City Hall promotes activities…

City Hall promotes activities…
City Hall promotes activities…
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Divinópolis City Hall, through the Municipal Secretariat of Social Assistance (Semas), carried out food and nutritional education activities in the month of March at the Family Health Strategy (ESF) Icaraí unit and at the Coexistence and Bond Strengthening Services (SCFV ): Vida Nova, Lar das Meninas and Estevão Bechelane.

On the 6th, the children at Lar das Meninas carried out, in a playful way, activities about the importance of healthy eating, prevention of childhood obesity and diseases such as diabetes. On the 21st, the children at Estevão Bechelane also received guidance on nutrition and were able to learn how to prepare a healthy dish.

On the 22nd, the action was with the elderly from Vida Nova. They received guidance regarding healthy foods and differences between diet, light and zero products. At ESF Icaraí, on March 26th, in partnership with the Reference Center for Social Assistance (Cras) Northeast, the topic was: Tips for saving money on shopping.

Food and nutritional education activities aim to contribute to guaranteeing the Human Right to Adequate Food (DHAA) and encourage new attitudes to promote a healthy lifestyle, in addition to the quality of life of users. 32 children and 52 elderly people from SCFV participated in the activities, and six people, including adults and elderly people, at ESF Icaraí.

The action was developed by nutritionist Chiara Lima, who commented on the benefits of nutritional education. “Food and nutritional education activities are very important, as they raise awareness of the right to food, provided for in the Federal Constitution, and the importance of healthy eating in promoting health and preventing diseases”, she reinforced.

The article is in Portuguese

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