With the presence of the Advisory Board of the Observatory, an update was held today for our partners AbleBook, SHOEBOX, Paradox Museum Limassol, Green Energy Group regarding the progress of the Observatory. During the event, the following took place: Exchange of views and ideas for the optimal operation of the Observatory. Recognition of the valuable contribution of SHOEBOX, Paradox Museum […]
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We are pleased to share with you the newsletter, which you can find below. It highlights the activities of the Cyprus Children’s Health and Environment Observatory that have taken place from 2024 until today. The Observatory systematically studies the exposure of primary school children to various environmental factors (e.g., lifestyle, home and school environment) and examines their relationship with children’s […]
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Literally more than 1000 people passed by our kiosk at European Researchers Night We would like to thank everyone who visited our kiosk to find out about health promotion, disease prevention and health education. It was a fun day for the Public and for us full of… Games Experiments Interactions
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The 10th annual Public Health Workshop, held on October 8 and 9, 2024, has concluded. 8 October 2024 MAIN RESULTS (in summary) • The need to strengthen cooperation between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth on children’s health issues at school has emerged • Government, education system and public health professionals, the main equation […]
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“My children fall within the age group for participation in the Observatory, and I hope their school will be selected.” Katia Savva, Journalist, Alpha News, Alpha Cyprus. The main objective of the Cyprus Children’s Health and Environment Observatory is the systematic investigation of the exposure of elementary school children to various environmental factors (e.g., lifestyle, home/school environment) and their relation […]
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We are excited to announce the commencement of the delivery of the first (Auguste – September 2024) and second (January 2025) part of personalized reports. These detailed reports provide valuable insights into each participating child’s health and environment based on the recent assessment. The report includes personalized results on the following: Part 1: Child’s Blood Pressure Measurement Child’s General Urinalysis […]
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The CHILDREN_FIRST network was showcased on two oral presentations at the Central and Eastern European Conference on Health and the Environment (CEECHE), held on 15-19 July in Thessaloniki, Greece. The first was the keynote speech by Dr. Konstantinos Makris on the topic “The application of the human exhibition in children’s health and environmental studies”. The second was the presentation of […]
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Meetings with parents of first-grade primary school students and teachers from four schools took place during spring 2024 in order to provide information about the aims of the CHILDREN FIRST cohort study in Thessaloniki, Greece within the scopes of a feasibility study. The parents participated in four focus groups aimimg to explore the feasibility of this cohort study identifying what […]
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The article highlighted the need for measures for reducing the burden of cancer in Cyprus…
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