World Health Day 2016 – Diabetes
Health is a fundamental inalienable right. The World Health Day 2016 is dedicated to the prevention and management of Type 2 diabetes. Globally, the prevalence of diabetes approximates 9% among adults, while almost 1.5 million deaths are attributed to diabetes and its complications annually. The World Health Organization anticipates that diabetes will evolve into the 7th leading cause of death by 2030.
PRAXIS & PRAXIS Educational Organisation supports the DIATROFI Program
We would like to thank PRAXIS & PRAXIS Educational Organisation and the parents of first and second grade students’ for their support to the DIATROFI Program. Thanks to their kind contribution and the matching funds provided by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, founding donor of the Program, 333 meals will be distributed to a public school in the region of Piraeus.
ELASTRON Group supports the DIATROFI Program
We would like to thank ELASTRON Group for supporting the DIATROFI Program. With the kind donation of ELASTRON Group and the matching fund provided by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, founding donor of the Program, one more school will participate in the Program for the current school year with 70 students who will be receiving our healthy and nutritious meals on a daily basis.
Statement of the MEP Notis Marias in the plenary session about the food insecurity in Greece
On March 7 in an address to the plenary session of the European Parliament, Independent Greek MEP Notis Marias presented the issue of food insecurity in Greece. Prof. Marias referred to data collected and analyzed by Prolepsis Institute.
Study published on scientific journal on promotion of healthy nutrition through the Program DIATROFI
The study entitled “Promotion of healthy nutrition among students participating in a school food aid program: a randomized trial” conducted by D. Zota, A. Dalma, A. Petralias, A. Lykou, C-M. Kastorini, M. Yannakoulia, P. Karnaki, K. Belogianni, A. Veloudaki, E. Riza, R. Malik and A. Linou was published in the scientific journal International Journal of Public Health in March 2016.
INHERIT – Improving our health and environments through lifestyle change
The new EU-funded H2020 project – Intersectoral Health and Environment Research for Innovation (INHERIT) – brings together experts from the health, environment and other sectors, including technology, to investigate how to ensure environmental sustainability and improve health equity and well-being.
Briefing of the Parliamentary Subcommittee on Water Resources for Hexavalent chromium in drinking water by Professor Athena Linos
The Epidemiological study in the area of Oinofita focuses on the consumption of drinking water by local residents until 2009.
Briefing of the Parliamentary Subcommittee on Water Resources for Hexavalent chromium in drinking water by Professor Athena Linos
On March 23rd Mrs. Athena Linos, Professor and Chair of Dept. of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics of Athens Medical School and Head of the Epidemiological study conducted in Oinofita, informed the Subcommittee on Water Resources of the Special Permanent Committee on Environmental Protection on Hexavalent chromium in drinking water.