Health Policy Program “The Brave Eight” as an Element of the Strategy for Solving Social Problems for the City of Szczecin for 2015–2020
Health Policy Program “The Brave Eight” as an Element of the Strategy for Solving Social Problems for the City of Szczecin for 2015–2020

Summary/Abstract: Strategy for solving social problems for the municipality The City of Szczecin for the years 2015–2020 is a key document defining the assumptions of social policy for the city of Szczecin. The social policy implemented by the local government also includes health policy, which is instrumental to health policy programs. Currently implemented in Szczecin, the program is Prevention of overweight and obesity among children aged 8 years attending primary school Szczecin called the Obesity Prevention Program – Brave Eight. The program responds to the health hazards emerging in pre-school and early childhood: overweight and obesity. Activities of the Brave Eight program aim to isolate the affected and vulnerable population (screening) and change the health behavior of children (change of eating habits and promote physical activity). The program was evaluated positively by AOTMiT and in September 2016 its implementation began.

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