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CPRK.GROUP
🌍 Strategic Partnerships
🏥 Public Health
2020–2021 Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
PrePOD: Personalized approaches to obesity and diabetes prevention
Cross-border Romanian-Ukrainian program for obtaining and disseminating health knowledge - population screening for risks of obesity and type 2 diabetes, training of family doctors and exchange of scientific experience between the two countries.
DURATION
18 months
GRANT
2SOFT/4.1/56
BUDGET
€329,200
COUNTRIES
Ukraine Romania
Context
On June 16, 2020, the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University (PNU) launched the implementation of a cross-border project to obtain and disseminate knowledge about health - a program to prevent obesity and diabetes among the population of the border regions of Romania and Ukraine.
€329,200
Total project budget
90%
10%
€296,280 — contribution from the Romania-Ukraine Joint Operational Programme 2014 –2020
€32,920 — co-financing from both partners
Project coordination
UKRAINE
Prof. Volodymyr Lushchak
Head of the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, PNU, Ivano-Frankivsk
ROMANIA
Prof. Mihai Covasa
Head of the Department of Health and Human Development, Stefan cel Mare University, Suceava
The Ukrainian project team was composed of specialists from the Precarpathian National University and the Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University.
Project goal
On June 16, 2020, the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University (PNU) launched the implementation of a cross-border project to obtain and disseminate knowledge about health - a program to prevent obesity and diabetes among the population of the border regions of Romania and Ukraine.
Project objectives
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Screening adults and children to identify risks of overweight, obesity or diabetes and providing integrative individualized prevention tools.
02
Assessing the current medical practices of family physicians and training primary care providers in preventive approaches and effective nutrition counseling.
03
Intensification of cooperation between Romanian and Ukrainian healthcare professionals - scientific understanding of the situation, joint science-based solutions, exchange visits and trainings for teachers, staff and students.
Target groups
Direct target groups
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Urban and rural adult and school-age population of Suceava county and Ivano-Frankivsk region with risk or presence of obesity and diabetes
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Family health workers — involved in nutritional counseling in primary care settings
Indirect target groups
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Teachers and researchers from both universities
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Technical personnel involved in the project implementation
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Students participating in exchange programs and trainings
MANDATORY DONOR WARNING
The project is funded by the European Union. The Romania-Ukraine Joint Operational Programme 2014-2020 is funded by the European Union through the European Neighbourhood Instrument and co-financed by the countries participating in the Programme.
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