The initiative ‘Great celebration for exercise and nutrition»He stopped in Thessaloniki, turning the Velideio Conference Center into a living center of action and healthy life.

The Ministry of Health’s initiative, in cooperation with UNICEF, continues dynamically, in the context of national action against childhood obesity and the national recovery and resilience plan “Greece 2.0”, with the funding of the European Union – Nextgenerationeu.

Thessaloniki was the 6th Station of the “Great Celebration for Exercise and Nutrition”, which took place on Saturday, March 22 with the presence of Deputy Minister of Health Irene Agapidakis, who welcomed at the event hundreds of families and children of all ages.

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“Childhood obesity is a challenge we can face together, enhancing information, education and action. The big celebration for exercise and nutrition is an invitation to everyone: to make healthy life fun, to fill our family moments with movement and balanced dietary choices. We are glad to see so many families enthusiastically participating and looking forward to continuing our journey throughout Greece!“, Deputy Minister of Health Irene Agapidakis noted.
The event was attended by the Deputy Minister of Interior on Macedonia-Thrace Costas Gioulekas, Deputy Minister of Health Dimitris Vartzopoulos, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Security Anna Efthimiou, as well as ND MPs: Nefeli Simopoulos (1st Thessaloniki), Theodoros Karaoglou (2nd Thessaloniki) and Theofanis Papas (II Thessaloniki). Also present were the Commander and Deputy Commander of the 3rd Health District (Ministry of Health), Dimitris Tsalikakis and Michalis Koupkas respectively, as well as representatives of the Local Government