Inclusion and diversity

Anti obesity healthy eating habits

A five-day course on preventing obesity and promoting healthy eating in schools: current data and European strategies, the causes of obesity and diabetes, and the role of diet and physical activity. Participants learn to run sessions with young people, with workshops and professional visits to a vocational school with a health course, a health association and a school canteen.

5 days
Certificate of attendance
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Who it is for

Teachers
School directors
School staff
Students

What you will learn

Know current statistics, prevalence and trends in obesity and diabetes
Know current European strategies against obesity
Understand the causes and pathophysiology of obesity and diabetes
Understand the role of diet and physical activity in managing obesity
Know corrective dietary guidelines and exercise advice
Organise a session to prevent obesity and promote good eating habits

By the end of the course, you will be able to

Explain the causes of obesity and the role of diet and activity
Relate their school to European strategies against obesity
Plan and run a healthy eating session with young people
Work with canteen and PE staff on healthier school habits

Programme, day by day

Day 1Data and strategies

Introductory meeting: practical arrangements, timetable and venue
Icebreakers and introduction to the course
Current statistics, prevalence and trends in obesity and diabetes
Current European strategies against obesity

Day 2Causes and prevention sessions

Causes and pathophysiology of obesity and diabetes
Workshop and professional visit to a vocational school with a health course
Organising a session to prevent obesity and promote good eating habits
Raising the issue of weight
Workshop

Day 3Weight management and nutrition

Weight management
Obesity intervention and prevention
Workshop in a health association
Good eating habits; nutrition and dietetics

Day 4School canteen and physical activity

Professional visit to a school canteen
Nutrition in physical activity
Food safety practices
Workshop with a school PE teacher
Running group sessions

Day 5Working with young people

Working effectively with young people and with culturally diverse groups
Communication strategies; communication workshop
Simple steps to organise a classroom
Final workshop
Certificates ceremony

How the course runs

Predominantly active methodology
Case studies and practical examples
Group work
Activities built around the participants' personal and professional interests

Certificate of Attendance, issued by BragaMob, and Europass Mobility, issued by your school and completed with us. Accommodation, meals, transfers and cultural integration activities can be added to the course: your quote lists each service you choose. Dates on request.

Inclusion and diversity