Improvement of Health Care Services in Telšiai and Akmenė Districts Schools and Pre-school Educational Institutions

Project facts

Project promoter:
Public Health Bureau of Telšiai District Municipality
Project Number:
LT11-0012
Target groups
Children ,
Young adults
Status:
Completed
Initial project cost:
€243,224
Final project cost:
€240,798
From Norway Grants:
€ 204,678
The project is carried out in:
Lithuania

Description

The Public Health Office of Telšiai District and Public Health Office of Akmenė District do not have enough finances for schools and pre-school education health offices renewal. For this reason the health offices are in poor condition. They do not ensure comprehensive school and nursery care because of the lack of necessary equipment, or the equipment is obsolete and unusable and the majority of offices also need repairs. Training in healthy lifestyle skills from early childhood last a lifetime, consequently such training should start from pre-school. At this moment Telšiai and Akmenė districts education and pre-school health offices have no instrument for suggestive imagery and healthy lifestyle education. The project is aimed to upgrade 11 medical offices in Akmenė district municipality and 22 medical offices in Telšiai district municipality. It is planned to update 11 pre-school and 22 school health offices. In order to provide high quality health care services project promoter and project partner will purchase new medical equipment and will repair 15 public health offices. The project will help to improve health indicators of pre-school and school-age children, and ultimately contribute to decrease the number of diseases cases in Telšiai and Akmenė Districts.

Summary of project results

The main problem in public health offices of Telšiai and Akmenė districts was not sufficient finansation, poor conditions and lack of necessary equipment. Because of these reasons health offices were unable to ensure a comprehensive care for children and school students. During the impelmentation of the project 33 public health offices of Telšiai and Akmenė educational pre-school institutions district (22 in Telšiai district and 11 in Akmenė district) had been repaired and equipped with furniture, office equipment and a variety of measures for promoting health care and healthy lifestyle. It is expected that concern about health and healthy style of life from the childhood will decrease illness and diseases quantities in the future, as well will prevent and reduce smoking, drugs and alcohol consumption.

Summary of bilateral results