Students of the Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences at the Arab Gulf University organized an awareness campaign for school students about the dangers of obesity, with the approaching conference of the Arab Gulf University conference, which will be held under the slogan “Addressing the obesity epidemic: visions of a healthier future” next May in the presence of His Excellency the team, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Health.
The campaign, which was supervised by the consultant of internal medicine, endocrinology, diabetes and obesity, Dr. Shaima Al -Nashash, comes within the framework of the Arab Gulf University’s community initiative aimed at enhancing health awareness, as the campaign included providing interactive lectures that highlighted obesity, and its most prominent causes and health complications, as well as reviewing the means of prevention and early treatment, and the sessions were characterized by remarkable interaction from the participating students who showed Interest in discussing healthy lifestyles, proper nutrition and the importance of physical activity.
In the same context, the medical team consisting of students of the fourth and fifth year conducted health examinations that included measuring length and weight, calculating the BMI (BMI), and measuring blood pressure, with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of periodic health follow -up and monitoring vital indicators of public health.
Dr. Shaima Al -Nashashoubi said: “These initiatives represent an important step in consolidating the concepts of health protection for emerging generations, and obesity is one of the most prominent health challenges in our world today, and it is necessary to confront them with early education and societal awareness,” stressing that the College of Medicine and Health Sciences is proud of its community students in the field, where male and female students are not satisfied with receiving knowledge, but rather they seek to employ society, They are always distinguished. “
For their part, students participating in the campaign emphasized the richness and wealth of the experience at the human and professional levels, stressing the need of school students for this kind of awareness, especially in light of the wrong food patterns and lack of physical activity, explaining that the campaign was an opportunity to directly interact with a age group that needs practical guidance in an interesting, simplified and understandable way.
