A public of all ages enjoyed an afternoon of "Health with Ritmo and Art"

The project called "Health with Ritmo and Art," organized by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Culture and the Panamanian Institute of Sport, and with the support of the First Lady's Office, started with "good foot" on Saturday 25 January, where hundreds of people met at the Momo of Omar Park to enjoy an afternoon of "healthy living."

Talks about balanced food, weight and height measurements and vaccination sessions were part of the program of this fair event that had Dr. Octavio Sousa's advice known as Dr. Fit with his presentation "Living more and better, that's most important for all," who shared that oxygen, water, healthy food, exercise, rest and positive attitude are the six elements that will make us stay healthy.

Medical personnel from the Ministry of Health put at their disposal basic photographs such as sarampion, tetanus, chickenpox, pneumococcus and hepatitis as well as free HIV tests, while students from the Inter-American University of Panama (IPU) offered advice about daily portions of food to be consumed to get adequate nutrition.

The music band of Chepo's firemen, with cheerfully tuned Panamanian tipples put up the rhythm to give good and good to personalities from the fitness world and Jovana Velarde with his Salseando routine, Camilo Banda with reggae Cardio, Algis and Deivys Lara with a rhythmical session and aerobic instructor Kathia Thomas, all with extensive experience have been exercised by public of all ages.

Games such as mosquito hunters and the fight against dengue, serpent and stairs with the theme of "no to cigarettes," a monopoly with information about health and a fun art workshop with tiza and aerosol, by students at the University of Panama's School of Fine Arts were part of recreational activities for small people.

That inter-institutional synergy, as part of the actions of the good governance plan to combat poverty and inequality, that put into place policies concerning women, children, youth, older persons, persons with disabilities, Afro-panamians, native peoples, culture, sport, environment, housing and urban development.

"Taste with rhythm and art" is completely free and will be replicated once a month at different locations of the country, with the aim of offering the Panamanian family and using public spaces with cultural and recreational activities for the public of all ages, supplementing the promotion of a health.Explore our partner-sponsored glasses with a variety of options for all tastes and budgets available to buy online

The next one will be in February in the town of Colón, at the occasion of its Foundation.