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3rd Healthy Seixal Forum

The 3rd Healthy Seixal Forum was held on April 7-8th 2003 at the Quinta Valenciana in Fernão Ferro. The number of participants exceeded all expectations, since it included around 470 people representing 105 institutions: public and private health services; health services users commissions; elderly associations; schools, kindergartens and other educational institutions; universities; support institutions for children, young people and women victims of violence; associations for the hearing impaired, disabled people, environment, youth, sports, culture and recreation, ethnical minorities, social services, employment and training; political parties; trade unions; parish centres; municipalities from the Portuguese Healthy Cities Network; civil security and protection services; autarchies.

The conclusions from each Forum make up important guidelines for the development of the Project.

The goals for this Forum were the promotion and evaluation of the work developed within the Healthy Seixal Project while the Health Development Plan was in force (1998 – 2002), the promotion and discussion among participants on the new Health Development Plan for the next five years (2003 – 2007), the reinforcement of the partnership network, and the promotion and development of municipal structures, along with the celebration of World Health Day on April 7th.

The Theme Panels reflected the priorities established for 2003, namely:

1. “School Success”
2. “Social Equity – Positive Methodologies”
3. “Urban Environment Quality”
4. “Healthy Behaviour in City Life”
5. “Community Participation in Health Promotion”
6. “Promoting Health in the Workplace”

The documentation handed to the participants includes the publications “Seixal Saudável: Avaliação de um Percurso” (Healthy Seixal – Evaluation of the Course) and “Projectos de Promoção e de Desenvolvimento da Saúde do Município do Seixal” (Health Development and Promotion Projects for the Municipality of Seixal), the "Programa de Formação Seixal Saudável” (Healthy Seixal Training Program) leaflet and communications from the various lecturers.

There was also an intervention by Dr. Agis Tsouros (responsible for the Healthy Cities Project in the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe), in which he talked about this Project, its development in the national and international fields, namely the work developed by the Municipality of Seixal, and its contribution to the European Healthy Cities Network.

At the end of the Meeting the play “O Comboio da Paródia” was presented by the senior citizens of the Seixal Associations, a moment for humour, good spirits and “magic” - essential ingredients to the promotion of a healthy life.

In a general way, important steps have been taken to reinforce Project partnership, and some of the institutions there manifested their interest in being a part of the Project.

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