Presentation of the book “Public Health for Children” and Monthly poster campaign by the 6th Health ADM in collaboration with the University of Patras in the 13th and 26th Primary Schools of Patras within the framework of the European project Health4EUkids
In the context of the European Health4EUKids project and the implementation of Work Package 5 (W.P. 5) “GRUNAU MOVES” the book “Public Health for Children” was presented and distributed in the 13th Primary School of Patras and in the 26th Primary School of Patras, which includes five basic sections of Public Health (healthy diet, physical activity – active lifestyle, accident prevention, personal hygiene, infections and children) and tries in a friendly and cognitively easy way for children to familiarize them with the terms of Public Health, minimize their stress and reduce their concern. At the same time, the book tries to educate parents and children together and to give a start to discussions within the family about the main issues in Public Health. The book is available in Greek and English versions on the website healthymoves4kids.gr where those interested can download it for free.
Also, the second action “Monthly poster campaign” was implemented with the students and teachers of the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grade of the 13th Primary School of Patras and the 26th Primary School of Patras where the students were informed about the importance of the exercise in their lives and had the opportunity to play by finding the hidden word on the poster.
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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
