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Πρόγραμμα 10η Παγκύπρια Ημερίδα Δημόσιας Υγείας
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October 08, 2024
ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ
Προεδρείο: Καθ. Δρ. Κων/νος Δέλτας, Διευθυντής, Κέντρο Αριστείας για τη Βιοτράπεζα και Βιοϊατρική Έρευνα, Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου
Χαιρετισμοί (09:00 – 09:30)
• Δρ. Κων/νος Χ. Μακρής, Καθηγητής, Διεθνές Ινστιτούτο Κύπρου για την Περιβαλλοντική και
Δημόσια Υγεία, Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας, Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου
• Δρ. Άντρη Παναγιώτου, Γραμματέας, Κυπριακή Εταιρεία Επιδημιολογίας και Δημόσιας Υγείας
• κα. Μαρίνα Κυριάκου, Πρόεδρος Συνδέσμου Καθηγητών Αγωγής Υγείας Μέσης Εκπαίδευσης
• Δρ. Μιχάλης Αναστασιάδης, Παιδίατρος, Πρόεδρος, Παιδιατρική Εταιρεία Κύπρου
• Δρ. Τάσος Χριστοφίδης, Καθηγητής, Πρύτανης, Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου
• Dr. Irshad A Shaikh, Special Representative & Head of Office, WHO Country Office, Cyprus
• Δρ. Αθηνά Μιχαηλίδου, Υπουργός Παιδείας Αθλητισμού και Νεολαίας
• κ. Μιχάλης Δαμιανός, Υπουργός Υγείας Κύπρου
Κεντρική Ομιλία
09:30 – 09:50 Creating healthy school environments: a global perspective, Ms. Trinette Lee, Technical Officer, Enhanced Well-being Unit, Department of Health Promotion, WHO HQ Geneva, Switzerland
Παρουσιάσεις
Μέρος Α
Προεδρείο: Καθ. Δρ. Κων/νος Δέλτας, Διευθυντής, Κέντρο Αριστείας για τη Βιοτράπεζα και Βιοϊατρική Έρευνα, Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου
10:00 – 10:15 Συμπεριφορές υγείας παιδιών σχολικής ηλικίας στην Κύπρο: Βασικά ευρήματα από την Έρευνα HBSC, Δρ Γιασεμίνα Καραγιώργη, Προϊσταμένη Εκπαιδευτικής Έρευνας και Αξιολόγησης, Παιδαγωγικό Ινστιτούτο, Υπουργείο Παιδείας, Αθλητισμού και Νεολαίας.
10:15 – 10:30 Το έργο και οι δράσεις της Σχολιατρικής Υπηρεσίας, Δρ. Παναγιώτα Ταντελέ, Παιδίατρος, Σχολιατρική Υπηρεσία, Υπουργείο Υγείας, Κύπρος
10:30 – 10:45 Εθνικό πρόγραμμα αξιολόγησης φυσικής κατάστασης μαθητών και μαθητριών μέσης εκπαίδευσης «Αριστοτέλης – CyFIT»: προκαταρκτικά αποτελέσματα, Δρ. Έλενα Παπακώστα, Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια, Πρόεδρος Τμήματος Επιστημών Ζωής και Υγείας, Πανεπιστήμιο Frederick, Κύπρος
10:45 – 11:00 Πώς μπορεί το περιβάλλον και η καθημερινότητα του παιδιού να επηρεάσει την ανάπτυξη και εξέλιξη του, Δρ. Κωνσταντίνος Χ. Μακρής, Διεθνές Ινστιτούτο Κύπρου για την Περιβαλλοντική και Δημόσια Υγεία, Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου
11:00 – 11:15 Συζήτηση – Ερωτήσεις
11:15 – 11:45 Διάλειμμα
Μέρος Β
Προεδρείο: κα. Ελίζα Μαρκίδου, Συντονίστρια Τομέα Διατροφής, Υπουργείο Υγείας, Κύπρου
11:45 – 12:00 Ο Ευρωπαϊκός κώδικας κατά του Καρκίνου, Δρ. Χαράλαμπος Χατζηγεωργίου, Παιδίατρος, Ερευνητικό και Εκπαιδευτικό Ινστιτούτο Υγεία του Παιδιού, Λευκωσία, Κύπρος
12:00 – 12:15 Η μελέτη κοόρτης CHILDREN_FIRST με τη συμμετοχή παιδιών στο σχολικό περιβάλλον “μέσα από τα μάτια” των γονέων και των εκπαιδευτικών, Δρ. Ζωή Τσίμτσιου, Αν. Καθηγήτρια Υγιεινής, Κοινωνικής και Προληπτικής Ιατρικής, Διευθύντρια ΠΜΣ Κοινωνική-Προληπτική Ιατρική και Ποιότητα στη Φροντίδα Υγείας, Τμήμα Ιατρικής, Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης, Ελλάδα
12:15 – 12:30 Τα μηνύματα από τις Ευρωπαϊκές μελέτες κοορτής IDEFICS και IFamily στις οποίες συμμετείχε και η Κύπρος., Δρ. Μιχάλης Τορναρίτης, Πρόεδρος, Ερευνητικό και Εκπαιδευτικό Ινστιτούτο Υγεία του Παιδιού, Λευκωσία, Κύπρος
12:30 – 12:45 Το Κυπριακό Παρατηρητήριο Υγείας και Περιβάλλοντος Παιδιών: CHILDREN_FIRST, κα. Γεωργία Σούρσου, Ερευνητική Συνεργάτιδα/Ειδική Επιστήμονας, Διεθνές Ινστιτούτο Κύπρου για την Περιβαλλοντική και Δημόσια Υγεία, Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου
