Improvement of health care services provision in school/ pre-school institutions in Marijampolė municipality

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Conference „Project “Improvement of health care services provision in school / pre-school institutions in Marijampolė municipality” presentation“ was organized

Project "Imporvement of health care services provision in school/ pre-school institutions in Marijampolė district" contract was signed

Project promoter – Marijampolė district municipal public health bureau

Amount of grant assistance and co-financing is 215 638,93 Eur

Objective of the project is to improve the quality of health care service provision in schools and pre-school institutions in Marijampolė municipality. After completion of the project implementation a general rehabilitation of six health care rooms of pre-school education institutions and three health care rooms of schools will be carried out, the health care rooms of 29 education institutions will be equipped with high quality equipment and innovative working tools necessary for the provision of health care services.

Technical and technological base of medical stations, improved during the project implementation, shall create conditions for modern, innovative transfer of healthy lifestyle knowledge. Informative measures will allow schoolchildren evident seeing of negative effect on the organism caused by bad habits, unhealthy diet, inactivity, this will help them understand the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. The fascinating working tools will allow more effective health training, will intrigue young people, will stimulate selection of healthy way of leisure time spending, will form the culture of a healthy lifestyle and will reduce the likelihood of risky behaviour.

Public health care specialists shall have conditions for improvement of health literacy of members of communities of educational institutions by organising health training cycles and paying special attention to healthy eating, stimulation of physical activity, mental health strengthening, prevention of bad habits. This will help to reduce risk behaviour cases, maintain and improve health, and will create conditions for socially productive life and reduction of economic loss, sustained due to elimination of disease consequences. Therefore, the implemented Project shall help to reduce economic and social inequalities.