SI! Program

The children who participated in the intervention improved significantly more than those in the control group in terms of knowledge, attitudes, and habits related to cardiovascular health, with the greatest differences being found in the physical activity component. After 3 courses, favorable differences were found in the boys and girls who received the educational program in obesity indicators directly related to cardiovascular health, such as body mass index or waist circumference.

 

Fifty-Action

Because the program will give you ideas and approaches to develop skills that will help you towards your autonomy, and that will be tailored to your lifestyle. Because it is a crucial time to ensure the basics of good nutrition and ensure that they are carried out. Also to encourage active recreational activities to avoid overexposure to screens and the consumption of toxic substances.

 

Fifty-Fifty

After one year of intervention, 67% of participants in the intervention group improved in some of the 5 cardiovascular risk factors. Almost half reported a reduction in tobacco use and 46% of participants increased their physical activity.

 

Fifty-Plus

Because it is a crucial time to raise awareness of the physical changes that our body will experience due to age and to promote leisure and sports activities to avoid sedentary lifestyles. It is also a time to learn how to fill our time with activities that will benefit our health and that of our loved ones.

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SI! Program

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HYPOTHESIS

“Acquiring healthy habits from childhood reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and improves the quality of life in adulthood”.

The SI! Total Health Program is an intervention carried out in schools and is designed to improve knowledge, attitudes and habits in four areas: healthy eating, active living, care of the body and heart, and protection against tobacco and other addictions. The SI! Program covers the pre-school (3-6 years old), primary (6-12 years old) and secondary (12-16 years old) educational stages, and includes an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program.

Given that eating and physical activity habits are established at a very young age, schools are essential for promoting healthy habits and establishing protective factors with respect to addictive substances in children and adolescents.

The results obtained with the study of the SI! Program in early childhood education show that it is an effective and feasible strategy to improve eating habits and physical activity among preschool children. It also has an impact on obesity indicators directly related to cardiovascular health. (Peñalvo, J.L.; Fuster, V.; et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015; 66:1525-34)

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Programs

HYPOTHESIS

“Training adults in healthy lifestyle knowledge, skills and attitudes among peers will improve their cardiovascular health habits and self-management of risk factors”.

Our programs

  • They are divided into age groups to adapt the workshops, group sessions and activities to the needs of each stage of life.
  • They enable participants to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
  • They promote initiatives and activities online and through social networks.
  • They have an annual cycle of activities.

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  • During the first year, the focus is on improving individual health through workshops. Most of the workshops will be presented in an online format and others in person at locations in the town of Cardona.
  • During the second year, the focus is on peer support. Peer-to-peer support groups will be formed to receive help from health experts.
  • From the third year onwards, the aim is to continue improving health and maintain the changes achieved, with the support of the peer-to-peer group.
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FIFTY-ACTION: 17 – 24 years old

Because the program will give you ideas and suggestions to enhance skills that will help you achieve autonomy, and that are adapted to your lifestyle.

Because it is a crucial moment to become aware of the basics of good nutrition and to promote active and healthy leisure.

Because it’s your time! Decide how you want your life to be. Take advantage of a place that you can share with friends to talk, experiment and have fun.

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FIFTY-FIFTY: 25 – 50 years old

Because we have scientifically proven data on the positive impact that this program has had on the population and now that we know that, with the help of the group, the public can substantially improve their health habits.

Because it is a crucial moment to rectify bad habits acquired in nutrition and to obtain tools that allow us to manage time and stress and lead an active life.

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FIFTY-PLUS I: 51 – 66 years old

Because, often, we do not feel the vitality we had a few years ago and, sometimes, reaching retirement with joy and good health can become an obstacle course.

Because it is a crucial time to become aware of the physical changes that our body will experience due to age and to promote leisure and sports activities to avoid sedentary lifestyles.

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FIFTY-PLUS II: 67 years old and over

Because with retirement comes a new opportunity to enjoy life as well as the need to take care of our bodies now more than ever.

Because it is a crucial moment to learn how to spend our time doing activities that benefit our health and the health of our loved ones.

FIFTY-ACTION

17 – 24 years old

FIFTY-FIFTY

25 – 50 years old

FIFTY-PLUS

over 50 years old

People who participated in the Fifty-Fifty program significantly improved their cardiovascular health index (Fuster-BEWAT), which measures blood pressure, amount of physical exercise done, weight, diet, and tobacco consumption. (Gómez-Pardo, E.; Fuster, V.; et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016; 67:476–85)