12:45 – 13:00 Συζήτηση – Ερωτήσεις
13:00 -14:15 Ελαφρύ Γεύμα
Part C (in English)
14:30 – 16:30
This session of oral presentations will be technically focused on the work of key collaborators from around Europe presenting their findings on children’s health and school health services.
Chair: Dr. Andrie Panayiotou, Associate Professor, Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Keynote Speech
14:30 – 15:00 Children and the exposome, Dr. Peter van den Hazel, INCHES – International Networks on Children’s Health, Environment and Safety, The Netherlands
Presentations
15:15 – 15:35 The COSI program in Cyprus, Mrs Eliza Markidou, Senior Clinical Dietician, Nutrition Unit Coordinator, Cyprus Ministry of Health
15:35 – 16:00 EU Mission Climate Neutral and Smart Limassol by 2030 and the Lc3 project: a stepping stone for a cooler city with healthy schools, Mrs. Penelope Vasquez-Hadjilyra, Project Coordinator, Core Transition Team for Climate Neutrality of Limassol Municipality, Cyprus
16:00– 16:20 Impact of summer heat on children’s physiological responses during football training, Mr. Malte Satow, Institute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany
16:20 – 16:30 Discussion-Questions
October 09, 2024
Part A (In English)
Chair: Dr. Peter van den Hazel, INCHES – International Networks on children’s health, environment and safety, The Netherlands
09:00 – 09:15 The Azrieli National Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Research – Recent findings and future goals, Dr. Idan Menashe, Professor, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Community Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
09:15 – 09:30 Social media & smartphones: threats to child & adolescent health (and public health solutions), Mrs. Karin Boode, Strategic Youth Policy Adviser, Youth Department, National Association of Regional Public Health Services, Netherlands
09:30 – 09:45 Volatile organic compounds in children saliva, Dr Agapios Agapiou, Assistant Professor, University of Cyprus
09:45 – 10:00 School health services – what is the role of the government? Dr. Itamar Grotto, Professor, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
10:00 – 10:15 The impact of personal listening and IT devices on Slovak adolescent lifestyles, Dr. Lubica Argalasova, Head of the Institute of Hygiene Faculty of Medicine Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
10:15 – 10:30 Discussion-Questions
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
Part B (In English)
Chair: Dr. Agapios Agapiou, Assistant Professor, University of Cyprus
11:00 – 11:15 Climate change and child health – What about the school setting? Dr. Stephan Boese-O’Reilly, Unit Leader “Global Environmental Health and Climate Change”, Institute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Germany
11:15 – 11:30 Climate change affects the cognitive ability of students, Dr. Mat Santamouris, Professor, School of Built Environment, University New South Wales, Sydney Australia
11:30 – 11:45 Growing up on a warmer planet, Dr. Leonidas Ioannou, Department of Automatics, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
11:45 – 12:00 Noise in school is really a health problem, Dr. Sonja Jeram, National Institute of Public Health, Ljubljana, Slovenia
12:00 – 12:15 Discussion-Questions
Part C
12:30 – 14:00 Roundtable discussion, moderated by Dr. Konstantinos C. Makris and Dr. Peter van den Hazel
