Public health workgroup
The Public Health workgroup covers a very wide field — our aim is to teach people of every age to make healthy choices and to be attentive to their own health and that of those around them. We have therefore aimed our activities at different age groups, with projects suited to kindergarten children and to people of more advanced years alike. The shared wish of the group’s members is that the world’s most health-aware and happiest people should live in Estonia, and we work towards that together every day.
For the youngest in the family we offer the Teddy Bear Hospital, visiting kindergartens or the children’s clinic to get to know the work of a doctor together through play. The mental health project is aimed at schoolchildren: students who have completed the necessary training discuss mental health with young people. The Drugs Crash Course, which took flight at the student days, is also heading into schools.
Lecturers on the vaccination project give talks mainly at antenatal classes, to support expectant parents through that head-spinning period.
Alongside its projects, the workgroup also pays attention to health indicator screening. Its largest event is Diabetes Day, when we measure blood sugar free of charge for anyone who wants it, in shopping centres across Estonia.
Workgroup services: Teddy Bear Hospital, mental health lecture, vaccination lecture, health indicator measurement.
How to join? Get in touch with the workgroup lead: npo@eays.ee
Major events
Diabetes Day
14 November is known worldwide as Diabetes Day, focused on raising awareness of diabetes. Many health organisations and medical societies contribute to public awareness of the disease and to blood sugar monitoring through free public measurements. The EAÜS Public Health workgroup has been doing so since 2011 in shopping centres across Estonia.
The event is preceded by training for medical students, summarising the nature and problems of diabetes and giving practical instruction in using glucometers. At this annual charity event close to a hundred medical students, from the first year to the sixth, sharpen their glucometer technique, communication and counselling skills and gain valuable experience.
In 2020, because of the epidemiological situation, a website was created in place of the Diabetes Day event, carrying useful information and interesting personal accounts.
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