(ANSA) - ROME - Preserved!
Protect yourself!
Tan not sunburn!
These are some of the slogans launched by the 9 winning videos of the 'The sun as a friend' competition organized by the Italian Melanoma Intergroup (IMI) and defined by the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Ministry of Education.
The films tell the relationship with the sun, tanning and sunburn with the typical language of the three age groups.
Real commercials.
The Skin Cancer Awareness Campaign, which is aimed at primary and secondary schools of first and second grade, has reached its sixth edition this year and, thanks to the support of the Unipol Group and UniSalute, is giving away 15 thousand euro: 2,500 euro go to the first classified, 1,500 euro to the second and 1,000 euro to the third in each category.
"This year - announces Ignazio Stanganelli, president of IMI, director of the Skin Cancer Unit IRCCS IRST Istituto Romagnolo for the Study of Tumors and associate professor of the University of Parma - the short films in competition have more than doubled, a sign of increasing attention of the school world on issues of health prevention. "
An initiative "that promotes, in a very far-sighted and conscious way, educational projects aimed at the youngest and concerning the health and well-being of each individual - says Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health Pierpaolo Sileri." It is well known - he underlines - that children and girls are much better than adults at learning new notions.
For this reason I think it is essential to provide, starting from primary school,
For Barbara Floridia, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education "thanks to the documents produced by the children, strong health messages are conveyed that demonstrate how schools can play an important role in learning how to ensure a healthy and healthy life for future citizens".
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