Overall project objective is improvement of health of population by reducing behavioural, biomedical and socio-medical risk factors and creation of supportive environment enabling all citizens of Croatia good health and high life quality. Specific objectives are: improving knowledge and attitudes on importance of healthy nutrition and physical activity for prevention of overweight, promotion of physical, mental and reproductive health using youth education and advisory services for all age groups. The project consists out of 5 areas: health education, health and physical activity, health and nutrition, health and the workplace and health and the environment. The project activities are aimed at awareness raising and education on risk behaviours for development of non-communicable diseases and other adverse health effects and health protection factors in order to impact health determinants, increase life expectancy, reduce mortality, increase number of healthy life years, increase of natality and achieving the best possible physical and mental health, improving life quality and functional ability. The project „Healthy living “operates at individual, community and broad social level influencing crucial health determinants: biological, social, psychological and environmental. The duration is planned over 6 years (2016-2022) in two phases: awareness raising and education of performer and countrywide implementation and evaluation phase. Target groups are the user of health services (all ages and without increased NCD risk factors) as well as health services providers, experts from private, public and civil sector who will be educated for implementation of health promotion services.
Level of Education: Continuing vocational education and training
