Gasol Foundation and United Way Foundation join to promote healthy habits among vulnerable children

Gasol Foundation and United Way Foundation join to promote healthy habits among vulnerable children

 

 

 


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Children of the C.A.J.E. –Collective of Action for the Game and Education – of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) and their families participate in the SAFALÍN project for the promotion of child health of the Gasol Foundation

From now on the impact of the Gasol Foundation –entity founded by the brothers Pau and Marc Gasol dedicated to the fight against child obesity – and the Foundation United Way – non-profit entity that leads, designs and coordinates social projects that involve all members of a community to improve the lives of vulnerable groups – will be greater, thus improving the health of children and families at risk of social exclusion, promoting sustainable long-term changes.

The alliance between the two organizations will effectively lead resources to the activities and programs of promoting healthy living habits of the Gasol Foundation, which is a step forward for United Way in Spain in its mission of assistance to the collectives in a disadvantaged situation in the field of health.

The collaboration between the Gasol Foundation and United Way has already paid its first fruits: the program is being implemented SAFALÍN (Health – Family – Children) at the C.A.J.E. Collective. –Collective of Action for the Game and Education of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) – where 26 children and their families (20 adults) participate in workshops to promote healthy habits.

Objective: to reduce social inequalities in health

The goal of the United Way Foundation is to improve the lives of people in vulnerable situations, through projects in the three key areas to measure human progress according to the UN: education, health and employability. To do this, design, lead and coordinate projects with companies, volunteers, entities, institutions and individuals to carry out social projectslike the Gasol Foundation. Todo sobre Apple, Mac e Iphone

In this sense, the vision of both entities is perfectly aligned, as the foundation of the Pau and Marc Gasol brothers has been working since 2013 to reduce the figures of childhood obesity in Spain and the United States by fostering healthy lifestyles among children and families in Spain. socio-economic vulnerabilitythe incidence of this silent pandemic is greater among this group. This is demonstrated by studies, such as the one recently conducted by the Gasol Foundation, according to which the probability of presenting obesity among children of lower socio-economic status It's 2.5 times older that among the most favored population.In addition, according to the new data revealed by the foundation, this reality becomes even worse when it is spoken of severe obesity; in this case the probability is up to 6 times greater.

United & Healthy, a project that starts with the Gasol Foundation
The partnership between the Gasol Foundation and the United Way Foundation is a long-term project, as stated by Cristina Ribes, Executive Director of Gasol Foundation Europe“To reduce the numbers of children’s obesity in our country it is necessary to involve all social actors. That is why this partnership with United Way is so important: it will facilitate companies, institutions and people to support our mission “Cero Obesidad Infantil. ’

The United " Healthy " initiative aims to improve the health habits of vulnerable groups. The United Way partnership with Gasol Foundation for this project responds to the need for children from vulnerable groups, as well as their families, to have access to knowledge that will help them improve their diet and to know the importance of sleep hours, physical activity and emotional well-being to care for their health.

The Gasol Foundation's working methodology and the collaboration of volunteers, which will lead the United Way Foundation, will make it possible to extend the scope of their actions to many more children and families.

Gasol Foundation and United Way Foundation join to promote healthy habits among vulnerable children

Gasol Foundation and United Way Foundation join to promote healthy habits among vulnerable children

Children of the C.A.J.E. –Collective of Action for the Game and Education – of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) and their families participate in the SAFALÍN p

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2023-04-11

 

Gasol Foundation and United Way Foundation join to promote healthy habits among vulnerable children
Gasol Foundation and United Way Foundation join to promote healthy habits among vulnerable children

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