At the « Race for the Cure » the prevention (also) with child -friendly
The Race for the Cure also this year will host a child -friendly space inside the Health Village at the Circus Maximus. There are many activities for children, starting from the Kids for the Cure, the race for primary school children
Preventing is essential. Knows it well Komen Italiawhich for years has organized events throughout the boot, aimed at sensitizing women on the importance of screening. Flagship of the organizational machine by Komen is the Race for the Cure, it will be held in Rome from 8 to 11 May. The event unites sport, health, prevention and solidarity To support important awareness, scientific research, training and care of breast cancer projects throughout the country. The event this year turns 26 and for about 10 he dedicates a large space for children, to educate them to prevention from an early age.
Health Village: activities for children
Inside the Health Village, set up at the Circus Maximus, there will be a child -friendly health village, with many activities designed for the little ones. Starting from the Kids for the Cure, the marathon for children of the kindergartens and primary schools, which will be held on the morning of 8 and 9 May, in collaboration with the Department of the School of the Municipality of Rome, in which many Roman schools will participate, but in which individual children will also be able to enroll. Many the recreational-didactic activities For the kids of the secondary school of first and second degree. The collaboration with the Ministry of Culture will create the stand dedicated to the Colosseum Archaeological Park. The art of the heart, the first academy of artistic training to promote social inclusion, will organize Theater and dance workshops dedicated to children with and without disabilities. The little ones will also be able to participate in road safety courses. There will be the theme of environmental sustainability with Ama, the Roman municipalized for waste management, which will be present with workshops and initiatives, and the SS Lazio Plogging, an association that through sport aims to raise awareness of the boys on respect for public green. With the activity of Pompieropoli, by the firefighters, they will be able to learn how to prevent fires and how to behave in the event of free flames.
Prevention: why start with children
« The idea of involving children was born years ago, in response to a research that we conducted on the knowledge and habits of women compared to prevention – he explains Riccardo Masettifounder of Komen Italia -. A data made us particularly reflect. It emerged, in fact, that Many womenalthough aware of the importance of prevention, they did not undergo the screening exams for fear of discovering the disease. More than half of them preferred to put their heads in the sand. We know it is certainly more difficult to change habits to an adult than a child. That’s why we considered it important to start Talk about prevention to the little ones, promoting healthy lifestyles. Inside the village, children can abandon the mobile phones that keep them glued to the sofa for hours and devote themselves to numerous sports activities. Through the game we also want to understand how important it is to feed in a healthy way to overcome the problems of overweight and obesity, unfortunately growing between the childish population ».
Screening: involve children to get to mothers
« Involving children is an excellent opportunity to get to mothers, who within the health village can entrust children to educators and dedicate time to themselves to undergo free screening, » continues Masetti. Primary prevention is also scheduled for children. Thanks to the collaboration with the Order of Physiotherapists of Lazio They will be able to learn to prepare the school backpack and wear it correctly without overloading the back. With Federfarma they will learn the fundamental rules of oral hygiene and, thanks to the defense commission Vista, they will be able to carry out a Free eye examination. Also this year the presence of Treccani wants to focus attention on the importance of language. «We must put the word » tumor « , because it is still a lot of fear. Today, thanks to early diagnosis, in many cases it is possible to heal. It is therefore good to introduce A language that can break silence and embarrassment and replace them with sharing and closeness. What from 26 editions do our « women in pink », who have chosen not to hide, but face the breast cancer as protagonists. Talking and doing it in the right way is important not only for children, but also for mothers ».
