This document summarizes the activities carried out by an education group in Portugal for the 2012-2013 school year as part of a Comenius project focused on health. The activities included oral hygiene sessions provided by a nurse, celebrating World Food Day by making a food pyramid and discussing healthy eating, raising awareness about non-smoking and World AIDS Day, starting a health education program, visiting a health center to discuss vaccinations and family planning, having students create posters and logos about healthy lifestyles, conducting a lab activity investigating microbes, and emphasizing daily hygiene practices to prevent disease.

1. DIREÇÃO REGIONAL DE EDUCAÇÃO DO ALENTEJO
AGRUPAMENTO DE ESCOLAS DO CONCELHO DE ALVITO
COMÉNIUS PROJECT
DON`T WORRY BE HEALTHY!

2. ACTIVITIES on
SCHOOL YEAR 2012/2013

3. ORAL HYGIENE
Sessions of oral hygiene, with distribution of toothbrushes and
toothpastes, by a nurse.

4. WORLD FOOD DAY CELEBRATION
16 th October
- Pyramid Food Construction

5. - We built the Food Wheel with real food

6. - Healthy menus preparation

7. - The map fruits and vegetables

8. - The healthy food and unhealthy food

9. - The importance of fruit

10. - Rules for healthy eating

11. - Lunchat the school cafeteria
 llustration of wipes to the cafeteria.

12. NON-SMOKING DAY CELEBRATION
 On November 17, students gave out bookmarks, brochures and fixed
an exhibition cigarette giant.

13. COMEMORAÇÃO DO DIA DE SÃO MARTINHO
 making nuts cookies

14. SEXUALITY
 Celebration of the AIDS World Day (December 1) by distributing
leaflets and bookmarks.

15. SEXUALITY
 Beginning of Program TAKE CARE OF YOU, developed by two
techniques of Local Health Centre (psychologist and nurse).

16. DISEASE PREVENTION
 Visit to the Alvito's Health Center - importance of vaccination and
family planning.

17. POSTER ABOUT HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

18. LOGO CONTEST ABOUT HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

19. LABORATORY ACTIVITY
FREE MICROBES IN THE CLASSROOM?!
We're going to investigate ...

20. - MAKING THE CULTURE INOCULATION…

21. - THE RESULTS!!

22. DAILY CARES IN ORDER TO PREVENT INFECTIONS
Good personal hygiene, clothing and footwear, our
homes, food and utensils.
Disinfect wounds, scrapes or blisters to prevent the
entry of microbes in our body.
Store food in refrigerator.

23. Having the updated vaccination record.
When coughing or sneezing use a tissue
or your elbow.
MAKE
EXERCISE!!!

24. THE COMÉNIUS CORNER