10th International Course on Physical Activity and Public Health: Move for Health
(2nd Course of the CARMEN School in Guatemala: Antigua, 13–16 November 2007)
Agenda (PDF, 101 Kb)
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- Noncommunicable Disease Unit
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- Chronic Diseases
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- Move for Health Initiative
Collaborative training activity held within the framework of the WHO Initiative Move for Health
This was the second CARMEN School course to be held in Guatemala, dedicated to the topic on Physical Activity and Public Health, in accordance with the WHO global program Move for Health. The course gathered participants from various health districts (Xela and Guatemala City) of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance, (MSPAS), as well as from several universities (Marro, Galileo, del Valle, Rafael Landívar, San Carlos) and municipalities, e.g. various CARMEN demonstration areas (Mixco, Villa Nueva, and Guatemala City), nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the area of diabetes and heart health, and the private sector.
PAHO wishes to acknowledge the fine level of support provided by the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance of Guatemala, especially Dr. Judith Cruz.
Instructors were from PAHO Headquarters (Branka Legetic of the Noncommunicable Disease Unit), PAHO-Guatemala (Maggie Fisher), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, represented by Mike Pratt), the University of Tennessee (Gregory Heath), and the Physical Activity Network of the Americas (RAFA/PANA, represented by Victor and Sandra Matsudo).
Physical activity was presented as a protective factor for health against chronic diseases. Considered as the main policy documents to follow were the WHO Diet and Physical Activity Strategy (DPAS) and the PAHO Regional Strategy on an Integrated Approach to the Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases Including Diet, Physical Activity, and Health. The aspects of urban planning and social and individual responsibility were discussed, as well as tools for monitoring and evaluating physical activity (PA). A session was also held on planning PA projects.
For more information, see the agenda.