16 NOVEMBER 2016

Employees of the PHRC participated in the conference on "Forming a healthy lifestyle of schoolchildren in modern conditions"

November 14-15, 2016 in Moscow, Russian Federation an international conference was held on the topic of "Forming a healthy lifestyle of schoolchildren in modern conditions." The conference was organized within the framework of the "Development of a healthy school network in Eastern Europe and Central Asia" project of the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the Russian Federation and the WHO Regional Office for Europe

Azerbaijan was represented at the conference by the employees of the Public Health and Reforms Center of the Ministry of Health - deputy director Rahib Mammadov, the head of the Project Coordination Department Sabina Babazade and the head of the Primary Health Care Department Lutfi Gafarov.

During the two-day event, the main topic of discussion was the national strategy of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia countries aimed at protecting the rights and interests of children, promoting healthy lifestyles among children, involving them in physical activity, ensuring their safety, healthy eating and improving the living conditions of children. In addition, the methods of increasing the awareness of schoolchildren, adolescents and youth about health were discussed, taking into account the specific features of their socio-cultural, ethnic education, the influence of social networks and mass media. Participants were provided with information on methods for reducing the negative impact on the psychological state of children and on the expected results in the future.

Representatives of the PHRC informed the participants about the situation related to the health of children and adolescents in Azerbaijan in recent years, about work and achievements in this field.