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Strategy that seeks to instill healthy habits begins a process of replica and expansion to the military education systemWith the objective of expanding the implementation of the Educational Strategy Seeds of Cancer Prevention in more educational institutions in the country, the National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases (INEN) and the Army of Peru held a working meeting at the headquarters of the INEN. The meeting allowed to share experiences, advances and delineate a road map for the expansion of the program, which for seven years has been successfully developed in the I.E Colonel Jose Joaquin Inclan.
The educational strategy Semillitas de la Prevention was created by INEN in 2015, when professionals from the health promotion department made talks in schools. However, these interventions would not be sustainable over time. Therefore, in order to find a cascade of knowledge in the educational community, in 2019, INEN professionals trained the teachers of the I.E Jose Joaquin Inclan. Thanks to this training, teachers, using their pedagogical knowledge, became pioneers in the implementation of the strategy. They incorporated their contents in all areas of the primary level, adapting them to the powers of the National Regular Basic Education curriculum. Thanks to their didactic approach, students not only learn to take care of their health, but also become agents of change within their families and communities.
During the meeting, Dr. Carlos Luque Vasquez, on behalf of the Institutional Chief of INEN, Dr. Francisco Berrospi Espinoza, highlighted the importance of inter -institutional work and reaffirmed the commitment of both entities to carry the program Seeds of prevention to more girls, boys and adolescents in the country. Educating our children in cancer prevention is the best investment for a healthier future, he said, underlining the need to sow a culture of health and prevention that lasts over time.
Likewise, Dr. Ricardo Diaz Romero, General Director of the INEN Cancer Control Directorate, presented the road map to replicate the program in the Army Educational Institutions. This includes three strategic actions: incorporating the strategy into the annual academic plan to guarantee its sustainability; Train the educational actors responsible for their implementation; and develop research that support future public policies in health and education.
For his part, Dr. Luis Alvarez Rodriguez, Executive Director of the INEN Health Promotion Department, highlighted the positive impact of the strategy on the integral training of schoolchildren as health promoters.
From the Army of Peru, Lieutenant Colonel Jhony Araujo Jimenez, a specialist in Education, detailed the organizational structure and the Head of Educational Support. In addition, he highlighted the signing of an investigation agreement to strengthen the project, in which five teachers currently participate in evaluation, research and development. The Inclan Military College has been designated as a leading institution to replicate the experience.
The meeting was attended by specialists in Education and Civil Personnel of the Army of Peru, as well as representatives of the INNN research, promotion and prevention areas.
