Opening of the “Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity Training Project for Adolescents during the Covid-19 Pandemic” Held on 05–14 February 2021

The “Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity Training Project for Adolescents during the Covid-19 Pandemic”, supported by the Ankara Development Agency, conducted by Ankara 29 Mayıs State Hospital and provided with technical support by Ankara Medipol University, was held via distance learning on Microsoft Teams on 5, 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14 February 2021 (6 days). Thirty participants selected from hospitals affiliated with the Ankara Provincial Health Directorate and from various schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education were awarded certificates.

At the opening of the project, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dilek DÜLGER, Chief Physician of 29 Mayıs Hospital; Prof. Dr. Nevin ŞANLIER, Vice Rector of Ankara Medipol University; Prof. Dr. Ahmet Zeki ŞENGİL, Rector of Ankara Medipol University; and Assist. Prof. Eyüp SARI, Head of Etlik Public Hospital Services at the Ankara Provincial Health Directorate, stressed the need to learn healthy and proper nutrition from infancy, emphasizing the importance of adequate, balanced and healthy nutrition and of being physically active, as well as the necessity of exercise. Rector of Ankara Medipol University Prof. Dr. Ahmet Zeki ŞENGİL also stated that the project created added value in the field of training and that they were pleased to be part of it. He added that Ankara Medipol University would always support such projects and extended his thanks to all the institutions and organizations that provided support, particularly the Ankara Development Agency.