As part of its ongoing commitment to promoting children’s health and supporting preventative healthcare, the Health Education Department, under the Clinical Operations Directorate at the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), contributed to the Qatar Sports for All Federation (QSFA) Summer Programme by delivering a series of interactive health education sessions for children aged 7-12 years throughout July and August.
The sessions aim to promote healthy lifestyle behaviours and empower children to adopt sustainable healthy habits from an early age.
The sessions focused on key health promotion topics, including healthy nutrition, hydration, personal, hand and oral hygiene, physical activity, healthy sleep habits and emotional wellbeing.
Interactive presentations, practical demonstrations, educational games, quizzes, and group discussions were used to encourage children’s active participation, such as building a healthy plate, recognising healthier food choices, establishing a bedtime routine, learning simple breathing exercises for self-regulation, expressing gratitude, and identifying trusted adults for support.
These activities contributed to developing children’s healthy decision-making skills, strengthening self-confidence, reinforcing behaviours that support healthy growth, learning, and concentration, and enhancing physical, psychological, and social well-being.
Dr Maryam al-Emadi, the director of Clinical Operations and senior consultant in Family Medicine, emphasised that collaboration with community partners is one of the key pillars for promoting preventative healthcare.
She noted that the partnership with the Qatar Sports for All Federation reflects a shared commitment to empowering children with the knowledge and skills needed to establish healthy behaviours from an early age.
“We continue to create supportive community environments that promote health, wellbeing, and healthier future generations,” Dr al-Emadi said.
Dr Sarah Rashid Musa, the acting manager of the Health Education Department and Consultant Community Medicine, emphasised that this initiative contributes to achieving the objectives of Qatar National Vision 2030 through continued investment in human development and the promotion of community health.
It also supports the National Health Strategy 2024-30 and the PHCC Corporate Strategy 2024-30 by promoting health literacy, encouraging healthy behaviours, disease prevention, and empowering individuals and communities to maintain their health.
“Through interactive health education approaches, children were encouraged to recognise their own health behaviours, set simple health goals, monitor their progress using the Healthy Habit Tracker and involve their families in maintaining these habits,” Dr Musa said. “By providing practical skills, continuous encouragement, and enjoyable learning experiences, the programme aimed to build children’s confidence in making healthy choices and sustaining lifelong healthy habits that support children’s physical, mental and social wellbeing.”