Mobility Against Obesity

The overall aim is to contribute to the reduction of health and psychological problems of young people due to obesity and reduce health expenditures.

The special aim is to decrease the rate of obesity by increasing capacities in terms of obesity knowledge, nutrition, physical activity.

Obesity is one of the most important health problems of developed and developing countries. Obesity is the fat body mass is increased over the desired of body weight as a result of excessive increase in the ratio of fat mass. It is a multi-cause disease such as the hereditary, behavioral, social, cultural and environmental factors associated with health, physical, psychological and economic problems. Increased level of education, increased cultural level and regular physical activity decrease obesity rate.

The special objective is to decrease the rate of obesity by increasing capacities 38 young people from 6 partner countries in terms of obesity knowledge, healthy nutrition, physical activity between 04/05/2019 - 11/05/2019, in Bursa/Turkey.

The project will be held on 7 participants 1 group leader from Turkey, while all other countries will take place with 5 participants and 1 group leader.

Application: https://goo.gl/kuqqCb

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Project overview

Mobility Against Obesity is a project by
Bursa Herkes Icın Spor Toplulugu
taking place
from 2019-02-01 till 2019-06-01
This project relates to:
Youth Exchanges
and is focusing on:
  • Health
  • Sports
This project can include young people with fewer opportunities like
  • Social obstacles
  • Economic obstacles
  • Disability
  • Educational difficulties
  • Cultural differences
  • Health problems
  • Geographical obstacles
Participation of obese youth is important for participants to understand real problems and to ensure social inclusion.

Short URL to this project:

http://otlas-project.salto-youth.net/10111

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