The fifth edition of the CuídatePlus Children’s Health Education Program, in collaboration with the Viatris Foundation, is entering its final extension.
This year, fifth and sixth graders from 38 public and private schools participated in the Community of Madrid.During this course, they are trained in food, oral health, physical exercise, technology, hygiene and safety. As a final project of the program, The participating students submitted the videos they created to the CuídatePlus newsroomwhere they imparted everything they learned from the experts who gave the workshops.
Total, 26 videos were received, among them projects targeting the food category, followed by hygiene and safety (Because it is a topic that focuses on first aid and prevention measures for Covid-19). Among them all, the jury will choose a winner in each of the five categories (food, oral health, physical exercise, technology, hygiene and safety).
The award consists of the delivery of diplomas to all winning students, which will take place at the Ramiro de Maeztu School, a visit to the inaugural Unidad recording facilities and studios, So that students know first-hand how TV and radio programs work.
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Among all the submitted projects, the jury evaluated the originality of the contents and formats in which each project was presented.
For program collaborators, this type of initiative is key to the children’s future. “The hardest thing in education is behavior modification‘,” he explains to CuídatePlus Anna Elizabeth CortinasMember of the Ministry of Education of the Community of Madrid. ú “If you inculcate a bad habit from childhood, it is very difficult to change it in the future, which is why it is important to educate about health from schools.”
in the same line Javier Anituadirector of the Viatrice Foundation for Health, points out “The best way to promote health is to create healthy habits that prevent chronic diseases in the future, And doing it from childhood is the best option and the best time to do it.”
As for the final student project, Cortinas believes in it “It is a very enriching activity for children, because they are learning to communicateAll they learned during the workshops through different forms and means of communication.”
The rest of the jury was formed from Gerardo RiquelmeDeputy Brand Manager; Mar de Vicente, Advertising Director, Editorial Unit; Mar Seville, editorial unit health content coordinator; Rosario Serrano, Business Director for the Health District at Unidad Editorial; Yanila Clavoeditor at Radio Marca, and Yolanda Lopez, director of operations at Unidad Editorial.
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