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The healthy school project expands

ORANJESTAD – On Janu- This project is part of the few countries in the Carib-
ary 10, 2023, the Minister of national prevention plan, bean with a national pre-
Tourism and Public Health, and the government des- vention plan.
Mr. Dangui Oduber, the ignated 2023 as the year of The plan implementation
Minister of Education, Mr. prevention in public health. schedule was in 2020, but
Endy Croes, representa- due to the pandemic that
tives of the Youth Health Since 2020, a national pre- started in March 2020, it
Care, Social Affairs, and the vention plan in place cre- was postponed. In 2023,
Department of Education ated with the support of all the national prevention
received a presentation stakeholders in Aruba and plan will come into effect children in schools to teach ister of Education, the Minis-
about the healthy school the input of the Pan Ameri- at full speed. them about these healthy ter of Social Affairs, and all
project. can Health Organization habits to reach this goal. Government departments
PAHO. Aruba is one of the Prevention is vital in health- They will teach preschool that are part of the Healthy
care as it improves the and elementary school School program. They will
quality of life in the commu- children the importance of disclose more details about
nity. The Minister believes in taking care of their health. this program in a joint press
awareness campaigns for With the government's sup- conference when the de-
the public to live healthier port, they hope to con- cree is signed.
lives. Education about nu- vince as many schools as
trition, exercise, and regular possible to join the healthy The manual Scol Saludabel
medical checkups are es- school project. "Healthy School Approach
sential for the community's for Primary Education" (in
well-being. Soon a Ministerial decree Dutch) provides more infor-
will be signed by the Minis- mation about this project.q
It is essential to start with the ter of Public Health, the Min-

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