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Health programs power to overcome obesity, public health problem of Murcia (23/09/2013)

Different nutrition plans and exercise Murcia offer alternatives to improve their status |

Promoting the health of Murcia and improve your fitness is a constant concern for the Department of Health: Data Health Services City of Murcia been collected in both surveys themselves as performing in the region and the Ministry Health provide evidence that obesity has become the leading public health problem in the population of the municipality.

This situation may arise in the near future in the appearance, at increasingly early ages, of diseases like diabetes, hypertension and musculoskeletal problems, with the decline in the quality and life expectancy of these groups: Recall that in Murcia registering a 32% overweight in children and 50% older than 50 years.

Thus, and in order to address this problem, the Department directed by Mar韆 del Carmen Pelegrin supply to different population programs to intervene on the duo that makes up this disease: exercise and nutrition as well as conducting various campaigns awareness and information.

These activities are complemented by awareness campaigns and distribution of materials throughout the year, especially around the 28th of May, National Nutrition Day.

Programs to promote physical exercise

路 Program Consisting 4/40.- creating groups of citizens protected by a monitor for physical exercise (walking 4 days / 40 minutes) in their immediate environment (neighborhood or hamlet).

They are currently running 12 groups (three in the urban districts and 9) with a share of almost 1000 people / day

路 Active program. - Made in collaboration with the Ministry of Health is a qualitative change in the orientation of the treatment of obesity.

路 Patient School. - Made in collaboration with Primary Care Teams courses for groups that request with a profile of need to address the comprehensive management of obesity.

Food and Nutrition Programs

Aimed at all levels (and Community Education) aims to provide information and guidelines for proper nutrition and nutrition through various programs:

路 Food and Nutrition Workshops aimed at different groups:

- Primary and Secondary Students

- Associations of Parents

- Associations for the Elderly

- Associations of Women

路 Participation in the Classroom Programs Veronicas with "Health and the Senses", aimed at groups of students, women and the elderly, through their active participation.

Noted for his character nnovador the program for secondary school "Cooking without my parents"

路 Food and Nutrition Counseling in school canteens. -

Adaptation of the different diets of the cafeteria at the old features of the groups to which it is addressed.

路 Sensocole Program. -

Introduction to the assessment of sensory perception in the development of education and higher menu of municipality.

This program is conducted in collaboration with the Faculty of Food Technology.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia

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