Description
The goal of the project is to improve the environment of overall healthcare and health promotion services in pre-educational and educational institutions. Projects target group is preschool, primary school, elementary school and secondary school aged pupils, their families, staf of educational institutions and the society of Mažeikiai region. The implementation of project activities (arrangement of 36 health care offices, located in the educational institutions of Mažeikiai region) will help in solving problems and stimulation of positive changes related to the health situation in Mažeikiai region. Firstly, the repair services will be purchased and provided to 3 pre-school education institutions (kindergartens) and 4 elementary and secondary schools (the ones, considered as most incompatible with the Lithuanian hygiene standards). Secondly, 22 schools and 14 kindergartens will be supplied with the main healthcare service equipment (furniture and medical equipment). Afterwards, the additional equipment will be purchased, enabling the provision of comprehensive health care and health education services to children.
Summary of project results
In 2010 the research of teenage lifestyle had been conducted in Lithuania. The results of research uncovered the huge increase of behavioral chronic none-infectious diseases among teenagers, influenced by the factors of a modern lifestyle (unhealthy foods, lack of physical activities, smoking, alcohol abuse, overweight) and also changing their modern lifestyle further. The analysis of data of children’s and teenager’s health disclosed the increasing number of health problems related to overweight and blood pressure, chronic breath deceases, slowing of metabolism. The calculations disclosed that the biggest improvement of human health could be achieved if a non- smoking society could be raised: the mortality of men could be decreased in no less than 75 % and of women – no less than 80 %. Thus, it is assumed that the creation and assurance of the appropriate environment for child’s healthy living, health care and education is the right investment distinguished in the long-lasting positive impact on human health. The goal of the project was to improve the environment of overall healthcare and health promotion services in pre-educational and educational institutions. Projects target group - preschool, primary school, elementary school and secondary school aged pupils, their families, staff of educational institutions and the society of Mažeikiai region. The implementation of project activities (arrangement of 36 health care offices, located in the educational institutions of Mažeikiai region) will help in solving problems and stimulation of positive changes related to the health situation in Mažeikiai region. During the project repair works were performed in 7 institutions and 22 schools and 14 kindergartens were supplied with the main healthcare service equipment (furniture and medical equipment) and additional equipment as well, which will be used to provide comprehensive health care and health education services to children.
Summary of bilateral results