Unicef Gulf Area Office, the Ministry of Education (MoE), Ministry of Health (MoH) and SEHA Ambulatory Health Services collectively organised the final day evaluation workshop at the MoH. 

 

The aim of this workshop was to obtain feedback from participating nurses and health coordinators on the implementation and delivery of health education-using a skills-based approach, to students of the 18 selected government schools across the UAE. 

 

The next step of the Project is to finalise a health education training manual, and develop a plan of action to strengthen the delivery of health education sessions in the UAE. 

 

By using focus group discussion with health and education authorities, the nurses and student were able to gain a deeper and mutual understanding of the Project’s mission, as well as determine the requirements of the training manual. 

 

Hala Badri, Executive Vice President of Brand and Communications at du, said: “The findings of these exercises are invaluable for shaping the future of health education for our children. Being part of this groundbreaking initiative is in line with our commitment to encouraging better wellbeing across the UAE, through our Every Step Counts campaign. Establishing healthier habits amongst our nation’s children is way of spreading awareness throughout the community. By supporting the School Health Education project, we are seeding sustainable health trends that will truly benefit the UAE now and in the future.” 

 

Dr Ibrahim El Ziq, Unicef Gulf Area Office Representative, added: “The purpose of the programme is to increase students’ awareness on how to lead a healthy lifestyle by increasing the capacity of school health coordinators to deliver health education sessions using a skills-based approach. With our partners on the project, we aim to finalie the training manual and develop a policy plan to mainstream the programme a across all schools in the UAE.”

 

The School Health Education Project, aimed at increasing UAE school students’ awareness of how to lead a healthy lifestyle, was launched in December 2013 and ran for one school year across 18 government schools across the nation, with two in each of the emirates, Al Ain and the Western Province.

 

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