General health workshop

• The duration of the workshop was two hours
• Miss Lina Jaalouk was the trainer of two groups; the first attended the first morning session from ten till twelve and the other attended the second morning session from twelve till two in the afternoon.

The workshop aimed at introducing the participants to the basic principals of general health and proper nutrition especially in the context of children. Issues like the personal hygiene of a baby in order to protect the baby from diseases were discussed. The workshop also dealt with ecological cleanliness, the role of the five senses, the relationship of the child with its body and organs and how to protect the body from diseases caused by bacteria. The issues of oral hygiene and the necessity of taking care of children’s teeth were presented. How to avoid house accidents like the consumption of poisonous material and children playing with dangerous material was discussed.