This session aims to produce a brief on children’s health and the promotion of healthy schools. Current issues with children’s health in school settings are multifaceted, involving physical, mental, and social dimensions. These issues require a collaborative approach involving educators, healthcare providers, parents, policymakers, and the community to create a supportive and healthy environment for children in schools.
We are committed to produce a policy brief addressing key issues and potential recommendations to create healthier and more supportive environments to improve children’s health, well-being and development.
Εnglish text:
October 08, 2024
Agenda
Chair: Prof. Dr. Constantinos Deltas, Director, Center of Excellence in Biobanking and Biomedical Research, Medical School, University of Cyprus
Introductory Remarks (09:00 – 09:30)
• Dr. Konstantinos C. Makris, Professor, Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and
Public Health, School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology
• Dr. Andrie Panayiotou, Secretary, Cyprus Epidemiology and Public Health Association
• Mrs. Marina Kyriakou, President, Union of High School Teachers in Health Promotion
• Dr. Michael Anastasiadis, Paediatrician, President, Paediatric Society of Cyprus
• Dr. Tasos Christofides, Professor and Rector, University of Cyprus
• Dr. Irshad A Shaikh, Special Representative & Head of Office, WHO Country Office, Cyprus
• Dr. Athina Michaelidou, Cyprus Minister of Education, Sport, and Youth
• Mr. Michalis Damianos, Cyprus Minister of Health
Keynote Speech
09:30 – 09:50 Creating healthy school environments: a global perspective, Ms. Trinette Lee, Technical Officer, Enhanced Well-being Unit, Department of Health Promotion, WHO HQ Geneva, Switzerland (presented in English)
Part Α (presented in Greek)
10:00 – 10:15 Children’s health behaviors in Cyprus using the HBSC study, Dr. Yiasemina Karagiorgi, Head of Educational Research and Evaluation, Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth, Cyprus
10:15 – 10:30 School health services in Cyprus, Dr. Panayiota Tantele, Pediatrician, School Health Services Unit, Ministry of Health, Cyprus
10:30 – 10:45 The “Aristotle – CyFIT” program for evaluating the physical condition of the student population in high schools of Cyprus, Dr. Elena Papakosta, Assistant Professor,
Chair of the Department of Life and Health Sciences, Frederick University, Cyprus
10:45 – 11:00 How can the child’s environment and everyday life habits affect its growth and development, Dr. Konstantinos C. Makris, Professor, Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology
11:00 – 11:15 Discussion
11:15 – 11:45 Break
Part Β (in Greek)
Chair: Mrs. Eliza Markidou, Senior Clinical Dietician, Nutrition Unit Coordinator, Cyprus Ministry of Health
11:45 – 12:00 The European code against cancer, Dr. Charalambos Hatzigeorgiou, Pediatrician, Research and Educational Institute of Child Health, Nicosia, Cyprus
12:00 – 12:15 CHILDREN_FIRST cohort study in Thessaloniki schools “through parents’ and teachers’ eyes”, Dr. Zoi Tsimtsiou, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
12:15 – 12:30 Children’s health in Cyprus through the lenses of IDEFICS/iFamily cohort studies, Dr. Michael Tornaritis, Director, Research and Educational Institute of Child Health, Nicosia, Cyprus
12:30 – 12:45 The CHILDREN_FIRST Cypriot Children’s Health and Environment Observatory, Mrs. Georgia Soursou, Research Associate/Special Scientist, Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, Cyprus University of Technology
12:45 – 13:00 Discussion & questions
13:00 – 14:15 Light lunch
Part C (presented in English)
14:30 – 16:30
This part of oral presentations will be technically focused on presentations by key collaborators from around Europe presenting their findings on children’s health and school health services.
