- (2010) Volume 4, Issue 2
Triantafilia Natsiopoulou1*, Eva Vidali-Laloumi2, Evridiki Zachopoulou1 and Efthimios Trevlas3 & Research Group of Archimedes Project#
1Associate Professor, Alexandrio Technological Educational Institution of Thessaloniki, Dept. of Early Childhood Care & Education, Thessaloniki, Greece
2Professor, Alexandrio Technological Educational Institution of Thessaloniki, Dept. of Early Childhood Care & Education, Thessaloniki, Greece
3Physical Educator, Alexandrio Technological Educational Institution of Thessaloniki, Dept. of Early Childhood Care & Education, Thessaloniki, Greece
#This study was funded by a research grant from the Greek Ministry of Education and the European Union, E.P.E.A.E.K., Action 2.2.3, (Code 87301), Dept. of Early Childhood Care & Education, ATEI Thessaloniki. Research Group of Archimedes Project: Christina Megalonidou, Katerina Tzolia, Elizana Polatou, Efthimios Kioumourtzoglou, Elisavet Konstantinidou, Ioannis Papastathis, Chrisoula Melissa-Halikiopoulou,
The aim of the present study was to explore the effects of health education program, related to the identification of healthy and unhealthy nutritional habits, physical activities and hygiene in children 4-5 years of age. Method and material: 125 children participated in an education program for a period of two months. For data collection, a specialized protocol was constructed with pictures in order to evaluate the children’s knowledge about healthy behavior before and after the implementation of the education program. Results: The results of the present study showed that after the implementation of the program the scores were higher in identifying healthy and unhealthy nutritional habits and physical activities compared to the scores before the program, with statistical significant difference, p=
