Activities supporting childrens health in Lodz

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Activities supporting childrens health in Lodz

• Lodz City Office
• Halina Rosiak Deputy Mayor
• Lidia Rudalska Mayors Office
• Iwona Iwanicka - Department of Public Health

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Demographic profile population

• As of 31 December 2007
• Total 753,200
• Males 342,600
• Females 410,600
• 0 -18 years 106,700 (14,2)
• 9 64 years 492,600
• 65 years 153,700 (20,4)

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Lodz City Office

• Pictures of your city

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Lodz Piotrkowska St.
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General framework for activities supporting
health

• According to Polish law city authorities are
  responsible for prevention programmes and health
  promotion in its area
• In 1993 the city of Lodz joined the WHO European
  Healthy Cities Network

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Local strategy for health

• In March 2001 the City Council in Lodz adopted a
  resolution which introduced a local strategy
  Directions of action for health of Lodz
  citizens which is based on a holistic approach
  to health as a means to attain better health and
  a higher quality of life.
• The key players are
• - different departments of the Municipal Office
  of Lodz
• - health sector
• - social welfare sector
• - kindergartens, schools, universities
• - NGOs

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Directions of actions for health of Lodz
citizens
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Prevention programmes for children

• Early detection and prevention of cardiovascular
  diseases
• examination of 27 000 students aged 7 19 10
  with high blood pressure or overweight
• Prevention of lung diseases education at
  schools art contest
• about 2000 students aged 7 16 every year
• Prevention of faulty posture education at
  schools materials for students and parents
  about 3000 students every year
• Prevention of tooth decay education at schools
  materials for students
• Vaccination against flu and meningitis
  children from childrens homes, social welfare
  centres

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Educational programmes for children

• Healthy diet primary schools about 1800
  students every year
• Oral health kindergartens about 1500 children
  every year
• Stress as a risk factor of cardiovascular
  diseases secondary schools about 1500
  students every year
• First aid primary and secondary schools,
  students and teachers- about 6000 students, 400
  teachers
• Prevention of addictions drugs, alcohol
  secondary schools about 6000 students every
  year
• Prevention of addictions tobacco primary
  schools about 9000 students every year

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The Lodz Network of Health Promoting Schools
and Kindergartens

• Established in 1996. The Network consists of 60
  primary schools, 35 secondary schools, 2
  educational centres and 32 kindergartens.
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• The work of the Network includes
• regular business meetings of school and
  kindergarten health promotion coordinators
• providing schools and kindergartens with health
  education materials and teaching aids
• health education in schools and kindergartens
• training courses for health promotion
  coordinators, nurses and peer health promotion
  leaders
• supporting school organizations and inter school
  sports, art, and literary competitions on
  health.

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Activities at schools and kindergartens

• Personal hygiene education
• Promotion of healthy diet
• Promotion of physical activity
• Participation in a Clean up the World campaigns
• Environmental education
• Prevention of addictions
• Supporting mental health
• Education of parents

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