Naslov
Healthy Living: Physical health education in Croatia

Autori
Musić Milanović, Sanja ; Križan, Helena ; Bukal, Dora ; Lang Morović Maja ; Krtalić, Slaven

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, ostalo

Skup
10th EUSPR Conference and Members’ Meeting

Mjesto i datum
Gent, Belgija, 16.09.2019. - 18.09.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Recenziran

Ključne riječi
healhy living, health promotion, physical health

Sažetak
Healthy Living is the national health promotion program in Croatia. There are five main components of this program: Health Education (Physical health, Mental health, Sexual and reproductive health), Health and Physical Activity, Health and Nutrition, Health and Workplace, Health and the Environment. This presentation will focus on the Physical health element of the Health Education component. Based on a needs assessment carried out beforehand 3 main activities were designed: 1)Polygons for physical activity of schoolchildren, a set of moveable equipment designed for schools without gyms which consists of 25 multi-functional elements. It was developed in cooperation with mechanical engineers, kinesiologists and the education sector. 2)10- minute exercises for children, designed for teachers to use during school hours 3)Recommended menus for elementary schools, based on the National guidelines for nutrition in Elementary schools. Distributed regularly to schools along with implementation support. All the activities are co-financed by the European social fund and were designed to modify the school environment to be more health-friendly in order to encourage healthy lifestyles in children.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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