Introduction:
It is an initiative implemented, in collaboration between the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Education (MOE), for different educational stages at some selected schools.
Themes:
Raising awareness, creating database, providing a supportive environment, activating laws and regulations related to balanced food and physical activity, and controlling obesity in school-aged children.
Objective:
Reduce the prevalence of obesity among school-aged children and adolescents in some selected schools at a rate of 5% by the end of 2020.
Detailed objectives:
- Improve the nutritional behavior among students.
- Increase the physical activity among students.
- Provide the preventive and therapeutic services to overweight and obese students.
Target groups:
Students in all educational stages (Primary – Intermediate – Secondary) at some selected schools across the Kingdom’s regions.
Number of schools:
- First phase (2017): 1000 schools ( in six regions of the Kingdom).
- Second phase (2018): 2400 schools ( in 20 regions of the Kingdom).
- Third phase (2019): 4000 schools ( in 20 regions of the Kingdom).
Fourth phase (2020): 6000 schools ( in 20 regions of the Kingdom).
Duration:
Each stage is applied throughout the entire academic year.
Third phase targets (2019):
Training target:
1972 trainees
| Health cadres
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4000 trainees
| School health workers
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Application target:
4000 schools
| Schools
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1,102,779 students
| Students targeted for awareness
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Third phase achievements (4000 schools in 20 regions):
- 987 primary healthcare centers have been linked with 4000 schools.
- 1824 health cadres and 3,705 educational staff have been trained.
- Lectures, seminars, and awareness-raising activities on obesity control have been conducted at the participating healthcare centers and schools; targeting 1,078,530 students.
- 1,073,270 students have been examined.
- 4,014 target school canteens have been evaluated.