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Completed

Provision of methodological tools for health offices of educational institutions of Šakiai, Vilkaviškis and Kazlų Rūda municipalities

Šakiai district municipality public health bureau ·Lithuania

€231k
Grant awarded
Health
Programme
24 March 2021
Signed

About this project

<p><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)"><span style="font-family: Calibri">The main aim of the project is to improve the services for children in the health offices of pre-school and school education institutions of Šakiai, Vilkaviškis&nbsp; and Kazlų Rūda.&nbsp;&nbsp;One of the necessary conditions for the Lithuanian economy to become progressive, sustainable, inclusive, and to promote economic growth is the good health of the population. The implementation of the project will significantly contribute to the achievement of one of the national strategic goals of health care - to take care of the preservation and improvement of the health of children and youth, especially mental health.&nbsp;The developed infrastructure will allow to develop healthy lifestyle attitudes of preschoolers, to create a healthy and safe environment, to reduce environmental and&nbsp;impact of social factors on human health in these districts and rural areas of Lithuania, resulting in savings of economic resources in the project area (reduction of costs for treatment, medicines and health services, disposal of medical waste, reduction of poverty and increase of economic power) alcohol and smoking, drug use among young people will reduce crime, increase the sense of security in communities, etc.).</span></span></p> <p><br> <span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)"><span style="font-family: Calibri"><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)"><span style="font-family: Calibri">&nbsp;The implementation of the project will contribute to the reduction of economic and social disparities, especially in the field of health, as the objectives of this project are to improve health care infrastructure in educational institutions: repair of health offices, purchase of methodological measures, acquisition of healthy lifestyle skills development tools, information/communication/technology tools, required for the prevention and strengthening of mental health in schools/preschool education institutions.</span></span></span></span></p>

Project partners

  • Vilkaviškis District Municipality Public Health Bureau Project partner· Lithuania
  • Kazlų Rūda Municipality Public Health Bureau Project partner· Lithuania