Chair: Dr. Andrie Panayiotou, Associate Professor, Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Keynote Speech
14:30 – 15:00 Children and the exposome, Dr. Peter van den Hazel, INCHES – International Network on Children’s Health, Environment and Safety, The Netherlands
Part C
15:15 – 15:35 The COSI program in Cyprus, Mrs. Eliza Markidou, Senior Clinical Dietician, Nutrition Unit Coordinator, Cyprus Ministry of Health
15:35 – 16:00 EU Mission Climate Neutral and Smart Limassol by 2030 and the Lc3 project: a stepping stone for a cooler city with healthy schools, Mrs. Penelope Vasquez-Hadjilyra, Project Coordinator, Core Transition Team for Climate Neutrality of Limassol Municipality, Cyprus
16:00– 16:20 Impact of summer heat on children’s physiological responses during football training, Mr. Malte Satow, Institute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany
16:20 – 16:30 Discussion & questions
October 09, 2024
Part A (In English)
Chair: Dr. Peter van den Hazel, INCHES – International Networks on children’s health, environment and safety, The Netherlands
09:00 – 09:15 The Azrieli National Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Research – Recent findings and future goals, Dr. Idan Menashe, Professor, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Community Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
09:15 – 09:30 Social media & smartphones: threats to child & adolescent health (and public health solutions), Mrs. Karin Boode, Strategic Youth Policy Adviser, Youth Department, National Association of Regional Public Health Services, Netherlands
09:30 – 09:45 Volatile organic compounds in children saliva, Dr Agapios Agapiou, Assistant Professor, University of Cyprus
09:45 – 10:00 School health services – what is the role of the government? Dr. Itamar Grotto, Professor, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
10:00 – 10:15 The impact of personal listening and IT devices on Slovak adolescent lifestyles, Dr. Lubica Argalasova, Head of the Institute of Hygiene Faculty of Medicine Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
10:15 – 10:30 Discussion-Questions
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
Part B (In English)
Chair: Dr. Agapios Agapiou, Assistant Professor, University of Cyprus
11:00 – 11:15 Climate change and child health – What about the school setting? Dr. Stephan Boese-O’Reilly, Unit Leader “Global Environmental Health and Climate Change”, Institute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Germany
11:15 – 11:30 Climate change affects the cognitive ability of students, Dr. Mat Santamouris, Professor, School of Built Environment, University New South Wales, Sydney Australia
11:30 – 11:45 Growing up on a warmer planet, Dr. Leonidas Ioannou, Department of Automatics, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
11:45 – 12:00 Noise in school is really a health problem, Dr. Sonja Jeram, National Institute of Public Health, Ljubljana, Slovenia
12:00 – 12:15 Discussion-Questions
Part C
12:30 – 14:00 Roundtable discussion, moderated by Dr. Konstantinos C. Makris and Dr. Peter van den Hazel
This session aims to produce a brief on children’s health and the promotion of healthy schools. Current issues with children’s health in school settings are multifaceted, involving physical, mental, and social dimensions. These issues require a collaborative approach involving educators, healthcare providers, parents, policymakers, and the community to create a supportive and healthy environment for children in schools.
We are committed to produce a policy brief addressing key issues and potential recommendations to create healthier and more supportive environments to improve children’s health, well-being and development.