One of the objectives of this edition is aimed at younger awareness on the need to combat sedentary lifestyles and preventing alcohol, snuff and drugs.
More than 250 students from colleges and institutes Lorca.
The Councillor for Health in the City of Lorca, Maria del Carmen Ruiz, reported that the city council will develop during the days 7, 8 and 9 of this month, the ninth edition of the Fair Healthy Lorca.
Edil anticipated that programming has been scheduled to take place during these days pivots on three key issues such as incorporating healthy eating into our regular diet, increased physical activity and healthy habits purchasing behavior.
These three concepts have in turn a backbone which acts as a common line and the fact of having new prevention tools to combat one of the major health problems that are facing modern society the outstanding increase rates of overweight and obesity among the population.
Jódar Ruiz said that the IX Fair Healthy Lorca, which will be held in the Plaza del Calderon, will have a total of 20 exhibitors from various commercial firms, health, sports and oenegés the municipality.
The exhibition enabled will host workshops on healthy eating, with the celebration of healthy breakfasts to be attended by students from 3rd kindergarten, and a workshop called "Kitchen to Be Happy", in which the making of a healthy menu is displayed by the renowned maestro Fernando Ruzafa
The IX Fair Healthy Lorca include preventive measures against drug abuse with the participation of students of 2nd ESO, who will have the opportunity to know the harmful effects of alcohol on road safety and decrease producing driving.
To do this they will have glasses that simulate the effects against driving and capacity caused by the intake of such beverages.
The Councillor for Health has anticipated that as a habit to combat physical inactivity, are to perform different sessions outdoor sports activities, as will be the case of Cross Fit, Zumba and GAP (buttocks, abdomen and legs).
Additional exhibitions are on view kyokushin karate WKB
Lorquinas oenegés who will participate in the fair thanks to the sale of exhibitors by the Department of Health are the Association of Transplanted, Asdifilor, Spanish Association Against Cancer, Alzheimer Lorca, ADILOR, EEA III, Parkinson, Lorca Biciudad and endometriosis.
The Councillor for Health has predicted that thanks to the involvement of the exhibitors who will gather in this edition, all citizens who wish to have the opportunity to various health tests as measured pressure, blood sugar (glucose) made, lung capacity (spirometry), test ovarian reserve, nutritional counseling, endometriosis and levels of hearing and vision, introduction to CPR and use and management of semiautomatic defibrillators, rapid determination of blood group, hearing screening test, adapted vehicles , body mass index, informative consultation nursing, nutritional medicine, podiatry and pelvic floor physiotherapy, skin diagnosis, determination of skin phototype, cholesterol and hair analysis, among others.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca