Description
Health offices established in Districts of Pasvalys and Birzai do not meet the requirements (especially offices that operate in kindergartens), and the need for infrastructure development is unquestionable. Meanwhile, the morbidity of children in these areas is increasing. The work of public health care specialists in educational institutions is very important in order to reduce child morbidity rates and its consequences. The main project goal is improvement and expansion of health care in school/pre-school education institutions in the districts of Pasvalys and Birzai. When public health care specialists have all the necessary conditions and measures, it is possible to prevent or reduce the incidence of diseases such as infectious and parasitic diseases, nutritional and metabolic diseases, mental and behavioral disorders, diseases of the digestive system and others. During the project health care offices in school/pre-school education institutions will be renovated and equipped and provided with basic and additional measures.The target group of the Project is pre-school and school-age children in Districts of Pasvalys and Birzai.
Summary of project results
Adults approach to health is formed in childhood. It is particularly important that healthy lifestyle skills would be introduced from an early age. It should be noted that healthcare offices established in Districts of Pasvalys and Birzai did not meet the requirements, and the need for infrastructure development was unquestionable. Meanwhile, the morbidity of children in these areas were increasing. The work of public health care specialists in educational institutions is very important in order to reduce children morbidity rates and its consequences. When public health care specialists have all the necessary conditions and measures, it is possible to prevent or reduce the incidence of diseases such as infectious and parasitic diseases, nutritional and metabolic diseases, mental and behavioral disorders, diseases of the digestive system and others. Specialists often organize events, programs, discussions and lectures for the children on a various topics of health care, healthy lifestyle, and related topics. However, their work was limited by the lack of necessary equipment and facilities that are not adapted for their activity. During the project health care offices in 28 schools and 10 pre-school education institutions in Districts of Pasvalys and Birzai were renovated, equipped, and provided with basic and additional measures. New modern attractive visual measures will help to give the information for the children more attractively, and it will be easier for the children to absorb such information. Health education and healthy lifestyle training, using measures acquired during the Project, will have huge implications for the future of children because it will elevate the physical, mental, spiritual and social health of children. It will make it easier to transfer the most important health knowledge for the children and format their healthy lifestyle skills. Long-term goal of the project – health improvement of pre-school and school-age children in districts of Pasvalys and Birzai. It is expected that the project will help to improve health indicators of pre-school and school-age children, decrease the number of deseases cases, the children will get the knowledge and skills of healthy lifestyle and healthy eating. Actively working with the children, providing an interesting health care, preventive and other information, will reduce the chances of developing those diseases (such as., infectious), which, with some knowledge, you can easily prevent and reduce the incidence of these diseases.
Summary of bilateral results