CINDI Highlights • Number 8 - Health Promotion Agency

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Professor Endre Morava Programme Director This year’s CINDI highlights included the health behaviour survey in the demonstration area (Pécs city) and, at national level, antismoking activities and health promotion among secondary school students. Health behaviour survey The CINDI Health Monitor survey started during the previous year was completed. The questionnaire was mailed to 6,000 adults representing the sex, age and settlement distribution of the Hungarian population nationally, with a subsample representing Pécs city. The response rate was 54%, the highest rate experienced in Hungary recently. The results were compared with a recent survey carried out by direct interview and, for similar questions, very similar distributions of answers were received. The results indicate that the CINDI health behaviour survey carried out by postal enquiry will be a useful and relatively inexpensive tool to monitor the lifestyle and health status of the Hungarian population. Quit & Win programme CINDI organised the Quit & Win smoking cessation competition in Hungary five times during the year. Over 4,200 adults and 358 14-17 year olds participated. Special attention was paid to ensure more involvement from health professionals who are smokers and helping them to quit; 986 doctors and nurses were successfully enrolled as participants in the programme. Peer education programmes The main aim is for future generations of doctors to serve as positive examples of healthy behaviour. A peer education programme was organised for medical students to become health education trainers who could provide information on drug abuse, alcohol abuse, smoking and safe sex (AIDS prevention). Nineteen new peer educators were trained during the year. There was also participation in the international Tobacco Prevention Initiative through the Medical Student Survey with 490 medical and dental students being surveyed at the end of their pre-clinical study. Through the peer education system secondary schools all over Hungary were offered the services of trainers. In 21 secondary schools six hour-long anti-drug programmes were delivered, in 15 cities anti-smoking programmes Hungary and in nine cities anti-alcohol programmes were organised. Safe sex and HIV/AIDS prevention programmes were organised in 19 cities. Further information The CINDI Programme in Hungary is managed by the Department of Public Health at the Medical Faculty of Semmelweis University, Budapest. For more information, please contact the CINDI Programme Director, Professor Endre Morava MD, Department of Public Health, Medical Faculty, Semmelweis University, PO Box 370, 1445 Budapest, Hungary. Tel/fax: +36 1 210 2954; E-mail: morend@net.sote.hu 15
16 Italy Professor Maria Teresa Tenconi Programme Director This year’s CINDI highlights included activities on smoking, cardiovascular disease prevention and the health monitor survey. Smoking In the Lombardy region, a special project for smoking prevention among young people has been planned. It is financed with a fund of ¤309,877. A pilot project lasting three years and targeting an estimated 15,000 students is being implemented in the province of Pavia, the success of which will be evaluated on a yearly basis. The project consists of different programmes, one for each school grade from kindergarten through to secondary school. It was launched during 2002 in kindergarten schools (7,300 children) with the aim of helping pupils learn through the use of special plays and games, and how to appreciate a clean and smoke-free environment. All the programmes require special training for teachers and the involvement of the young students’ families. The same region organised a survey of 5,348 general practitioners, covering opinions and attitudes about smoking prevention and counselling. In 2002, also in Lombardy, the number of smoking cessation centres staffed by specialised health personnel rose to 45. Cardiovascular diseases A new population study based on the selection of a population sample by family name started in Brisighella. The project aim is to carry out specific genetic analyses about atherosclerosis. The evaluation of physical activity and related cardiovascular risk under the Perseus Project in the Latina area was completed. The VIP project (Valle dell’Irno), aimed at cardiovascular risk evaluation, is being undertaken through the recruitment of members of the youngest section of the population (240 participants) from 15 to 24 years of age. The participation in World Heart Day in September was used to give the population more advice on healthy lifestyle. Health Monitor survey All the Italian CINDI areas planned and completed the CINDI Health Monitor survey covering an estimated 3,000 participants. Further information The CINDI Programme in Italy is a network of local and regional projects coordinated by the Department of Preventive, Occupational and Community Medicine, Faculty of the University of Pavia. For more information, please contact the CINDI Programme Director, Professor Maria Teresa Tenconi, Hygiene Section, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Pavia, Viale Forlanini 2, 27100 Pavia, Italy. Tel: +39 38 250 7278; Fax: +39 38 250 7558; E-mail: tenconi@unipv.it
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