras.
Finally, under the guidance of Lambrini Lachanioti, Health Visitor of the 6th Health ADM (Greece), the health professionals had the opportunity to participate in an open dialogue on the issues that arose during the implementation of the Smart Family best practice and how to strengthen its use.
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The “HEALTH4EUkids” Joint Action aims to implement health promotion and prevention strategies for child obesity across European countries. It seeks to share best practices and research findings, particularly focusing on the initiatives Grunau Moves from Germany and Smart Family from Finland. The project involves knowledge transfer, cooperation between member states, policy development, and the promotion of healthy lifestyles in families and communities. Its goal is to prevent childhood obesity, increase physical activity and healthy diet, and ensure the sustainability and transferability of successful practices to other member states.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s EU4HEALTH Programme under the Grant Agreement no 101082462
