Youth Health sessions on student health and lifestyle under quarantine
The Philippines is the 10th country in the world and the 1st in Southeast Asia to launch Kids and Diabetes in Schools (KiDS). Co-created by Sanofi and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and other partners, the program aims to raise awareness about diabetes management in schools and to educate and better promote healthy lifestyles among Filipino students. The program is operating in primary educational institutions across countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, Hungary, India, Japan, Pakistan, Poland, and the United Arab Emirates.
In the Philippines, over 500 schools, 3000 teachers and 2000 students participated in the KiDS webinars on student health under quarantine.
“I learned so much about chronic diseases during the execution of our campaign — from the symptoms, to how to control or prevent its development,” said one of the student representatives of Bagong Silang Elementary School as part of their video presentation. We promise to continue our work as Youth Health Patrollers of ANHS Annex.”
In the KiDS sessions, the students were encouraged to join Youth Health Patrol, a youth-driven social media campaign facilitated by Sanofi Philippines with the support of the Department of Education (DepEd), the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P), and Alalay sa Pamilya at Bayan Foundation.
Out of the participating schools, Bagong Silang National High School and Aplaya National High School won the Youth Health Patrol Awards in the Grades 4-6 and Grade 7-12 category.
Other speakers during the awarding include DepEd representatives Undersecretary Diosdado San Antionio and Assistant Regional Director of NCR, Dr. Carlito Rocafort, who both shared the importance of access to education as students continue their online schooling and blended learning schemes. Through KiDS and Youth Health Patrol, we’ll be able to create an enabling environment that empowers the students to adopt healthier and conscious lifestyles and educate them on the prevention and management of diabetes.
