As part of the \u2018Healthy Children 2021\u2019 campaign, the National Campaign Task Force will organize a variety of activities in Dubai Mall for three days starting from Thursday, April 16. These activities, focused on children\u2019s health, are aimed at raising awareness about embracing healthy lifestyle, and encouraging children to take up physical activities.<\/p>\n
An innovative stand will be set at Dubai Mall to host a variety of activities for children and their families as well as visitors. The national campaign aims to reduce obesity levels in children to 12 per cent by 2021.<\/p>\n
The stand at Dubai Mall allows children and their families to take photos and publish them on their personal accounts on social media channels. In addition, sports trainers and dietician consultants will be at hand to provide children useful sports and health tips, and conduct free medical tests. The stand will provide visitors and their children pedometers to measure the number of steps they take in Dubai Mall, and offer an opportunity to win prizes at \u2018Twitter Exercise Bike\u2019 contest with the results published on the contestants\u2019 Twitter accounts.<\/p>\n
During the second day, a walkathon will be organised in the presence of officials and their families, some social media influencers, schoolchildren as well as government and private sector employees. The\u00a0 walkathon\u00a0 participants will take 2021 steps in the mall as an expression of their support for the national campaign. The march will be promoted across all social media channels to encourage families and children to walk more, creating community engagement and spreading health tips through hashtag (#2021steps).<\/p>\n
Dr. Hussein Al Rand, Chairperson of the \u2018Healthy Children 2021\u2019 Task Force, said the activities at Dubai Mall will mark the conclusion of the three-month phase of the national campaign, which included a communication campaign and educational events that witnessed huge participation from various government entities and the private sector. The campaign is expected to be re-launched after evaluating the results.\u00a0 Dr. Al Rand urged members of the community to participate in the events, which will take place at the Dubai Mall to promote the health of children in the UAE.
\nUpcoming events of the national campaign are posted on social media platforms on Twitter, Instagram and Youtube: \u2018npgc2021\u2019 or websites: <http:\/\/www.healthychildren2021.ae>www.healthychildren2021.ae and <http:\/\/www.npgc2021.ae>www.npgc2021.ae<\/p>\n
The national campaign \u2018Healthy Children 2021\u2019 is one of the main pillars of the National Programme for Government Communication (NPGC) that is guided by the National Agenda and UAE Vision 2021. It has a dedicated pillar to address obesity among children in the UAE and aims to foster efforts to promote healthy lifestyles in the UAE community.<\/p>\n
A dedicated team from various federal and local authorities oversees the \u2018Healthy Children 2021\u2019 campaign in coordination with the private sector. The team is headed by the Ministry of Health and the membership of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Social Affairs, General Authority for Youth and Sports, Dubai Health Authority, Health Authority – Abu Dhabi, in addition to membership of Government Communication Office of the cabinet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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