Do I know why I eat? I know why I eat!

Project facts

Project promoter:
Anabell
Project Number:
CZ11-0062
Target groups
People with mental health problems,
Children
Status:
Completed
Initial project cost:
€30,653
Final project cost:
€29,996
From Norway Grants:
€ 26,996
The project is carried out in:
ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

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Description

The issue of eating disorders still represents a very serious phenomenon in the Czech Republic, which concerns high percentage of young population. The project aims at realization of destigmatization and preventive activities connected to mental illnesses in the spectrum of eating disorders (mental anorexia, mental bulimia, binge overeating etc.). The target of the project is to help people suffering from eating disorders to get professional psychiatric and nutrition help/therapy, motivate them to stay in the process of therapy and return to social life. The secondary purpose is to strengthen prevention in eating disorders problematic using different modern and interactive educational and informative techniques. Project activities contain a video campaign in social media consisting of 5 video spots, 2 minutes each, lecture tour 'Food as a first aid' with 150 lectures for up to 3000 students and web page named 'Anabell bookcase' and publication of a 'Atlas of portions'. The target group of the project are mentally ill patients with eating disorders, their families and the general public, especially children and adolescents who are most at risk of developing eating disorders.

Summary of project results

The aim of the project helped people with eating disorders found professional psychiatric and nutritional care and strengthen prevention with this problem. Project created a program called „Vím, proč jím? / Vím, proč jím!“ ("Do I know why I eat?" / "I know why I eat!") which contained: • Five video spots • 90 minutes workshop for pupils • Electronic library The outcomes of the project were: • Five video spots published on YouTube and our web (anabell.cz) o Names of spots are Jíst či nejíst, ("To eat or not to eat?") Sám/Sama nebo s pomocí? (By myself of with help?), A jaké jsou tvoje výmluvy? (And whats your excuse?"), Kdo mi pomůže? ("Who will help me?"), Navždy zdravý/zdravá? ("Healthy forever?") o Spots have 6 498 views • 90 minutes workshop for pupils o This event was successfully realized 150 times for 3697 pupils and students in South Moravian, Moravian-Silesian regions and Prague • Electronic library created on knihovna.anabell.cz o Library has 98 books, posters and other documents published in Centrum Anabell in years 2002-2016

Summary of bilateral results