Promoting Youth Health: Preventive Measures
Professionals from the «Youth-Friendly Clinic» of the Primary Health Care Center No. 2 continue their outreach efforts aimed at educating young people and promoting health preservation.
This week, as part of the Student Union Activists School at the Odesa National University named after I.I. Mechnikov, interactive group sessions were held to discuss HIV prevention and other socially significant diseases, smoking cessation, alcohol abuse, and the cultivation of safe behaviors. At the end of the training, participants created posters focused on a healthy lifestyle.
«Today, we must take steps to nurture a healthy youth, as they are the future of our country. At the onset of adulthood, it is crucial to receive the right guidance and learn to take responsibility for one's health,» emphasized the head of the «Youth-Friendly Clinic», Lyudmila Kucherенко.
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The «Youth-Friendly Clinic» of PHC Center No. 2 is located at: 77 Bazarnaya Street, open Monday to Friday, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Phone: (048) 705 87 04.
Teenagers and young adults are welcome to visit the clinic for consultations with a family doctor, dermatologist, gynecologist, ophthalmologist, ENT specialist, to undergo free, confidential, and anonymous testing for HIV and viral hepatitis, as well as to receive psychological support and life skills advice from experienced professionals.
