At the kick-off meeting of the European program “Health4EUkids” that took place on Tuesday morning in Athens, the Chairman of the 6th Health Administration, Yannis Karvelis, spoke.

The 6th Health Administration, in collaboration with the University of Patras and scientifically responsible the professor of hygiene Dr. Apostolos Vantarakis, actively participates in the Health4EUKids project for its implementation in the Greek health system. It has also taken on European level the coordination with the other participants. Yannis Karvelis: “Our goal is optimal conditions for a healthy environment for our children”. “The goal of the program is to identify those causes that create problems for our children and to create the best conditions for them to live in an accessible environment and at the same time to avoid this scourge called obesity”. Adding the following: “For this purpose, the National Health System cannot have direct intervention through European programs and I think that useful conclusions will be drawn that will help to avoid this problem. At the same time, we will try to take part in other programs related to public health”, Mr. Karvelis said, among other things, in his speech. Health4EUkids The project “Health4EUkids” is a joint action of the EU4Health European program funded by HaDEA. It has a three-year duration with the participation of 12 European countries and a total of 22 agencies, for the implementation of good practices and results of research on Healthy Lifestyles for child obesity. Specifically, the οbjective of the “Health4EUkids” project will be the implementation of good practices, namely GRÜNAU MOVES (developed in Germany) and Smart Families (developed in Finland) which concern child obesity and the healthy eating habits of children and adolescents as well as support of their families and health personnel. The aim of the program is, through the implementation of actions in the community for the implementation of best practices, the development of health policies and their implementation.   Participants The “Health4EUkids” project consists of 12 countries (12 beneficiaries and 10 affiliated entities) from the health sector and academia that contribute with different backgrounds, expertise and know-how to the achievement of the project’s objectives.   List of Participants

N°	Role	Short name	Legal name	Ctry
1	COO	6th HEALTH ADM	DIOIKISI 6IS YGEIONOMIKIS PERIFEREIAS PELOPONNISOU IONION NYSON IPEIROU KAI DYTIKIS ELLADAS	EL
1.1	AE	UPAT	PANEPISTIMIO PATRON – UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS	EL
2	BEN	Sciensano	SCIENSANO	BE
3	BEN	NNK	NEMZETI NEPEGESZSEGUGYI KOZPONT – NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE	HU
4	BEN	ISS	ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA	IT
5	BEN	KVSB	KAUNO MIESTO SAVIVALDYBES VISUOMENES SVEIKATOS BIURAS – PUBLIC HEALTH BUREAU OF KAUNAS MUNICIPALITY	LT
6	BEN	MFH	MINISTRY FOR HEALTH – GOVERNMENT OF MALTA	MT
7	BEN	NFZ	NARODOWY FUNDUSZ ZDROWIA – NATIONAL HEALTH FUND	PL
7.1	AE	SUM	SLASKI UNIWERSYTET MEDYCZNY W KATOWICACH – MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA IN KATOWICE	PL
8	BEN	NIJZ	NACIONALNI INSTITUT ZA JAVNO ZDRAVJE – NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH	SI
9	BEN	THL	TERVEYDEN JA HYVINVOINNIN LAITOS – FINNISH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE	FI
9.1	AE	FHA	SUOMEN SYDANLIITO RY	FI
10	BEN	FISABIO	FUNDACION PARA EL FOMENTO DE LA INVESTIGACION SANITARIA Y BIOMEDICA DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA	ES
10.1	AE	FPS and SAS	FUNDACION PUBLICA ANDALUZA PROGRESSO Y SALUD M.P. and SERVICIO ANDALUZ DE SALUD	ES
10.2	AE	IdISBa	FUNDACIO INSTITUT D’INVESTIGACIO SANITARIA ILLES BALEARS	ES
10.3	AE	CSG	CONSELLERIA DE SANIDADE DE GALICIA	ES
10.4	AE	IDIVAL	FUNDACION INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACION MARQUES DE VALDECILLA	ES
10.5	AE	EASP	ESCUELA ANDALUZA DE SALUD PUBLICA SA	ES
10.6	AE	KRONIKGUNE	KRONIKGUNE HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH INSTITUTE	ES
10.7	AE	ISCIII	INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III	ES
11	BEN	MS	MINISTERIO DA SAUDE – REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA	PT
12	BEN	CIPH